Malaysia 2024 World Post Day ( UPU 150th Anniversary )

 

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

UPU defines the new generation of digital stamps

 

In a significant move towards embracing digitalization in the philatelic ecosystem, the  Universal Postal Union’s (UPU) technical and operational body – the Postal Operations Council – has approved the first-ever set of recommended definitions for digital stamps, crypto stamps, and non-fungible token (NFT) stamps.

The decision, taken earlier of 2023, marks a milestone in the world of philately and paves the way for innovative advancements in the  postal industry.
 
With the rise of digital technologies, postal operators worldwide have been exploring ways to leverage innovation to enhance their performance, services, and products. Consequently, digital philatelic products have emerged, presenting a new realm and new opportunities for collectors, producers, traders, and customers.
 
However, this expansion has also created confusion and uncertainty among stakeholders, who require clear definitions to understand and differentiate these digital offerings. A common, standardized set of stamp classifications can resolve complexities for customers and help them to differentiate the new types of stamps, as well as their attributes, opening up new marketing opportunities in philately.
 
Uncertainty surrounding digital philatelic products has posed several challenges for collectors and postal operators alike. Customers often face issues such as ambiguity regarding the issuer, the physical twin of the digital item, and the implementation of blockchain technology. Some platforms, such eBay, have ceased to offer a secondary market for collectors due to lack of understanding and clear definitions of these items, leading to lost revenues for postal operators and hindering the growth and adoption of these digital items.
 
To address these challenges, a working group consisting of designated postal operators of Austria, Gibraltar, Liechtenstein, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates and the United States of America, UPU Consultative Committee member StampsDaq, the UN Postal Administration, the UPU secretariats of the World Association for the Development of Philately, the Digital Transformation and Innovation Group, and the .POST Group, as well as the Postal Innovation Platform, collaborated to develop a taxonomy for classifying crypto stamps and other stamps with digital characteristics.
 
Digital Stamp: Any stamp issued in a digital format by or on behalf of an issuing postal operator.
 
NFT Stamp: A stamp issued in a digital format, with or without a physical counterpart, by or on behalf of a designated postal operator. This stamp is an NFT collectible on a blockchain, providing innovation value for traditional and non-traditional philatelic collectors, as well as potential new audiences, including young people and digital natives.
 
Crypto Stamp: A physical stamp with a digital counterpart on a blockchain, issued by or on behalf of a designated postal operator. The physical stamp can be used for postal services, while its digital counterpart serves as an NFT collectible. This stamp also holds innovation value for various collector categories and new audiences.
 
The proposed taxonomy aims to provide all interested stakeholders with a clear understanding of digital philatelic products available today. These definitions should not restrict future innovations, but instead promote transparency for collectors and philatelists so they can participate in the healthy development of the secondary market.

North Borneo ( Sabah ) - British Crown Colony

British Crown Colony

1 Jul 1946 – 30 August 1963

From 1946 until 1963, the Crown Colony of North Broneo issues stamps. The first issue is an overprint on 1939 serues, the overprint being an emblem with a crown and ‘GR', and 2 bars strikethrough the “STATE OF  NORTH BORNEO“ and “BRITISH PROTECTORATE”.

Subsequent issues are of the standard design issued in many British colonies.

" Royal Cypher |  GR " 

 

 

 

 

 

1947

Royal Wedding Silver Anniversary

 1948

75th Anniversary of the Universal Postal Union

 

 1949

King George VI

 
 
 

 
 
1950



Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

1953

Queen Elizabeth II

 

 

 

 

 

 

1954

75th Anniversary of the North Borneo Company

1956

Queen Elizabeth II

 

 

 

 

 

 1961

Freedom from Hunger

1963