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1883 High Valaes: 50c and One Dollar

Cancelled tn nrdeT'. The <"-"11'1PftDY was unab!e to se!l its re.ma.imi.PfS at facc value, therefore in 1890 it had dicm
obliterated with an oval of bars similar to a cancellation in use in North Bomeo and sold at weil below face
~lne to F.R. Parker, a wholesale stamp dea!er. This was the conmien~am.ent of a long standing ammgement
which led to North Bomeo's bad pbilatelic reputation. -

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Fomeries: In the reference volume of Foumier's work there is an imperf proof of the 50 cents value
handstamped .. FAUX" plus a specimen ofthe cancellation he applied "SANDAKAN / 23 / JUN / 1886", he also
forged the One Dollar value

Oblif;~ration
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As sold by Fournier: Forged cancel on forged stamps