Malaya (Sungei Ujong)
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)
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
- 100 cents = 1 Straits dollar
Judicial
J1/2
1900 (recorded usage). Sungei Ujong 5c postage and $5 revenue overprinted JUDICIAL in capitals, 17 x 2½ mm.
J1. 5c blue (red opt)
J2. $5 green and purple (red opt)
Recorded usage: J1 - Aug 1900.
J1. 5c blue (red opt)
J2. $5 green and purple (red opt)
Recorded usage: J1 - Aug 1900.
Revenue
Note: all Sungei Ujong revenues are Straits Settlements stamps overprinted with the state name. For watermark, perforation and other details see under Straits Settlements.
R1/2
1880-83 (recorded usage). Straits long type issue overprinted SUNGEI UJONG in English and Jawi, each in one line, sideways reading downwards.
R1. 25c magenta and black
R2. $1 blue and black
Recorded usage: R1 - Jun 1883, R2 - Jan 1880.
R1. 25c magenta and black
R2. $1 blue and black
Recorded usage: R1 - Jun 1883, R2 - Jan 1880.
R11
1889-98 (recorded usage). Straits revenues of 1881-86 and 1887-1902 overprinted SUNGEI UJONG (English only) in two horizontal lines in a range of different fonts.
a) Narrow sans-serif font (1889)
R11. 25c magenta
Recorded usage: R11 - Dec 1889.
a) Narrow sans-serif font (1889)
R11. 25c magenta
Recorded usage: R11 - Dec 1889.
R21/27
b) Italic font, SUNGEI 15 x 2 mm, UJONG 12½ x 2 mm (1889-93)
R21. 3c purple and black
R22. 5c purple and blue
R23. 10c purple and purple
R25. 20c magenta
R26. 50c purple and red
R27. $1 green and black
Recorded usage: R21 - Jul 1891, R22 - Sep 1890, R25 - Nov 1891, R26 - Jun 1893, R27 - Aug 1889 to Aug 1893.
R21. 3c purple and black
R22. 5c purple and blue
R23. 10c purple and purple
R25. 20c magenta
R26. 50c purple and red
R27. $1 green and black
Recorded usage: R21 - Jul 1891, R22 - Sep 1890, R25 - Nov 1891, R26 - Jun 1893, R27 - Aug 1889 to Aug 1893.
R31/37
c) Large seriffed font, SUNGEI 16 x 3 mm, UJONG 14½ x 3 mm (1889-97)
R31. 3c purple and black
R33. 10c purple and purple
R34. 15c magenta
R36. 50c purple and red
R37. $1 green and black
Note: Barefoot also lists the $5 similarly overprinted but I have not seen this.
Recorded usage: R33 - Mar 1889, R34 - Sep 1897, R37 - Sep 1893.
R31. 3c purple and black
R33. 10c purple and purple
R34. 15c magenta
R36. 50c purple and red
R37. $1 green and black
Note: Barefoot also lists the $5 similarly overprinted but I have not seen this.
Recorded usage: R33 - Mar 1889, R34 - Sep 1897, R37 - Sep 1893.
R41/48
d) Medium seriffed font, SUNGEI 15 x 2½ mm, UJONG 13 x 2½ mm, 2 mm space between lines of overprint (1890-98)
R41. 3c purple and black
R42. 5c purple and blue
R43. 10c purple and purple
R45. 20c purple and green
R46. 50c purple and red
R47. $1 green and black
R48. $5 green and purple
Note: Norris & Peters state that the same overprint is found on the 20c magenta (described by them as dull purple) but I have not seen this.
Recorded usage: R42 - Dec 1897, R43 - Jul 1890 to 1897, R45 - Oct 1893, R47 - Dec 1896 to Aug 1898, R48 - Aug 1898.
R41. 3c purple and black
R42. 5c purple and blue
R43. 10c purple and purple
R45. 20c purple and green
R46. 50c purple and red
R47. $1 green and black
R48. $5 green and purple
Note: Norris & Peters state that the same overprint is found on the 20c magenta (described by them as dull purple) but I have not seen this.
Recorded usage: R42 - Dec 1897, R43 - Jul 1890 to 1897, R45 - Oct 1893, R47 - Dec 1896 to Aug 1898, R48 - Aug 1898.
R51/53
e) Medium seriffed font, SUNGEI 15 x 2½ mm, UJONG 13 x 2½ mm, 1 mm space between lines of overprint (1893)
R51. 3c purple and black
R53. 10c magenta
Note: Norris & Peters state that the same overprint is found on the 10c bicolour but I have not seen this. In any case they list the stamp as "purple and blue" whereas the 10c bicolour is purple and purple, which may suggest an error in the listing.
Recorded usage: R53 - Oct 1893.
R51. 3c purple and black
R53. 10c magenta
Note: Norris & Peters state that the same overprint is found on the 10c bicolour but I have not seen this. In any case they list the stamp as "purple and blue" whereas the 10c bicolour is purple and purple, which may suggest an error in the listing.
Recorded usage: R53 - Oct 1893.
