Auction #40 Malaya Stamps

1895 First issue 1/2c. brown, 1c. brown-lake, 3c. blue, 5c. blue-green and 10c. orange-red used in combination with Labuan 1894 6c., 12c. and 18c. on two large parts of a registered cover to "C.D. Pead Esq./67 New Cross Road, Hatcham, London", tied by "BRUNEI/22/JUL/1895" and Labuan (July and August) datestamps respectively, with London 'Sept.' arrival datestamps on front and back. Center of envelope missing and Brunei stamps with several short/missing perfs (scissors cut) but still a scarce combination franking from the well-known "Pead" correspondence.