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Auction: 25020 - The Tom Gosse Collection of the Japanese Occupation of South-East Asia
Lot: 663

(x) Malaya
Malaya General Issues
"Kanji" Overprints
The mint collection including Straits Settlements with some multiples; Negri Sembilan including 1c. with overprint inverted (2), blocks of eight, six and four and a single with sideways second character, and 6c. on 5c. with overprint and surcharge inverted (R.P.S. certificate, 1994) and a complete left half of a sheet; Pahang 6c. (Type 20) on 5c. pair with complete offset; Perak 1c. block of fifteen and singles (2) with sideways second character, 2c. (Type 20) on 5c. with overprint inverted and with overprint and surcharge inverted, and blocks of fifteen and nine with sideways second character, 2c. (Type 22) on 5c. block of fifteen and a single with surcharge inverted and overprint and surcharge inverted (2), and a block of nine with sideways second character, 5c. with overprint inverted, 8c. lower right corner plate number block of nine and singles (2) with overprint inverted and two blocks of nine with sideways second character, $5 and unissued 2c. marginal block fifteen with sideways second character, corner plate number block of four and single, 3c. and 8c. corner plate number block of four and single; Selangor including overprinted with Type 2 3c. lower left corner block of nine with overprint misplaced downwards and lower right corner block of sixteen and four with complete offset, and blocks of nine, four (2) and a pair with sideways second character, 12c. blocks of nine and four with sideways second character, 15c. block of four with sideways second character, $1 (16 including three blocks of four and $2 and $5 both with blocks of six and four and singles (3), and overprinted with Type 19 3c. on 5c. block of forty (4x10) from the left of the sheet showing "s" in "cts" inverted and comma after "cts" and a vertical strip of three with comma after "cts". A fine lot. S.G. J263-J296, £3,700++

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

Estimate
£1,500 to £2,000

Starting price
£1200