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