Malaysia Postmarks 028

Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan; date: 19 May, 2001
Temerloh, Pahang; date: 17 February, 2003
Tangkak, Johor; date: 16 December, 2008
Kluang, Johor; date: 13 December, 2008

Malaysia - Registered Cover (Jementah)

I bought this cover some time ago from a stamp dealer. I quite like the cover because the postmarks are clear. This cover was sent from Jementah on 16 August, 1980 by Loh Yok Sin (Jementah) to International Postal Auction (Kuala Lumpur). The cover travelled to Segamat (16 August, 1980) first before arriving at Kuala Lumpur on 17 August, 1980.

postmark: Jementah, 16 August, 1980
postmarks (from left to right): Segamat, 16 August, 1980; Jementah, 16 August, 1980; Kuala Lumpur, 17 August, 1980

Malaysia - Slogan Postmark

The slogan postmark shown at below image reads as:

HARI ALAM SEKITAR SEDUNIA 1979
5HB JUN, 1979
ALAM SEMULAJADI ADALAH WARISAN KITA
KEKALKANLAH

The translation of the slogan message is:

World Environmental Day 1979
5th June, 1979
Natural Environment is Our Heritage
Preserve It

Pulau Pinang; 27 June, 1979

Germen Cover - Tax

I received a Germen letter sent on 18 August, 2004. I think the postage of the mail was underpaid, therefore it was stamped with a tax postmark. However, the cover managed to reach me without any problem.

Malaysia Postmarks 027

Sarikei M1, Sarawak; date: April 28, 1993
Universiti K2, Kuala Lumpur (Universiti Malaya); date: December 15, 2008
Kuala Lumpur M.33 ; date: December 16, 2008
Semerah M, Johor; date: December 13, 2008
Ayer Hitam M, Johor; date: December 13, 2008

2008 - Premier Schools

Finally, Pos Malaysia released its last stamp issue for year 2008 on 16 December, 2008. The last stamp issue is on the topic Premier Schools. Four schools have been chosen for this stamp issue. They are SMK Convent Bukit Nenas and SMK Victoria in Kuala Lumpur; SMK St. Thomas in Kuching, Sarawak; and SM All Saints in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. All the stamps have denomination 50 sen.

SMK Convent Bukit Nenas
SMK Victoria
SMK St. Thomas
SM All Saints

Water lily and Lotus

Are water lily and lotus similar? How do I tell if it is a water lily or lotus? These are the few frequently asked questions when one bumps into water lily/lotus. Actually, water lily and lotus are quite different plants, and they are from different plant families! Water lily is clasified under family Nymphaeaceae whereas lotus is classified under family Nelumbonaceae. But how do we differentiate water lily from lotus? Actually, the easiest way is by looking into the leaf shape. Lotus has complete round leaf, but water lily has round leaf with radical notch.

Postal authorities of Australia and Thailand had a joint issue on 6 August, 2002. Both the countries issued a lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) and a water lily(Nymphaea immutablis) stamps.

Nelumbo nucifera
Nymphaea immutablis
Nelumbo nucifera
Nymphaea immutablis

Carnivorous Plants - Thailand

I always fancy floral stamps particularly of those depicting carnivorous plants. Thai Postal Authority released a set of beautiful stamps on carninovour plants on 9 October, 2006. Four stamps depicting Nepenthes mirabilis (pitcher plant), Rafflesia kerrii (Rafflesia flower), Sapria poilanei and Drosera burmannii were issued. Postal authority of Brunei also released this kind of stamps in year 2000. Click here to see the Brunei stamp set.

Nepenthes mirabilis
Rafflesia kerrii
Sapria poilanei
Drosera burmannii
miniature sheet containing all the four stamps in the set