North Borneo Labuan 1880-82 8c carmine, imperforate plate proof, SG7/a King Edward VIII stamps elements of the British Military

elements of the British Military Administration reached Kuching on 11 September 1945

Documents referring to spies of this period are rare

and are almost always in a single colour

The flourish of their black and blue fountain pens finishes with underlined emphasis under their names

Accompanied with a 1989 Philatelic Foundation

North Borneo Labuan 1880-82 8c carmine, imperforate plate proof, SG7/a King Edward VIII stamps elements of the British MilitaryNorth Borneo Labuan 1880 82 8c carmine, imperforate plate proof in issued colour on thin surfaced card, complete sheet of 10 (5x2) with M S endorsement '534 5' at lower right, SG7 a. A fine mint block with wonderful clarity of impression which is never found on the issued stamps and showing pantograph variety 'No dot at lower left' on R2 5. Trivial gum mark in lower margin, which doesn't detract from what is a quite exceptional and beautiful