Lot 2
Brunei SG 1a opt in black on




Stamps & Covers of Asia | SGS26029
Auction: 15 December 2026, 16:00 SGT | 8:00 GMT
Description
1906 local McCulland cover bearing 1c black & purple, ERROR OVERPRINT IN BLACK, and 30c on 16c green & brown, tied by cds for 14 NOV in dark blue. Vertical crease to envelope not detracting. A rare and attractive cover. With enclosed letter datelined ‘Kuala Lumpur’ describing the error and the then catalogue price in Gibbons (£3-0-0) in 1906! SG 1a
Footnote
The British Resident, F.A.S. McCulland, bought the half sheet remaining at the post office. He placed one each on eleven envelopes with another value of the set, addressing each to himself.




