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Auction: 25020 - The Tom Gosse Collection of the Japanese Occupation of South-East Asia
Lot: 696

(x) Malaya
Revenue Stamps

Penang - Akira Okugawa Seal
Straits Settlements 2c. orange block of four on piece of registered envelope, cancelled by c.d.s. and indistinct censor chop, the stamps largely obscured by red wax seal impressed with "kotsubu/ken-etsu/yubin kyoko" (Communications Dept./Prefecture/Postal Service"), on the reverse a second wax seal., an October 1942 Penang c.d.s., a clear strike of violet oval censor chop, indicating a censored postal use. Unique. B.P.A. Certificate (2023). ISC GHT2. Photo

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

Estimate
£800 to £1,000

Starting price
£650