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Preview of Stamps Catalogue: VOLUME 1 |
Return To Catalogue - Federated Malay States - Cancels on first issues - Firm chops on early stamps - Straits Settlements 1867 issue - 1902-1910 issues - 1911-1945 issues - Surcharged stamps - Postcards, Fiscals - Labuan - North Borneo - Sarawak - Singapore
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2 c red (1883) 2 c brown 4 c red 4 c brown (1883) 5 c brown (1882) 5 c blue (1883) 5 c lilac (1899)
6 c lilac 8 c yellow 8 c blue (1894) 10 c blue (1882) 12 c blue 12 c lilac (1883) 24 c green
30 c lilac 32 c red (orange) 96 c grey
For surcharged stamps click here. For cancels click here. All these stamps have perforation 14 (unless otherwise stated).
Value of the stamps |
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
Watermark 'CC Crown (1867) | |||
2 c brown | * | * | |
4 c red | * | * | |
5 c brown | *** | *** | 1882 |
6 c | *** | ** | |
8 c yellow | *** | * | |
10 c | *** | *** | 1882 |
12 c blue | *** | ** | |
24 c | *** | ** | |
30 c | *** | * | |
32 c | R | *** | |
96 c | *** | *** | In 1871 this stamp was issued with perforation 12 1/2: *** |
Watermark 'CA Crown' (1882) | |||
2 c brown | *** | ** | |
2 c red | c | c | 1883 |
4 c red | * | c | |
4 c brown | * | * | 1883 |
5 c blue | * | c | 1883 |
5 c brown | * | * | 1894 |
5 c lilac | * | * | |
6 c | * | * | |
8 c yellow | * | * | Also orange |
8 c blue | * | c | 1894 |
10 c | * | c | |
12 c lilac | *** | ** | 1883, shades of colour exist |
24 c | ** | * | |
30 c | ** | * | |
32 c | * | * | |
96 c | *** | *** |
Spiro forgeries:
The above stamp 96 c grey is a forgery, it has the border ornaments of the 32 c and can therefore easily be identified. It also has a cancel that has never been used in Straits Settlements and the perforation is quite bad. This stamp is a Spiro forgery. Other Spiro forgeries can be recognized by their cancels and the lack of watermark:
In the 4 c, 6 c, 8 c, 12 c and 24 c the corner ornaments are all the same as in the 2 c! However, in the genuine stamps, the corner ornaments differ for all values! These forgeries have guidelines outside the design, which the genuine stamps don't have. There are many other differences in lettering, the face of the Queen etc. Also the perforation is very badly done.
The 32 c stamp looks the same as the genuine stamp, however, the bottom of the "A" touches the "G" in the word "POSTAGE" in this forgery (in the genuine stamp these letters don't touch).
Oneglia forgeries:
Other forgeries possibly done by Oneglia;
The 32 c even has an (impressed?) 'CA Crown' watermark. These
forgeries are engraved. Note the slight differences in lettering
and the 'white' eye. Oneglia seems to have mostly used a forged
Singapore cancel. These forgeries are deceptive when compared to
the Spiro products, but they are not often encountered.
Surcharges and overprints were also forged, such as
"PERAK", "PAHANG" and "B" (for
Bangkok). As in the Spiro forgery, the 96 also has the wrong
corner ornaments (the corner ornaments of the 32 c).
32 c Oneglia forgery with forged impressed CC watermark.
30 c blue forgery (reduced size)
Unlisted overprint "I.R. OFFICIAL"?:
I have seen the 2 c red and the 4 c brown with this overprint.
1 c green 3 c red (1895) 3 c brown (1899) 25 c purple and green 50 c green and red 5 Dollars orange and red (1898)
These stamps have watermark 'CA Crown' and perforation 14.
Value of the stamps |
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
1 c | c | vc | |
3 c red | c | vc | |
3 c brown | c | c | |
25 c | ** | * | |
50 c | ** | * | |
5 $ | R | R |
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