12th Nov, 2025 11:15
Stamps & Coins Auction
An interesting and important collection of Japanese Occupation Second World War stamps
An interesting and important collection of Japanese Occupation Second World War stamps, to include: Brunei, stamps and cover issued before Japanese occupation, and used without overprint, various overprints from 1c-$1, used and mint, in blocks of four, on cover, and other options, includes the scarce sg J20 $3 on 1c. black, with left margin (cat £9,000); Burma, various singles with peacock overprint, including sg J6A (triple option cat £475), J9A (cat £950), blocks, pairs and covers, sg J18 and J19 mint (cat £500 x2 plus £275), J36 (cat £1,000), sg 44 block of four with right hand margin, 1943 imperf blocks of four and pairs, Perack (sg 235) with kanji overprint, block of four mint and used, and others; Hong Kong, including blocks of eight for J1, J2 and J3, mint (cat £7,600), postcard with a Japanese stamp and postmark commemorating First Anniversary of Attack on Hong Kong; North Borneo, 1944 mint set, used set, some on piece, and half set on cover, North Borneo option with single line as Brunei and Sarawak, singles, 4c block of four, with top left doubled option, mostly mint, some used, one cover, 1944-45 set of fourteen singles, mint, some in blocks and a cover; Sarawak, a 1945 cover containing a well displayed part set of J1, J3, J5-J7, J9, J11, J12, J14 and J16-J26, two ‘Emperor Meiji’ covers, another well displayed cover of North Borneo with Sarawak over prints, and various other interesting covers; Malaya Straits Settlements, sg JD1-5 plus JD5 in four block, bottom right with margins, one used, JD6-10, mint and used, Malacca Military Administration over stamp, including blocks of four, mint and used, various other overprints including inverted options, Kedah sg J15A (black option cat £1,600), Penang 1942, various overprint options, mint, used cover on piece and others; and many others, nicely displayed and well written up and researched, kept to date complete collection and not picked through.
Sold for £4,200
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Auction: Stamps & Coins Auction, 12th Nov, 2025
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