Sunday, 17 August 2025

Variations of the Labuan D8 cancellation

 

The double ring Labuan D8 cancellation was used during the administration by the Straits Settlements between January 1910 and August 1913. In common with Straits cancellations of that period, it has a time or letter code which is sometimes omitted even though I do not have an example to show it here. The known letters used are A,B,C,D and E.


D8 code A

D8 code B

D8 code C

This D8 code C on North Borneo were used on a paquebot cover which landed at Labuan before being transmitted onwards.

Similarly, these stamps with D8 code D were on a paquebot cover.

This code D is included because Straits perfin stamps used at Labuan are rare. This is a Borneo Company Limited perfin. 


A postcard sent from Switzerland on 1-VIII 11, transited Singapore 25 AU 1911 and arrived at Labuan on 5 SE 1911 with D8 code E.


This is another postcard sent from Switzerland c/o the same person in July 1913. It arrived at Labuan on 5 AU 1913 D8 code E and then redirected to Jesselton North Borneo on the next day with a B code cancel. There are also faint Singapore and Jesselton cancellations.