Malaysia 2011 Postbox

Poxbox is a physical box for the public to deposit outgoing mail intended for collection and for postage by the country’s respective postal service.  In Malaysia, mails are collected, processed and delivered by the national postal service, Pos Malaysia Berhad.

Various types of post boxes are available in Malaysia :

· Lamp box which derives its name from the fact that they were designed to be affixed to lamp posts or mounted on poles.

· Pillar box which is a free-standing post box.

· Wall box which are set into a wall or brick pillar.

In Malaysia, there are different post boxes for different types of mails, such as regular post, air mail and PosExpres, as well as for local and out-of-town addresses. 

All post boxes in Malaysia are painted in red, with the exception of PosExpres post boxes which are painted yellow. 

The post boxes depicted in the stamps show the changes in the design of the post boxes from the time of the British administration until the era of independence and leading to the current period.  The earliest post boxes manufactured in Great Britain were produced with the initials of the ruling monarch topped with the crown or royal coat of arms.

These post boxes were replaced by more current post box designs, which feathure the Malaysian Coat of Arms and subsequently PosMalaysia logo.

The post boxes featured in the stamps are found at :

1.       Bukit Bendera, Pulau Pinang

2.       Bukit Farser, Pahang

3.       Melaka, Melaka

4.       Seremban, Negeri Sembilan

5.       Pejabat Pos Besar, KL

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stamp sheet

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stamp booklet - cover

stamp booklet - stamps

Technical Details

Date of Issue 10-Oct-2011

Stamps

Stamp Value : RM1 (Spot UV & Emboss)

Stamp Sheet  : 20 Stamps

Paper : SPM Watermarked, Phosphor Coated Printing

Printing Process : Lithography

Printer : Joh. Enschede Secure Print, Netherland

Stamp Designer : Hazel Design Sdn Bhd

First Day Cover

 50 Sen

Folder

 RM5.50

Stamp Booklet

 RM6.00 (Self Adhesive)