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A 1905 stamp of the Federated Malay States. In 1896, the Federated Malay States were formed. 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.
The Federated Malay States (FMS, Malay: Negeri-Negeri Melayu Bersekutu, Jawi: نݢري٢ ملايو برسکوتو) was a federation of four protected states in the Malay Peninsula — Selangor, Perak, Negeri Sembilan and Pahang — established in 1895 by the British government, and which lasted until 1946.
30 May: Traditional Malay Weapons; 23 June: 20th Anniversary of Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union; 29 October: Official Opening of the Kuala Lumpur General Post Office; 15 November: Installation of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Iskandar; 12 December: Hibiscus of Malaysia
The Federated Malay States was the first instance of federalism being introduced in the Malay Peninsula. Penang , Malacca and Singapore were ruled as part of the Straits Settlements . In Borneo, British North Borneo joined the federation as the state of Sabah , along with a briefly independent Raj of Sarawak as the state of Sarawak .
From 1896 to 1899 postage stamps showing tigers or elephants were overprinted Judicial or JUDICIAL while dual-purpose postage & revenue stamps were used for other fiscal purposes. In 1900 a postage stamp was issued overprinted Three Cents Revenue only for fiscal use, and later that year Federated Malay States revenues began to be used. Between ...
The unfederated Malay states in blue The Federated Malay States (FMS) in yellow The British Straits Settlements in red. British policy in the late 19th and the early 20th century had been the centralisation of the Federated Malay States (FMS), which was headed by the High Commissioner, who was also the governor of the Straits Settlements. All ...
The list includes any kind of governmental entity or officially approved organisation that has issued distinctive types of stamp for postal purposes. These include post offices in foreign countries and postal services organised by military occupations, international organisations, colonies, provinces, city-states and some revolutionary movements.
The first inaugural set of postage stamps was introduced in 1901. The Federated Malay States Posts and Telegraphs Department was formally created on 1 January 1905 with the merger of the postal and telegraph services of Perak, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, and Pahang.