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| Key: | 1600   |
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| Group: | British |
| Volume: | 12 |
| Issued: | 253 Stamps / end of 1999 |
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Area - 124,967 sq.km; Capital - Kuching
Located in the northwestern part of the Borneo island. In 1841, James Brooke, a
British officer, purchased a territory on which he established the state of
Sarawak (a small part of today's area) and declared himself the Rajah. In 1888
it became a British Protectorate, occupied by the Japanese between 1941-45. In
1946 it became a British colony and since 1963 within Malaysia. Stamp issuing
started in 1869. Now very low production, about 7 in a decade issued by the
Federation of MALAYSIA.
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| Inscriptions |
SARAWAK
MALAYSIA SARAWAK
Japanese script overprinted on stamps of Sarawak
B M A overprinted on stamps of Sarawak
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SARAWAK
Brooke Family Adm. -1946
British Military Adm. 1945
Crown Colony 1946-63
State of Malaysia 1963-
Japanese Occupation 1941-45
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| Currency |
100 Cents = 1 Dollar
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Malaysia
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