Lot 421
NORTH BORNEO 1921 SG 315-7 $27 parcel Ffranking

Stamps and Covers of Asia & the Middle East | S25009
Auction: 2 September 2025 at 11:00 BST
£480
Description
1941 (14 JUL) parcel piece bearing 1939 $1 x 3, $2 x 7 including a vertical strip of 5, and $5 vertical pair, for a remarkable total franking of $27, Sandakan cancels, with strike of 'PASSED FOR/ TRANSMISSION/ NORTH BORNEO 20' triangular censor cachet in lilac, (in use for only 3 months). Usual minor blemishes as you would expect from commercial usage, still a spectacular franking, which must surely rank amongst the highest recorded. SG 315-7, £2179

