Malaysia 2024 Rescue Vehicle ( Fire & Rescue Department )

Rescue vehicles are essential in emergency response, equipped to swiftly navigate and provide assistance in various crisis situations.

This special stamp issuance showcases rescue vehicles used by Jabatan Bomba & Penyelamat Malaysia (the Fire & Rescue Department of Malaysia) namely Composite Rigid Inflatable Boat (50sen), Helicopter (60sen) and Fire Rescue Tender (RM1.30) to bolster their response capabilities during emergencies.

Italy-San Marino Joint Issue 2024 Vespa Club d'Italia

Vespa is an Italian brand of scooters and mopeds manufactured by Piaggio. The name means “wasp” in Italian. The Vespa has evolved from a single model motor scooter manufactured in 1946 by Piaggio & Co. S.p.A. of Pontedera, Italy to a full line of scooters and one of seven companies today owned by Piaggio.

In 2024, San Marino and Italy celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Vespa Club d’Italia (created 1949), the largest Italian association that promotes Vespa riding in its many forms : sporting, tourist, cultural, recreational. Both stamps, with different designs, were issued on April 20, 2024. In the San Marino stamp, the Vespa license plates refer to the day of issue, respectively “20.04” and “2024”. This is very unusual to discover the exact date of issue printed directly on the stamp

Italy 2023 DUCATI : Campioni del Mondo

Ducati is an Italian motorcycle manufacturing company headquartered in Bologna, Italy. The company is directly owned by Italian automotive manufacturer Lamborghini, whose German parent company is Audi, itself owned by the Volkswagen Group.

Malaysia 2017 Mass Rapid Transit ( MRT )

Date of Issue : 17 July 2017

Stamp Value: 60sen (se-tenent), 80sen & 90sen

Stamp Size: 47mm x 25mm

Perforation: 14

Sheet Content: 20 pieces

Miniature Sheet Value: RM5.30

Miniature Sheet Size: 80mm x 58mm

Miniature Sheet Perforation: 14

Paper: Tullis Rusell High Reading Yellow/Green Phosphor gummed Stamp Paper 103gsm

Printing Process: Lithography

Printer: Southern Colour Print, New Zealand

Stamp Designer: Creative Communications, MRT Corp Sdn Bhd

Malaysia 2014 Proton Cars ( Unissued )

A Malaysian-made car series stamp was scheduled to be issued by Pos Malaysia in 2014. According to philatelic sources and hobbyist websites, a "Malaysian Made Vehicles" stamp series was indeed on the tentative schedule for March 27, 2014.

However, the stamps were never officially issued. The "Malaysian Made Vehicles" series, which was to feature cars like the Proton Saga, was ultimately unissued. Because of this, these stamps are considered "unissued" or "proof" stamps and are highly sought after by collectors. They exist in limited quantities, primarily as samples or proofs that were never released to the public for postage.

Italy 2013 Il Veicolo del Portalettere

Old Van (1910) and Ducati Free Duck Electric Quadricycle

Ducati Energia Free Duck is produced in the city of Bologna, Italy. Free Duck is a light quadricycle. It is smart, 100% Electric Vehicle which can be used for cleaning & collecting waste. Developed by Ducati Energia, part of the Italian company Ducati Group, the one-seater vehicle is capable of handling almost 200kg of weight, including the driver, and can reach a speed of 45km/h. 

Moto Guzzi Galletto (1950) and Modern Piaggio Scooter

The Galletto was born from the project of the founder of the Carlo Guzzi company , who decided to combine the advantages of a high-wheeled motorcycle with those of a scooter, eliminating the drawbacks of both: the vehicle in fact provided protection to the driver, ease of use, availability of a spare wheel typical of a scooter combined with the performance, comfort and road holding of a motorcycle.

Malayasia 2010 Railway Quasquicentennial

Date of Issue : 22 June 2010

Stamp Value: 30sen (setenant); 50sen; RM1

Sheet Content: 20 Stamps

Miniature Sheet Value: RM3.00

Stamp Booklet Value: RM3.00

Paper: SPM Watermarked, Phosphor Coated

Printing Process: Lithography

Printer: Percetakan Keselamatan Sdn Bhd

Stamp Designer: Hazel Design Sdn Bhd

Malaysia 2009 First Submarine

Kapal Diraja Tunku Abdul Rahman (KD TAR) is the first of two Malaysian Scorpene Class submarines. As a high technology strategic asset, the arrival of KD TAR in September 2009 is a historic milestone not only for the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) but also for Malaysia as it is a great achievement in Malaysia's defence arena.

General Specification of the Submarine:

Length 67.56 metres

Max Breadth 6.2 metres

Height 12.3 metres

Draught 5.4 metres

Displacement 1758 tonnes

Armament Torpedo and Missile

Technical Details

Date of Issue : 3 September 2009

Stamp Value : 30 sen, 50 sen (2 Designs)

Sheet Content : 20 Values

Perforation : 14

Paper : Watermarked SPM, Phosphor Coated

Printing : Process Lithography

Printer : Percetakan Keselamatan Nasional Sdn. Bhd.

Designer : Royal Malaysian Navy

Italy 2008 DUCATI

Ducati is an Italian motorcycle manufacturing company headquartered in Bologna, Italy. The company is directly owned by Italian automotive manufacturer Lamborghini, whose German parent company is Audi, itself owned by the Volkswagen Group.

Three brothers in Bologna, Italy, were the founders of the Società Scientifica Radio Brevetti Ducati: Adriano, Bruno and Marcello Ducati, along with their father Antonio. The company began as a manufacturer of radio components because of Adriano’s experiments with burgeoning radio technology. The Ducatis were very successful throughout the 1930s in this field, but World War II halted production when the Germans occupied the Ducati factory in 1943. The brothers had hidden many of their machines, but this was to little avail, since Allied bombing destroyed their plant in Borgo Panigale in October of 1944.

This event forced the three brothers to rethink their strategy while beset by financial problems stemming from the war and loss of income, resulting in their company being taken over by the Italian government. After a gift of twelve trucks from the Allies bestowed upon them by Bologna mayor Giuseppe Dozza, the brothers decided to diversify their production since the delicate and intricate radio and electronic parts they produced before were too complex. Thus, the company began to make four-stroke engines and then they saw the production of their first motorcycle in 1945. This bike, called the Cucciolo, was a true innovation, designed by Aldo Farinelli during the war. Farinelli mounted a propulsion motor on a bicycle, but the company he worked with, SIATA, couldn’t handle demand for the bike.

Ducati stepped in as the manufacturer of the Cucciolo, which became very successful upon its release in 1946. In July 1949, Ducati manufactured the first complete motorcycle, the Ducati 60. These successes cemented Ducati as a motorcycle manufacturer, and the motorcycle division split off in 1954, called Ducati Meccanica SpA. The brothers owned Ducati until 1948, when hardship forced them to cede their company to the Italian government, after which the company was transferred several times.

Since 1926, Ducati has been owned by a number of groups and companies.

• 1926–1950 – Ducati family
• 1950–1967 – Government Istituto per la Ricostruzione Industriale (IRI) management
• 1967–1978 – Government EFIM management (control over day-to-day factory operations)
  • 1967–1973 – Headed By Giuseppe Montano
  • 1973–1978 – Headed by Cristiano de Eccher
• 1978–1985 – VM Group
• 1985–1996 – Cagiva Group
• 1996–2005 – Texas-Pacific Group (US-based) ownership and going public
  • Headed by CEO Federico Minoli, 1996–2001; returning for 2003–2007
• 2005–2008 – Investindustrial Holdings S.p.A.
• 2008–2012 – Performance Motorcycles S.p.A.

An investment vehicle formed by Investindustrial Holdings, BS Investimenti and Hospitals of Ontario Pension Plan

• 19 July 2012 – present – Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A.

AUDI AG acquired 100% of the voting rights of Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A. via Audi's Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. subsidiary

Thailand 1997 Tricycles & Rickshaws

Thailand celebrated International Writing Week from 5-11 Oct 1997.The theme for a stamp design competition was Tricycles and Cycle Rickshaws. Four stamps were issued on this theme based on award winning designs. Cycle Rickshaws in various forms are popular and very common mode of transport in all South Asian Countries where busy market places and narrow streets do not permit other types of vehicles.

Malaysia 1987 Transportations & Communications

 

Malaysia 1985 Proton SAGA