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Auction: 23028 - Stamps and Covers of India and South East Asia
Lot: 610

(x) Malaya
Japanese Occupation
General Issues
"dai nippon/2602/malaya" Overprint
A mint and used collection including Straits Settlements 2c. and 8c. mint blocks of four (2c. corner with plate number) with overprint inverted and 2c. mint singles with overprint double, one inverted; Negri Sembilan 1c. to $1 mint, 1c. block of four with large part imprint showing major upward shift of overprint, a mint block of four and a used pair on piece with overprint inverted and a mint single with overprint double, one inverted; Pahang to $5 mint and used plus 3c. and 8c. marginal mint blocks of four and 2c. single with overprint inverted; Perak 2c. on 5c. mint block with one showing inverted "s";Trengganu to $3 mint; Malayan Postal Union 1c. complete sheet less two and 12c. block of eighty; Selangor Exhibition 2c. and 8c. mint vertical pairs plus the two values on unaddressed envelope; and "dai nippon/yubin" on Perak 1c. mint corner block of six and 8c. corner block of four, both with plate number, and 8c. used block of four with overprint inverted, 2c. on 5c. mint corner plate number block of six and used block of four with overprint and surcharge inverted. A fine lot with many minor overprint varieties throughout. Cat. £2,200+

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

Sold for
£500

Starting price
£350