Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Airmail Label - Malaya







This is the used airmail label from Malaya (pre-independence).


Surface Mail Label - Malaysia (Sea Mail)
































This is the Malaysia Surface Mail label. Printed in large size for parcel mailing and in self adhesive format, in sheet of 6.

With a ship pictorial image and used green as background. Printed with Bahasa Malaysia "Melalui Laut" (By Sea).


Airmail Label - Malaysia (Parcel)


































This large size label is use for parcel mailing only. Printed in sheet of 6, self adhesive format.
With different design from the convention airmail label with bird symbol design.


Airmail Label - Malaysia (Reprints)





















There are reprint cater for the needs of the demand of the labels, I have found 2 reprints with different indicator printed on the selvage:

Above sheet: mel udara Faizal 13/12/06 (shin) size 7.9' x 6.5'.

Not sure the date printed is for the master printing proof and the person name is either the designer or just the person in charge assigned to do the printing plate. And indicated the size.

Below sheet:
No details indicator, just an hand drawn "down arrow sign".
Both are printed in sheet of 20 self adhesive format.


Monday, November 16, 2009

Registered Letter - Malaysia 1983



















Registered Mail's rate during the 80s was 80 cents (affixed was the national series definitive stamps). The postmark shown the letter posted on 8 Dec 1983 from Salak Selatan Post Office, then sent to Kuala Lumpur Post Office on the same day and delivered to destination on next day (9 Dec 1983) at Sungai
Besi Post Office, where the receiver stayed at Sungai Besi area.

Postman signed and written the date: 9/12/83 on the back of the cover.

Registered mail label during the 80s was designed with R (indicated Registered mail) followed by running numbers. Location of the post office is not printed but manually used rubber stamp to mark the location (Salak Selatan).