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Kota Kinabalu, sunset at sea
S.W. Singapore card KK6533, mailed from KK in 1990 with Sabah stamp, orange postal bar coding, and a fully legible postmark that missed the stamp entirely. Grade: 3
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Sabah, Mt. Kinabalu, Low’s Peak summit
Though these cards of Mt. Kinabalu’s various peaks all start to look the same, they’re not. This is S.W. Singapore card KK6846, and three are available. All were mailed, each with stamp. Two have readable postmarks (Grades: 2, $3.50) and one has an illegible postmark together with orange bar coding (Grade: 3, $3).
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Mt. Kinabalu, Sayat Sayat
S.W. Singapore card KK6851 shows this camp at 12,500′, with Donkey’s Ears in the background. Card was mailed in 1991, with stamp and illegible postmark. Grade: 3
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Mt. Kinabalu
The views look the same and the caption writers struggle to describe them differently. This S.W. Singapore card KK6852 just says “Mt. Kinabalu, over 12,000 ft.” Well, that’s true. Mailed in 1991, with Sabah stamp and partial postmark, as well as orange postal bar coding. Grade: 2
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Mt. Kinabalu, Low’s Peak summit (Sabah, Malaysian Borneo)
In this bleak view of the Low’s Peak summit (13,455′), two S.W. Singapore cards KK6853 are available. One has two Sabah stamps, mostly legible postmark, and orange postal bar coding (Grade: 1, $4) while the other was stamped and mailed but without any postmark so we must downgrade the card to Grade: 4 ($2).
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Sandakan, city area
S.W. Singapore card SD 7316 was written for mailing but not stamped, so it probably went in an envelope. Grade: 4
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Miri, Niah Cave
Excellent Borneo postcard with all the right elements in place. It’s S.W. Singapore card MR7482, barely aged, very minor latent creasing, Sarawak stamp and full Kuching postmark from 1991. Hard to get everything right like this. Grade: 1
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Sarawak, beautiful Dayak girls (sic)
S.W. Singapore sometimes got mixed up in their captions. This card KC7488 of course only shows one girl, at her Sarawak Long House. Card mailed in 1991 with Sarawak stamp and full Kuching postmark. Nice. Grade: 1
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Penang, ferry boat plying
Three mailed cards are available, from S.W. Singapore (P7657). All three have a stamp and nearly complete postmark. Two are Grades: 1 ($8) and one is Grade: 2 ($5).
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Kota Kinabalu, National Mosque
S.W. Singapore card KK7668 was mailed in Sabah in 1991; the stamp is there, with orange postal bar coding, but no postmark. Grade: 4
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Kota Kinabalu, mosque
This is S.W. Singapore card KK7675, like a mirror image of their card KK7668, but this time it’s only called a mosque, not the “national mosque.” Whatever. Two of these are available. One was mailed with a Negeri Sembilan stamp and illegible postmark in 1990 (Grade: 2, $3) and the other has a red Express Mail sticker affixed, three stamps, mostly legible Sabah postmark (Grade: 1, $5).
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Sabah, national park rest house
Two cards are available, S.W. Singapore KK7760. The view would seem to be that of the rest house complex at Mt. Kinabalu. The cards were written for mailing, but not stamped. Grades: 4
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Kota Kinabalu, city centre
Written but unstamped S.S. Singapore card KK 7764. Grade: 4
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Kota Kinabalu, Sabah Library, Senter
S.W. Singapore card KK7765, mailed in KK in 1990 with stamp and faint postmark. Grade: 2
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Kota Kinabalu, Sabah Library
S.W. Singapore card KK7766, written for mailing but not stamped. Grade: 4
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Kuala Lumpur, Lake Garden
Aging but still nice S.W. Singapore card K.L. 7803, stamped and with full 1986 postmark. Grade: 1
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Johore Bahru, Commercial Centre
S.W. Singapore card JB 7821 was mailed in 1990 with commemorative sign language stamp, orange postal bar coding, and full Kota Tinggi, Johor, postmark. Grade: 2
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Johore Bahru, The new Customs building
Aging S.W. Singapore card JB 7822 with Johor stamp and unreadable postmark. Note once again that we follow spellings as used on the cards and the stamps, which is why you may often see “Johor” and “Bahru” in multiple variants. Grade: 3
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Tawau, Chester Street
Yes, another S.W. Singapore card (TW7845), mailed in 1991 with Sabah stamp, partial postmark, and some white correction fluid in message area. Grade: 3
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Penang Hill, view of the Hill Railway
Three mailed S.W. Singapore cards are available (P7873), from 1986, each with Kedah stamp and mostly but not entirely readable postmarks. Grades: 1
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Sarawak, Sea Dayaks are excellent rowers
Really nice mailed S.W. Singapore card SR7903, Sarawak stamp and full 1991 Kuching postmark. Among semi-contemporary cards (not ancient) you can hardly do better. Grade: 1
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Johore Bahru, a busy street
This S.W. Singapore card JB 7905 went out from Johor in 1990 with stamp and mostly legible postmark. We will resist commenting on how busy the street is. Grade: 1
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Johore Bahru, a busy street
Another of JB’s busy streets, in S.W. Singapore card JB7906, mailed in 1990 with Johor stamp and full postmark. Grade: 1
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Genting Highlands Hotel, night view
S.W. Singapore card KL7906 of Malaysia’s only hotel/casino complex, mailed in 1986 with Selangor stamp and full but hard-to-read postmark. Grade: 1
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Sarawak 2nd Division, dancing
The Borneo of our childhood was exotic, remote, unreachable, inconceivable. Now what? Hydroelectric dams, logging, Hyatts? Well, we won’t go into that in detail here. S.W. Singapore card SR 7907, with Sarawak stamp, full Kuching 1991 postmark, in outstanding condition. More the old Borneo than the new. Grade: 1
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Kuala Lumpur, Parliament House
Two S.W. Singapore cards KL7908 are available, both mailed. One is Grade: 1 ($3) and the other is Grade: 3 ($2).
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Lahad Datu, commercial centre
Another card written for mailing but not stamped. S.W. Singapore DT 7910. Grade: 4 (but the front is perfect).
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Tawau
S.W. Singapore card TW 8001 written for mailing, but not. Grade: 4
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Tawau, business centre
S.W. Singapore card TW 8002, written for mailing, but no stamp. Grade: 4
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Tawau, business centre
S.W. Singapore card TW 8003, written for mailing, but no stamp. Grade: 4
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Kota Kinabalu, commercial centre
Two S.W. Singapore cards KK 8003 are available. One was mailed from Tuaran in 1991 with Sabah stamp and legible postmark, along with orange postal bar coding (Grade: 3, $4). The other was written for mailing but not stamped or postmarked (Grade: 4, $3).
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Johore Bahru, Istana of Johore
S.W. Singapore card JB 8008, mailed in 1986 with Johor stamp and partial postmark. Grade: 1
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Johore Bahru, water-front
S.W. Singapore JB 8009, upper right corner crunching, mailed from Johore but postmark is not really legible. Grade: 3
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Johore Bahru, coast
Almost identical to previous card 20316850, but that one was called “water-front” and this one is called “The coast.” Three S.W. Singapore JB 8011 are available, mailed in 1990, each with Johor stamp and partial postmark. Grades: 2
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Johore Bahru Park
S.W. Singapore card JB8012, mailed in 1986 with Johor stamp and fully legible postmark. Grade: 1
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Kuala Lumpur, city centre
Aged, stained S.W. Singapore card KL8101 from 1986, with stamp but no legible postmark. Major ink transfer on the front. Grade: 4
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Labuan, a busy street
We have to hand it to the S.W. Singapore caption writers–they had a good sense of humour. Card LB8101, written for mailing but not stamped. Grade: 4
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Kota Kinabalu, Bird’s Eye View
Beginning a short sequence of S.W. Singapore cards. This is KK 8101, written for mailing but not stamped or postmarked. Otherwise the front is fine. Grade: 4
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Kuala Lumpur, city centre
Again, S.W. Singapore, KL8102, mailed in 1986 with Johor stamp and partial postmark. The front of the card is OK but the reverse is aging heavily. Grade: 3
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Kuala Lumpur, city centre
S.W. Singapore KL8103, mailed in 1991 with folded stamp and illegible postmark. Front of card is OK. Grade: 3