Malaysian First Day Cover - Places Of Worship - 21st. November 2016

Malaysia is a melting pot of various races and religions. It is of the most diverse countries in the world where people of different beliefs and culture live together harmoniously. It is very common to see different places of worship such as mosque, temple, church and gurdwara in the same neighborhood or a few hundred meters from each other. In this stamp edition, Pos Malaysia is showcasing a few well-know places of worship which we can track back their places of origin as far as South India, China and Sri Langka. Among them are 1. Masjid Kapitan Keling ( Penang ), 2. Church Of Saint Francis Xavier ( Melacca ), 3. Malaysian Ceylon Saivites Association ( Kuala Lumpur ), 4. Gurdwara  Sahib Shapha ( Kuala Lumpur ) and 5. Perak Cave Temple ( Perak )

MALAYSIAN FIRST DAY COVER - PLACES OF WORSHIP - 21ST. NOVEMBER 2016 

                                                                   

Old And New Stamps Of Thailand ( South East Asia )

Before Siam / Thailand issued its first stamps, mail service was only for the royal family. The earliest recorded mail  from Bangkok dates back to 1836 when an American missionary sent a letter to his father in a stampless cover. The British consular  post office in Bangkok was established by the British in 1858. It ceased to provide service in 1885 when Siam joined the Universal Post and started its own international postal service. Siam issued its first stamps the Solet series on 4th. of August 1883.

1. 1887 - 1891 ( KING RAMA 1 )

2. 1900

3. 1904

4. 1908

5.  1908

6.  1909 - 1910

7.  1910

8.   1912 - 1917

9.  1920

10.  1925 ( KING RAMA VII )

11.  1925 - 1929

12.  1932

13.   1939

14. NEW ISSUE ( KING BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ )

15. NEW ISSUE

16. RECENT ONES

17. RECENT ONES

Stamps Of Cambodia - South East Asia

Cambodia used postage stamps of Indo-China until the early 1950s. In 1949, Cambodia became associated with French Union but  gained independence in 1953 and left the union in 1955.  The first stamps were issued in 1951 with Royaume du Cambodge.  One of the stamps depicted King Norodom Sihanouk.  The National United Front of Cambodia took over Cambodia in 1975 and established Democratic Kampuchea. The new regime allowed no civilian private communication  and so abolished the postal system. Service resumed in the early 1979 when the Vietnam People's Army drove the Khmer Rouge out of Phnom Penh. April 1980 saw the first set of postage stamps being issued after the establishment of the People's Republic of Kampuchea.

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Malaysian First Day Covers - Penang Free School - 21 October 2016

On 6th of February 1816 a committee headed by Reverend Robert Sparke Hutchings then the Colonial Chaplain of the Prince of Wales Island ( Penang ) submitted a proposal for the establishment of a school to the Governor of Penang. The school was open to all children regardless of age and religion. That is how the school got its name. Penang Free school is the oldest school in Malaysia and South East Asia as well. Its first Headmaster was Mr. James Cox. Today we are commemorating Penang Free School for achieving  a 200 Years of Excellence in education.

1. MALAYSIAN FIRST DAY COVER - PENANG FREE SCHOOL - 21 OCTOBER 2016

2. MALAYSIAN FIRST DAY COVER - PENANG FREE SCHOOL - 21 OCTOBER 2016

Stamps Of Laos - South East Asia

Laos is a landlocked country in South East Asia, bordered by Burma and People's Republic of China to the North West, Vietnam to the East, Cambodia to the South and Thailand to the West.  Laos traces back its history to the Kingdom of Lan Xang or land of a million elephants which existed in the 14th century to the 18th century. After a period as a French Protectorate, Laos gained independence in 1953. A long civil war ended officially when the Communist Party Pathet Lao movement came to power in 1975. The first stamps of Laos were issued on 13rd November 1951. Before that stamps of French Indo-China were used.

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Malaysian First Day Covers - Postmen Community - 09 / 10 / 2016

Postmen Community is one of the projects of Sabah and Sarawak Postal Transformation Plan to widen mail coverage and improve delivery services to remote areas. Since its inception in 2010, there are 250 Postmen Communities in Sabah and Sarawak helping to deliver postal items from house to house in the rural areas where normal postmen could not reach. Postmen Community delivers their daily tasks by using different means of transportation depending upon their unique surrounding and logistical challenges. Some of them ride on horses, bicycles, long boats, motorcycles, cars and even walking.

1.  MALAYSIAN FIRST DAY COVER - POSTMEN COMMUNITY - 09 / 10 / 2016

2.  MALAYSIAN FIRST DAY COVER - POSTMEN COMMUNITY - 09 / 10 / 2016

Malaysian First Day Covers - Battle Sites - 15 September 2016

1785 - The Malawati Fort was built by Sultan Salehudin of Selangor ( 1766 - 1782 ). It was once captured by the Dutch in 1784 but later recaptured by the Sultan a year later.
1858 - Libau Rentap Fort was constructed by a legendary Iban warrior at  Bukit Sadok, Sarawak to fight and stop the advancing White Rajah's troops using traditional weapons such as spears, knives and blowpipes.
1941 - After mid-night December 1941, the Japanese launched an amphibious assault on Kota Baru, Kelantan on the East Coast of Malaya marking the beginning of the Pacific War.
1950 - The Bukit Kepong Encounter was a heart-wrenching attack by the Communists Insurgents on an isolated police station in Muar Johore at dawn on 23rd. February 1950 which killed many police personnel and their family members.
1900 - Mat Salleh Fort, marked a series of rebellions led by a Suluk Chieftain of Bajau decendent against the British North Borneo  Company administration from 1894 till 1900.

1. MALAYSIAN FIRST DAY COVER - BATTLE SITES - 15 SEPTEMBER 2016

2. MALAYSIAN FIRST DAY COVER - BATTLE SITES - 15 SEPTEMBER 2016

Malaysian Stamps - Seven Wonders Of Malaysian Flora And Fauna - 18 August 2016

SEVEN WONDERS OF MALAYSIAN FLORA AND FAUNA - 18 AUGUST 2016

Malaysian First Day Covers - Tourist Destinations " Kedah and Kelantan " - 27 July 2016

Kedah is one of the oldest civilizations in South East Asia. Centuries before Borobodur, Angkor Wat and long before Melacca, Kedah's Bujang Valley was a thriving trading capital in this part of the world. Kedah is blessed with unique natural beauty - from mountains, rivers, jungles, paddy fields to islands of ancient myths and legends. Kelantan on the other hand is located on the eastern side of the peninsular. Its charm lies in its peaceful lifestyle, tranquil country scenes, picturesque fishing villages and its rich cultural heritage.

1. MALAYSIAN FIRST DAY COVER - TOURIST DESTINATIONS ( KEDAH AND KELANTAN ) - 27 JULY 2016

2. MALAYSIAN FIRST DAY COVER - TOURIST DESTINATIONS ( KEDAH AND KELANTAN ) - 27 JULY 2016

Malaysian First Day Covers - Malaysian Calligraphy - 28 July 2016

Calligraphy is the visual art of writing by a calligrapher, the artist who possesses the lettering technique using writing instruments such as dip pen or brush to inscribe words. With a long history of craftsmanship and tradition, calligraphy has been used for centuries to convey messages beautifully and elegantly. Besides the Malays with their Arabic calligraphy, the Chinese and the Indians too also preserved their  own language and calligraphic traditions. Today calligraphy continues to flourish in the form of religious art, poetry  writing, commissioned calligraphy art, typography designs, personalized invitations, original hand-lettered logo design, cut stone inscriptions, memorial documents and many more.

1. MALAYSIAN FIRST DAY COVER - MALAYSIAN CALLIGRAPHY - 28 JULY 2016.

2.  MALAYSIAN FIRST DAY COVER - MALAYSIAN CALLIGRAPHY - 28 JULY 2016.

Stamps Of Vietnam Part IV ( South East Asia )

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