Malaya (Pahang)
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
R1/5
c1890s. Revenue stamps of Straits Settlements overprinted for use in Pahang.
a) Large overprint, PAHANG 16 x 2½ mm
R1. 5c purple and blue
R2. 10c purple and purple
b) Small overprint, PAHANG 12 x 2 mm
R3. 20c magenta
R4. 50c purple and red
R5. $1 green and black
Note: The date of issue is hard to determine because few dated cancels are recorded. R2 is known with a postal cancel for Kuantan dated 1 November 1898, which may be philatelic or telegraphic.
a) Large overprint, PAHANG 16 x 2½ mm
R1. 5c purple and blue
R2. 10c purple and purple
b) Small overprint, PAHANG 12 x 2 mm
R3. 20c magenta
R4. 50c purple and red
R5. $1 green and black
Note: The date of issue is hard to determine because few dated cancels are recorded. R2 is known with a postal cancel for Kuantan dated 1 November 1898, which may be philatelic or telegraphic.
R11
c1898. Elephants high values of Perak overprinted for Pahang.
R11. $50 on $5 green and blue
Note: This stamp is considered a revenue despite the Postage & Revenue inscription. Its existence was noted in Ewen's Weekly Stamp News in 1903 and there was some discussion about its intended purpose. The Superintendent of Posts and Telegraphs for Selangor and Pahang responded as follows: "The stamp to which you refer was issued as a result of a misunderstanding. Only 20 or so of them were sold and were in nearly every case attached at once to deeds. If I remember rightly, only 3 are unaccounted for. I need hardly say that no more of these stamps will be sold." Despite the reference to use on deeds, no used examples are known at present.
R11. $50 on $5 green and blue
Note: This stamp is considered a revenue despite the Postage & Revenue inscription. Its existence was noted in Ewen's Weekly Stamp News in 1903 and there was some discussion about its intended purpose. The Superintendent of Posts and Telegraphs for Selangor and Pahang responded as follows: "The stamp to which you refer was issued as a result of a misunderstanding. Only 20 or so of them were sold and were in nearly every case attached at once to deeds. If I remember rightly, only 3 are unaccounted for. I need hardly say that no more of these stamps will be sold." Despite the reference to use on deeds, no used examples are known at present.
R21
1936. 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
There was only one printing (details from Crown Agents Requisition books):
R21. $25 purple and blue on blue
There was only one printing (details from Crown Agents Requisition books):
- Req 1366/1 (sent to Malaya 11th February 1936): $25 (200 sheets)
R31/33
1950. 25½ x 30 mm. Portrait of Sultan Sir Abu Bakar, inscribed REVENUE at both sides. Wmk Multiple Script CA . Perf 13. 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
There was only one printing (details from Crown Agents Requisition books):
R31. $25 red and brown
R32. $100 purple and blue
R33. $250 black and green
There was only one printing (details from Crown Agents Requisition books):
- Req 2516/1 (sent to Malaya 24th May 1950): all three values - 420 sheets of each
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.
S23
1898. Elephants high values of Perak overprinted for Pahang.
S23. $1 green and pale green
S23. $1 green and pale green
S29/34
1935-41. Sultan Sir Abu Bakar. Wmk Multiple Script CA. Perf 14. Chalk-surfaced paper. Printed (typo) by De La Rue.
S29. 1c black
S32. 4c orange
S33. 5c brown
S34. 6c scarlet
S29. 1c black
S32. 4c orange
S33. 5c brown
S34. 6c scarlet
S63/73
1950-56. Sultan Sir Abu Bakar 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.
S63. 15c ultramarine
S71. $1 blue and purple
S72. $2 green and scarlet
S73. $5 green and brown
S63. 15c ultramarine
S71. $1 blue and purple
S72. $2 green and scarlet
S73. $5 green and brown
S86
1957-62. Pictorial designs with portrait of Sultan Sir Abu Bakar. Wmk Multiple St Edward's Crown Block CA. Perf 12½. Printed (recess) by De La Rue.
S86. $5 brown and bronze-green
S86. $5 brown and bronze-green
