Malaya (Malacca)
Chapter overview
For Acknowledgments see the main Asia page
Currency
- Impressed revenue stamps (catalogue numbers prefixed Z)
- 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)
Impressed revenue stamps
1940. 16½ x 20 mm, inscribed ENTERTAINMENTS DUTY PAID. Perf 15 x 14. No watermark. Printed the FMS Survey Department.
Z1. 10c ultramarine and green
Z1. 10c ultramarine and green
Revenue
1950. King George VI. xxx mm. Wmk Multiple Script CA. Perf 13. Printed (typo) by De La Rue in sheets of 50.
R1. $25 red and brown
R2. $100 purple and blue
R3. $250 black and green
Printings (details from Crown Agents Requisition books):
R1. $25 red and brown
R2. $100 purple and blue
R3. $250 black and green
Printings (details from Crown Agents Requisition books):
- Req 1290/1 (sent to Malaya 21st & 22nd November 1950): $25 (252 sheets), $100 (252 sheets), $250 (247 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.
1948. Royal Silver Wedding.
S1. 10c violet
S2. $5 brown
S1. 10c violet
S2. $5 brown
1949-52. King George VI 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.
S12. 25c purple and orange
S13. 40c red and purple
S14. 50c black and blue
S15. $1 blue and purple
S16. $2 green and scarlet
S17. $5 green and brown
S12. 25c purple and orange
S13. 40c red and purple
S14. 50c black and blue
S15. $1 blue and purple
S16. $2 green and scarlet
S17. $5 green and brown
1949. 75th Anniversary of the Universal Postal Union.
S19. 15c deep blue
S21. 50c blue-black
S19. 15c deep blue
S21. 50c blue-black
1954-57. As 1949-52 issue but now with portrait of Queen Elizabeth II.
S35. 50c black and bright blue (1955)
S36. $1 bright blue and brown-purple
S37. $2 emerald and scarlet (1955)
S38. $5 emerald and brown (1955)
S35. 50c black and bright blue (1955)
S36. $1 bright blue and brown-purple
S37. $2 emerald and scarlet (1955)
S38. $5 emerald and brown (1955)
1957. Pictorial designs with portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. 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.
S39. 1c black
S41. 4c sepia
S46. 50c black and blue
S47. $1 ultramarine and reddish purple
S49. $5 brown and bronze-green
S39. 1c black
S41. 4c sepia
S46. 50c black and blue
S47. $1 ultramarine and reddish purple
S49. $5 brown and bronze-green
1960-62. As previous issue but with inset Melaka Tree and Mouse Deer, 10c in new colour. Wmk Multiple PTM. Perf 13 x 12½ (1c to 8c, $2 & $5), perf 12½ x 13 (10c to 50c) or perf 13½ ($1). Printed (recess) by De La Rue.
S57. 50c black and blue
S58. $1 ultramarine and reddish purple
S59. $2 bronze-green and scarlet
S60. $5 brown and bronze-green
S57. 50c black and blue
S58. $1 ultramarine and reddish purple
S59. $2 bronze-green and scarlet
S60. $5 brown and bronze-green
Note: later issues of Malacca / Melaka are also recorded with revenue cancels but are not illustrated here. I have seen the following values:
- 1965 Orchids: x
- 1971 Butterflies: x
- 1979 Flowers: 10c
