Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Malaysia Stamp - 150th Anniversary Sarawak State Legislative Assembly - November 8, 2017 Issue

I created these First Day Covers at Penang Main Post Office, George Town and received First Day Cover cancelled in Kuching, Sarawal.



Thanks to Tan of Kuching.




Thanks to Anny of Kuching.




Thanks to Angela of Kuching.

Friday, November 3, 2017

Malaysia Stamps - Royal Visit of the TRH the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall - November 3, 2017 Issue

I created these First Day Covers at Penang Main Post Office in George Town and at Butterworth Post Office. The TRH visited George Town, Penang Island (formerly Prince of Wales Island) on November 7, 2017 touring the house of worship at St. George's Church, Kapitan Keling Mosque, Sri Mahamariamman Hindu Temple and Royal Malaysian Air Force Base in Butterworth which was formerly Royal Australian Air Force Base.

Monday, October 16, 2017

Malaysia Stamp - Festival Food Series - Indian - October 17, 2017 Issue

I was at Penang General Post Office and created these First Day Cover - that complete this four food festival series of Chinese, Malay, Kazadazan Duzun and Dayak and now Indian.

Friday, October 13, 2017

Singapore Post Office Cancellations

I visited 42 post offices out of 57 in Singapore in October 2017 and obtained the date cancellation from each post office.

These 6 covers are for post offices grouped under the 6 zones by Singapore Post: CBD, North-East, North, East, West, Central.

Note: Please do not use these photographs.

Cover #1 - CBD (All 7 Post Offices)
ORCHARD, RAFFLES PLACE, SUNTEC CITY, SHENTON WAY, TANJONG PAGAR, BRAS BASAH, CHINATOWN





Cover #2 - North-East (All 7 Post Offices)
ANG MO KIO CENTRAL, PUNGGOL, SENGKANG CENTRAL, HOUGANG CENTRAL, LIM AH PIN ROAD, SERANGOON CENTRAL, SERANGOON GARDEN






Cover #3 - North (All 3 Post Offices)
WOODLANDS CENTRAL, YISHUN CENTRAL, SEMBAWANG





Cover #4 - East (All 6 Post Offices)
PASIR RIS CENTRAL, BEDOK CENTRAL, SIGLAP, TAMPINES CENTRAL, CHANGI AIRPORT, SIMPANG BEDOK






Cover #5 - West (All 9 Post Offices)
BUKIT PANJANG, JURONG POINT, CHOA CHU KANG CENTRAL, CLEMENTI CENTRAL, BUKIT BATOK CENTRAL, JURONG EAST, JURONG WEST, TEBAN GARDEN, CLEMENTI WEST






Cover #6 - Central (10 post offices out of 25 post offices)
BUKIT TIMAH, HARBOURFRONT CENTRE, ALEXANDRA, BISHAN, TIONG BAHRU, GENERAL POST OFFICE, CITY SQUARE, TOA PAYOH CENTRAL, GEYLANG, CRAWFORD

(to visit these 15 more post offices in future: Bukit Merah Central, Geyland East, Ghim Moh Estate, Katong, Killiney Road, Macpherson Road, Marine Parade, Novena, Pasir Panjang, Potong Pasir, Tanglin, Thomson Road, Toa Payoh North, Towner, Whampoa)

Monday, October 9, 2017

Malaysia Stamp - World Post Day October 9 - Pos Silang - October 9, 2017 Issue

I created these First Day Cover cancellations at Johor Bahru General Post Office and at Mersing Post Office, Johor.

Thursday, September 14, 2017

Malaysia Stamps - Negaraku - September 14, 2017 Issue

For this issue, the 4 stamps (50, 50, 60, 60 sen) are winning paintings by children to depict this theme Negaraku (My country) and there are RM3 and RM6 miniature sheet. I created these First Day Covers at Penang Main Post Office (Penang Island), Bukit Mertajam PO (Mainland Penang), Sungai Petani (Kedah State) and Parit Buntar (Perak State). I also collected a FDC cancelled in Sibu Post Office (Sarawak State). There are 14 states and 3 federal territories and so at least covered 3 states today.

Monday, September 4, 2017

Malaysia Stamps - Seri Paduka Baginda Yang Di-Pertuan Agong - Special Edition Series III - September 9, 2017 Issue

This third series of special stamp sheet to show all the previous and current Yang Di-Pertuan Agong (King of Malaysia). I added and cancelled the miniature sheets of current King (Sultan of Kelantan) and previous King (Sultan of Kedah) on the official folder cover. There is no official First Day Cover for this issue.

Friday, September 1, 2017

Malaysia Stamps - 150 Years Straits Settlements Stamps Provisional Issue - September 1, 2017

The Straits Settlements cover Penang (first named Prince of Wales Island and now Penang Island as well as a mainland stretch called Province Wellesley and now Seberang Perai) , Malacca (now Melaka) and Singapore (now a separate country) and at one time, Labuan, an island off Sabah in Borneo and Dindings (Lumut, Setiawan and Pangkor Island in Perak).

1A) For Penang, I visited and cancelled at all 5 post offices in Penang State.
In Penang Island, there are two post offices (PULAU PINANG at Penang Main Post Office at Downing Street, George Town and DATO KRAMAT Post Office) with First Day Cover pictorial cancellations.

1B) In Seberang Perai, there are three post offices with pictorial FDC chops - BUTTERWORTH, TAMAN CHAI LENG (in Perai) and BUKIT MERTAJAM.







2) For Dindings, I visited Perak State and cancelled at LUMUTSITIAWAN and PANGKOR post office. As there is no FDC cancellation for Pangkor Island Post Office, I did a normal date chop. 



3) For Melaka, I bought from other collectors - FDC cancelled at JLN. LAKSAMANA Post Office in the heart of historic Melaka and MELAKA at Melaka General  Post Office.



4) For Labuan, I swapped with a collector from LABUAN.

In addition, there are souvenir covers designed by Penang Philatelic Society with the PPS chop and PPS 150 Years Straits Settlements special chop.

Saturday, August 19, 2017

Malaysia Stamps - Kuala Lumpur 2017 29th SEA Games - August 19, 2017 Issue

I visited Kuala Lumpur Main Post Office to buy the stamps and covers and got the signature of the stamp designer on site. Also went to KLCC Post Office and Seri Petaling Post Office which are post offices closest to the KL Convention Center and Bukit Jalil Stadium and Sports Complex where the many events of the SEA Games are held. At the same time, went to Cheras Makmur Post Office and Taman Connaught Post office to get the First Day Cancellation for my collection.

Tuesday, August 8, 2017

Malaysia Stamps - ASEAN 50th Anniversary - August 8, 2017 Issue

I created this set of First Day Cover at George Town General Post Office, Penang Island. Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the formation of ASEAN countries.