["Sentosa"] - The "Sentosa" Collection of Straits Settlements, Malayan States, Labuan, North Borneo and Sarawak
Publisher: Spink, Singapore, 2015.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 378 pages, some wear to rear cover, tiny corner-creases to the covers, in Good condition.
Huge catalogue of more than sixteen hundred lots. Very well illustrated in colour.

£12.00

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[Vestey] - The Collector's Series featuring Stamps from the Vestey Collection
Publisher: Spink, Singapore, 2010.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 50 pages, in Very Good condition.
Featuring Straits Settlements, Malayan States, Sarawak, North Borneo, Brunei, Labuan, etc. Well illustrated in colour.

£8.50

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Tett, David - A Postal History of the Prisoners of War and Civilian Internees in East Asia during the Second World War, Volume 6
Japan, Korea, Manchuria and Borneo 1942-1945, Hellships to Slavery
Publisher: BFA Publishing, 2010.
Large hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, xv + 427 pages, in Very Good condition.
The sixth and final volume in this monumental series covers the history of the mails to and from prisoners in Japan, Korea, Manchuria and Borneo. It is subtitled “Hellships to Slavery” as few prisoners were captured in these countries but POWs were transported there from Hong Kong, Singapore, the DEI, the Philippines, as well as other points of capture. More than a hundred camps existed in Japan divided into groups and the book includes examples of the mail to and from the various groups of camps – Fukuoka, Hakodate, Osaka, Tokyo and Zentsuji. In Korea the principal camps were in Keijo and Jinsen and mail of these camps is profusely illustrated. Senior officers and other POWs were also held in a number of camps in Manchuria, the largest being at Hoten, Mukden. Mail to and from these POWs is covered in this volume. The POWs in Borneo, British, Australian and Indian were held in a number of camps but mail is only known from and to Kuching and Sandakan. Examples are illustrated. Profusely illustrated with more than 500 illustrations, mostly in colour.

£45.00

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[Matheson, Dr Ian] - The Japanese Occupation Issues of South East Asia
featuring the Dr. Ian Matheson Collections of Kedah and Kelantan
Publisher: Spink, Singapore, 2013.
Auction catalogue, paperback, illustrated, 110 pages, in Very Good condition.
Excellent reference catalogue. Well illustrated in colour throughout.

£10.00

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Poole, Bertram W.H. - Sarawak
A Complete History of its Postage Stamps
Publisher: D. Field, London, 1906.
Small format paperback, illustrated, 72 pages, small scuff to front cover with small amount of loss to the surface, a little creased, in Good condition.
Scarce early handbook.

£10.00

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Stanway, Len C. - Malaysia and the Federation of Malaya
Their Stamps & Postal Stationery, Volume 2
Publisher: Malaya Study Group, 2009.
Large hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, circa 450+ pages, mild shelfwear to the dustwrapper else in Very Good condition.
Second volume of the excellent three volume work. This volume deals with the stamps and postal stationery of Malaysia from 1963 to 1994. Very well illustrated in colour.

£50.00

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Batty-Smith, W. - The Forces Postal Service in Borneo during the Confrontation with Indonesia 1962-1966
Publisher: the Sarawak Specialists' Society, 2007.
Large format (A4) paperback (softcover), 50 pages, very minor signs of use, slight bend to corner, else in Very Good condition.
Study of the British Forces postal service during the undeclared war with Indonesia (known as the "Borneo Confrontation") in 1962-66. Very well illustrated with illustrations of FPO cancels and colour illustrations of covers.

£10.00

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