Sarawak  

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H&G 6 H&G 13 H&G 17 (unissued) H&G C5 H&G C5b H&G C6 H&G C6a

Represented by Great Britain as a British Protectorate from 1 July 1897; from 16 September 1963 part of independent member Malaysia.

Waterlow & Co SPECIMEN types have been renumbered

class H&G Steven Tan year value colour size printer description specimen type notes
post card 6 P7 1918 1c slate & carmine   De La Rue   D{4}  
  7 P10 1918 4c carmine   De La Rue   D{4}  
  11 P12 1931 2c green   Waterlow   W{81}  
  12 P13 1931 4c orange   Waterlow   W{81}  
  13 P14 1931 6c rose-red   Waterlow   W{81}  
  14 P15 1934 2c green   Bradbury, Wilkinson   B{6} 1
  15 P16 1934 4c violet   Bradbury, Wilkinson   B{6}  
  16 P16a 1934 6c carmine   Bradbury, Wilkinson   B{6}  
  17 P17 1941 8c carmine   Bradbury, Wilkinson   B{6} 2
regist env C1 RE18a 1913 10c blue G: 152 × 96 De La Rue   D{4r} 3
  C1a RE18b 1913 10c blue H: 202 × 127 De La Rue   D{4r}  
  C5 RE22 1931 15c brown G: 152 × 96 Waterlow   W{82} 4
  C5a RE22b 1931 15c brown H: 202 × 127 Waterlow   W{82}  
  C5b RE22c 1931 15c brown K: 292 × 152 Waterlow   W{83}  
  C6 RE23 1934 15c orange G: 152 × 96 Bradbury, Wilkinson   B{6}  
  C6a RE23b 1934 15c orange H: 202 × 127 Bradbury, Wilkinson   B{6}  
  C6b RE23a 1934 15c orange K2: 279 × 127 Bradbury, Wilkinson   B{6}  

type image dimensions application
B{6}   perforated horiz across card / reg env
D{4} 91½–93 × 8½–9 overprinted diag BL to TR
D{4r} as above 91½–93 × 8½–9 overprinted diag BR to TL (inverted) on reverse
W{81} 76 × 7½ overprinted diag BL to TR
W{82} 51× 5½ overprinted diag BL to TR
W{83} 86 × 8½ overprinted diag BL to TR

Notes

1  H&G and Tan list this as a 3 cents card.
2  Although grouped with the 1934 issue this card was printed in 1941 and never issued. Only two copies without SPECIMEN overprint exist.
3  Tan lists size F of this registered envelope as RE18 but this does not exist.
4  Tan lists size H2 of this registered envelope as RE22a but this does not exist.

Acknowledgement

Compiled by Simon Martin-Redman.

Reference

Tan, Steven [ed]. Standard Catalogue of Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei – Revenue Stamps and Postal Stationery, 1st Edition (2003–2005). International Stamp & Coin Sdn. Bhd., Kuala Lumpur, 2005.

Last updated 9 July 2009

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