Friday 1 April 2011

On the Move!

On the Move? Not me.... hehehehehe. Pos Malaysia is on the move!!!!! Pos Malaysia is re-introducing mobil post office (Pejabat Pos Bergerak) recently. These mobil post offices are vans (very sophiscated vehicles with internet connection) moving in the towns to provide postal services (including bill paying) to customers. These mobil post offices have unique postmarks. Showing below is a postmark from a mobil post office moving in Ipoh town.




Pos Malaysia (previously known as Jabatan Perkhidmatan Pos) provided mobil post office service some time ago, but it was terminated in 1980s. I believe that many young collectors might not have seen the appearance of old mobil post office. The below stamp (issued in 1978) shows the old mobil post office operating in 1970s - very nostalgic indeed.