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Houses on stilts
S.W. Singapore card B459 goes back to the 50s or 60s, unused but heavily aged and smudged on reverse. Minor corner and edge abrasions from years of tropical storage. Grade: 3
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Iban tribesman
This unused Borneo card was new in the mid-80s. Front is excellent, but reverse is aging noticeably. And if we had a theme category called “tattoos,” this would be right in there. Grade: 2
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Bandar Seri Begawan, Kampong Ayer market
Card was new in the 1980s, and is unused but aged on reverse. Front is still in terrific condition, though. This country on Borneo was something of a challenge to get into, at the time. Still is. Grade: 2
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Bandar Seri Begawan, Kg. Ayer monsoon
Unused card from 1980s, superb on the front but aging on the reverse. Grade: 2
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Bandar Seri Begawan, Churchill Centre and aquarium
Unused card bought in 1980s though it was made much earlier because “East Malaysia” in caption was deleted by the printer and Brunei left the alliance much earlier than the 1980s. Great front, aging reverse. Grade: 2
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Bandar Seri Begawan, waterway through Kg. Ayer
Unused card from 1980s, terrific condition on the front but the reverse has started to age. Grade: 2
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Kampong Ayer and city centre
Not a terribly complex card but the city of Bandar Seri Begawan itself is not big, either. This is an unused card from the 1980s, S.W. Singapore BR7619, and we’re guessing there haven’t been a whole lot of changes. Grade: 1
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Harbour and floating houses
This SW Singapore BR8146 card was mailed in 1982, with stamp and nearly fully readable postmark. Grade: 1
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Brunei Museum, miniature cannon
We’d guess there are not so many Brunei cards around, and not with the stamp and a full postmark from Bandar Seri Begawan in 1984. The writer knows how to write but couldn’t write, and if you buy the card we will tell you the story. Grade: 1
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Brunei Town panorama
S.W. Singapore card B458, mailed from Malaysia in 1991 with Melaka stamp and partly legible postmark. The town, by the way, is now called Bandar Seri Begawan. Grade: 3
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Parliament House
The stars have converged on this card, which is in good condition, has the Brunei stamp and fully legible Brunei postmark from 1990. Simply put, this is unusual. Grade: 1
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Parliament House
S.W.Singapore card BR6573, mailed from Malaysia in 1991 with a Melaka stamp and some of the postmark. Grade: 3
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Radio Station
S.W.Singapore card BR6574, mailed from Malaysia in 1991 with a Melaka stamp and very little of the postmark. Grade: 3
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Religious Department Building
S.W. Singapore card BR6577, mailed from Malaysia (not Brunei) in the early 1990s with a Melaka stamp. Some white correction fluid used in the message area. Grade: 4
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Masjid Omar Ali Saifuddin
S.W. Singapore card B 9010, mailed from Malaysia (not Brunei) in 1991 with a Negeri Sembilan stamp and nearly complete postmark. Orange postal bar coding at bottom reverse. Grade: 3
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Merimbun Heritage Park
Unused 4-1/2″ x 6-1/2″ card informs us that the lake at Merimbun is Brunei’s largest. Grade: 1
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The Lapau
Unused 4-1/2″ x 6-1/2″ card. The present Sultan was crowned there in 1968. Grade: 2
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Jerudong Park Garden
Captioned on the revrse as “the scene of exciting concerts by famous international stars such as Michael Jackson,” this unused card measures 5″ x 7″. Grade: 1
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The Empire Hotel & Country Club overview
Unused 5″ x 7″ card of a hotel with “immense marble columns.” Grade: 1
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The Empire Hotel & Country Club main building
Unused 5″ x 7″ card of a hotel with “immense marble columns” and “palatial surroundings”. Grade: 1
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Jerudong Park Playground
Unused 5″ x 7″ card of this “state-of-the-art theme park.” Grade: 1
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Bandar Seri Begawan, Kampong Ayer
Unused 5″ x 7″ card of this water village and water taxi, with Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque in the background. Grade: 1
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Bandar Seri Begawan, Tamu Kianggeh market
Unused 5″ x 7″ Sunju Enterprise card NH-467. Grade: 1
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Proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus)
And what a handsome chap this is. Unused 5″ x 7″ Sunju Enterprise card NH-495. Grade: 1
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Bandar Seri Begawan, night scene
Bandar Seri Begawan is the “seat of authority and commerce”. Unused 5″ x 7″ Sunju Enterprise card NH-376. Grade: 1
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Istana Nurul Iman
Istana = Palace, and this one is the “largest residential palace in the world.” Unused 5″ x 7″ Sunju Enterprise card NH-490, and we have two available. Grades: 1
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Jerudong Park Playground
Unused 5″ x 7″ Sunju Enterprise card NH-473. Grade: 1
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Ulu Temburong National Park
Unused 5″ x 7″ Sunju Enterprise card NH-492 of “the true rainforest experience”. Grade: 1
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Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Foundation Complex
Despite the official-sounding name, and the presence (you can see in the card) of a 16th-century royal barge, this is one of Bandar Seri Begawan’s “most popular shopping venues”. Unused 5″ x 7″ Sunju Enterprise card NH-375. Grade: 1
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Jame’ ‘Asr Hassanil Bolkiah
Unused 5″ x 7″ Sunju Enterprise card NH-479 of “the largest mosque in Brunei”. Grade: 1
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Cultural heritage
Unused 5″ x 7″ Sunju Enterprise card NH-468. Grade: 1
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Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque 476
Unused 5″ x 7″ Sunju Enterprise card NH-476. Grade: 1
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Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque 494
Unused 5″ x 7″ Sunju Enterprise card NH-494. Grade: 1
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Istana Nurul Iman
Unused 5″ x 7″ Sunju Enterprise card NH-477 of “the largest residential palace in the world!” Grade: 1
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Tasek Merimbun
Unused 5″ x 7″ Sunju Enterprise card NH-474 of Tasek Merimbun, “rich in flora and fauna … a popular picnic spot beside the lake amidst lush tropical vegetation.” Grade: 1
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Jame” Asr Hassanil Bolkiah Mosque
Unused Sunju Enterprise 5″ x 7″ card NH-493. Grade: 1
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Jame’ Asr Hassanil Bolkiah Mosque
Only one ‘ this time, on unused 5″ x 7″ Rahman’s Enterprise card PS-14. According to the caption, this is locally known as the Kiarong Mosque. Grade: 1
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Crystal Arch at Jerudong Park Playground
Unused 5″ x 7″ Paramount Suppliers card PS-11. Grade: 1
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Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque – daytime
Unused 5″ x 7″ Rahman’s Enterprise card PS-14. Grade: 1
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Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque – night
Unused 5″ x 7″ Rahman’s Enterprise card PS-14 (but not the same as a similar card with a daytime view). The Mosque was completed in 1958. Grade: 1