Wednesday 16 December 2020

A Postcard from Italy

This postcard was sent from Catania, Italy on 17 August 2020. However, there is another postmark cancellation from France dated on 30 November 2020. This postcard reached me (in Malaysia on 16 December 2020). I am a bit puzzled why this postcard went to France first before arriving at Malaysia.






Sunday 8 November 2020

Deepavali Packet - Sunshine 2020


 

Deepavali Packets - Toyota 2020


 

Deepavali Packet - Sutera Mall 2020


 

Deepavali Packet - Tesco 2020


 

Deepavali Packet - My Art Studio 2020


 

Deepavali Packets - Maxis 2020


 

Deepavali Packet - Magnum 2020


 

Deepavali Packets - HSBC 2020


 

Deepavali Packet - CIMB 2020


 

Deepavali Packet - Maybank 2020


 

Deepavali Packet - AmBank 2020


 

Deepavali Packets - Hong Leong Bank 2020





 

Deepavali Packet - Standard Chartered 2020


 

Saturday 12 September 2020

2020 - Unique Marine Life National Definitives

Pos Malaysia released a set of national definitive stamps with images of unique marine life on 18 June 2020 with denominations RM1.30, RM1.40, RM1.50, RM1.70 and RM1.90. These denominations are of use for domestic commercial mail. The stamps are printed in a format of 20-stamp sheet (original print) by Southern Colour Print, New Zealand. One the very same day the reprints of these stamps were also available at some post offices. The reprints were printed in a format of 100-stamp sheet by Percetakan Keselamatan Nasional, Malaysia.


top: original print; bottom: reprint 


The original stamps and the reprints are different in many ways - watermark, size, perforation, micro-printing, colour shade and gum type.


Original Stamps
size: 28mm x 32mm (larger)
perforation:  P13.5x13
watermark: no wmk
micro-printing: no micro-printing
colour shade: blue colour is dull
gum type: white gum


Reprints
size: 27mm x 32mm (smaller)
perforation:  P14x13.75
watermark: SPM wmk
micro-printing:  with micro-printing
colour shade: blue colour is brighter
gum type: creamy gum



Showing below is the comparison of original stamps (top) and reprints (bottom) for the five denominations on the aspects of size and micro-printing

 
micro-printing: POSMALAYSIAPENYUKARAH

micro-printing: POSMALAYSIALUMBALUMBAPUTIH

micro-printing: POSMALAYSIAYUPAUS

micro-printing: POSMALAYSIAKIMABESAR

micro-printing: POSMALAYSIADUGONG