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Auction: 23010 - The Dato Professor Cheah Jin Seng Collection of Japanese Occupation South East Asia
Lot: 2248

(x) Japanese Occupation of Malaya
Covers and Cancellations

Penang
Central Post Office
1942 (26 Oct.) locally addressed and registered envelope, bearing Straits Settlements 1c. with Okugawa seal, 1c., 2c. pair and 3c. pair with circular Okugawa revenue seal and Selangor 3c. with sideways single frame chop in brown, all tied by "general post office/penang" double-ring d.s. (Type JD1) and with sealing tape at left tied by violet oval censor chop. Very rare. Photo

provenance:
Dr. Cheah Way Mun, February 2003

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

Sold for
£2,000

Starting price
£2800