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The first stamps of the Federated Malay States began in 1900, when the stamps of Negri-Sembilan and Perak were overprinted "Federated Malay States". In 1901, a series of stamps of 12 denominations was issued, showing a jumping tiger or an elephants. Stamps of the same designs continued were issued until 1934 in a large number of varieties.
25 April: Installation of His Majesty the 12th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin; 25 April: Special Edition - Their Majesties Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (Series I) 17 May: Aquatic plants of Malaysia; 27 June: Tropical Birds Malaysia-Singapore Joint Issue; 31 July: Islands and Beaches of Malaysia; 24 August: Malaysian Unity
The definition of "postage stamp" can also be problematic for catalogers. For instance, some countries have issued adhesive labels purporting to be postage stamps, but which had the "cancel" printed directly on the stamp and shipped to dealers, without ever being sold to the public for use on letters. The treatment of these has long been a ...
The first revenue stamp issued in the Straits Settlements was an East India postage stamp overprinted S.S. in a diamond. Only about 20 copies are known to exist of this stamp, making it very rare. On 1 April 1867, the Settlements became a British Crown Colony and so Indian revenues were issued overprinted with a crown and a new value in cents.
Stamps sell at a considerable premium if they are in this condition. Lightly hinged (LH) is a mint stamp which was hinged but only slightly disturbed. Heavily hinged (HH) is a mint stamp which was hinged and damaged in the process. Hinge remaining (HR) is a mint stamp which has part of a stamp hinge on the back.
Jerusalem '73 International Stamp Exhibition, Jerusalem, 25 March-2 April 1974 (postponed from 19 to 30 December 1973) (FIP) Israphil '85 World Stamp Exhibition, Tel Aviv, 14–22 May 1985 (FIP) Israel '98 World Stamp Exhibition, Tel Aviv, 13–21 May 1998 (FIP) Israel World Stamp Championship 2008, Tel Aviv, 14–21 May 2008 (FIP)
A stamp issued during the Japanese occupation, 1943. The Japanese military government did not immediately issue new stamps. The quickest solution was to overprint the many remaining Dutch colonial stamps. Definitive stamps began to be issued in 1943 and showed a traditional house, a dancer, a temple and a view of rice field.
In 1910 new stamps appeared with values of $25 and $500 (although available for postage, their more usual use was fiscal). George V replaced Edward VII on stamps beginning in 1912, reusing the frames and replacing only the vignettes. These stamps were overprinted in 1922 to mark the Malaya-Borneo Exhibition.