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The stamp was manufactured by Mr Charles Whiting based in London through a lithography process. The letters "J" and "B" appear at the upper left and right corners while the letters "R" and "S" appear at the bottom left and right corners respectively, representing "James Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak".
The first stamps of the Federated Malay States began in 1900, when the stamps of Negri-Sembilan and Perak were overprinted "Federated Malay States". In 1901, a series of stamps of 12 denominations was issued, showing a jumping tiger or an elephants. Stamps of the same designs continued were issued until 1934 in a large number of varieties.
The stamp seal (also impression seal) is a common seal die, frequently carved from stone, known at least since the 6th millennium BC (Halaf culture [1]) and probably earlier. The dies were used to impress their picture or inscription into soft, prepared clay and sometimes in sealing wax .
Per the discussion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gallery of passport stamps by country or territory (2nd nomination), entries in this article are to be moved to Wikimedia Commons. Please refer to the AfD discussion for more information.
Pictorial postage stamps issued for Japanese Malaya in 1943, as well as unoverprinted postage stamps of Japan issued in 1942–43 are known also used as revenues in Malaya. [ 5 ] The states of Johore , Kedah , Kelantan , Pahang , Penang , Perak , Selangor and Trengganu also issued revenue stamps (or dual-purpose postage-and-revenue stamps which ...
The stamp was issued in 1943 with a red border around the rouletting, and in 1944–45 it was reissued without this border. Non-adhesive revenues inscribed Perak Shu Seicho Stamp Fees Paid were also used during the Japanese occupation. [2] Between 1949 and 1952, a set of three $25, $100 and $250 values was also issued, once again showing ...
Wax is used to verify that something such as a document is unopened, to verify the sender's identity (for example with a seal stamp or signet ring), and as decoration. Sealing wax can also be used to take impressions of other seals. Wax was used to seal letters close and later, from about the 16th century, envelopes.