Japanese Occupation Of Malaya Stamps
The fours stamps refer to stamps above with values 3 cents 5 cents 8 cents and 25 cents.
Japanese occupation of malaya stamps. New listing malaya kgv1 1942 japanese occupation sgj224 j226 j227 good to fine used cat 22. Top rated seller top rated seller. Malaya japanese occupation stamps complete sheet perak overprint mnh 3 scans s 120 00. Lot 3595 other asia malaya.
From singapore s 8 00 postage. Japanese occupation interasia auctions limited sale 49 asian stamps postal history. They could not let those stamps be used without some marking proclaiming that malaya now belonged to the japanese empire. Later issues were overprinted dai nippon 2602 malaya or japanese post in japanese inscriptions.
Stamps were abandoned en masse by the vanquished and inherited by the conquerors who now faced a problem. After the occupation of malaya by the japanese forces in 1942 stamps of the straits settlements were handstamped post of the military in malaya in japanese. Malaya straits settlements 1942 1944 japanese occupation selection of mh stamps. Japanese occupation overprints are notorious for forgeries rowell 1972.
By 1966 more than 50 forgeries of the single frame overprint were known including some good ones made in malaya and a few on cheap stamps probably to foster confidence gallatly 1959a coulter 1966. The large stock of stamps would breed a profusion of overprints made with wood bamboo ivory rubber and steel chops. Japanese occupation of malaya collection. Time left 2d 19h left.
Make offer rare malaya 1942 japanese occupation pahang 5c brown stamp japan 5 cent stamped malaya japanese occupation n11 30c opt mint never hinged cv 52 00 25 00. Black overprint general issues 1942 single frame chop on negri sembilan 1 red overprint dai nippon 2602.