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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

Code: 203161095
Price: $3.00
Johor, Causeway, night
Two cards are available. One was written for mailing but then put in an envelope (Grade: 4, $3.50). The other was mailed in 1991, has Johor stamp and partial postmark, and a crease in upper right front corner (Grade: 3, $3.50).

Code: 20316110
Price: $3.50
Sarawak, Mouse-deer
Unused card, 4-7/8″ x 6-3/4″. Grade: 1

Code: 203161100
Price: $2.00
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

Code: 203161103
Price: $3.00
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

Code: 203161105
Price: $3.00
Sarawak, Iban longhouse and Skrang River
Unused, aging 5″ x 7″ card SHC/PC/114 from Sabah Handicraft Centre, ca. 1994. Grade: 2

Code: 203161106
Price: $3.00
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

Code: 203161108
Price: $3.00
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

Code: 203161109
Price: $2.00
Malacca, cocoanut plantation
This photo could date back to the 60s or earlier but it’s hard to tell as we see only coconut trees. Six of these are available. Surprisingly they are in identical condition: mailed in 1991, each with a stamp and full postmark. Minor aging on reverses. Grades: 1

Code: 20316111
Price: $4.50
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

Code: 203161110
Price: $3.00
Wildlifes of Borneo
Unused, slightly chaotic 5″ x 7″ card SHC/PC/150 from Sabah Handicraft Centre, dating from approx. 2003. Grade: 1

Code: 203161111
Price: $3.00
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

Code: 203161113
Price: $3.00
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

Code: 203161114
Price: $3.00
Lun Bawang Bamboo Band (Sarawak)
Unused, mildly aged 5″ x 7″ card. Grade: 1

Code: 203161115
Price: $3.00
Malay Hardah Band and Kenyah Sape Players
Sarawak scenes on this unused, local 5″ x 7″ card. Grade: 1

Code: 203161117
Price: $2.00
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

Code: 203161118
Price: $3.00
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

Code: 203161119
Price: $2.00
Genting Highland (sic) Hotel
Card might date from 1970s but was mailed in 1986, with heavily postmarked stamp. A bit of postmark smudging on front. Grade: 3

Code: 20316112
Price: $4.00
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

Code: 203161121
Price: $3.00
Sarawak Pottery
Unused, mildly aging 5″ x 7″ card. Grade: 1

Code: 203161122
Price: $2.00
Kuching, Semonggok Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre, orang utan
Inventive, unused, 5″ x 7″ card — aging just a bit. Grade: 1

Code: 203161123
Price: $3.00
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

Code: 203161125
Price: $3.00
Kuantan, shore
This real-photo card had been blank on the reverse but the writer’s message identifies Peninsular Malaya’s East Coast location. The card was mailed in 1961 with its postmark and a “Singapore Malaya” stamp. The diagonal brown line on the left might have been remnants of a rubber band. Grade: 3

Code: 203161126T
Price: $3.00
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

Code: 203161127T
Price: $14.00
Sarawak, Sea-Dayak Wedding
An early 1960s mailing of this card with Sarawak stamp and partly legible postmark. Grade: 1

Code: 203161128T
Price: $9.00
Sabah, Jesselton Harbour
Mailed in 1973 from Brunei (not Malaysia, but still Borneo) with stamp and postmark. Grade: 3

Code: 203161129T
Price: $8.00
Subang, international airport
Two cards are available, mailed five years apart. One from 1986 has intact Johor stamp, partly legible postmark, some extra pencilled price notation and staining on reverse, and postmark smudging on front (Grade: 3, $4). One from 1991 was mailed with Pahang stamp and mostly illegible postmark, aged more heavily on reverse but front is cleaner (Grade: 3, $5).

Code: 20316113
Price: $5.00
Bandar Kota Bharu, Kelantan
The principal city (“Bandar” in Bahasa Malaysia) of the Malaysian state of Kelantan, “KB” as it is known is a conservative outpost. This card was mailed most likely in the 1970s, and has two different stamps and a large postmark but it also suffers from something — possibly a thick rubber band — having stuck on the reverse. egardless, the front is fine and is a good multi-view snapshot into this remote location. Grade: 4

Code: 203161130T
Price: $7.00
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

Code: 203161131T
Price: $7.00
Penang City, Viewed from the Air
Unused older card whose front is still quite good but whose reverse has blotches of water staining. Grade: 3

Code: 203161132T
Price: $5.00
Penang, Ayer Hitam, Kek Lok Si Temple
Unused Airfoto card, older and with just a shadow of stain on the reverse. Grade: 2

Code: 203161133T
Price: $2.00
Penang, Tanjong Bungah, Sandy Beach
The front of this mailed card is fine; the reverse is not — missing stamp, etc. Grade: 4

Code: 203161134T
Price: $1.00
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

Code: 203161135T
Price: $6.00
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

Code: 203161136T
Price: $7.00
Malay Tapper, Tapping Rubber Tree
During our long tenure in Malaysia, we got the impression that tapping rubber trees was almost exclusively the work for ethnic Indian residents. This fellow looks quite fresh to have been at it for very long. The card was mailed, probably in the early 1960s, with Malaya/Perak stamp, but uncancelled. Grade: 3

Code: 203161137T
Price: $6.00
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

Code: 203161138T
Price: $5.00
Typical Tin Mine
In Perak, where — at one time — tin was king. The A.S.M.K. & Co. card C-27480 was mailed in 1965 with a Malaya/Perak stamp and postmark. Grade: 1

Code: 203161139T
Price: $4.00
Sarawak, Bako National Park
Nice Borneo card mailed in 1997 with commemorative stamp and nearly complete Sarawak postmark. Grade: 2

Code: 20316114
Price: $6.00
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

Code: 203161140T
Price: $1.00
Kuala Lumpur, a Malay Mosque
Mosques should be for all Muslims. The A.S.M.K. & Co. card C-21113 was mailed in 1964, with two different Malaya stamps and clear postmark. The real name of the mosque, by the way, is Masjid Jamek and it used to pinpoint the centre of the city. Grade: 1

Code: 203161141T
Price: $9.00

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