Catalogue
Japanese Invasion Money (J.I.M.), type collection of World War II Japanese invasion money, includes a good range of types from Burma, Malaya, Oceania, Philippines and Sumatra, all different fine-uncirculated. (38)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
J.I.M. Burma, small collection by prefix, all different prefixes one cent (5), five cents, ten cents (7), quarter rupee (6), half rupee, one, five, ten and one hundred rupees, many notes uncirculated (P.9-17). Fine- uncirculated. (25)
Estimate $120
SOLD $80
J.I.M. Malaya, small collection by prefix, all different prefixes, one cent (9), five cents (5), ten cents (7), fifty cents (2), one, five, ten and one hundred dollars plus five dollars with serial number, many notes uncirculated (PM1-M8). Very good-uncirculated. (27)
Estimate $60
SOLD $0
J.I.M. Oceania, small collection by prefix, all different prefixes, half shilling, one shilling (2), ten shillings, one pound (P.1-4). Good fine-uncirculated. (5)
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
J.I.M. Philippines, small collection by prefix, all different prefixes, one cent (5), five cents (4), ten cents (19), fifty cents, one peso (31), five pesos (31), ten pesos (35), one hundred pesos (16), (P.102-105, 109-112). Very good-uncirculated. (142)
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
J.I.M. Philippines, Replacement Notes, small collection by prefix, all different one hundred pesos. Fine-very fine. (6)
Estimate $30
SOLD $0
J.I.M. Sumatra, small collection by prefix, all different prefixes, one cent (6), five cents (5), ten cents (4), half gulden, one gulden (2), many uncirculated. Very fine-uncirculated.
Estimate $70
SOLD $0
(J.I.M.), prefix duplicates a wide range from Burma, Malaya, Oceania, Philippines and Sumatra, virtually all different. Good-uncirculated. (82)
Estimate $60
SOLD $0
Japanese Occupation of Singapore, one dollar lottery ticket, first prize one hundred thousand dollars, drawn on 10th August 2602 (1942), lottery conditions printed on the back in English and Japanese. Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $60
Japanese Occupation of Singapore, Ban Hin Lee Bank Ltd, Singapore, original remittance cheque for four hundred dollars, dated 20th November 1942 (2602), remitted from Penang by telegram dated 9th November 2602, hand signed and initialed, three bank stamps, tied by red Perak 8 cents stamp overprinted Dai Nippon Malaya 2602. A rare cheque from an obscure Singapore based bank. Extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $190
Japanese Occupation of Singapore, The Oriental Telephone & Electric Co. Limited, overprinted SYONAN TELEPHONE BUREAU, bill receipt for twenty seven dollars dated 1/7/2602, paid at the Yokohama Specie Bank Ltd, Cash Department Syonan on 9th July 1942. Crowned telephone logo at left in red together with oval bank stamp and several Chinese chops; Syonan Tokubetu-SI (Municipality of Syonan), notice dated 7th August 2604 (1943) re the unauthorised occupation of alnd at the corner of North Bridge Road and North Boat Quay. Very fine-extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $70
SOLD $40
Japanese Occupation of Singapore, Rent bills and receipts, Estate & Trust Agencies (1927) Limited, D'Almeida Street & Collyer Quay, receipt for forty five dollars, tied with two green Perak 3 cents stamps overprinted Dai Nippon Malaya 2602, a notice of conditions and remarks printed on back; S Ahmad Bin Awad Baswedan, Goodman Road, Singapore, rent receipt for twenty eight dollars, dated 1/1/2603 - 1943 tied with two green Malaya 3 cent occupation stamps with Japanese overprint; rent receipts for forty dollars dated Singapore 18th December 2602 and 1st January 2603 both tied with two greeen Malaya 3 cent occupation stamps with Dai Nippon 2602 Malaya overprints, receipts 'supplied (printed) by Choon Kee, 4 Coleman Street, S'pore'. Very fine. (4)
Estimate $170
SOLD $100
Japanese Occupation of Singapore, Rent bills and receipts, Singapore Building Corporation Ltd ('Singapore' overprinted 'Syonan'), rent receipt for twenty dollars; another Chinese printed rent? receipt printed in black and red tied with 3 cent rubber tapper occupation stamp; another Chinese printed black form (receipt/) unissued; another rent instruction bill? 'Charge Yeifuku Sangyokosi, 66 Arcade Bldg. 4th Floor N/S Collection' with Chinese red chop and ink stamp, printed on the back of the Singapore 'Town Cleansing Department' paper dated '2602' (1942). Very good-very fine. (4)
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
Japanese Occupation of Singapore, Syonan Tokubetu Si, miscellaneous service receipt for two dollars, dated 8/9/2605; hand written receipt dated Syonan, 31st August 2605 from Madam Tan for $475.96 being a loan in payment of Estate General Exxpenses, tied with a brown 5 cents Malaya stamp overprinted in Japanese and '6 cts.'; Syonan Minzi Tihohoin. Syonan-To, claimants certificates in the deceased estate of 'Packirysamy', dated 11th March 2604 signed by a district judge and a receipt of payment for $57.60 for death allowance dated 17th April 2604 with fingerprint of witness. Fine-very fine. (4)
Estimate $70
SOLD $40
Japanese Occupation of Singapore, Syonan Tokubetu Si, miscellaneous service receipt for two dollars, dated 8/9/2605; handwritten receipt dated Syonan, 31st August 2605 from Madam Tan for $46 being a loan in payment of Estate General Expenses, tied with a two 3 cents rubber tapper Japanese occupation stamps'; Chinese printed loan? receipts, first in red print with two 3 cents rubber tapper Japanese occuation stamps, second with red and purple print dated 16/1/03 (2603) tied with two green 3 sen occupation stamps, the third handwritten Chinese receipt? dated 3/11/43 and 2/12/43 (rent receipt?) tied with a brown 5 cents Negri Sembilan Japanese overprint stamp. Fine-very fine. (5)
Estimate $90
SOLD $50
Japanese Occupation of Malaya, various bank cheques, The Chartered Bank of India Australia & China, Penang Branch dated 2602 (1942) Another Penang Branch overprinted 'Conaghan, Wreford & Thornton-A A/c.' Another Taiping, Malaya branch; another 'Singapore' Branch overprinted 'Penang' together with merchants oval stamp 'G.H. Goh, Church St. Penang' bottom right; The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, Penang branch; The Ho Hong Bank Limited, Penang Branch overprinted in red 'Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited, Successors to...' all with 'Stamp Duty Paid' ink rubber or printed stamps, all unissued, interesting group. Very fine-extremely fine. (6)
Estimate $180
SOLD $0
Japanese Occupation of Malaya, various bank cheques, The Chartered Bank of India Australia & China, Penang Branch dated 2602 (1942); Another Penang Branch overprinted 'Conaghan, Wreford & Thornton-A A/c.' Another Taiping, Malaya branch; another 'Singapore' Branch overprinted 'Penang' together with merchants oval stamp 'G.H. Goh, Church St. Penang' bottom right; The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, Penang branch; The Ho Hong Bank Banking Corporation Limited, Successors to...' all with 'Stamp Duty Paid' ink rubber or printed stamps, all unissued, interesting group. Nearly very fine-extremely fine. (6)
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
Japanese Occupation of Malaya, various bank cheques, The Chartered Bank of India Australia & China, Penang Branch dated 2602 (1942); Another Taiping, Malaya branch; another 'Singapore' Branch overprinted 'Penang' together with merchants oval stamp 'G.H. Goh, Church St. Penang' bottom right; The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, Penang branch; The Ho Hong Bank Limited, Penang Branch overprinted in red 'Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited, Successors to...' all with 'Stamp Duty Paid' ink rubber or printed stamps, all unissued, interesting group. Very fine-extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
Japanese Occupation of Malaya - Penang, Summons 'In The Military Administration/Penang Tiho Hoin/District Court (Civil) Jurisdiction' summons dated 11th December 2604, to appear in the Court House at Penang on 15th January 2605, M.P. Kunjappa, a coffee house keeper to answer a claim against K. Gopala Nair. The plaintiff's claim is set out in writing on the back of the document. StampOffice, Penang meter five cent stamp cancel dated ?.XI 1944 and oval 'Dai Nippon Stamp Office Penang' ink rubber stamp dated 11 December 2604 top left corner; together with a request for a subpoena dated 16th February 2605 relating to the same case. Stamp Office, Penang meter twenty five cent stamp cancel dated 16/11/1945 and oval 'Dai Nippon Stamp Office Penang' ink rubber stamp dated 16 February 2605 top right corner. Scarce. Fine-very fine. (2)
Estimate $70
SOLD $40
Japanese Occupation of Malaya - Penang, Indenture 39.5cm x 25cm for the purchase of land on Penang Island, dated 25th June 2603 (1943) between Choong Lye Hock Estates Limited and Lei Sai Leang of Beach Street, Penang, for the amount of $1917.65 in payment of land in the North East District of Penang. Signed and sealed by and in the presence of the Manager and secretary of the estate. A map and additional details of the registration of the land are included on the back. A rare land document of the Japanese occupation period. Fine-very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
Japanese Occupation of Malaya - Jahore State, Government of Jahore, land rents rceipt dated 30.3.2603 (1943) in payment of $36.70 rental; another dated 31.3.2603 in payment of rnt for $124.60; Office of the State Secretary, Johore Bahru, letter of enquiry dated 17th June 2602 regarding the renewal of an auctioneer's licence., Very fine (3)
Estimate $70
SOLD $40
Japanese Occupation - Netherlands East Indies, a selection of receipts on various types of forms issued in Sourabaya, Moefakat centoek dibajar, possibly for rubber dated 4.1.2603, 1.8.2603, 1.11.2603 and 19.8.2604; another hand written receipt dated 2.3.2605, all tied with red Dai Nippon Meterai Tempel 15 sen occupation stamps. Very fine (5)
Estimate $110
SOLD $70
Japanese Occupation - Nethrlands East Indies, a selection of receipts on various types of forms issued in Sourabaya, (2) Moefakat centoek dibajar, possibly for rubber dated 1.3.2603, and 14.10.2603; another hand written receipt dated 25.7.2605, all tied with red Dai Nippon Meterei Tempel 15 sen occupation stamps. Fine-good Very Fine. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Straits Settlements - Singapore, Promissory Note for fifty five SPANISH DOLLARS and 65 cents, dated 18th February 1908 and due on 18th May 1908, bearing interest at 24 per cent per annum after due date, impressed 5 cents duty and purple 5 cents Straits stamp top left corner. A very rare early Singapore promissory note denominated in SPANISH dollars. Several spike and pin holes otherwise nearly Very fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $0
Straits Settlements - Singapore, Promissory Note for five hundred and eighteen dollars and 92 cents, dated 17th February 1908 and due two months after date, bearing interest at 24 per cent per annum after due date, impressed 30 cents duty and green cents Straits stamp top left hand corner. A rare early Singapore promissory note. Several spike and pin holes otherwise Very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $100
Straits Settlements - Singapore, Bills of Exchange from A.S. Mohamed Chouth & Co for 3129 guilders and 50 cents payable to the Netherlands Trading Society dated 3rd April 1908, tied with one dollar, 10 cents and 5 cents Straits stamps; another for 2133 guilders and 75 cents dated 10th April 1908, tied with 50 cents, 25 cents and 5 cents Straits stamps, two early Singapore bills of exchange, several spike and pin holes, otherwise Fine-Very fine (2)
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
Straits Settlements - Singapore, Bills of Exchange from A.S. Mohamed Chouth & Co for 1422 guilders and 50 cents payable to the Netherlands Trading Society dated 21st April 1908, tied with 50 cents and 5 cents Straits stamps; another for 2845 guilders dated 27th April 1908, tied with one dollar and 5 cents Straits stamps, two early Singapore bills of exchange, several spike and pin holes, otherwise Fine-Very fine (2)
Estimate $80
SOLD $40
Straits Settlements - Singapore, Official Assignee in Bankruptcy, receipt for $29.75 dated 17th June 1922 tied with a red 4 cents Straits stamp, merchants receipt Messrs Bun Bee & Co for $158.50 dated 7.10.1930 tied with a mauve 4 cents Straits stamp; The Quarantine and Prevention of Disease Ordinance 1915, vaccination certificates 22.8.1933 and 13.8.1935. Very Good-Fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $0
Straits Settlements - Singapore, Baban Guan, Chinese pawnshop? receipt or document, red printing with severalink stamps and chops, tied with a mauve 4 cents Straits stamp. This document was used as an exhibit 'A' in a court case and is hand dated 25th February 1926, early Singapore document, rare, a number of small holes otherwise fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
Straits Settlements - Singapore, Notary Public documents (2) relating to the non payment of Bills of Exchange and demanding payment on behalf of the Banque de l'Indo Chine and the Straits Borneo Trading Co dated 13.4.1928 and 7.5.1928. A description of the two bills from Bandjermasin, Borneo are given on the back, both documents tied with green Straits 50 cents stamps; Bankruptcy document from the creditors of Chop Nam Seng Heng dated 3rd creditors plus a government bankruptcy stamp, interesting item. Good Very fine (3).
Estimate $70
SOLD $40