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Mount Kinabalu MK115
Unused 5″ x 7″ card MK115 of “the Highest Mountain in the South East Asia”. Grade: 1
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Been there, Done that
Unused 5″ x 7″ card SHC/PC/129 from the Sabah Handicraft Centre. If we may observe, you’re unlikely to be able to tick all those boxes in one visit. Not impossible, but you’ll be worn out. Grade: 1
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Traditional Houses in Borneo
Larger (5″ x 7″) unused Sabah Handicraft Centre card SHC/PC/127 from 2013. The houses are identified in the English caption on the reverse. A minor bump on one edge. Grade: 1-
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Borneo, multiple views
Larger (5″ x 7″) unused Sabah Handicraft Centre card SHC/PC/101 from 2013. The scenes are identified in the English caption on the reverse. A minor bump from handling, on one edge. Grade: 1-
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Peoples of Borneo
Larger (5″ x 7″) unused Sabah Handicraft Centre card SHC/PC/64 from 2007. The peoples are identified in the English caption on the reverse. A minor bump on one edge. Grade: 1-
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Sabah Orchid
Unused 5×7 card from a series by Ramsay Ong. Grade: 1
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Long Jegan’s Daughter
Unused 5×7 card from a series by Ramsay Ong. Long Jegan, by the way, is a village in Sarawak, East Malaysia. Grade: 1
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Sarawak, Orang Ulu people
Unused “Scenes of Sarawak” card #751 from Association for Intellectually Disabled Children. Note that “Elongated ear-lobes are a traditional mark of beauty among the Orang Ulu people of Sarawak”. Grade: 1
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Greetings from Sarawak
Unused card, with the odd bonus of having a drawing of a butterfly along with “Kuala Lumpur Butterfly Park” on the reverse. Last time we checked, K.L. was quite far from Sarawak. Grade: 1
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Sarawak, Lion Dance
Unused “local” card measuring 4-7/8″ x 6-7/8″. Beginning to show its age. Grade: 2
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Sarawak, Mouse-deer
Unused card, 4-7/8″ x 6-3/4″. Grade: 1
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Pekan Nabalu (Sabah)
Unused but mildly aging card SHC/PC/36 from Sabah Handicraft Centre (5″ x 7″) dating from roughly 1991-1993. Grade: 1
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Sarawak, sampan and State Mosque
Unused, aging 5″ x 7″ card SHC/PC/112 from Sabah Handicraft Centre, with this Sarawak River scene, ca. 1993. Grade: 1
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Sarawak, Iban longhouse and Skrang River
Unused, aging 5″ x 7″ card SHC/PC/114 from Sabah Handicraft Centre, ca. 1994. Grade: 2
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Sarawak Cultural Village, multiple views
Unused Borneo postcard SHC/PC/121 (5″ x 7″) from Sabah Handicraft Centre, showing ladies in traditional costumes, an Iban making “Pua Kumbu”, and a Kenyah group playing Sape. Dated approximately 1993. Grade: 1
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Sarawak Pottery Centre, porcelain jar
The front of this unused 5″ x 7″ card SHC/PC/130 from Sabah Handicraft Centre (ca. 1990) is in fine condition. The reverse is clean but heavily browned with natural aging. Grade: 3
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Sarawak, Bako National Park
Unused Sabah Handicraft Centre card SHC/PC/138, dated approx. 1991, 5″ x 7″, showing a mangrove plankwalk on the Lintang Trail, bearded pigs, and Nepenthes ampullaria. Grade: 1
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Wildlifes of Borneo
Unused, slightly chaotic 5″ x 7″ card SHC/PC/150 from Sabah Handicraft Centre, dating from approx. 2003. Grade: 1
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Mulu National Park, King Room, Wind Cave
We apologise if this card winds up upside down, but we really can’t tell which way is up. Unused Crystal card CPC-014, 5″ x 7″, Grade: 1
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Cock-fighting (Sarawak)
The sparse caption on this “local” 5″ x 7″ card remarks on cock-fighting as a popular sport of the Ibans, but does not specifically mention Sarawak. Gentle aging. Grade: 2
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Lun Bawang Bamboo Band (Sarawak)
Unused, mildly aged 5″ x 7″ card. Grade: 1
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Malay Hardah Band and Kenyah Sape Players
Sarawak scenes on this unused, local 5″ x 7″ card. Grade: 1
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Forts Margherita and Sylvia (Sarawak)
Fort Margherita (Kuching) and Fort Sylvia (Kapit) are now Sarawak museums, pictured on this unused 5″ x 7″ card. Grade: 1
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Pelagus Rapids and Lambir Hills National Park (Sarawak)
Pelagus Rapids in Kapit, and the waterfall at Lambir Hills National Park in Miri, on this unused, slightly aging 5″ x 7″ card. Grade: 1
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Kuching, Sarawak Museum
Some years ago, half of this museum was one of our favourite museums anywhere. Yes, we know this begs explanation but you can always ask us why. As for the card: unused, 5″ x 7″, gently aging. Grade: 1
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Sarawak Pottery
Unused, mildly aging 5″ x 7″ card. Grade: 1
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Kuching, Semonggok Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre, orang utan
Inventive, unused, 5″ x 7″ card — aging just a bit. Grade: 1
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Sarawak, Kenyah women with Sape (lute) and shade hats
Unused card 705/6 from the “Borneo People Series” issued by the Association for Intellectually Disabled Children. Grade: 1
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Jesselton Town View
Remarkable North Borneo real-photo card posted in 1961 with a North Borneo stamp and postmark. All that’s missing is the cooking pot. Did we ever tell you why what is now Kota Kinabalu was once called Jesselton? Thanks to Wikipedia: by the end of 1899, construction started on shop lots, a pier and government buildings. This new administrative centre was renamed Jesselton after Sir Charles Jessel, then Vice-Chairman of BNBC (British North Borneo Company). Eventually, Jesselton became a major trading post of North Borneo, dealing in rubber, rattan, honey, and wax. Maybe the Chairman was not amused? Grade: 1
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Sarawak, Sea-Dayak Wedding
An early 1960s mailing of this card with Sarawak stamp and partly legible postmark. Grade: 1
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Sabah, Jesselton Harbour
Mailed in 1973 from Brunei (not Malaysia, but still Borneo) with stamp and postmark. Grade: 3
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Kuching, Sea Dayak Racing Boats
A mid-century card mailed from Brunei (not Malaysia, but surrounded by it) with two stamps and partly distinct postmark. There’s also a blurred rubber stamp of a return address. Grade: 3
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Sarawak, warrior
The reverse of this uncaptioned real-photo card was originally blank; it’s old. Then it was written and mailed from Kuching, probably late 1960s or very early 70s, with two Malaysia/Sarawak stamps and indistinct postmark. We could speculate as to which ethnic group this man attends, but to no end. Grade: 1
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Sibu, water view
We always try to be careful when we describe an entry, and this one requires more effort. It’s an older, real-photo card. The reverse was originally blank but the sender identifies the location as “the Chinese land above Sibu” (Sarawak). The sender’s return address in Brunei is rubber-stamped, and the stamp is British with a postmark indicating “Field Post Office” (for the Forces). Can’t say exactly when, but we think late 1960s or early 1970s. Grade: 1
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Sandakan City with Water Fountain
Mailed from Brunei (not Malaysia) in 1974, with Brunei stamp and postmark. Sandakan’s not far from Brunei, but they are not the same country. Grade: 3
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Sarawak, Bako National Park
Nice Borneo card mailed in 1997 with commemorative stamp and nearly complete Sarawak postmark. Grade: 2
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Jesselton, Sunset at Sea
S.W. Singapore card J424, mailed probably in the late 1960s or early 1970s but the stamp and most of the postmark are gone. Grade: 4
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Kuching, Hilton Hotel
Unmailed. Grade: 1
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Mt. Kinabalu summit trail
Seven of these oversized (5″ x 7″) cards from Borneo’s highest mountain are available. Five are unused and as-new (Grade: 1, $6). One was mailed in 1993 with two stamps and illegible postmark (Grade: 3, $5), and the other was mailed in 1995, has stamp and partly legible postmark, otherwise undamaged (Grade: 2, $5).
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Labuan, Mosque
Card was mailed in 1997. The stamp is there and the postmark is mostly legible. Grade: 1