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Auction: 25020 - The Tom Gosse Collection of the Japanese Occupation of South-East Asia
Lot: 36

(x) Brunei
1944 (1 May) Surcharge
$3 on 1c. black with red overprint plus North Borneo $2 on 1c. with violet one-line handstamp and $5 on $2 without 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 three that we record, one of which recently sold by us in June 2023 - the M. Tsuchiya sale, lot 4253, for £40,000. Stamps catalogue £27,000 off cover. Photo

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

Sold for
£9,500

Starting price
£9500