Lot 6453 (#5347)
Est. £800 - £900
MALAYA-STRAITS SETT. - 1867-1937 OLD TIME USED COLLECTION CAT £3500+ presented on pages cut from a large British Asia stock book, a good selection of issues with much shade & postmark interest. Includes 1867 6c on 2a, 8c on 2a, 24c on 8a & 32c on 2a, 1867-72 CC Wmk set plus most listed shade variants, 1880 10 on 30c x2 different, 1880-81 10c on 6c & 10c on 12c, 1882 CC Wmk 10c & CA Wmk set, 1883 2c (reading upwards) on 8c & 32c, 1883-91 CA Wmk set (96c fiscally cancelled), 1891 surcharged set plus 'Narrow O' variety, SG 86a, 1892-99 set to 50c, 1902-03 KEVII CA Wmk set of values to $5, 1903-04 CA Wmk set, 1904-10 MCA Wmk set to $5 with some shade & paper variants, 1906-07 50c, 1906-12 KEVII new colour set to $5, 1912-23 KGV MCA Wmk to $5 with much shade interest, 1917 Red Cross opt'd set, 1921-33 Script Wmk set to $1 & $5, 1922 Borneo Exhibition opt'd range with MCA Wmk set to 8c (5c with oval O) & a Script Wmk 10c, 1935 Silver Jubilee set, 1936-37 set to $2 & Postage Due 1924 set. Condition is generally good or better, some Fiscal cancels seen, the occasional nibbled perf. A powerful, mostly ALL DIFFERENT collection, nevertheless. (200+ stamps)
