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Post by rod222 on Jan 21, 2015 2:02:58 GMT
Sundry Material Kuching Miri or Mintu Japanese Occupation. Fiscal Opts Oval Seals CDRom : Catalogue of early issues. Colour Changeling (Not of my collection)
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Post by cjd on Jan 21, 2015 2:58:01 GMT
Nice Kuching strike on the 5c! I suppose some might consider the ego-stroking nature of Sarawak issues as boring, but they were generally produced with high production values, and I think they have some eye appeal: Here is a 1946 issue (SG148) with three of the White Rajah rulers of the Brooke family: and a 1c (SG91, 1932) with Charles Vyner Brooke that has a pretty good design, in my opinion: Anyone know why this set was redesigned just two years later? I might have a resource or two that goes into it. I'll have to check.
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Post by rod222 on Jan 21, 2015 6:02:20 GMT
Gee, that 50c is beautiful. Recess in all its glory. You can almost feel the ink from the image.
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Post by rod222 on Jan 21, 2015 12:45:10 GMT
When sorting your 1986 "Produce" Note the two types of Coats of Arms...
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Post by Philatarium on Jan 21, 2015 17:57:37 GMT
Boy, what a subtle difference ...
Thanks for highlighting this, Rod!
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Post by cjd on Jan 21, 2015 19:19:05 GMT
I was wondering what kind of chicken-quail hybrid that was intended to depict, so I went off to Wikipedia to get an answer (not necessarily the answer (it is Wikipedia, after all), but an answer).
Their answer was interesting enough to share:
"... a symbolic wing-spread Kenyalang or Rhinoceros Hornbill with the shield bearing the state flag on its chest. The hornbill's wings have 13 feathers, which represent the states in Malaysia. The Hibiscus represent the Malaysia's national flower which appears on the right and left sides of the bird's legs and the hornbill is perched on a banner bearing the words "Bersatu, Berusaha, Berbakti" (Unity, Effort, Service)."
The arms they depict for Sarawak are the arms on the stamp, not the standalone image with the different shield.
The difference is interesting. Thanks, rod, for sharing the images. I am not sufficiently interested in the actual reason for the difference to keep digging, but it is nice to see the examples.
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Post by rod222 on Jan 21, 2015 21:43:08 GMT
Interesting, thanks Collin. I do not understand "The arms they depict for Sarawak are the arms on the stamp, not the standalone image with the different shield " ? Can you expand please? Malay States can be daunting for the new collector (and expensive) Here is my setup for states and bogus
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Post by cjd on Jan 21, 2015 22:05:26 GMT
Wikipedia shows the bird with the black/red/yellow shield as the coat of arms for Sarawak from 1988 to present. This is the one on the stamp image you posted. The blue/red/white shield is not mentioned in the entry I was reading.
I didn't try to chase down the blue/red/white shield, but perhaps that was the previous COA, and was used on the 1986 stamp, and then revised when the current COA was adopted in 1988? Speculation, but it would explain the change in the design. I only have enough time to speculate, and I'll have to leave the research to someone else.
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Post by cjd on Jan 21, 2015 22:13:47 GMT
It was bugging me, so I went and dug it out...
"The new arms [1988, red/black/yellow] were designed as the flag of Sarawak was changed. The original flag was too similar to the Czechoslovak flag and to avoid confusion, Sarawak chose a flag based on the oldest arms of the area.
The previous arms [blue/red/white] were adopted on September 1, 1973 and have the same design as the present arms, except for the shield and the motto. The motto reads HIDUP SELALU BERHIDMAT (Live to Serve)."
And that, as they say, is the rest of the story.
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Post by rod222 on Jan 21, 2015 23:44:10 GMT
Top Stuff! Makes perfect sense, as soon as I saw the red/white/blue I thought Czech, and "how odd" The new one looks more official, but has a faint German flavour. We become accustomed to Flags and their colours in Stamp collection.
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Post by rod222 on Feb 7, 2015 21:51:15 GMT
Sarawak Postmark Sarikei Sarikei = (old) Centre for buying and selling chickens. Sarikei = Modern = Fruit basket of Sarawak, noted for its Pineapples and Pepper. (typo in image name)
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Post by cjd on Apr 5, 2015 21:32:45 GMT
Another member of the Brooke family, in this case Charles Johnson Brooke, the second White Rajah, on a 6c violet from 1895: These guys didn't skimp on their stamps. They ponied up for engraving, yes, but also distinctive designs that weren't just lifted from other colonies.
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Post by rod222 on Aug 29, 2015 23:24:55 GMT
The Postage Stamps of Sarawak. (to be continued)
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Post by rod222 on Sept 1, 2015 0:14:03 GMT
Page 2 (to be continued)
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Post by cjd on Sept 1, 2015 0:35:37 GMT
Thanks for taking the time to post that. There is some great background information in there that was new to me.
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Post by rod222 on Sept 1, 2015 0:45:36 GMT
Thanks for taking the time to post that. There is some great background information in there that was new to me. Thanks Collin, nice words, a lot of what we post, lays dormant until a particular collector happens along , that is interested in that discipline. Hopefully Stamp forum will 50 years hence be searchable and all this info will be of interest to new collectors. ....another 2 pages to go
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Post by rod222 on Sept 3, 2015 7:06:04 GMT
Page 3 (to be continued)
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Post by rod222 on Sept 5, 2015 2:25:56 GMT
Sarawak Page 4 (The end)
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Post by Ryan on Sept 5, 2015 5:05:11 GMT
There's an interesting piece of trivia in that article for worldwide or topical collectors - the Sarawak 1950 butterfly stamp was the first British Commonwealth stamp to feature a butterfly. How many are there now? Specifically from the British Commonwealth, I don't know, but the latest ATA checklist summary shows over 9,000 butterfly & moth stamps worldwide! The image below was found on a blog called " Stamps Gallery". Also, the mention of the Montserrat Christmas stamp printed with the Delacryl process leads to this trip down TSF's memory lane and this old post from member lokos ... Ryan
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Post by rod222 on Sept 5, 2015 8:02:32 GMT
Previous post: search text "Troides Brookiana" Not of my collection, but nice to look at. 2012 Reserve was $350 for the page. Unknown. New Collectors : NEVER hinge over the perforations, as was the advised method in the old days, it can ruin the teeth and the stamp.
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Post by jimjung on Sept 5, 2015 14:54:16 GMT
I found this in a Worldwide Auction Lot full of stamps from everywhere. It has a tiny hole but I kept it because the On-line catalog has it at $278 and it's the first stamp from Sarawak. I had no idea where Sarawak was until now.
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Post by rod222 on Sept 5, 2015 20:24:32 GMT
I found this in a Worldwide Auction Lot full of stamps from everywhere. It has a tiny hole but I kept it because the On-line catalog has it at $278 and it's the first stamp from Sarawak. I had no idea where Sarawak was until now. The Postmark looks dodgy to me. (A TSF member like "BC" could use a digital circle to test the arc of the postmark) Also anyone have a CDS (circular date stamp) with SARAWAK at the bottom of the CDS for these early stamps? I have not seen before. Check the perforation, 11½ is a forgery. Other than that, looks like a smashing stamp. Forgeries fool everyone, a forgery image of this stamp was apparently used as an illustration in a US Philatelic catalogue for over 100 years before exposure. Watch for : "Brooketon" postmarks. Corner Letters JBRS = James (Charles) Brooke, Rajah (of ) Sarawak
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Post by rod222 on Nov 26, 2015 9:26:56 GMT
1952 Steiner Page 11 1955 Definitives Recess Wilkinson Cjd's Rhinoceros Hornbill BC's Turtles Only variety in this set the Kayan dancer.
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Post by rod222 on Nov 26, 2015 10:19:14 GMT
For the "Flyspeckers" 1965 Sc#230 (with 2 flaws) Malaysia-Singapore-Brunei Stamp Catalogue #226d (Flaws on State's inscription) #226g (dot under H of PAPHIOPEDILUM) Normal CV $1.20 flawed $5
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2016 20:09:36 GMT
The stamp posted by JimJung earlier is in my opinion genuine. In particular note the top of the "S" (large dash above) that appears in all the issues (right). The forgeries of this issue that I know of are quite crude. As for the postmark (not my so much my area of interest), the bulbous top of the R shows up on other Sarawak stamps, so it "appears" genuine. Now, there are many of these in perf 12 that are samples submitted to the authorities. They were with & without cancels but would probably be more orange in color. The weak imprint of the cancel and the darker tinges might be accounted for by a chemical alteration of a sample? Now a few from the GVI reign but for many years the subject was monopolized by Sir Brooke (the white rajah). The content gets somewhat boring so I am showing some better values. From notes I have (unconfirmed) the Brooke family rules from 1860-1941. When the Japanese invaded they departed and in 1946 after the 1945 stamps issued by the British Military Administration, the rajah petitioned to become a full fledged colony which was approved in July of that year. A new series with the rajah was printed in 1947. Hence we have 3 essentially identical series. Before, at the end of the war and after their return. SG 108a & 111a SG 114a & 115 SG 115a & 116
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2016 11:41:38 GMT
The return of the White Rajah SG 148 - makes me think of another more familiar US stamp SG 159 & 161 SG 163 & 164 SG 166 & no rajah
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2016 13:13:31 GMT
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Post by Londonbus1 on Sept 17, 2018 20:40:30 GMT
Some of this set has been shown previously. Here it is in full/complete. Pairs and blocks for now until I find time to separate ! Sarawak, April 1947 Crown Colony issue. Both Stamps and Overprints by Bradbury Wilkinson. Wmk: Multiple Script CA, Perf 12. Londonbus1.......more from Sarawak another time !
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Post by Londonbus1 on Sept 22, 2018 20:35:58 GMT
Another time has arrived !! SG#3-7. Litho, Maclure, MacDonald & Co, Glasgow SG#27
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