page_title: Postage stamps and postal history of Brunei
section_title: World War II
hierarchical_section_title: Postage stamps and postal history of Brunei / World War II
caption_attribution_description: English: Stamp of Brunei overprinted for Japan occupation, 1944, $3 on 1c.
context_page_description: This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Brunei.
  Brunei is located on the north coast of the island of Borneo, in Southeast Asia. Its coastline with the South China Sea is the only portion that is not bounded by another country; the state of Sarawak, Malaysia surrounds the country and it is divided into two portion by Limbang, which is part of Sarawak.
context_section_description: Brunei was occupied by the Japanese forces in January 1942 until liberation in June 1945. During the occupation, overprinted and un-overprinted stamps of Brunei were used as well as stamps of Japan. 
  Following liberation, stamps of North Borneo and Sarawak were overprinted "BMA" (British Military Administration).
caption: A stamp issued during the Japanese occupation of Brunei, 1944.
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