Malaya (Kelantan)
Chapter overview
For Acknowledgments see the main Asia page
Currency
- Revenue (catalogue numbers prefixed R)
- Revenue usage of Postage stamps (catalogue numbers prefixed S)
For Acknowledgments see the main Asia page
Currency
- (Until 1967) 100 cents = 1 Straits / Malayan / Malaya & British Borneo dollar
- (Since 1967) 100 cents (sen) = 1 Malaysian dollar (ringgit)
Revenue
R1
1937. Sultan Ismail. 22 x 34½ mm. Wmk Multiple Script CA. Perf 12. Printed (recess) by Bradbury Wilkinson in sheets of 100.
R1. $25 brown and green
Printings (details from Crown Agents Requisition books):
R1. $25 brown and green
Printings (details from Crown Agents Requisition books):
- Req 327 (sent to Malaya 21st May 1937): $25 (22 sheets)
R11/13
1950. Buffalo ploughing with inset portrait of Sultan Ismail. 38½ x 25 mm. Wmk Multiple Script CA. Perf 12½. Printed (recess) by Waterlow in sheets of 30.
R11. $25 purple-brown and scarlet
R12. $100 ultramarine and violet
R13. $250 green and black
Printings (details from Crown Agents Requisition books):
R11. $25 purple-brown and scarlet
R12. $100 ultramarine and violet
R13. $250 green and black
Printings (details from Crown Agents Requisition books):
- Req 2517/1 (sent to Malaya 7th July 1950): $25 (437 sheets), $100 (417 sheets), $250 (421 sheets)
Revenue usage of Postage stamps
Note: for ease of reference, numbering follows the Stanley Gibbons Part 1 catalogue throughout this section. Values listed here are those recorded as having been used for revenue purposes.
S2/12 and S17/22
1911-28. Arms of Kelantan. Perf 14. Ordinary paper (1c to 10c) or chalk-surfaced paper (others). Printed (typo) by De La Rue.
a) Wmk Multiple Crown CA (1911-15)
S2. 3c red
S8. 50c black and orange
S9. $1 green and emerald
S9a. $1 green and brown (1915)
S10. $2 green and carmine
S11. $5 green and blue
S12. $25 green and orange
b) Wmk Multiple Script CA (1921-28)
S17. 4c black and red (1922)
S18. 5c green and red on pale yellow (1922)
S20. 10c black and mauve
S22. 50c black and orange (1925)
a) Wmk Multiple Crown CA (1911-15)
S2. 3c red
S8. 50c black and orange
S9. $1 green and emerald
S9a. $1 green and brown (1915)
S10. $2 green and carmine
S11. $5 green and blue
S12. $25 green and orange
b) Wmk Multiple Script CA (1921-28)
S17. 4c black and red (1922)
S18. 5c green and red on pale yellow (1922)
S20. 10c black and mauve
S22. 50c black and orange (1925)
S39a
1935-40. Sultan Ismail. Perf 12. Wmk Multiple Script CA. Printed (recess).
a) 21½ x 29½ mm, printed by De La Rue (1935)
S39a. $1 blue (perf 14)
a) 21½ x 29½ mm, printed by De La Rue (1935)
S39a. $1 blue (perf 14)
S40/52
b) 22 x 34½ mm, printed by Bradbury Wilkinson (1937-40)
S40. 1c grey-olive and yellow
S41. 2c green
S42. 4c scarlet
S43. 5c red-brown
S44. 6c lake
S46. 10c purple
S48. 25c vermilion and violet
S49. 30c violet and scarlet
S51. 50c grey-olive and orange
S52. $1 violet and blue-green
S40. 1c grey-olive and yellow
S41. 2c green
S42. 4c scarlet
S43. 5c red-brown
S44. 6c lake
S46. 10c purple
S48. 25c vermilion and violet
S49. 30c violet and scarlet
S51. 50c grey-olive and orange
S52. $1 violet and blue-green
S69/81
1951-55. Sultan Ibrahim portrait in oval with palm trees at sides. Wmk Mult Script CA. Perf 17½ x 18. Chalk-surfaced paper. Printed (typo) by De La Rue.
S69. 10c magenta
S78. 50c black and blue
S79. $1 blue and purple
S81. $5 green and brown
S69. 10c magenta
S78. 50c black and blue
S79. $1 blue and purple
S81. $5 green and brown
S91a, S92 and S102
1957-63. Pictorial designs with portrait of Sultan Ibrahim. Wmk Multiple St Edward's Crown Block CA. Perf 13 x 12½ (1c to 8c), 12½ x 13 (10c, 20c), 13 x 11½-12½ (50c), 13½ ($1), 11½-12½ x 13 ($2, $5). Printed (recess) by De La Rue.
S91a. 50c black and blue (perf 12½ x 13) (1960)
S92. $1 ultramarine and reddish purple
1961-63. Pictorial designs but now with portrait of Sultan Yahya Petra. Wmk Multiple PTM. Perf 13 x 12½ (4c) or 12½ x 13 (20c). Printed (recess) by De La Rue.
S102. 20c blue (1962)
S91a. 50c black and blue (perf 12½ x 13) (1960)
S92. $1 ultramarine and reddish purple
1961-63. Pictorial designs but now with portrait of Sultan Yahya Petra. Wmk Multiple PTM. Perf 13 x 12½ (4c) or 12½ x 13 (20c). Printed (recess) by De La Rue.
S102. 20c blue (1962)
