Labuan 1848-1912

Postal History

1400s – 1846

Sultanate of Brunei

1363 Mohammad Shah ( Awang Alak Betatar ) established the Sultanate of Brunei, which include Labuan

1846 – 1848 

United Kingdom

1846, 18^th December – Treaty of Labuan signed and sealed

1846, 24^th December – Captain Mundy of HMS Iris occupied Labuan
1846 – first Post Office

1848 – 1890 

British Labuan Crown Colony

1848 – James Brooke appointed first Governor
1877, 16^th April – joined Universal Postal Union

1879, May – 1^st Labuan stamps ( Queen Victoria )
1881 – 1^st postal card issued

1879

1880

1883

1885

 

 1892 – engraved, no watermarked

 1885 – 1^st overprinted Labuan stamps with “2 cents”

 

 1894 – lithography, no watermarked

1890 – 1906 

British North Borneo Company

1890, 1^st January – transferred to British North Borneo Company

 

 1894 overprinted North Borneo stamps with “LABUAN”

 1895 overprinted North Borneo stamps with “LABUAN” for “4c, 10c, 20c, 30c & 40c”

1896

  1896 overprinted North Borneo stamps with “1816 | JUBILEE | 1896”

1897

 1897

 1899 overprinted North Borneo stamps with “LABUAN | 4 CENTS”

1990

 
1890 

 

   

1902 

 1904 overprinted North Borneo stamps with “LABUAN | 4 CENTS”

 

 1904

1906 

British Labuan Crown Colony

1906, 1^st January – British Labuan Crown Colony

1907 – 1946 

Straits Settlement

1907, 1^st January – Labuan administered by Straits Settlement as part of Singapore

1912 – Labuan became 4th settlement of Straits Settlement

 1907 overprinted Labuan stamps with “STRAITS SETTLEMENTS”