North Borneo Three Cents Revenue Stamp - Colonial Postal History #1205 (License: Personal Use)

This black-and-white engraved revenue stamp from North Borneo (c. 1880s) displays a crowned lion atop a shield with a sailing ship, flanked by decorative motifs and bilingual inscriptions (“POSTAGE” and “RÉVENUE”). The denomination “Three Cents” is prominently centered, with Chinese characters on the right and indigenous script on the left, reflecting the region’s multicultural administration under the British North Borneo Chartered Company.

Used on official documents and correspondence to denote tax payment; commonly featured in philatelic exhibitions, historical archives, and collector catalogs targeting colonial-era postal history enthusiasts.