Sarawak, Malaysia · 1869 First Issue
Rajah James Brooke 3c brown on yellow
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US$34***ⓘ
From Sarawak's very first stamp issue, 1 March 1869.
ConditionMint never hinged, typical gum age toning
CatalogueScott 1 (US$60+), SG 1 (£55)
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Issue background
On Borneo’s northwest coast, Sarawak was a land of rivers and jungle when James Brooke carved out his own kingdom as the first "White Rajah". In 1869, Sarawak issued its first stamp, a 3c brown & yellow bearing the portrait of James Brooke, though he had died the year before. To my knowledge, it became…
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