Malaya (Penang)
Chapter overview
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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)
Revenue
1949. King George VI. 25½ x 30 mm. Wmk Multiple Script CA. Perf 14. 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 1289/1 (sent to Malaya 12th May 1949): $25 (251 sheets), $100 (244 sheets), $250 (240 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
S1. 10c violet
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.
S3. 1c black
S4. 2c orange
S5. 3c green
S6. 4c brown
S7. 5c bright purple (1952)
S8. 6c grey
S11. 10c magenta
S13. 15c ultramarine
S14. 20c black and green
S15. 20c bright blue (1952)
S16. 25c purple and orange
S18. 40c red and purple
S19. 50c black and blue
S20. $1 blue and purple
S21. $2 green and scarlet
S22. $5 green and brown
S3. 1c black
S4. 2c orange
S5. 3c green
S6. 4c brown
S7. 5c bright purple (1952)
S8. 6c grey
S11. 10c magenta
S13. 15c ultramarine
S14. 20c black and green
S15. 20c bright blue (1952)
S16. 25c purple and orange
S18. 40c red and purple
S19. 50c black and blue
S20. $1 blue and purple
S21. $2 green and scarlet
S22. $5 green and brown
1949. 75th Anniversary of the Universal Postal Union.
S23. 10c purple
S24. 15c deep blue
S25. 25c orange
S26. 50c blue-black
1953. Coronation.
S27. 10c black and reddish purple
S23. 10c purple
S24. 15c deep blue
S25. 25c orange
S26. 50c blue-black
1953. Coronation.
S27. 10c black and reddish purple
1954-57. As 1949-52 issue but now with portrait of Queen Elizabeth II.
S30. 4c brown
S31. 5c bright purple
S32. 6c grey
S34. 10c brown-purple
S40. 50c black and bright blue
S41. $1 bright blue and brown-purple
S42. $2 emerald and scarlet
S43. $5 emerald and brown (1955)
S30. 4c brown
S31. 5c bright purple
S32. 6c grey
S34. 10c brown-purple
S40. 50c black and bright blue
S41. $1 bright blue and brown-purple
S42. $2 emerald and scarlet
S43. $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.
S47. 5c carmine-lake
S49. 10c deep brown
S52. $1 ultramarine and reddish purple
S53. $2 bronze-green and scarlet
S54. $5 brown and bronze-green
S47. 5c carmine-lake
S49. 10c deep brown
S52. $1 ultramarine and reddish purple
S53. $2 bronze-green and scarlet
S54. $5 brown and bronze-green
1960-62. As previous issue but with inset Arms of Penang, 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.
S. 5c carmine-lake
S. 10c deep maroon
S. 50c black and blue
S. $1 ultramarine and reddish purple
S. $2 bronze-green and scarlet
S. $5 brown and bronze-green
S. 5c carmine-lake
S. 10c deep maroon
S. 50c black and blue
S. $1 ultramarine and reddish purple
S. $2 bronze-green and scarlet
S. $5 brown and bronze-green
Note: later issues of Penang are also recorded with revenue cancels but are not illustrated here. I have seen the following values:
- 1965 Orchids: 6c, 10c, 15c
- 1971 Butterflies: 10c
