Watch List notes:

MALAYA ETC, Japanese occupation issues in a red Lighthouse stock book together with two Hagner sheets and one album leaf and loose stamps in celaphone envelopes; an extensive collection with much duplication with many rare types present, including some multiple blocks, the single framed overprint series was heavily forged and most of the very rare types in this collection are probably forgeries, noted red inverted chopnoted a 2c green Straits issue (illustrated), Straits Settlement issues much duplicated values to $5; also similar large quantity of single framed overprint on Negri Sembilan and the other issuing states; quantities of SG type 16 O/P including double and inverted O/P on 2c Straits Settlements SG J224a and b, noted similar O/P on 2x4 $5 Perak genuine? (SG J205 one block illustrated); noted similar lots (8) on $1 and (8) on 50c Straits issue with type 13 O/P (Penang) (SG J65, J66) genuine?; quantities of type 2 O/P, on Straits issues, Negri Sembilan, eg. 40c Straits (15) (SG J156); also Perak issues 8c scarlet (@40) (SG J195) and many more needing close inspection as many are believed to be latter forgeries; also quanties to 70c of 1943 pictorials; quantities of Postage Dues, Malaya Union and Johore with type 2 O/P; similar selections with Japanese O/P for North Borneo, Brunei (block on piece used illustrated); and Sarawak; a very interesting lot. Mint/ MUH and used. (many 100s)

Ex J.P. Melick Collection.