Fiscal Heaven 3

These are inverted versions of relatively uncommon fiscal perfins of North Borneo. They do not show up that well with an ordinary scan. With background illumination and photography, the details are clearly evident. The photos were taken using a Samsung Galaxy phone.

Scanned version of a inverted "Judicial" perfin.

Photo taken by placing stamp on lamp shade and then edited accordingly with photoshop.

This is with background daylight suspended in a transparency.

Scanned version of a inverted "Revenue" perfin.

With lamp shade in the background.

With a background of natural daylight.

Christmas Treat 2013: Fiscal Heaven 2

The cancellation for The Sabah Steamship Co. Ld / Incorporated at Sandakan / B.N.Borneo. This was founded by Harry Pfort, a former Blue Funnel ship captain. See Europe and the Maritime World: A Twentieth Century History page 66.

This could be the cancellation for The Residency of Kudat or of Sillam. I fancy the latter as it is in red.

I have shown the lower part before. Recently acquired the cancellation on the 1892 1c overprint and this cancellation is probably more uncommon on the lower values.

Lastly, season's greetings and best of luck philatelically for the coming year. Proud's book is the reference text for postal history of our territories.