Malaya (Negri Sembilan)
Chapter overview
Acknowledgments (see also general acknowedgments on the main Asia page)
Grateful thanks to Andrew Norris for providing a number of scans for this chapter.
Currency
- Judicial (catalogue numbers prefixed J)
- Revenue (catalogue numbers prefixed R)
- Revenue usage of Postage stamps (catalogue numbers prefixed S)
Acknowledgments (see also general acknowedgments on the main Asia page)
- Andrew Norris and Gordon Peters, 'Sungei Ujong: Revenue and Judicial Stamps', The Malayan Philatelist (Vol 26 No 1, January 1985), pp4-7
Grateful thanks to Andrew Norris for providing a number of scans for this chapter.
Currency
- (Until 1967) 100 cents = 1 Straits / Malayan / Malaya & British Borneo dollar
- (Since 1967) 100 cents (sen) = 1 Malaysian dollar (ringgit)
Judicial
Note: J79 of Straits Settlements and J1/6, J16, J36, J38/39 of Federated Malay States are known only used in Negri Sembilan, and it is possible that they were issued only in this state.
J1/1a and J2/2a (top row), J3/6 (middle row), J11/14 (bottom row)
1898-1900 (recorded usage). Negri Sembilan postage stamps (tiger design 1c green and 5c blue, other values tiger's head) overprinted for Judicial use or surcharged also.
a) Overprinted with the letter J in seriffed type, 3½ x 4½ mm
J1. 5c on 1c green
a. With horizontal bar through N Sembilan at top
J2. 10c on 2c dull purple and brown
a. Surcharge figure 1 with long serif
J3. 25c on 5c dull purple and olive-yellow
J4. 50c on 15c green and violet
J5. $1 on 25c green and carmine
J6. $5 on 50c green and black (opt in red)
b) Overprinted JUDICIAL in capitals, 17 x 2½ mm, in red on all values
J11. 5c blue
J12. 10c on 15c green and violet
J13. 50c green and black
J14. $3 on 20c green and olive
Notes:
1. Examples of J1 and J2 are known with Seremban postal cancels, possibly philatelic.
2. A corner marginal example of J2 is known with 10 cents J overprinted in the lower margin as well as on the stamp.
3. Forbin lists a 10c on 2c rose (ie the prowling tiger design) as J1/6 but I am sure this is an error for the tiger's head stamp (J2).
4. Barefoot lists a 5c blue overprinted J in red but I believe this is an error for my J11. He also lists a 10c on 8c and and 15c overprinted as J1/6 but I have not seen these.
Recorded usage: J1 - Oct 1900, J2 - Sep 1898 to Oct 1900, J4 - Jul 1899, J12 - 1900, J13 - Aug 1898, J14 - Oct 1900.
a) Overprinted with the letter J in seriffed type, 3½ x 4½ mm
J1. 5c on 1c green
a. With horizontal bar through N Sembilan at top
J2. 10c on 2c dull purple and brown
a. Surcharge figure 1 with long serif
J3. 25c on 5c dull purple and olive-yellow
J4. 50c on 15c green and violet
J5. $1 on 25c green and carmine
J6. $5 on 50c green and black (opt in red)
b) Overprinted JUDICIAL in capitals, 17 x 2½ mm, in red on all values
J11. 5c blue
J12. 10c on 15c green and violet
J13. 50c green and black
J14. $3 on 20c green and olive
Notes:
1. Examples of J1 and J2 are known with Seremban postal cancels, possibly philatelic.
2. A corner marginal example of J2 is known with 10 cents J overprinted in the lower margin as well as on the stamp.
3. Forbin lists a 10c on 2c rose (ie the prowling tiger design) as J1/6 but I am sure this is an error for the tiger's head stamp (J2).
4. Barefoot lists a 5c blue overprinted J in red but I believe this is an error for my J11. He also lists a 10c on 8c and and 15c overprinted as J1/6 but I have not seen these.
Recorded usage: J1 - Oct 1900, J2 - Sep 1898 to Oct 1900, J4 - Jul 1899, J12 - 1900, J13 - Aug 1898, J14 - Oct 1900.
J21/23
1901 (recorded usage). Stamps of other Malayan territories overprinted JUDICIAL N.S. and surcharged also, with cancelling bars through previous face values.
a) On postage and revenue stamps of FMS, previously overprinted on Perak
J21. 25c on $2 green and carmine
J22. 50c on $1 green and pale green
b) On revenue stamp of Sungei Ujong, previously overprinted on Straits Settlements
J23. $1 on $5 green and purple
Notes:
1. I assume that the overprint and surcharge on J21/23 were applied in a single operation but it is possible that JUDICIAL, N.S. and the new value were done separately, in which case stamps might exist with the overprint but not the surcharge or vice versa.
2. Recorded usage: J22 - Aug 1901, J23 - 1901 (according to Norris & Peters).
a) On postage and revenue stamps of FMS, previously overprinted on Perak
J21. 25c on $2 green and carmine
J22. 50c on $1 green and pale green
b) On revenue stamp of Sungei Ujong, previously overprinted on Straits Settlements
J23. $1 on $5 green and purple
Notes:
1. I assume that the overprint and surcharge on J21/23 were applied in a single operation but it is possible that JUDICIAL, N.S. and the new value were done separately, in which case stamps might exist with the overprint but not the surcharge or vice versa.
2. Recorded usage: J22 - Aug 1901, J23 - 1901 (according to Norris & Peters).
Revenue
R1 and R11
1899 (recorded usage). Revenue stamps of Straits Settlements overprinted for use in Negri Sembilan or surcharged also.
a) NEGRI SEMBILAN in capitals
R1. 5c on 3c dull purple and black
b) Negri Sembilan in mixed case
R11. $25 green and green
Recorded usage: R1 - October 1899
a) NEGRI SEMBILAN in capitals
R1. 5c on 3c dull purple and black
b) Negri Sembilan in mixed case
R11. $25 green and green
Recorded usage: R1 - October 1899
R21/22
1936-39. Elephants key type, 30 x 25½ mm, inscribed REVENUE at both sides. Wmk Multiple Script CA. Perf 14. Printed (typo) by De La Rue in sheets of 30.
R21. $25 purple and blue on blue
R22. $100 black and carmine on blue (1939)
Printings (details from Crown Agents Requisition books):
R21. $25 purple and blue on blue
R22. $100 black and carmine on blue (1939)
Printings (details from Crown Agents Requisition books):
- Req 1310/1 (sent to Malaya 11th February 1936): $25 (203 sheets)
- Req 1543/1 (sent to Malaya 1st March 1939): $100 (200 sheets)
R31/33
1949-58. As previous issue but now perf 13, colours changed and new value added. Printed (typo) by De La Rue in sheets of 30.
R31. $25 red and brown
R32. $100 purple and blue
R33. $250 black and green
Printings (details from Crown Agents Requisition books):
R31. $25 red and brown
R32. $100 purple and blue
R33. $250 black and green
Printings (details from Crown Agents Requisition books):
- Req 2773/1 (sent to Malaya 28th October 1949): $25 (430 sheets), $100 (448 sheets), $250 (450 sheets)
- Req 9688/1 (sent to Malaya 18th April 1958): $25 (1050 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.
S7 and S14
1895-99. Tiger's head. Wmk Crown CA. Perf 14. Printed (typo) by De La Rue.
S7. 3c dull purple and carmine
S14. 50c green and black
S7. 3c dull purple and carmine
S14. 50c green and black
S24/39
1935-41. Arms of Negri Sembilan. Wmk Multiple Script CA. Perf 14. Chalk-surfaced paper (except 3c ordinary). Printed (typo) by De La Rue.
S24. 3c green
S25. 4c orange
S30. 10c dull purple
S33. 25c dull purple and scarlet
S35. 40c scarlet and dull purple
S36. 50c black on emerald
S37. $1 black and red on blue
S38. $2 green and scarlet
S39. $5 green and red on emerald
S24. 3c green
S25. 4c orange
S30. 10c dull purple
S33. 25c dull purple and scarlet
S35. 40c scarlet and dull purple
S36. 50c black on emerald
S37. $1 black and red on blue
S38. $2 green and scarlet
S39. $5 green and red on emerald
S50/61
1949-55. Arms of Negri Sembilan in oval with palm trees at sides. Wmk Mult Script CA. Perf 17½ x 18. Chalk-surfaced paper. Printed (typo) by De La Rue.
S50. 10c magenta
S55. 25c purple and orange
S59. 50c black and blue
S60. $1 blue and purple
S61. $2 green and scarlet
S50. 10c magenta
S55. 25c purple and orange
S59. 50c black and blue
S60. $1 blue and purple
S61. $2 green and scarlet
S79
1957-63. Pictorial designs with Arms of Negri Sembilan. Wmk Multiple St Edward's Crown Block CA. Perf 12½. Printed (recess) by De La Rue.
S79. $5 brown and bronze-green
S79. $5 brown and bronze-green
