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Auction: 23018 - The M. Tsuchiya Collection of Japanese Occupation Stamps in the Former British Territories
Lot: 4284

(x) Japanese Occupation of Sarawak
Revenue Stamps
1942 overprinted with three Chinese characters (FU-KAN-SHI meaning "seal") between two pairs of vertical lines, 1c., 4c. (2), 6c. lake-brown (5 including a corner block of four), 8c. carmine (2), 15c. blue (6 including a corner block of four, 20c. (2), $2 (5 including a block of four), $4 (6 including a block of four), $5 (6 including a block of four) and $10 (6 including a block of four); 1c. (2), 3c. green, 5c., 6c. lake-brown (2) and 8c. carmine with additional one-line overprint in black, 1c. (2) and 8c. carmine with additional one-line diagonal overprint in blue; 1944 (27 June) envelope to Kuching bearing 4c., 5c. (with additional one-line overprint in violet), 6c. carmine, 8c. carmine (with additional one-line overprint in violet) 15c. blue and 25c. tied by Japanese type Tondong c.d.s. with year (2604) inverted; also North Borneo 1942 1c. with boxed FU-KAN-SHI h.s. and Postage Due 2c. (2), 4c. and 6c. (2); some a little gum toned otherwise generally fine mint. A very difficult group to replicate. Photo for the cover and the 1942 North Borneo 1c.

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Sold for
£1,500