Omnibus Stamps : British Malaya & Borneo

 

1935 Silver Jubilee of King George V

Antigua – Ascension – Bahamas – Barbados – Basutoland – Bermuda – Ceylon – Cyprus – Dominica – Falkland Island – Gambia – Gibraltar – Gold Coast – Hong Kong – Kenya Uganda Tanganyika – Leeward Island – Malta – Newfoundland – Nigeria – Nyasaland – Sierra Leone – Strait Settlements  – Trinidad & Tobago

 

 

1937 Coronation of King George VI

Aden – Antigua – Ascension – Bahamas – Barbados – Basutoland – Bechuanaland –  Bermuda – British Guiana – British Honduras – British Solomon Islands – British Virgin Islands  –  Cayman Islands – Ceylon – Cook Islands – Cyprus – Dominica – Falkland Island – Fiji –  Gambia – Gibraltar – Gilbert & Ellice Islands –  Grenada–  Gold Coast – Hong Kong – Jamaica –  Kenya Uganda Tanganyika – Leeward Island – Malta – Mauritius – Montserrat – Newfoundland – Nigeria – Niue – N. Rhodesia – Nyasaland – Seychelles – Sierra Leone – Somaliland Protectorate  – St. Christopher & Nevis –  St. Helena – St. Lucia – St. Vincent –  Straits Settlements – Swaziland – Trinidad & Tobago – Turks & Caicos Islands

1948 King George VI Royal Silver Wedding

Aden – Aden Mukalla – Aden Seiyun – Antigua – Ascension – Bahamas – Bahrain –  Barbados – Basutoland – Bechuanaland –  Bermuda – British Guiana – British Honduras – British Solomon Islands – British Virgin Islands  –  Cayman Islands – Ceylon – Cook Islands – Cyprus – Dominica – Falkland Island – Fiji –  Gambia – Gibraltar – Gilbert & Ellice Islands –  Grenada–  Gold Coast  –  Great Britain – Grenada  –  Hong Kong – Jamaica –  Kenya Uganda Tanganyika  –  Kuwait – Leeward Island – Malaya Johore  –  Malaya Kedah  –  Malaya Kelantan  –  Malaya Malacca  –  Malaya Ngeri Sembilan  – Malaya Pahang  –  Malaya Penang  – Malaya Perak –  Malaya Perlis  –  Malaya Selangor  –  Malaya Trengganu – Malta – Mauritius – Montserrat – Nigeria – N. Borneo  – N. Rhodesia – Nyasaland – Pitcairn Islands – Sarawak –  Seychelles – Sierra Leone – Singapore – Somaliland Protectorate  – St. Helena – St. Kitts –  St. Lucia – St. Vincent – Swaziland – Trinidad & Tobago – Turks & Caicos Islands  – Zanzibar

1949 Universal Postal Union

Aden – Aden Mukalla – Aden Seiyun – Antigua – Ascension – Bahamas –  Barbados – Basutoland – Bechuanaland –  Bermuda – British Guiana – British Honduras – British Solomon Islands – British Virgin Islands  –  Brunei  –   Cayman Islands – Ceylon – Cyprus – Dominica – Falkland Islands –  Falkland Islands Dependencies –  Fiji –  Gambia – Gibraltar – Gilbert & Ellice Islands –   Gold Coast  –  Grenada  –  Hong Kong – Jamaica –  Kenya Uganda Tanganyika  –  Leeward Islands – Malaya Johore  –  Malaya Kedah  –  Malaya Kelantan  –  Malaya Malacca  –  Malaya Ngeri Sembilan  – Malaya Pahang  –  Malaya Penang  – Malaya Perak –  Malaya Perlis  –  Malaya Selangor  –  Malaya Singapore – Malaya Trengganu – Malta – Mauritius – Montserrat – New Hebrides –  Nigeria – N. Borneo  – N. Rhodesia – Nyasaland – Pitcairn Islands – Sarawak –  Seychelles – Sierra Leone –Somaliland Protectorate  – S. Rhodesia  – St. Helena – St. Kitts-Nevis –  St. Lucia – St. Vincent – Swaziland – Tonga  –  Trinidad & Tobago – Turks & Caicos Islands  – Zanzibar

1953 Queen Elizabeth II Coronation

Aden – Aden Mukalla – Aden Seiyun – Antigua – Ascension – Bahamas –  Barbados – Basutoland – Bechuanaland –  Bermuda – British Guiana – British Honduras – British Solomon Islands – British Virgin Islands  –  Cayman Islands – Ceylon – Cyprus – Dominica – Falkland Islands –  Fiji –  Gambia – Gibraltar – Gilbert & Ellice Islands –   Gold Coast  –  Grenada  –  Hong Kong – Jamaica –  Kenya Uganda Tanganyika  –  Leeward Islands – Malaya Johore  –  Malaya Kedah  –  Malaya Kelantan  –  Malaya Malacca  –  Malaya Ngeri Sembilan  – Malaya Pahang  –  Malaya Penang  – Malaya Perak –  Malaya Perlis  –  Malaya Selangor  –  Malaya Singapore –  Malaya Trengganu – Malta – Mauritius – Montserrat – New Hebrides –  Nigeria –  N.Borneo –  N.Rhodesia – Nyasaland – Pitcairn Islands – Sarawak –  Seychelles – Sierra Leone – Somaliland Protectorate  –S. Africa  –  S. Rhodesia  – St.Christopher Nevis Anguilla  –  St.Helena – St. Kitts-Nevis –  St. Lucia – St. Vincent – Swaziland – Tonga  –  Trinidad & Tobago – Tristan da Cunha 

1963 Freedom from Hunger

Antigua – Ascension – Bahamas Bermuda – British Honduras – British Solomon Islands – Brunei – Falkland Islands –  Fiji –  Gambia – Gibraltar – Gilbert & Ellice Islands – Malta – Mauritius – Montserrat – N.Borneo  - Sarawak –  Seychelles –  St.Helena – St. Vincent – Tonga  –  Trinidad & Tobago – Tristan da Cunha

Omnibus Stamps : British Empire & Territories

An omnibus issue is an issue of stamps by several countries with a common subject and which may share a uniform design. Omnibus issues have often been made by countries under common political control or groups of colonies due to the close co-operation required to produce the issue. Omnibus issues are to be distinguished from joint issues which are usually much smaller in scope.

 

British Empire & Territories

 

Omnibuses have been particularly associated with stamps from the former British Empire, now the British Commonwealth, due to the large number of territories participating. Initially designs were identical for each colony with only the values, colours and colony names varying. Over time, however, a wider range of designs has been used within the same issue. The first issue was the Silver Jubilee issue of 1935. Many others have followed, usually on themes related to the British Royal Family, but also for subjects such as Freedom from Hunger (1963) and the 1966 Football World Cup.

Not every colony necessarily participates in every issue, although the revenue produced by the stamps is a valuable source of income for many smaller colonies/countries which may have few other ways of raising funds.

 

A list of British Omnibus issues is given below:

1935 - Silver Jubilee

1937 – Coronation

1945 - Peace and Victory

1948 - Silver Wedding

1949 - Universal Postal Union

1951 - University

1953 - QEII Coronation

1953 - Royal Visit

1958 - West Indies Federation

1963 - Freedom From Hunger

1963 - Red Cross Centenary

1964 - Shakespeare

1965 - International Telecommunication Union

1965 - International Cooperation

1966 - Churchill Memorial

1966 - Football World Cup

1966 - U.N.E.S.C.O Issue

1966 - World Health Organisation

1966 - Royal Visit to the Caribbean

1972 - Royal Silver Wedding

1973 - Royal Wedding Princess Anne

1974 - Churchill Centenary

1977 - Royal Silver Jubilee

1978 - 25th Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth's Coronation

 

 

Straits Settlements 1867-1941 Permanent Issues

Brief History

1826-1867

The Straits Settlements were established as part of the territories controlled by the British East India Company, which was based in Calcutta, India.

1867-1941

The Straits Settlements became a British Crown colony, making the Settlements answerable directly to the Colonial Office in London.

1942-1945

The Straits Settlements, along with much of the rest of Asia, fall into Japan Occupation.

1945

Following surrender by Japan, the Straits Settlement with the rest of British Malaya and British Borneo were placed under British Military Administration

1946

The Straits Settlements were dissolved.

Settlements

The Straits Settlements originally consisted of the 3 individual settlements : Malacca, Prince of Wales Island ( Penang Island ) with the Province Wellesley ( Seberang Perai ), and Singapore.

Prince of Wales Island with Province  Wellesley

1874-1935 Dinding ( Manjung ) incorporated into Penang

Singapore

1900-1958 Christmas Island was incorporated into Singapore

1903-1955 Cocos Island (Keeling ) was incorporated into Singapore

1907-1912 Labuan was incorporated the Singapore.

Labuan

1912 Upgraded became the 4^th Settlement. 

1946 Transferred to the North Borneo Crown Colony

Postal Service – Permanent Issues

When the Straits Settlement ( SS ) were established in 1826 as part of the territories controlled by the EIC, thus postage stamps of India were used from 1854 until 1867.  

When the SS became a separate Crown Colony on 1 April 1867.  On 1 September 1867, existing stock of Indian stamps were overprinted with a crown and a new value in cents.

The provisional issue was replaced by a new set of postal stamps in late 1867. 

The new Straits Settlements’ own postal stamps were printed by De La Rue, with a prominent white frame around the profile of Queen Victoria, inscribed “STRAITS SETTLEMENTS POSTAGE”.  The set of 9 values, consisting of 2cents, 4c, 6c, 8c, 12c, 24c,30c, 32c, and 96c.

Shortages from 1879 through 1882 forced the production of various surcharges, i.e. 5c, 7c and 10c.   New 5c and 10c were issued in 1882.

Queen Victoria 

1867-1872 

1882

1883

 

1892

 
1894

King Edward VII 

1902 

 
 
1903-1904

1904-1910 

 

1906-1912 

 

King George V 

1912-1923 

1921-1927

1922 

1935 Silver Jubilee

 

1936-1937

 
 
 

1917 Red Cross

1922 Malaya-Borneo Exhibition

 

1924-1926 Postage Due Stamps

King George VI 

1937 Coronation

 
 

1937-1941 

 
 
 
 

Links :

150 years Straits Settlements Stamps – Provisional Issues

Straits Settlements Stamps – Provisional Issues

 

150 years Straits Settlements Stamps – Permenant Issues

Straits Settlements Stamps – Permenant Issues