| 23rd July 1895 | J.C. Robinson instituted postal service to Labuan and 10 stamps were issued |  |
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| 1906 | Sultan Mohamed Jemel-ul-Alam installed as 26th Sultan of Brunei | |
| May 1906 | M.H.S. McArthur appointed British Resident | |
| 1st October 1906 | Post office opened in Brunei Town Labuan stamps overprinted for use in Brunei |
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| 26th February 1907 | First definitive stamp issued. |  |
| 12th June 1908 | Definitive stamp colours changed complying with UPU regulations |  |
| 1st January 1916 | Brunei joined the Universal Postal Union | |
| 31st March 1922 | First commemorative stamps issued for Malaya - Borneo Exhibition |  |
| 1st February 1923 | New postage rates announced for Straits Settlements Postal Union and British Empire | |
| February 1924 | Multiple Script CA watermark introduced New definitive design introduced for 6c and 12c values. |
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| 1935 | First registered envelope issued | |
| 1938 | Empire Air Mail service introduced | |
| 16th December 1941 | Japanese invade Brunei | |
| October 1942 | Oerprinted stamps issued by Japanese |  |
| June 1945 | Australians liberated Brunei | |
| 17th December 1945 | British Military Administration opened post offices in Brunei Town and Kuala Belait North Borneo and Sarawak BMA stamps issued | |
| 2nd January 1947 | New Brunei definitive stamps issued |  |
| 1950 | Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin installed | |
| 1st March 1952 | New definitive stamps issued showing new sultan |  |
| 24th September 1958 | New watermark introduced Multiple St Edward's Crown Block CA | |
| 5th October 1967 | Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin abdicated Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'azzidin Waddaulah installed | |
| 1st August 1968 | Coronation of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'azzidin Waddaulah |  |
| 4th October 1972 | Brunei Town renamed Bandar Seri Begawan |  |
| 15th July 1974 | New definitive stamps issued showing Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah |  |
| 30th November 1974 | New watermark introduced Multiple Crown CA Diagonal | |
| 23rd February 1976 | First stamp booklet issued. | |
| 1977 | First air letter sheets issued | |
| 1st January 1984 | Independence Name changed to Brunei Darussalam |
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| 23rd December 1986 | New definitive stamps issued bearing name Brunei Darussalam |  |
| 9th October 1996 | New definitive stamps issued. |  |
More detailed information on the postal history of Brunei is contained in
Edward Proud's book "The Postal History of British Borneo"