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Penang, Houses on Stilts
Now known more for condos — not on stilts — Penang seems to have become an international hot spot. You wouldn’t know it from this postcard, mailed from Singapore (not Malaysia!) in 1973, with two different stamps and postmark. Grade: 3
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Batu Maung
On the card is what you might have associated with Batu Maung in the late 70s when this card was likely mailed from Brunei (not Malaysia), with a Brunei stamp and rubber-stamped Brunei address. However we take this opportunity to condense some words from Wikipedia to demonstrate what can happen. Read on: “Batu Maung is a residential neighbourhood near the southeastern tip of Penang Island, and adjacent to the town of Bayan Lepas and the Penang International Airport. Batu Maung is home to the island terminus of the Second Penang Bridge and the southern end of the Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway. It is also surrounded by fishing villages. Formerly an agricultural village, the development of Batu Maung into a residential neighbourhood began in the late 20th century; part of the Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone lies within the township, which also houses the headquarters of WorldFish Center and a deepwater fishing port.” Evolution indeed. Grade: 3
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Penang, Tanjong Bungah
Mailed in 1973, but from Brunei (not Malaysia!), with stamp and postmark and rubber-stamped address. Grade: 3
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Sunset on Coastal Region
We’re guessing late 1980s or early 1990s for this card to have been posted from Thailand (not Malaysia!) with stamp and full if hard-to-decipher postmark, along with red air mail chop. Some creasing at the lower right corner. Grade: 3
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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
