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A stamp showing a map of Malaya issued on May 5, 1957. The Malaya Federation began issuing stamps on May 5, 1957, in preparation for independence from Great Britain in the same year. The four stamps of the first series were inscribed "Federation of Malaya" and depicted the coat of arms, and map of the state.
5 February: Rare Flowers Joint Issue Stamp Malaysia-China; 9 March: Species of Snakes in Malaysia; 13 April: Express Rail Link; 24 April: 17th World Orchid Conference; 25 April: Installation of His Majesty the 12th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin; 25 April: Special Edition - Their Majesties Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (Series I)
The first revenue stamp issued in the Straits Settlements was an East India postage stamp overprinted S.S. in a diamond. Only about 20 copies are known to exist of this stamp, making it very rare. On 1 April 1867, the Settlements became a British Crown Colony and so Indian revenues were issued overprinted with a crown and a new value in cents.
In 1944–45, during the Japanese occupation, various pre-war stamps were handstamped Dai Nippon 2602 Malaya for use as revenues in Pahang. The overprint was applied to the $25 Pahang revenue stamp issued in 1936, as well as to postage-and-revenue stamps of the Straits Settlements and the states of Kedah, Perak and Selangor.
Stamps sell at a considerable premium if they are in this condition. Lightly hinged (LH) is a mint stamp which was hinged but only slightly disturbed. Heavily hinged (HH) is a mint stamp which was hinged and damaged in the process. Hinge remaining (HR) is a mint stamp which has part of a stamp hinge on the back.
1856 British Guiana One-Cent Magenta. $9.48 million. Known to philatelists as the "Mona Lisa of stamps," the British Guiana One-Cent Magenta is the world's most famous rare stamp.
Category: Postage stamps of Malaysia. 1 language. ... List of Malaysian stamps This page was last edited on 13 August 2015, at 07:28 (UTC). ...
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