Auction: 23018 - The M. Tsuchiya Collection of Japanese Occupation Stamps in the Former British Territories
Lot: 4253
(x) Japanese Occupation of North Borneo
1944 (11 May) Surcharges
$2 on 1c. with violet one-line handstamp, $5 on $2 top right corner example without handstamp plus Brunei $3 on 1c. top right corner example with red handstamp, all tied by Miri Japanese type c.d.s. (Type JD4) on 1944 (11 May) locally addressed and registered envelope showing Type R7 registration h.s. and red censor chop. Extremely rare and one of two that we record. Stamps catalogue £19,000. Photo
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Sold for
£40,000