Lot 40755 – 1898 Postal stationery card sent via Labuan 18 & 2
Lot 40755 – 1898 Postal stationery card sent via Labuan 18 & 2
Labuan
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Price realised
800 GBP
Estimate
1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Auction date
Fri 11 Dec 2015 at 12:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1898 Postal stationery card sent via Labuan 18 & 20 March 1898 to Singapore (arrival March 24th), Gayah was burnt to the ground by pirates on 9 July 1898, and though it was partially rebuilt, a new site was chosen at Gantian in December 1898. This site lasted less than a year before the government offices were moved to Jesselton, where the railway to Beaufort commenced. This card was carried overland from Pitas on Marudu Bay by bridle path via Kota Belud, to Gayan, very rare Catalogue
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