2005 Bird Definitive 50 sen - 2009/2

The serial number for 50 sen bird defintive is now 2009/2............

Kajang Postmarks

Currently, there are nine circular handstamps being used in Kajang Post Office. Six of them are "K" handstamps and three are "P" handstamps.


Pos 2020 Kajang K1, Selangor; date: December 26, 2009
Kajang 2020 K2, Selangor; date: December 26, 2009
Pos 2020 Kajang K3, Selangor; date: December 26, 2009
Pos 2020 Kajang K4, Selangor; date: December 26, 2009
Kajang 2020 K5, Selangor; date: December 26, 2009
Pos 2020 Kajang K6, Selangor; date: December 26, 2009
Kajang PBB, Selangor; date: June 11, 2009
Kajang PBB1, Selangor; date: August 8, 2008
Kajang PBB2, Selangor; date: May 3, 2007

Taiwan - Ferns

Postal authority of Taiwan released a set of fern stamps on November 26, 2009. The stamps are just beautiful, and the thing I like them because part of the printing of the stamps is recess printing. The recess printing appears on the black colour outline of the fern images, the name of the country and the names of fern species. Four fern species are depicted on the stamps, i.e. Aplenium nidus ($5), Cyathea spinulosa ($9), Cyathea lepifera ($12) and Cibotium taiwanense ($25). Pos Malaysia will also be issuing fern stamp in June 2010. I am looking forward for the fern stamps of Malaysia.

A Registered Cover from Taiwan

Sinsing; date: December 11, 2009

An ATM Cover from Taiwan

SinSing; date: December 15, 2009

Domestic Registered Cover 034

Jalan Laksamana B, Melaka; date: December 17, 2009

Garden Flower Definitive MS - Perforation

The Garden Flower State Definitives was re-issued in format of mini sheetlet on November 24, 2009. Perforation P13.75x14 (type-1) is the standard perforation size for these stamps in the mini sheetlets. However, perforation P14.5x14.75 (type-3) has also been found for this re-issued stamps. Up to date, only Selangor and Wilayah Persekutuan mini sheetlets have the two types of perforation, and of course the type-3 is less common.

So, how to tell the type of perforation for these definitive stamps without using perforation gauge? It is very simple, and what you need to do is to count! Type-1 (P13.75x14) has 18 pin holes at the horizontal perforation (see below; top image) while type-3 (P14.5x14.75) has 19 pin holes instead.


top: type-1 perforation with 18 pin holes; bottom: type-3 perforation with 19 pin holes


To my surprise, the interesting part of perforation variation for these mini sheetlets does not just stop here. What happens is that the type-3 mini sheetlets for Selangor and Wilayah Persekutuan are not strictly type-3 perforation but a composite one (see the illustration below)! All the horizontal perforated sides on these mini sheetlets have a size of P14.5 (characteristics of type-3) and the all vertical perforated side except the right most have a size of P14.75 (characteristics of type-3). However, the right most vertical perforated side for these mini sheetlets has a perforation size of P14 (characteristics of type-1)! This means that the 5 sen, 10 sen, 30 sen and 40 sen stamps have a perforation of P14.5x14.75 (true type-3) while the 20 sen and 50 sen stamps have a perforation of P14.5x14.75 but P14 at right (composite type). Up to date, composite perforation has not been recorded in all the reprints (in sheet of 100 stamps) of definitive stamps (agro-based, fruit and bird). It is very unlikely to have composite perforation when these garden flower state definitives appear later in sheet-of-100 re-prints. In other words, the 20 sen and 50 sen stamps with composite perforation would most likely be available only from these mini sheetlets.


the green colour lines are that of type-3 and the red colour line is that of type-1


For those who are interested in perforation variation, you had better check your mini sheetlets..... you may be lucky to get this type-3 perforation mini sheetlets. I believe that type-3 perforation mini sheetlet might also exist for other states. I will be delighted if you inform me their existance. I am very happy to exchange with you with Selangor and Wilayah Persekutuan type-3 ones!

2005 Bird Definitive RM1 - 2009/2

The serial number for RM1 bird defintive is now 2009/2........ The RM1 stamp of the previous serial number (2009/1) has inverted watermark. However, RM1 stamp from serial number 2009/2 has upright watermark.

Malaysia - Slogan Postmark

The slogan postmark below reads as:


PERKHIDMATAN KERAJAAN
KE ARAH KECEMERLANGAN

Jalan Sultan Petaling Jaya, Selangor; date: March 15, 1989

Malaysia - Slogan Postmark

The slogan postmark below reads as:


BERSATU
MEMBENTERAS
JENAYAH

Jalan Sultan Petaling Jaya, Selagnor; date: December 6, 1989