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Country on the island of Borneo, situated between Sarawak and Sabah.

1906 Stamps of Labuan overprinted 'BRUNEI' in red

  1 c lilac and black
  3 c brown and black
  8 c red and black

Surcharged

(Reduced sizes)

  'TWO CENTS' on 3 c brown and black
  'TWO CENTS' on 8 c red and black
  'FOUR CENTS' on 12 c yellow and black
  'FIVE CENTS' on 16 c brown and green
  'TEN CENTS' on 16 c brown and green
  'TWENTYFIVE CENTS' on 16 c brown and green
  'THIRTY CENTS' on 16 c brown and green
  'FIFTY CENTS' on 16 c brown and green
  'ONE DOLLAR' on 8 c red and black

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

1907 Native village with canoe

  1 c green and black
  1 c green (1908)
  1 c black (1926)
  2 c red and black
  2 c brown and black
  2 c brown (1924)
  2 c green (1933)
  3 c brown and black
  3 c red (1908)
  3 c green (1924)
  4 c lilac and black
  4 c red
  4 c brown (1924)
  4 c orange (1929)
  5 c blue and black
  5 c orange and black (1908)
  5 c orange (1916)
  5 c grey (1931)
  5 c brown (1933)
  8 c orange and black
  8 c blue (1908)
  8 c black (1933)
  10 c green and black
  10 c violet on yellow
  25 c yellow and blue
  25 c violet
  30 c black and violet
  30 c orange and lilac
  50 c brown and green
  50 c black on green
  1 $ grey and red
  1 $ red and black on blue
  5 $ red on green
  25 $ black on red

All these stamps have perforation 14. Specialists distinguish two plates of these stamps (value inscription printed in separately or together).

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
With watermark 'Multiple CA Crown'
1 c green and black	*	*
1 c green	c	c
2 c red and black	*	*
2 c brown and black	c	c
3 c brown and black	*	*
3 c red	c	c
4 c lilac and black	*	*
4 c red	c	c
5 c blue and black	***	***
5 c orange and black	*	*
5 c orange	c	*
8 c orange and black	**	**
8 c blue	*	*
10 c green and black	*	*
10 c violet on yellow	c	c
25 c yellow and blue	**	**
25 c violet	*	*
30 c black and violet	**	**
30 c orange and lilac	*	*
50 c brown and green	**	**
50 c black on green	**	**
1 $ grey and red	***	***
1 $ red and black on blue	**	**
5 $ red on green	***	***
25 $ black on red	RR	RR	Mainly used fiscally
Watermark 'Multiple Script CA Crown'
1 c black	vc	vc
2 c brown	c	c
2 c green	c	c
3 c green	c	c
4 c brown	*	c
4 c orange	c	c
5 c grey	c	c
5 c brown	c	c
8 c black	c	c
10 c violet on yellow	c	c
25 c violet	*	*
30 c orange and lilac	*	*
50 c black on green	*	*
1 $ red and black on blue	*	*

Some of these stamps exist with a Japanese overprint, they were issued during the Japanese occupation.

1924 River and village

  3 c green
  6 c black
  6 c red
  12 c blue

Local stamps

1895 Local stamps of Brunei, bay with sailship, inscriptions in english and arabic

The following values exits: 1/2 c brown, 1 c lilac, 2 c black, 3 c blue, 5 c green, 8 c brown, 10 c orange, 25 c green, 50 c grey and 1 Dollar green. Many people think this issue was a bogus issue. I have only seen the cancel 'BRUNEI 4 AUG 1895' in a large circle. Not many of these stamps were issued (1/2 c: 50000, 1 c: 25000, 2 c: 20000, 3 c: 20000, 5 c: 20000, 8 c: 10000, 25 c: 1000, 50 c: 1000 and 1 Dollar: 1000).

Literature: Brunei 1895 Star and Crescent Issue by Robson Lowe 1973, (33 pages). (I haven't seen this book, so I can't give any comments).

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