North Borneo. 1939. Registered envelope addressed to Singapore bearing SG 308, 8c scarlet and SG 311, 15c brown and green tied by Jesselton/ Registration double ring with matching registered label and framed 'Passed by /2/ Censor/ North Borneo' with Singapore arrival.

North Borneo. 1940. Envelope addressed to Surrey bearing North Borneo SG 308, 8c scarlet tied by Kudat/ North Borneo date stamp '9th Nov 40' with framed 'Passed By/ 12/ Censor/ North Borneo' in black on face. Scarce censor 'No 12' from Kudat. Lovely item.

North Borneo. 1909. Registered envelope addressed to England bearing SG 158, 1c chocolate, SG 160. 2c green, SG 161, 3c lake, (2), SG 164, 4c scarlet and SG 165, 5c yellow brown tied by Lahat Datu date stamp '4th Sept' in blue with framed hand-struck 'R/ Lahat Datu' in blue on face, routed via Sandakan '11th Sept' with London and Birmingham arrival on reverse 'Oc 14'. Scarce item of registered mail from Lahat Datu.

North Borneo. (Belgium). 1905. North Borneo postal stationery card '3 cents' brown upgraded with SG 127, 1c black and bistre tied by Sandakan date stamp addressed to Belgium. Fine item of commercial stationery to Belgium.

North Borneo. (Singapore). 1899. North Borneo postal stationery card '3 cents' brown upgraded with SG 92, 1c black and bistre tied by Sandakan date stamp addressed to Singapore with arrival on face. Very fine, nice item of commercial mail.

North Borneo. (Hong Kong). 1900. North Borneo postal stationery card '3 cents' brown upgraded with SG 92, 1c black and bistre tied by Sandakan date stamp '29 Dec 00', addressed to Hong Kong with arrival 'Ja4 01' on face. Very fine, nice item of incoming mail to Hong Kong.

North Borneo. (Singapore). 1899. North Borneo postal stationery double reply card 'one cent' orange/ red upgraded with SG 96, 3c green and mauve tied by Sandakan date stamp addressed to Singapore with arrival on face. Lovely item.

North Borneo. (Switzerland). 1897. North Borneo postal stationery double reply card 'one cent' orange/ red upgraded with SG 96, 3c green and mauve tied by Sandakan date stamp addressed to Switzerland with Bern receiver on front. Very colourful item.

North Borneo. (Austria). 1908. North Borneo postal stationery card 3 cents brown upgraded with SG 127, 1c black and bistre tied by Jesselton date stamp addressed to Austria with Singapore transit and Wien arrival on face. Fine item

Malaya. (France - Destination Mail). 1865. Envelope addressed to Poulo Penang, Malacca bearing French "Napoleon" Yvert 21, 10c bistre, Yvert 22, 20c blue and Yvert 23, 40c orange tied by '532' in dotted lozange with adjacent Bordeaux date stamp, boxed 'PD' in red and endorsed 'via Suez'. A remarkable incoming item from France to Penang. Very few items know, Lovely three colour franking in fine quality.

Malaya. (Straits Settlements - Postcards). 1902. Picture post card of 'Graveyard, Singapore' addressed to France bearing Straits Settlements SG 111, 3c purple and orange tied by Tanjong Pagar date stamp, routed via Singapore with Arachon arrival. Nice card published by 'Ludwig & Ressel's Reisebuchhandlung, Singapore.'

Malaya. (Straits Settlements - Postcards). 1902. Picture post card of 'Road to Tanjong Pagar, Singapore' bearing Straits Settlements SG 111, 3c purple and orange tied by Singapore date stamp, routed via Penang and Colombo with Arachon arrival. Lovely card.

Malaya. (Straits Settlements - Postcards). 1902. Picture post card of 'Botanical Gardens, Singapore' addressed to France bearing Straits Settlements SG 111, 3c purple and orange tied by Tanjong Pagar date stamp, routed via Singapore with Arachon arrival. Nice card published by 'Ludwig & Ressel's Reisebuchhandlining, Singapore.'

Malaya. (Straits Settlements - Postcards). 1902 Picture post card of 'The Chinese Temple at Telak Ayer' addressed to France bearing Straits Settlements SG 110, 1c green (3) tied by Tanjong Pagar date stamp, routed via Singapore with Arachon arrival. Lovely card published by 'Max Ludwig, Ansun Road, Singapore'. Very fine.

Malaya. (Straits Settlements). 1902. Picture post card of 'Kampong Bharn Road, Singapore' addressed to France bearing Straits Settlements SG 111, 3c purple and orange tied by Tanjong Pagar date stamp routed via Singapore with Arachon arrival. Lovely card published by 'Max Ludwig, Anson Road, Singapore.' Very fine.

Malaya. (Johore). 1915. Illustrated Rice paper envelope addressed to Denmark bearing Johore SG 64, 4 purple and carmine (pair) tied by Johore double ring routed via Singapore with Hobro arrival on face. Very attractive item.

Malaya. (Perak). 1905. Stamp-less Official mail envelope written from the 'British Residency, Perak' and signed by the Consulate at Kinta, addressed to Kampat, endorsed 'O.G.S.' and cancelled by Batu Gajah squared circle with Kampat arrival on reverse. Very fine scarce squared circle from Batu Gajah (Kinta) the Elephants Stone.

Malaya. (German States). 1895. Illustrated Wurttemberg postal stationery card 3p brown upgraded with Yvert 57, 2p grey (2), and Yvert 58, 3p brown tied by Stuttgart date stamp '1st April 95' addressed to Penang, Straits Settlements with receiver and forwarded to Singapore 'Ap 29' on face. Rare item of incoming mail from Wurttemberg, German States.

Malaya. (Kedah). 1931. Registered postal stationery envelope 15c blue upgraded with SG 54, 4c violet tied by 'Registered & Parcels/ Alor Star Kedah' double ring with registered label addressed to Kuala Lumpur with 'Kuala Lumpur/ Regn. Bch' double ring arrival on face. Very fine.

Malaya. (Netherlands Indies. 1940. Illustrated advertising envelope addressed to Sumatra, Netherlands Indies bearing Straits Settlements SG 279, 2c green tied by Singapore double ring with framed 'Passed by/ Censor 123/ Singapore' in violet and hand-struck 'Militaire Censuur/ Medan' in violet on face. Nice item of censored mail paying the unopened printed matter rate.

Malaya. (Canada - Netherlands Indies). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to Batavia, Java, Netherlands Indies bearing Canada SG 365, 20c red-brown (pair) and SG 366, 50c green tied by Georgetown date stamp 'Sp 27 40', endorsed 'Via Pacific/ Trans Tasman to Sydney & KNILM to Batavia', routed via Singapore with 'Passed For Transmission/ Singapore' hand-stamp in violet and circular 'K' & '15' on face with Netherlands Indies 'Censuur Batavia' censor tape tied by 'Gecensureerd/3' hand-stamp on carmine on face and reverse with arrival '23rd Oct 40'. Superb item from Canada to Java via Hong Kong, Bangkok and Singapore on Pacific Clipper.

Although endorsed to fly on the newly-opened PANAM FAM - 19 service to Auckland (New Zealand), TEAL to Australia and KNILM, the cover was actually carried by PANAM F 18 China Clipper to Hong Kong, Imperial Airways feeder service to Bangkok then Singapore and KNILM to Java.
Most of these services were suspended after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour in December 1941.

Malaya. (Kedah). 1915. Registered Straits Settlements postal stationery envelope 'ten cents' indigo upgraded with SG 196, 3c red tied by Singapore double ring with matching registration label and 'Passed Censor Singapore' straight-line censor on face addressed to Alor Star, routed via Penang with Alor Star/Kedah receiver on reverse.

Malaya. (Prisoner of War Mail). 1943. Red Cross postal stationery card headed 'Franc de Port' sent by the Catholic Mission in Fribourg stamped 'Mission Catholique Suisse/ en favour/ des Prisonniers de Guuere/ Fribourg (Suisse)' dated 25th Jan 43' addressed to 'Au Comite International de la Croix Rouge, Palais du Conseil General, Geneva' enquiring about a POW in Malaya with circular 'Comite International de la Croix Rouge/ Geneve' in red on face. Fine item. (See David Tett, Malaya volume one page 73).

Malaya. (Prisoner of War Mail). 1942. Malaya the first Prisoner of War card headed 'Furyo Yubin' (Prisoner of War Post) with pre-printed 'Furyo Shuyosho/ Ken'etsuzumi' and hand-stamped 'Marai' (Malaya) in violet with circular "Okazuki" censor seal, addressed to London with framed 'Crown/ Passed / PW 6101' in crimson on face.
Signalman May was taken Prisoner by the Japanese with the fall of Singapore February 15th 1942 and brought to Taiwan with 500 hundred other British POW's on the "Dai Nichi Maru" at first to 'Taichu Camp No 2' and later Taihoku Camp No 6'. This is the first card he wrote to his wife from Singapore informing her he was now a POW.

Malaya. (Prisoner of War Post). 1942. Stamp-less envelope headed 'Prisoners of War Post, Service Des Prisonnniers De Guerre' written from 'Mrs I.M. Bromley, Koyyalagudem, via Kovur West Godavari District, South India' addressed to 'Dr. E.L.C. Jameaux, 417 New Bridge Road, Singapore, British Prisoner of War, c/o Japanese Red Cross, Tokyo, Japan' with Wungumbaukum double ring '7th Sept 42' and censor tape tied by 'Crown/ Passed DHP/ 9' hand-stamp applied in Bombay. Very fine.

Malaya. (Straits Settlements). 1913. Straits Settlements postal stationery card 'one cent' green upgraded with SG 123, 1c grey-green tied by Penang double ring '29th June' addressed to London, underpaid with framed triangular 'T' hand-stamp with m/s '10c' in blue crayon and Paddington arrival with hand-struck '1d' charge with framed instructional 'Charge Not Paid/ Paddington DC' and forwarded to Houndsditch. Attractive item.

Malaya. (Straits Settlements). 1895. Registered postal stationery double reply card 3c scarlet upgraded with SG 65, 5c blue tied by Singapore date stamp with boxed hand-struck 'R/ Singapore' addressed to Bordeaux with octagonal 'French paquebot 'Ligne N Paq. Fr. No 6' date stamp stamp (Salles 1924). Scarce use of registered postal stationery to France.

Malaya. (Selangor). 1939. Envelope addressed to Teluk Anson, Perak bearing Selangor SG 68, 1c black with Federated States SG 53, 1c black and SG 55, 2c green mixed with Kelantan SG 15, black tied by Sabak Bernam double ring '8th June 1936', underpaid with framed triangular 'T' and m/s '02 Cts' on face. Interesting item taxed as Kelantan stamp 'Not Valid' Nice Provisional usage.

Malaya. (Johore). 1938. Johore postal stationery card 2c green upgraded with SG 103, 1c purple and black (pair) tied by Muar double ring addressed to Scotland. Very fine.

Malaya. (Straits Settlements). 1901. Picture post card of 'River scene at Kualakangsa' addressed to Tientsin, China bearing Straits Settlements SG 153, 3c red tied by Singapore double ring 'Oct 11', routed via Shanghai/ Br P.O.' date stamp 'Oc 21' and Imperial and British Post Office Tienstin receivers on face (Webb Type B). Lovely item.

Malaya. (Straits Settlements - United States). 1926. Envelope headed 'Gim Lee Estate, Janjong, Kulim, Kedah' addressed to New York bearing Straits Settlements SG 202, 10c purple/ yellow tied by Penang double ring, underpaid with framed 'T/ Centimes' hand-stamp with m/s '10' and 'New York/ Due 2 Cents' bearing United States postage due 2c red applied on arrival.

Malaya. (Prisoner of War Mail). 1944. Malaya the fourth Prisoner of War card headed 'Furyo Yubin' (Prisoner of War) and pre-printed 'Ken'etsuzumi' (Censored) and 'Malaya Prisoner of War Camp' with framed "Sugiyama" censor seal in orange addressed to London and forwarded from Willesden '17th June 1945' to Winchester with framed 'Crown/ Passed/ P.W. 3461' British censor cachet in crimson on face. Scarce card in carmine printing.
Only 23 cards recorded by David Tett.

Malaya. (Straits Settlements - India). 1931. Envelope addressed to Singapore bearing India SG 151, 3p grey tied by Richmond Town double ring '27th April 31', underpaid with horseshoe 'Richmond Town/ Due/ As' with circular 'T/ C' and m/s '35c' and bearing Straits Settlements postage due SG D6, 12c blue tied by Singapore receiver '9th May' on face. Attractive combination.

Netherlands Indies. (Singapore). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to Soerabaja bearing Netherlands Indies SG 429, 10c orange and SG 466, 7 1/2c violet tied by Selat/ Pandjang date stamp '2nd Oct 41', routed via Singapore with framed 'Passed For/ Transmission/ 93' in violet and instructional 'To Be Forwarded By/ Air From Singapore'. Lovely item from from Denpasar Island via Singapore to Java.

Malaya. (Federated States). 1911. Envelope addressed to France bearing Federated States SG 28, 1c green (4) tied by Taiping double ring '3rd Feb 1911', underpaid with triangular T/ TP' hand-stamp, routed via Penang and bearing French postage due Yvert 29, 10c brown (pair) applied and tied on arrival by Nice date stamp '26th Feb. Superb item of underpaid mail.

Malaya. (Field Post Offices). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to England bearing Straits Settlements SG 282, 6c scarlet, SG 285, 12c ultramarine and SG 286, 25c purple and scarlet tied by Field Post Office/ S.P. 510' double ring with adjacent framed 'From H.M. Ship/ Passed by Censor' in blue. Very attractive cover.

Malaya. (Pahang). 1937. Air Mail envelope addressed to England bearing Pahang SG 33, 5c brown and SG 37, 10c purple (2) tied by Tanah Rata/ Cameron Highlands double ring. Very fine.

Malaya. (Straits Settlements). 1904. Picture post card addressed to Paris bearing SG 111, 3c purple and orange tied by 'Ligne N Paq. Fr. No 7' double ring (Salles 1921) sent on the French paquebot "Annam". Very fine.

Malaya. (Johore). 1891. DIE PROOF on glazed paper a composite proof of the complete design, value 2c dated '1st June 1891' and the Sultan's Head as a vignette with unclear surround on glazed paper dated '7th May 91.' A very fine pair. Ex Holly.

Malaya. (Kedah - Canada). 1938. Registered envelope addressed to Canada bearing Kedah SG 52, 1c black and SG 60, 30c carmine and green tied by Registers & Parcels/ Alorstar-Kedah' double ring '28th March' with registration label routed via Penang with 'Tor. Lon. & Winsor RPO' and Tillsonburg arrival 'Ap 14' on reverse. Attractive item.

Malaya. (Netherlands Indies). 1899. Envelope addressed to Java bearing Straits Settlements SG 109, 4c on 5c carmine tied by Singapore date stamp 'De 27 99' with 'N.I. Agent Singapore' on reverse and Soerabaja arrival '31/12'. Very fine.

Malaya. (Netherlands Indies). 1917. Registered Federated States postal stationery envelope 10c blue upgraded with SG 28, 1c green (2), SG 34, 3c carmine (2) and SG 44, 10c blue tied by Sitiawan/ Post Office double ring with registered label and 'Straits Settlements/ Opened by The Censor and/ Officially Sealed' label tied by 'Letter Censor 8 Office/ G.P.O.' with circular 'Letter Censor/ Passed No 8/ Penang' in violet addressed to Sumatra, routed via Telak Anson and Penang with 'N.I. Postagent/ Penang' and Singapore transit with Padang and Pgri Van Der arrival. Superb item of censor mail from W.W. One.

Malaya. (India). 1913. Picture post card endorsed 'Printed Matter' addressed to India bearing Straits Settlements SG 123, 1c green tied by North Canal Road double ring with adjacent Singapore date stamp, underpaid with framed 'T' hand-stamp and Jaipur arrival with framed 'Foreign Postage Due/ One Anna' on face.

Malaya. (India - Japanese Occupation). 1940. Sea Mail envelope addressed to Singapore, Straits Settlements bearing India SG 250, 1a carmine and SG 252, 2a 6p violet tied by Calcutta roller, endorsed 'By Sea Mail' with framed 'Passed by Censor/ A 10' with boxed '72' and framed instructional 'Service Suspended/ Returned To Sender' on face in violet with Calcutta Delivery on reverse. Nice item of Suspended mail due to the Japanese Occupation of Singapore.

Malaya. (Kedah). 1941. Air Mail envelope written from the 'Sappers and Miners, Royal Bombay' addressed to England bearing Kedah SG 62, 25c ultramarine and purple and SG 64, 30c green and scarlet tied by F.P.O. No 31' date stamp '18th Feb 41' with triangular 'Passed by Censor/ No 1612' in violet on face.

Superb item from Field Post Office No 31 in Tanjong Pau, Kedah. The Field Post Office had been raided in Lucknow and left Calcutta arriving in Penang on 4.1. 41.

Malaya. (Straits Settlements). 1902. Picture post card of 'Orchard Road, Singapore' bearing Straits Settlements SG 111, 3c purple and orange tied by Singapore date stamp, routed via Penang and Colombo with Arcahon arrival. Very fine

Malaya. (Straits Settlements). 1902. Picture post card of 'Waterworks at foot of Gov's Hill, Singapore' addressed to France bearing Straits Settlements SG 111, 3c purple and orange tied by Tanjong Pagar date stamp, routed via Singapore with Arachon arrival. Nice card published by 'Max Ludwig, Anson Road, Singapore.'

Malaya. (Straits Settlements). 1902. Picture post card of 'Native Cake Seller, Singapore' bearing Straits Settlements SG 111, 3c purple and orange tied by Singapore date stamp with Arcachon arrival. Nice card.

Malaya. (Postcards). 1902. Picture post card of 'Welcome Festival, Singapore' bearing Straits Settlements SG 111, 3c purple and orange tied by Singapore date stamp with Arcachon arrival. Lovely card.

Malaya. (Straits Settlements). 1902. Picture post card of 'Native at work, Singapore' addressed to France bearing Straits Settlements SG 111, 3c purple and orange tied by Tanjong Pagar date stamp, routed via Singapore with Arachon arrival. Nice card published by 'Ludwig & Ressel's Reisebuchhandtinug, Singapore'.