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North Borneo

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Name: North Borneo (NB)
What: country

North Borneo was a British protectorate at the northern end of the island of Borneo, and later a crown colony, before joining the Federation of Malaysia in 1963, as the state of Sabah.

Areas: Asia, Commonwealth

Stamps issued from 1883 to 1963


Sub-issuers
occupation: Japanese occupation of North Borneo

Watermarks used: Watermark_crown_script_CA.jpg-crop-372x402at30-32.jpgmult crown & script CA, Stamp_Jamaica_1957_2p_back.jpg-crop-440x504at370-51.jpgSt Edwards crown & CA; some types unwatermarked

Currencies used: 100c=1$ (Malaya and British Borneo dollar)

Overprints: Labuan (41), Malaysia/Sabah (16), North Borneo (217), Japanese occupation of North Borneo (17)


Links:

Wikipedia
WP philately
Colnect North Borneo
Commons Stamps of North Borneo

Catalogs:
Michel
Stanley Gibbons
Stamp Number
Yvert et Tellier
Scott
Colnect codes
StampWorld

Cross-references

Related albums
ARC - North Borneo


Chart of stamps issued by year (blue):
Years 1899 to 1963
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Years 1883 to 1898
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