Anyway, this is not the first time for the postal authority of Malaysia to issue tiger stamps. In those old days (Malaya and Federal Malaya), tiger was always a subject for stamp design. For modern stamps of Malaysia, stamps on tiger had appeared on two occasions in years 1979 and 2004. On January 4, 1979, a set of eight definitive stamps were issued, and one of the stamps (30c) depicts tiger.
The other tiger stamp was issued on June 14, 2004 on topic "Wildlife of Malaysia Forest". Two setenant stamps were issued, and one of the stamps (RM1) has image of tiger.
