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Postage stamps and postal history of Brunei

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Brunei never issued revenue-only stamps, since dual-purpose postage and revenue stamps were valid for fiscal use. High value stamps such as the $ 25 from the Brunei river series were intended for fiscal purposes but were technically also valid for postage.
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A new set of definitives was issued on 2 January 1947. In 1949 a set was issued celebrating Sultan Ahmed Tajudin's Silver Jubilee. Also in 1949 Brunei issued stamps for the 75th anniversary of the founding of the
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In 1907 a set inscribed "BRUNEI POSTAGE & REVENUE" was issued showing a boat on the River Brunei. This set remained in use until 1949 during which time it went through many different printings.
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The first stamps of Brunei were the 1895 "Star and crescent" set, long considered to bogus but subsequently shown to be genuine, although valid only for mail within the state and to
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were issued featuring Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin which was another long-running series lasting until 1972.
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Since independence on 1 January 1984, Brunei has issued stamps inscribed as "Brunei Darussalam".
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Stanley Gibbons Stamp Catalogue: Commonwealth and British Empire Stamps 1840-1970
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Following liberation, stamps of North Borneo and Sarawak were overprinted "BMA" (
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Stamp of North Borneo, overprint "BMA" (British Military Administration), 1945
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and un-overprinted stamps of Brunei were used as well as stamps of Japan.
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is the only portion that is not bounded by another country; the state of
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in January 1942 until liberation in June 1945. During the occupation,
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Brunei 1906–2006 - A display by the Sarawak Specialists' Society.
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Stanley Gibbons Stamp Catalogue: Brunei, Malaysia & Singapore
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Brunei: The Definitive Issues & Postal Cancellations to 1974
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A stamp issued during the Japanese occupation of Brunei, 1944
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A stamp issued during the Japanese occupation of Brunei, 1942
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In 1906 stamps of Labuan came into use, overprinted BRUNEI.
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Sarawak Stamps During & After the Japanese Occupation
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A Study of Brunei Postage Rates & Charges 1895–1985
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and definitive stamp issues have continued since then.
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Brunei is located on the north coast of the island of
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Index

postage stamps
postal history
Brunei
Borneo
Southeast Asia
South China Sea
Sarawak
Malaysia
Limbang

Sarawak
Labuan





occupied by the Japanese forces
overprinted
British Military Administration
Universal Postal Union
omnibus issue
definitive stamps
commemorative
Brunei Postal Services Department
Postal codes in Brunei



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