Lot 337
Malayan Postal Union Postal Order De La Rue Proof

Treasures of Revenue Philately | S26018
Auction: 8 September 2026 10:30 BST
Description
c.1938 $5 green and black ‘Malayan postal Order’, proof with counterfoil serial A000000, handstamped ‘SPECIMEN/ DE LA RUE/&Co LTD./ CANCELLED’ in oval at lower right, affixed (by left edge only) to a gilt edge page from a De La Rue Tender book of which very few have survived in any condition. Minor tone specks, of minimal importance as this is likely to be a unique proof.
Footnote
Whilst Postal Orders have traditionally straddled the boundary between notaphily and revenue philately, the commission (or 'poundage') levied is a form of stamp duty and is therefore entirely appropriate for inclusion in collections and exhibits of revenue philately.

