Sabah

Sabah is the former North Borneo in the northeast corner of the island of Borneo. It is a state of Malaysia.

North Borneo/Sabah became independent in August 1963 and soon joined the Malaysian Federation. 
 * In July 1964, North Borneo stamps were overprinted SABAH.
 * In 1965, the flowers definitives in the design used by all Malaysian states was issued.
 * In 1971, the butterflies definitives were released in typography. In 1977, five photogravure values were issued.
 * In 1979, new flower types were issued. Three unwatermarked values were issued in 1983-85.
 * In 1986, the agriculture definitives were issued, perf 12. Three values perf 15x14½ or perf 14 were released sometime later.
 * In 2007, the flowers and arms definitive series was issued, perf 14½x14. In 2016, they were issued in perf 14.
 * In 2018, the wild orchid definitives were released.



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