'EIGHT CENTS' on 2c red brown used, affixed to a piece, a few short perfs Cat £250 (image available) {U} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £70.40)
Auction UPA 101
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Apr 08, 2026 Europe/London
UPA UPA Auction UPA 101
Wednesday Apr 08, 2026 09:00 Europe/London
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Lot #14019 - north borneo 1883
$1 scarlet, P14, mint with OG. Cat £250 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £140.00)
Lot #14020 - north borneo 1886
½c magenta ovptd 'and Revenue' mint, gum faults Cat £250 (image available) {MH} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £49.60)
Lot #14021 - north borneo 1886
'and Revenue' ½c magenta, 10c blue pen cancelled, the ½c has a small spot Cat £700 {U} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £61.60)
Lot #14022 - north borneo 1886
5c on 8c green perf 12 pen cancelled, fine Cat £400 (image available) {U} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £70.40)
Lot #14023 - north borneo 1886
3c on 4c pink perf 14 fresh m.m., very fine Cat £140 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £61.60)
Lot #14024 - north borneo 1886
5c on 8c green perf 14 fine m.m., minor gum creasing Cat £160 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £61.60)
Lot #14025 - north borneo 1886-87
½d magenta IMPERF block of 4 (horizontally creased) and 1c IMPERF pair, fresh unused no gum. Reprints? Cat. £180 as genuine. (6) (image available) {MH} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £0.99)
Lot #14026 - north borneo 1886-87
8c unused no gum, 1c and 2c used, 1891-92 6c on 10c (red cds), used, some faults. Cat £90 (image available) {MX} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £11.20)
Lot #14027 - north borneo 1888
Coat of Arms Postage & Revenue imperf horiz left marginal pairs ½c-10c (4c right marginal pair) all with gum & u.m. Forgeries Ideal as reference. (9 pairs). {F} [US4] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £23.20)
Lot #14028 - north borneo 1888-1931
Mint collection(93) including 1894 Pictorial set, 1899 '4 CENTS' surcharge set, the $5 and $10 are the cheaper wide surcharge, 1901-05 Protectorate set to $2, 1904-05 '4 cents' surcharge set, mixed condition {CC} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £94.40)
Lot #14029 - north borneo 1888-92
3c (2) unused, ½c to 8c (ex. 6c) duplicated CTO, plus 8c and 10c cds used, 1892 1c on 5c both unused and used. (16) Cat £110 {MX} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £12.80)
Lot #14030 - north borneo 1888-92
1c, 2c, 3c, 4c (corner fault), 8c (torn/defective at top) and 10c (staining at top) IMPERF horizontal pairs, unused no gum. (12) {MH} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £0.99)
Lot #14031 - north borneo 1888-92
25c indigo redrawn, P14, mint with OG. Cat £140 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £60.00)
Lot #14032 - north borneo 1889
$5 with CTO cancel (full gum, possible u.m.) and REVENUE $25 blue with CTO cancel, fine. (image available) {U} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £0.99)
Lot #14033 - north borneo 1891-92
6c on Arms Postage 10c blue fresh mint Cat £60 {MH} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £19.20)
Lot #14034 - north borneo 1891-92
6c on Postage & Revenue 10c blue fresh nused without gum as usual Cat £200 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £79.20)
Lot #14035 - north borneo 1894
pictorials 2c (no gum), 12c, 18c (2) and 24c, faults, o.g. Cat £140 (image available) {MH} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £12.80)
Lot #14036 - north borneo 1894
Crocodile 12c black and blue perf 14½-15 fine used Cat £85 {U} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £0.99)
Lot #14037 - north borneo 1894
25c and 50c (2, one with tony closed tear and one with short perfs at lower right), attractive cds used. (3) Cat £180 (image available) {U} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £0.99)
Lot #14038 - north borneo 1894
50c chalky blue, top marginal, heavily toned, u.m. Also 50c slate-purple, IMPERF, printed double and on reverse, cto 'used'. (image available) {MX} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £13.60)
Lot #14039 - north borneo 18945
Pictorial basic set of 9 cds used (18c with remaindered cancel). (9) Cat £250 {U} [US4] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £23.20)
Lot #14040 - north borneo 1895
Surcharged set, fine mint (5) Cat £200 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £104.00)
Lot #14041 - north borneo 1895
18c black & deep green perf 15 ovpt Postage Due Type D1 upwards,cds used Cat £75 (image available) {U} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £24.80)
Lot #14042 - north borneo 1895-97
Postage Due 2c black and rose lake, 2c black and lake fine used Cat £75 (image available) {PD} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £0.99)
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