Japan, occupation of Malaya. ★★/★/⊙. The most exquisite mint and used collection of this WW2 Occupation that we have had the pleasure to offer, housed in a large philatelic album with about 1000 stamps or so, all one of a kind. Each Malayan State is represented, as well as the general occupation issues, each section is also accompanied by maps and diagrams to incorporate the Japanese takeover of the various postal services. Beginning with Kedah, a fairly comprehensive range inc 1943 high values, Kelantan with lots of Sunagawa seals, as well as overprints in black and red with much desirable back of the book unlisted, probably revenues. Then Penang with Okugawa seals on the Straits Settlements stamps, similarly with the Uchiburi seals, Dai Nippon etc. Then extensive Perak, followed by Trengganu not only with the Dai Nippon, also the Kanji o/ps and the scarce Trengganu overprints on Straits Settlements, etc, then on Negri Sembilan. Next section is Pahang again with much substance, as well as Perak, followed by Pahang with the red and black o/ps, single chops frame through to the Dai Nippon, Kanji, etc, leading to Selangor inc those issued for general use of 1942, through to the violet and brown o/ps + blocks of 6, as well as used on piece etc of the Exhibition, leading to the revalued overprints on Selangor through to NS with the April 1942 black and red o/ps, chops galore, inc violet and brown overprints, then Malacca with 2 blocks of 4 KGVI 8cts and 50cts in red that would benefit from certificates, on to Johore postage dues, etc. Finally, the general Occupation ending with Straits Settlements, page after page with much completion, as well as good ranges of Japan used in Malaya, the red cross issues and much more. There will be occasional forged o/ps, as to be expected in such a wide ranging collection of the Japanese Occupation, however they will be in the minority and a catalogue on genuine alone will be six figures in Stanley Gibbons. A lifetime's collection by a former police chief in Malaysia, you hardly ever see collections like this on the market today, offered intact as received, an opportunity for the specialist, dealer or collector.
