Singapore Post 's experience with ATM vending machines began in 1988 with the installation of PLVM ( Postage Label Vending Machine ) equipment manufactured by the British firm Almex ( Metric Parking Group ). The machines resembled parking meters; in fact, they were an adaptation of a standard Almex
These machines were installed in post offices and various public places, totaling 49 units ( nos. 0001 to 0048 and 0050 ) in operation from 1989.
The Almex machines operated with coins and offered 16 basic programmed postage values . They did not give change in coins but rather in other ATMs worth 5 and/or 10 cents.
The Almex machines operated with coins and offered 16 basic programmed postage values . They did not give change in coins but rather in other ATMs worth 5 and/or 10 cents.
These stamps feature pre-printed colorful designs, but the actual postage value is printed on-demand by the machine at the time of purchase.
Early Frama Era (1980s - 2000s)
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| 19 Apr 1988 |
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| 5 Jun 1989 |
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| 5 Apr 1994 |
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| 8 Sep 1990 |
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| 2 Oct 1991 |
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| 1 Dec 1992 |
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| 5 Apr 1994 |
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| 1 Apr 1995 |
Modern SAM Kiosk Era
As mechanical Frama setups phased out, modern touchscreen SAM (Self-Service Automated Machines) took over, printing digital thermal ink onto beautifully detailed, full-bleed design backdrops.
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| 19 May 1997 "Sunny Singapore" |
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| 8 Nov 2000 |
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| 10 Jun 2003 |
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| 15 Mar 2007 |
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| 22 Feb 2010 "Destination Singapore" |
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| 26 Aug 2013 "City in a Garden" |
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