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Now part of the Federation of Malaysia. Labuan (on the island of Sabah, previously North Borneo) was ceded to Great Britain on 24th December 1846. From 1860 onwards Hong Kong and Indian stamps were used, later followed by stamps of Straits Settlements (1867). The first Labuan stamps were issued in May 1879. From 1892 on stamps of North Borneo could also be used in Labuan. In 1906 Labuan was incorporated in the Straits Settlements and stamps of the Straits Settlements were used from then on. (this information was found on http://home.freeuk.net/johnmorgan/sss.htm, more information on Labuan can also be found here).

(left: cancelled to order, right: genuine cancelled stamp)

Cancelled to order stamps: the elliptic cancel with 9 or 14 bars was used to cancel stamps to order (see picture on the left above).

1879 Queen Victoria

  2 c green
  2 c red (1885)
  6 c orange
  6 c green (1892)
  8 c red (1882)
  8 c violet (1885)
  10 c brown (1885)
  12 c red
  12 c blue (1892)
  16 c blue
  16 c grey (1885)
  40 c yellow (ochre) (1892)

Surcharged

  '2 CENTS' on 8 c red (1885)
  '2 Cents'(diagonal) on 8 c red (1885)
  '2 CENTS' on 16 c blue (1885)
  '2 Cents' on 16 c blue (1885)
  'TWO CENTS' on 40 c yellow (1892)
  '6 Cents' on 8 c violet (1891)
  '6 6' (red) on 15 c blue (1880)
  '6 Cents' on 16 c blue (1891)
  'SIX CENTS' on 16 c grey (1892)
  '6 Cents' on 40 c yellow (1891)
  '8 -' on 12 c red (1880)
  '8 8' on 12 c red (1880)
  'Eight Cents' on 12 c red (1881)
  'EIGHT CENTS' on 12 c red (1881)

The '6 6' on 16 c blue normally has the lower '6' lying on its back, however specimens exists where the '6' is standing up, like in the following picture:

A very rare overprint was made in 1883: 'One Dollar' on 16 c blue with the initials of Mr. A.S.H.Hamilton in red:

Two types of these stamps exist, engraved and lithographed ones. The engraved stamp have all thin lines very sharp and the edges of the lines are well defined. The lithographed stamps, on the contrary, have more fuzzy lines.

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
Watermark 'CA Crown' sideways (1879) (this watermark is larger than the usual 'CA Crown' watermark)
2 c green	RR	RR
6 c orange	R	R
12 c red	RR	RR
16 c blue	***	***
'6 6' on 16 c blue	RR	RR	Lower '6' sideways
Watermark 'CC Crown' (1880)
2 c green	***	***
6 c orange	***	***
8 c red	***	***	1882
10 c brown	***	***
12 c red	R	R
16 c blue	***	**	1881
40 c yellow	RR	-	Non issued?
'2 CENTS' on 16 c blue	RR	RR
'8 -' on 12 c red	RR	RR
'8 8' on 12 c red	RR	RR	Usually with the lower '8' sideways, exists with lower '8' upwards
'Eight Cents' on 12 c red	***	***
'EIGHT CENTS' on 12 c red	R	R
'One Dollar' on 16 c blue	RRR	RRR
Normal watermark 'CA Crown' (1883)
2 c green	**	**
2 c red	*	*	1885
8 c red	R	R
8 c violet	**	**	1885
10 c brown	**	*	1886
16 c blue	***	***
16 c grey	***	***	1886
40 c yellow	***	***
'2 CENTS' on 8 c red	***	***
'2 Cents' on 8 c red	***	***	Diagonal
'2 Cents' on 16 c blue	R	R	Also exists with '22' instead of '2'
'6 Cents' on 8 c violet	*	*	Surcharged in red: R
'6 Cents' on 16 c blue	RR	RR
'6 Cents' on 40 c yellow	RR	RR
No watermark, engraved (1892)
2 c red	c	c
6 c green	*	*
8 c violet	*	*
10 c brown	*	**
12 c blue	*	**
16 c grey	**	**
40 c yellow	***	***
'TWO CENTS' on 40 c	R	R
'SIX CENTS' on 16 c	R	R
No watermark, lithographed (1894)
2 c red	*	*
6 c green	**	**
8 c violet	**	**
10 c brown	**	**
12 c blue	***	***
16 c grey	***	***
40 c yellow	***	***

All the above stamps have perforation 14. The first 'CA Crown' watermark extends across two stamps.

(Inverted '8' on 12 c red)

Typical cancels:

Forgeries exist, examples:

These forgeries are very deceptive. But according to the forgeries idenfication site of Bill Claghorn, the arrow at lower right in central frame is poorly formed. The line behind the lips is poorly formed and finally the hair curl below the ear lacks detail in these forgeries.

(I've been told that this is a Fournier forgery of a 40 c value, I have no further information)

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