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Young Iban girls in traditional dress
From a series of unused cards originally sold for the Association for Intellectually Disabled Children in Sarawak. This card is from the “Scenes of Sarawak” series, #752, and several are available. Most are Grade: 1 ($3) and one is a bit crumpled (Grade: 4, $1).
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Weaving the pua
From the series of unused cards originally sold for the Association for Intellectually Disabled Children in Sarawak. This card is from the “Scenes of Sarawak” series, #753. Grade: 1
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Bidayuh Elders 030
Unused card, 5″ x 7″, from “Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo”. The 030 refers to a barcode sticker placed on the card before it was sold. Grade: 1
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Kayan woman working with beads
Continuing a series of unused cards originally sold for the Association for Intellectually Disabled Children in Sarawak. This card is from the “Traditional Sarawak” series, #700. Grade: 1
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A young Iban girl in ceremonial dress of yesteryear
From a series of unused cards originally sold for the Association for Intellectually Disabled Children in Sarawak. This card is from the “Traditional Sarawak” series, #701, Grade: 1
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Longhouse children
From a series of unused cards originally sold for the Association for Intellectually Disabled Children in Sarawak. This card is from the “Traditional Sarawak” series, #703 and several are available. Some use the reference number 703, and some were printed with 703 but someone (at source) added a “B” after 703, Despite this, we are calling all of them Grade: 1
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Jesselton 1911, Greetings from Sabah
We have seven of these unused, contemporary (2011) cards of a city now known as Kota Kinabalu. Grades: 1
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Tuaran, Shangri-La’s Rasa Ria Resort
Four of these unused 4″ x 7-7/8″ cards are available. Grades: 1
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Save the Orangutan … So boring here without you
Unused card dated 2011, Greetings from Sabah. Infant orangutan, the Red Ape, Pongo pygmaeus. Grade: 1
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Thinking of you
Unused card from 2011. Grade: 1
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Sipadan Island
From what we hear, Sipadan is indeed a great dive spot apart from the occasional pirate raid. This card was mailed in 2014, with stamp, illegible postmark, bilingual Mel Udara label, and address label affixed. Grade: 4
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Young Iban with fighting-cock
Unused card #704 from Association for Intellectually Disabled Children, Sarawak. Grade: 1
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I have a nose for details.
Unused 5″ x 7″ Sabah Handicraft Centre card SHC/PC/143. This fellow is identified as a Male Proboscis Monkey. Grade: 1
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Orangutan – The Red Ape – Honey, I saw your relatives in Sabah!
Unused card with “Greetings from Sabah” on the back. Grade: 1
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Kenyah Elder
This is a wonderful character study. Unused 5″ x 7″ card, with a small barcode sticker placed during distribution. Grade: 1
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Sepilok, Orang-utan: I am lonely
Unused 5″ x 7″ card NH-272. Grade: 1
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Jesselton circa 1904
Unused card NH-358, 5″ x 7″, unused. Grade: 1
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Greetings from Sabah, Trek Borneo
Unused card from 2011. Grade: 1
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Batang Ai (Sarawak)
Unused but very heavily aged (foxed) “Scenes of Sarawak” series card 754 from the Association for Intellectually Disabled Children. In here, the Batang Ai Hydro Dam; jungle trekking in the adjacent national park; and a longhouse … Grade: 3-
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Sabah, flora
Unused but aging card SHC/PC/38 (5″ x 7″) showing Phalaenopsis amabilis (Moth orchid), Rafflesia pricei, Nepenthes villosa, and Phalaenopsis violacea (Normah orchid). We hope that helps both you and Google. Grade: 2
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Borneo Flora
Unused, aging Sabah Handicraft Centre card SHC/PC/33 (5″ x 7″) showing Nepenthes kinabaluensis, Rhododendron javanicum, Paphiopedilum rothchildianum. Grade: 1
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Sarawak, Iban longhouse
Unused, somewhat aging 5″ x 7″ card SHC/PC/106 from Sabah Handicraft Centre, ca. 1994. Grade: 2
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I Love Borneo
Unused 5″ x 7″ card SHC/PC/117 from Sabah Handicraft Centre, showing a Proboscis Monkey and an Orang Utan. Card dates from roughly 2003. Grade: 1
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Sarawak, Gunung Mulu, Wind Cave, King’s Room
“Fantastic limestone formations” in the Gunung Mulu National Park. Unused card 741 from the Association for Intellectually Disabled Children’s “Scenes of Sarawak” series. Grade: 1
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Sarawak, a Scene inside a Longhouse
Unused John Hinde card 2SWK8. The caption has to be read to be believed, but the scene is realistic enough. Or was. Grade: 1
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Kuching, Istana
The official residence of Sarawak’s Governor, on a card published by MAS (Malaysian Airline System) and mailed with a postage meter in 1984. Grade: 1
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Mt. Kinabalu from Kota Belud River
Unmailed, but with a message written on the back, and a thumbtack hole. Grade: 5
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Tawau
Mailed in 1979, with stamp and almost-clear postmark, this is a scarce card with a fine old view but the card also has a thumbtack hole in the clouds. Grade: 4
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Kota Kinabalu, Sabah Library
If you collect global library postcards, you can hardly do better than this one: mailed in 1979, with Sabah stamp and postmark. Grade: 1
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Lio Mato (Sarawak), Punans’ Market Day
This unused item measures 6″ x 8″ and does have a caption on the reverse, but we are not certain whether it was meant to be a postcard or just one of a series of high-quality photographs. It definitely is the latter, and could be used as the former, so we’re listing it. Grade: 1
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Skrang (Sarawak), The Little Helper
This unused item measures 6″ x 8″ and does have a caption on the reverse, but we are not certain whether it was meant to be a postcard or just one of a series of high-quality photographs. It definitely is the latter, and could be used as the former, so we’re listing it. Grade: 1
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Mt. Kinabalu
Repeating the caption in full, “One of the Peaks of Mt. Kinabalu from 11,000 feet.” Lazy. The card’s not a great one: mailed with stamp, but unreadable postmark and also a thumbtack hole at the top. Grade: 5
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Jesselton, Post Office
An old, unused, real-photo postcard with no caption. So we asked our good friend who knows Sabah well, and he confirmed this is (was) the old post office in Jesselton, now Kota Kinabalu. Grade: 1
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Sarawak, an Iban War Dance
Unused, very Borneo postcard. Grade: 1
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Sarawak, Kelabit Elder
Unused card from Scenes of Sarawak Series (#731), no doubt authentically captioned even if this gentleman looks as if he just stepped out of his office to pose for the photo. Grade: 1
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Market Day, Sarawak
Unused, unattributed card. Grade: 1
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Sarawak, Penan with Headdress
… and that headdress is made from hornbill feathers, as shown on this unused card #735 from the “Borneo People Series” issued by the Association for Intellectually Disabled Children in Sarawak. Grade: 1
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Sarawak, Collection of Human Skulls
Essentially the same card, same reference number (#506) as our entry 20316986, same source, but this card has no border. Unused. Grade: 1
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Kuching, Semenggoh, Orang Utans
Unused card 780 from the “Scenes of Sarawak Series”. Grade: 1