Malaya Japanese Occupation 1942 (23 Apr) Malacca 50c black Postage Due, with lower right portion of type 10 seal, SGJD16.
A very fine used cancelled to order example with large part Malacca type D26 circular date stamp, dated "7 30 2602".
This is one of the rarest of all Japanese Occupation Malayan postage due stamps. Very few examples survive with clean cancellations and intact overprints. The red seal is often faint or partial, making this example, with a clear partial seal and readable date, particularly attractive.
Accompanied with a British Philatelic Association (BPA) certificate of authenticity (2016).
Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £3,250.
Further information:
The Japanese Occupation (1942–1945): After the fall of Singapore and rapid Japanese military advances through Southeast Asia, the occupying forces quickly sought to control communications and postal systems, not only for propaganda and censorship purposes but also to maintain order and facilitate their administration.
Postage Due stamps: These stamps were used to collect underpaid postage on mail. During the occupation, they were often overprinted with Japanese seals or characters to assert control and legitimacy.
Overprint: Type 10 seal in red, partially struck is one of several types used during the occupation. The overprint on this example represents a rare variation being applied to a high-denomination 50c stamp, which would have been printed in limited numbers and used only on high-value underpaid mail. This would have been extremely uncommon during wartime.
Date format: The circular date stamp uses the Japanese calendar: “2602” = 1942 (Year 2602 of the Japanese Imperial Era, beginning in 660 BC).
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