Page 19 - Lithographed Stamps of North Borneo
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4 cents and 8 cents values
Contemoorary Postmarks:
Sandakan was the only post office in 1883, this was followed by Kudat and Gayah in 1885
An oval of 13 or 14 8ars:
13 bar recorded used in Sandakan from January 1884 to 1887, 14 bar from 1887 to 91
BlackBars
Red Bars
Reddish-brown
Concentric Circular Cancels (no date)
Recorded used in Gayah and Kudat in 1885, Sandakan in 1887 all very scarce, less scarce is the the
undated Singapore cancel presumably used on un-cancelled mail from North Bomeo to overseas
Singapore concentric circle
Circular Date Stamps:
Recoided used in Elopura :from 1884, Sandakan from 1885 and Kudat :from 1886
Kudat 'A' dated 26 MR 1888
(late usage of stamp)