2921Kedah: 1937 Sultan $25 black & maroon Revenue, wmk mult script CA. Superb MUH, gum tropicalized as always. Bft 4 cat £75, Tan R3 cat MR450 (P) $200$300
2923Kelantan-Kota Bharu: 1905-09 precursor use of Thai 9a with "Kota Bharu" type E cds. VFU. SG Z343 cat £110. (P) $100$150
2924Kelantan: 1921-28 Arms set 1c-$1, wmk script CA. VF fresh MUH. SG 14-23 cat £70 for M, should be at least £140 MUH (13) (P) $140$200
2925Kelantan: 1922 Malay-Borneo opt set 1c-$5. VF fresh MUH. SG 30-38 cat £350 for M & this set should be triple, £1050 for MUH as almost never seen thus. (9). (P) $700$1000
2926Kelantan: 1937-40 Sultan set 1c-$5. Superb fresh MLH. SG 40-54 cat £900. Key set & seldom seen so nice! (15) (P) $600$900
2927Kelantan: 1949-55 Sultan set 1c-$5. VF fresh MUH. SG 61-81 cat £150. (21) (P) $130$180
2933Pahang: 1898 opt Elephant $1 green & pale green. Postally U with squared circle pmk, small thin, VF appearance with nice colour. SG 23 cat £550 (P) $275$375
2934Penang: 1945 Reopening of British PO use of stampless cover endorsed "Free Postage" & with "Penang Malaya 30 9 1945" cds. To USA but undelivered with b/s of "New York (Returned to Times Sq Sta) OCT 24 1945", "Retour (Return to Sender)" & "Inconnu (Unknown)" cachet. VF. (P) $150$250
2935Penang: 1960 large oversize "Malayan-American Plantations Ltd" Airmail cover to New York, USA franked 1960 Pictorials Penang $2 (3) & Johore $5, 50c (10), 2c (20) & 1c (10). Total FV $16.50, all tied by "Penang M, 7 Dec 60" cds. $120$200
2936Perak: 1884 QV 50c brown & purple Judicial Revenue opt Perak in seriffed letters with curled "R". VF F/C. Bft 7, Tan PJ 3. (P) $50$80
2938Perak: 1938-41 Sultan set 1c-$5. VF M/MLH. SG 103-21 cat £850. (19) (P) $550$750
2939Perak: 1936 & '37 Registered covers both with tri-colour Sultan frankings & with black on red Chartered Bank of India Australia & China seals on reverse, Australia. VF, clean & fresh. (2) $80$120
2940Perlis: 1957-62 Pictorial 1c black printer's trial PROOF plate no 1c cross gutter blk on brownish paper, with blks of British Guiana QEII $2, plus frame only of 3c on reverse. VF fresh UN as made. Spectacular & probably unique with plate no. (P) $500$800
2942Selangor: 1949-55 Sultan set 1c-$5. VF fresh MUH. SG 90-110 cat £100. (20) (P) $90$120
2943Trengganu: 1917-18 Red Cross opt 8c+2c blue pr, left with "CSOSS" error. VF fresh MUH. SG 22c cat £150 for M, should be at least £300 MUH. (P) $200$300
2944Trengganu: 1921-41 Sultan $5 wmk script CA. VF MLH. SG 44 cat £500. (P) $350$450
2945Trengganu: 1922 Malaya Borneo opt Sultan $5 green & dull purple, variety "small 2nd A in Malaya". Superb fresh MUH, sl dull gum as usual. SG 58d cat £475 for M so at least £950 for MUH. Only 776 opt, only 153 with variety. (P) $700$1000
2946Trengganu: 1938 Sultan $5 green & red/yellow, perf SPECIMEN, wmk mult script. VF MLH. SG 44s, normal cat £500 (P) $350$450
2947Trengganu: 1921 Registered cover (addressee excised), franked Sultan 5c (2) & straits KGV 2c & 6c, tied by Kenaman 3 JY 1921 cds & with h/s reg label/cachet. Straits stamps authorised for use in Trengganu due to a shortage of some values, with label attached to this effect. To Singapore with arrival b/s. Rare mixed franking. (P) $150$300
2948Trengganu: 1928 Registered cover franked Sultan 1c & 20c, plus blks of 4 of 3c & 4c, tied by bilingual "Trengganu 28 APR 1928" cds, with h/s reg label/cachet. To USA with b/s of Singapore, Chicago & New York. SG 26, 28, 30 & 37. (P) $200$300
2949Trengganu: 1937 Registered pictorial merchant's cover (some ageing flts) franked Sultan 20c on front, plus 5c purple blk of 4 on back, tied by bilingual "Trengganu 15 AP 1937" cds, with reg label, to Singapore with arrival b/s. SG 32 & 37. (P) $250$350
MALAYA - JAPANESE OCCUPATION
2950Johore: 1942 "Nippon Government" opt Sultan 4c Postcard with surch "4 SEN" all in red. UN, small repaired hole, o/w VF. Tan OP1. Rare card. (P) $200$300
2951 Penang: 1942 Okugawa seal h/s opt KGVI set 1c - $5. VFU/CTO with "Penang Road" cds. SG J56-68 cat £3087+++. Extremely rare genuine set as only 79 examples of the $5 were recorded as overprinted (beware of plentiful forgeries of this opt!). 2006 BPA photo-cert. (P) $4000 $6000
2952Penang: 1942 cover franked Okugawa seal opt Straits 3c & 5c (virtually no oval frame visible) tied by "Dai Nippon Penang GPO 30th March 2602" cds -only used this one day. VF. SG J58-9 cat £52, & "from x12" on cover. (P) $150$250
2953Penang: 1942 Registered cover (sl toning), franked Okugawa seal opt KGVI 12c pr & "Dai Nippon 2602 Penang" opt 2c blk of 4, with "Penang 29th April 17" commem Hirohito birthday pmk, with reg label. SG J62 & 78 cat £118, & "from x12 to x20" on cover (P) $150$300
2954Penang: 1942 cover franked "Dai Nippon 2602 Penang" opt 3c & 5c, tied by "Dai Nippon GPO Penang 16 JU 2602" cds. To Sitiawan with censor crimp & h/s at left. SG J79-80 cat £15, & "from x20" on cover. (P) $130$200
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2955Penang: 1942 Registered Official cover franked "Dai Nippon 2602 Penang" opt 12c pr (sl flts), tied by "General Post Office Penang 24 12 2602" cds, with reg label & h/s at LL "Controller of Posts (Kedah, Penang & PW) Penang". To Johore with b/s of Malacca & Muar. SG J 83 cat £34, & "from x20" on cover. (P) $150$250
2956Penang: 1942 cover franked Japan 3s, 5s, 8s & 25s, tied by Katakana text commemorative Penang cds for Hirohito's Birthday, with censor chop. Attractive & fresh. $70$120
2957Penang: 1943 cover franked "Dai Nippon Penang" opt KGVI 1c (3) & 3c (2), plus "Dai Nippon 2602 Malaya: opt Straits 2c (2) & Japan 3s (2), all tied by "Fall of Singapore" pictorial pmk for Penang dated "2603 2 11" -possible date error as supposedly only used from 15-21 February. Sent locally, with censor h/s. VF. Attractive mixed franking $80$120
2958Penang: 1943 censored cover franked "Dai Nippon 2602 Malaya" opt Perak 3c (2), plus "Dai Nippon 2602 Penang" opt KGVI 1c pr, tied by Katakana "Penang 3 30 2603" cds, with censor chop & crimp at left, to Singapore. SG J77 & J247 cat £4.75 & "from 20" on cover for the 1c. Nice mixed franking. (P) $150$250
2959Perak: 1943-45 Map revenue 6c full pane of 25 with colourless roulette. Printer's fingerprint in brown at LL! VF UN, 1 with large natural paper inclusion. Bft 141a. Attractive & scarce. (P) $250$400
2960Singapore: 1942 use of Straits KGVI 2c green Postcard with red double frame boxed opt on stamp & over the "Postage Paid Malaya 2 CTS" alongside in red, additionally franked 1c, 2c (2) & 3c with same opt (opt DOUBLE on the 1c), tied by bilingual "Syonan 4 3 2602" cds. VF, no message. The card Tan JP1 cat MR2200, stamps SG J92-4 £117, & "from x 6" on cover, plus big premium for double opt 1c. Almost certainly unique combination. 2011 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $900$1500
2961 General Issues: 1942 single frame boxed opt on Negri Sembilan 1c blk of 4, variety upper pr violet opt, lower pr red opt! Plus also 2nd stamp is a mixed colour opt with some trace of red. Superb fresh 2MLH/2MUH. SG J161d cat £550+++ as 2 vert prs. Probably unique se-tenant blk. 2011 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $1300 $2000
2962 General Issues: 1942 boxed opt on Pahang 5c blk of 4 with 1 stamps opt in black & 3 stamps opts in BROWN! Superb 2M/2MUH. SG 178/178b cat £900+++ as singles, while such a se-tenant blk is quite possible unique & worth at least several times price of singles. 2003 BPA photo-cert. (4) (P) $2200 $3000
2963 General Issues: 1942 single frame boxed red opt Pahang 40c vertical pr, top opt INVERTED, so Superb M/MUH. SG 1866(var) cat £170+++ for 2 normal opts, inverted unlisted. Probably unique tete-beche pr. 2003 BPA photo-cert. (P) $1500 $2500
2964 General Issues: 1942 "Dai Nippon 2602 Malaya" opt on Perak Sultan 3c, vert blk of 16 being 2 columns from an error sheet that had the opt totally misplaced diag, resulting in 7 stamps with shifted diag opts and 9 stamps w/o opts, so 2 se-tenant vert prs with & w/o opts. VF MUH, tropicalised gum as always. SG J247(var) & J247(b) with the 2 prs w/ & w/o opt cat £650 ea, while diag opts unlisted & have to be estimated at least at £200 ea for the 4 extra stamps. So total est cat £2100+++. A stunning error block for the specialist! 2011 Ceremuga photo-cert (16) (P) $1200 $2000
2965General Issues: 1942-44 vert Kanji opt Negri Sembilan 6c/5c, error both opts INVERTED. VF fresh MUH. SG J268a cat £250+. RPSL photo cert (P) $350$450
2966General Issues: 1942 Perak Registered Envelope 15c with no Japanese opt, but with boxed Katakana "Army" h/s on reverse. F-VF UN, sl toned. Extremely rare provisional. (P) $400$700
2967General Issues: 1942 "Dai Nippon Yubin" vert opt on Perak 2c Postcard, "Batu Gajah 3 10 2603" cds, to Papan with censor h/s & message for "Malayan Rubber Estate Co". VFU. Tan KP 4 (P) $150$250
2968General Issues: 1942 "Dai Nippon Yubin" vert opt on Perak 2c Postcard with "Batu Pahat 15 Ju 2603" cds (Johore), to Singapore with red censor cachet. VFU. Tan KP4 (P) $150$250
2969General Issues: 1942 "Dai Nippon Yubin" vert opt on Perak 2c orange Postcard with Katakana cds for "Chemor 2603" with m/s date 17/4. To Pusing, with censor h/s & long message dated 16 4 03. FU. Tan KP4 cat MR320, plus the pmk rated from 600 points in Proud. (P) $150$250
2970General Issues: 1942 "Dai Nippon Yubin" vert opt on Negri Sembilan 15c Registered Envelope, franked Pictorial 8c with Katakana "Banting 2604 8 4" cds, with reg label, censor tape & PO resealing label. Stained. Tan RE 14 cat MR 900 plus large premium for unusual censored usage. (P) $425$700
2971General Issues: 1945 "Dai Nippon Yubin" vert opt on Perak Registered Envelope franked Negri Sembilan vert opt Arms 25c & Selangor opt 6c/5c pr tied by Katakana cds of "Penang 9 3 2605" with reg label. VFU. Tan RE 15 (P) $500$800
2972General Issues: 1942 Registered cover (roughly opened & edge tear) franked on reverse single frame boxed opt Negri Sembilan 1c & 2c (3) plus "Dai Nippon 2602 Malaya" opt Pahang 8c (2), all tied by "Sepang 7 25 2602" cds, with reg label. To Kuala Lumpur with Kajang & Kuala Lumpur b/s. SG J146, 148 & 241 cat £16 & "from x12" on cover, plus premium for rare cancels (P) $300$450
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2973General Issues: 1942 Registered cover franked on reverse "Dai Nippon 2602 Malaya" opt 8c & single frame boxed opt on Negri Sembilan tied by "Perak Ipoh 2602" cds in violet with M/S date "23/6", plus reg label. To Singapore with Syonan b/s. VF. SG J169 & 241 cat £11 & "from x12" on cover. $180$250
2974General Issues: 1942 Registered cover franked "Dai Nippon 2602 Malaya opts on Straits 2c, Negri 1c & Selangor 15c, plus single framed boxed opt on Perak 5c, all tied by "Taiping 12 2 2602" cds, with reg label. To Penang, with GPO Penang b/s. SG J193, 224, 228 & 256 cat £9 & "from x12" on cover (P) $200$300
2975General Issues: 1942 Registered cover franked single frame boxed opt Perak 15c & "Dai Nippon Yubin" opt Perak 8c, tied by "Kuala Lumpur 12 28 2602" cds, with reg label & censor chop. To Nuar with arrival b/s & Malacca transit. VF. SG J198 & 262 cat £35 & "from x12" on cover (P) $230$350
2976General Issues: 1942 cover franked "Dai Nippon 2602 Malaya opt Straits 2c & Perak 3c (2), tied by "Malacca 11 24 2602" cds, to Singapore, with censor crimp at left & censor h/s on reverse. A little roughly opened at LL, o/w VF. SG 224 & 246 cat £4, & "from x 12" on cover $80$120
2977General Issues: 1942 Registered cover franked "Dai Nippon 2602 Malaya" opts on Straits 2c & 8c, plus on Pahang 5c, tied by "Station Street Kuala Lumpur 11 13 2602" cds, with reg label. To Singapore, with censor tape & h/s, plus b/s of Kuala Lumpur & Syonan. VF. SG 224, 226 & 240 cat £9 & "from x12" on cover (P) $150$250
2978General Issues: 1944 Registered cover (reduced at left) franked pictorial 10c (2) & Japan 3s tied by "Muar 8 JA 2604" cds, with reg label. To Singapore with a large red PO resealing label tied by 2 censor h/s, plus b/s of Johore Bahru & Singapore? The Muar cds (type D12) a later date than in Proud. SG J302. $80$120
29791943 Changi POW stampless cover with "Finchley Church End 4 AUG 1943" machine pmk, to "EC Cooper British Civilian Internee, Changi Camp, Singapore Island", endorsed c/o Japanese Red Cross Tokyo, with British censor tape & Japanese censor h/s. VF. $300$400
MALAYA - THAI OCCUPATION
2980Trengganu: 1944 Ship Revenue set 1c-$100, plus extra $3 imperf w/o value. Superb fresh UN as issued. Bft 41-55 & 51(var). Very rare full set, the $100 top value is almost never seen (16) (P) $900$1200
2981Trengganu: 1944 Ship revenue $3, without value, UR cnr blk of 4, with only 1 line of shifted vert perfs at right o/w imperf. Superb UN as made. Bft 51(var). Only 2 sheets of 25 w/o value recorded & unique as such a perf variety positional blk. (4) (P) $700$1000
29941901 Postage Due vert opt Peacock 5c black & pale blue. VF MUH. SG D4 cat £50 for M so at least £100 for MUH. (P) $100$150
2995 1901 Postage Due opt on Pictorial 8c black & vermilion, with error INVERTED frame/centre & inverted opt. VFU/CTO with bar cancel as always, very fresh with bright colours. SG D6a cat £9500+. Only 1 sheet believed printed & very few have survived. BPA photo-cert. (P) $15000 $20000
29961901 Postage Due vert opt Pictorial 18c black & olive bistre. VF fresh MUH. SG D8 cat £29 for M should be at least double £58 for MUH. (P) $55$85
29971904 Small "4 cents" opt on Pictorial 5c-24c. F-VFM. SG 129-134 cat £150. (6) (P) $100$150
29981904 small "4 cents" opt on Pictorial set 5c-$1. F-VFU. SG 129-37 cat £300. Scarce set. (9) (P) $250$350
2999 1905 "LABUAN" opt $5 bright purple. Superb fresh CTO with light barred cancel, nice colour, exceptional perfs & centring. SG 141 cat £1400+++ & greatly underpriced as genuine examples almost never seen. Magnificent example of this high value rarity. Exp Kohler & T Allen, plus 2009 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $2000 $3000
30231895 POSTAGE DUE opt Pictorial 18c, perf 13½ - 14, error opt DOUBLE, 2nd opt weaker but still very clear. VFU/CTO, barred pmk. SG D10ba cat £325. Very rare error of which only 1 sheet believed printed & only known CTO. 2003 BPA photo-cert. (P) $350$500
30241897-1902 Pictorial set 1c-24c plus 2c black & green & 4c black & carmine. Mostly F-VF M. SG 92-109 cat £700. (14) (P) $600$800
30251899 Surch "4 Cents" set on Pictorial 5c-$10. VFM. SG ex 112-26 cat £190. (12) (P) $150$200
30261899 Surch "4 Cents" set on Pictorial 5c-$10, opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh M/MLH. SG 112-24s cat £225. (12) (P) $200$300
30271899 Surch "4 Cents" set on Pictorial 5c-$10. VFU. SG ex 112-26 cat £168. (12) (P) $130$170
30281899 Surch Arms 4c/$10 brown, 4½mm between lines of surch. VF MLH. SG 124 cat £130 (P) $120$160