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Stamps (205)

Joint issues (4)

All collections (53)

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Name: Sarawak (MSS, MY-SR)
What: country

Sarawak, now a state of Malaysia, was a British colony in the northwestern part of Borneo.

Sarawak issued its own stamps from 1869 until it joined the Federation of Malaysia, in 1963.

Areas: Asia, Commonwealth

Stamps issued from 1869 to 1963


Sub-issuers
occupation: Japanese occupation of Sarawak

Watermarks used: crown (Sarawak), Watermark_crown_script_CA.jpg-crop-372x402at30-32.jpgmult crown & script CA, mult rosettes, Colnect-5874-665-Sultan-Sir-Ibrahim---Surcharge-3c-on-8c-back.jpgrosette; some types unwatermarked

Currencies used: 100c=1$ (Sarawak dollar)

Overprints: Sarawak (47), Japanese occupation of Sarawak (27)



Links:

Wikipedia
WP philately
Colnect Sarawak
Commons Stamps of Sarawak
as thing

Catalogs:
Stamp Number
Michel
Stanley Gibbons
Yvert et Tellier
Scott

Cross-references

Related albums
ARC - Sarawak


Chart of stamps issued by year (blue):
Years 1899 to 1963
20
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8
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9
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Years 1869 to 1898
11
1
8
6
9
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0
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