Malaya (Trengganu)
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
R1/3
1950. Fishing boat. 22½ x 31 mm. Wmk Multiple Script CA. Perf 11½. Printed (recess) by Bradbury Wilkinson in sheets of 30.
R1. $25 red and brown
R2. $100 purple and slate-blue
R3. $250 black and green
Printings (details from Crown Agents Requisition books):
R1. $25 red and brown
R2. $100 purple and slate-blue
R3. $250 black and green
Printings (details from Crown Agents Requisition books):
- Req 2566/1 (sent to Malaya around November 1949): $25, $100, $250 (400 sheets of each value ordered - dispatch quantities not recorded)
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, including stamps used on postal orders and telegraph forms with the distinctive double-ring Trengganu Telegraphs cancel.
S3/18 and S22
1910-19. Sultan Zain ul ab din. 18 x 22 mm (1c to $3) or 25 x 30 mm ($5 and $25). Wmk Multiple Crown CA. Perf 14. Ordinary paper (1c to 10c) or chalk-surfaced paper (others). Printed (typo) by De La Rue.
S3. 3c carmine-red
S10. 10c green and red on yellow (1915)
S11. 20c dull and bright purple
S12. 25c green and dull purple (1915)
S13. 30c dull purple and black (1915)
S15. $1 black and carmine on blue
S16. $3 green and red on green (1915)
S17. $5 green and dull purple (1912)
S18. $25 rose-carmine and green (1912)
1917-18. Surcharged for Red Cross funds.
S22. 8c + 2c ultramarine
S3. 3c carmine-red
S10. 10c green and red on yellow (1915)
S11. 20c dull and bright purple
S12. 25c green and dull purple (1915)
S13. 30c dull purple and black (1915)
S15. $1 black and carmine on blue
S16. $3 green and red on green (1915)
S17. $5 green and dull purple (1912)
S18. $25 rose-carmine and green (1912)
1917-18. Surcharged for Red Cross funds.
S22. 8c + 2c ultramarine
S23/25
1921-41. As previous issue but now with portrait of Sultan Suleiman. 18 x 22 mm (1c to $3) or 25 x 30 mm ($5 to $100). Perf 14. Chalk-surfaced paper. Printed (typo) by De La Rue.
a) Wmk Multiple Crown CA (1921)
S23. $1 purple and blue on blue
S24. $3 green and red on emerald
S25. $5 green and red on pale yellow
a) Wmk Multiple Crown CA (1921)
S23. $1 purple and blue on blue
S24. $3 green and red on emerald
S25. $5 green and red on pale yellow
S27/47
b) Wmk Multiple Script CA (1921-41)
S27. 2c green
S29. 3c reddish brown (1938)
S30. 4c rose-red
S31. 5c grey and deep brown
S33. 6c orange (1924)
S34. 8c grey (1938)
S35. 10c bright blue
S37. 20c dull purple and orange
S38. 25c green and deep purple
S39. 30c dull purple and black
S40. 35c carmine on yellow (1926)
S41. 50c green and bright carmine
S42. $1 purple and blue on blue (1929)
S43. $3 green and lake on green (1926)
a. Green and brown-red on green (1938)
S44. $5 green and red on yellow (1938)
S45. $25 purple and blue
S46. $50 green and yellow
S47. $100 green and scarlet
S27. 2c green
S29. 3c reddish brown (1938)
S30. 4c rose-red
S31. 5c grey and deep brown
S33. 6c orange (1924)
S34. 8c grey (1938)
S35. 10c bright blue
S37. 20c dull purple and orange
S38. 25c green and deep purple
S39. 30c dull purple and black
S40. 35c carmine on yellow (1926)
S41. 50c green and bright carmine
S42. $1 purple and blue on blue (1929)
S43. $3 green and lake on green (1926)
a. Green and brown-red on green (1938)
S44. $5 green and red on yellow (1938)
S45. $25 purple and blue
S46. $50 green and yellow
S47. $100 green and scarlet
S50
1922. Overprinted for Malaya-Borneo Exhibition.
S50. 5c grey and brown
S50. 5c grey and brown
S73/85
1949-55. Sultan Ismail 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.
S73. 8c scarlet
S84. 50c black and blue
S85. $1 blue and purple
S73. 8c scarlet
S84. 50c black and blue
S85. $1 blue and purple
S94a and S99
1957-63. Pictorial designs with portrait of Sultan Ismail. 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.
S94a. 10c deep maroon (1961)
S99. $5 brown and bronze-green
S94a. 10c deep maroon (1961)
S99. $5 brown and bronze-green
