Dec 12, 2010

Traditional Past Time Games With Upin & Ipin and Friends (13-12-10)

Pos Malaysia Berhad will be issuing a special collection of stamps and first-day covers with regards to Traditional Past Time Games With Upin & Ipin and Friends on 13th December 2010. The stamps include 6 design with 60 sen denomination and a ms with RM5 denomination. Besides that, official maximum cards will also be issued

Please take note that this will be the first Malaysian self-adhesive stamps and will be issued in conjunction with the 2010 Stamp Week. Pos Malaysia will organize a stamp fair at Times Square from 13th December to 19th December 2010. Yes, the event will cross path with the PSM fair which is on 18th December and 19th December 2010.

Some Technical Info on the stamps:

Stamp Value :60sen (3 setenant designs)
Sheet Content :20 Stamps
Paper :Self-adhesive security stamp paper with fluorescent
Printing Process :Offset with Spot UV & Glitter Ink
Printer :Joh. Enschede Security Print, Netherlands
Stamp Designer :LC Merchandising & Les Copaque Production

Setenant Stamps
Miniature Sheet
First Day Cover
Maximum Cards
Info about Upin & Ipin:

Upin & Ipin is a Malaysian television series of animated shorts produced by Les' Copaque Production, which features the life and adventures of the eponymous twin brothers in a fictional Malaysian kampung. Originally a side project for the blockbuster animated film Geng: The Adventure Begins, Upin & Ipin was introduced on TV9 in 2007 as a six-episode Ramadan/Eid special, to instil significance of the Islamic holy month amongst children. To date, the series has reached its fourth season, including another Ramadan special season in 2008, and, season three onwards, the year-long, secularly themed Upin & Ipin and Friends, the series' international debut via the Disney Channel Asia, which is not explaining Ramadan, but telling the lives of Upin and Ipin with their friends on the normal days.

PS: This is the final issue of the year 2010. Kindly let me know if anyone needs this beautiful set.

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Nov 12, 2010

1Malaysia Collection (10-11-10)

MNH set
Pos Malaysia Berhad issued a special collection of stamps and first-day covers with regards to One Malaysia Collection on 10th November 2010. The stamps include 2 design with 30 sen denomination and 2 more with 50 sen denomination. Oops, I know what are u thinking. What happen to the new tariff. Since the new tariff was introduced, only stamps with 60 sen, 70 sen, 80 sen and RM1 was introduced. Why all of sudden the 30 sen and 50 sen are appearing again?

Is it because of the pressure philatelist is putting on POS Malaysia? I hope it was the case but come on; lets face it. The truth is rather obvious. POS Malaysia has printed these issue way before the tariff was introduced. OMG, another one of those famous blunders by our dear postal authorities.

Putting that aside, this is certainly a special issue as it was design by students from Lim Kok Wing University; one of the best schools of art. If you look closely, you could see the logo of Lim Kok Wing next to POS Malaysia. Hats off to the designers as I believe they have put alot of effort too it.

Beside the stamps and FDCs, a special postal card is up for sale. RM4 for a set of 4 is definitely a good bargain. A good chance to create your own maxicards. :)

Price:
STAMP SET 4v :RM1.60
Cover: 30 sen
Postal Card: RM4.00
Folder: RM5.50

Postal Card

FDC

Folder
PS: Like usual, anyone interested, please drop me a note.

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Oct 19, 2010

Kaspersky Booklet - Truth Unveiled

Finally, the truth unveiled and yes, POS Malaysia did collaborate with Kaspersky to issue this special booklet. Checkout the article I got from theStar dated 8th December 2009.

Snapshot from theStar


I guess the image below speaks for itself.

From left) Director of TechLane Resources Sdn Bhd CH Tan, chief operating officer of PosNiaga Datuk Mearia Hamzah, Philatelic Society of Malaysia president VT Nathan and Cheung with the set of stamps.

Though its finally proven to be a collaboration between Kaspersky and POS Malaysia but there is definitely an uneasy feeling among Malaysian philatelist. The most intriguing thing here is that most PSM members are not aware of this issue. How can this be when our President Mr VT Nathan was there to launch the booklet. Something's wrong somewhere....

This booklet is still very ambiguous and there are just so many controversial matters surrounding this particular issue. However, I definitely believe with the right price, its a good item to have in a Malaysian Collection but for me, sorry; just not my type. Come on, using the same stamps with a different booklet? That's rather lame if you ask me.

I would love to know if this sort of scenarios do happen in your country. Appreciate comments and feedbacks.

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Oct 18, 2010

Kaspersky Booklet?

While going through PSM's blog, I found something very interesting and would love to share it with my friends. I guess the images speaks for themselves...

Kaspersky Booklet


Trust me, I'm as surprise as all of you. Since when did Kaspersky (a reknown anti virus software) issued stamps in Malaysia? The funny thing here is that the stamps are obviously genuine and was taken from the One Malaysia collection issued on 31st August 2009.

One Malaysia Booklet


Please take note that anybody can come out with a private booklet with genuine stamps but the point here is whether POS Malaysiangave its authorization for the use of its name/logo. IMHO, I just fail to see the need for POS Malaysia to do this as the original issue comes with an official booklet. Seriously, something is not right here.

Another illegal issue? Yes, I used the word another solely because this has happened before. Around 1998-2000s, there were similar "private" booklets with blocks of genuine stamps for the Commanweath Games with the official POS logo which was later found to be unauthorized, hence making the booklet illegal.

Looking at this, it marks another black day for Malaysia Philately. Just imagine what will happen in the near future. Obviously, as a collector/philatelist, this provides us with another area to study but if you ask me, I definitely say this is rather unethical. How do we classify this in philately; forgery, cinderella, etc? or more percisely the work of some "Smart Alex" who is trying to make a fast buck.

Anyway, we will definitely need to know what is going on and the least POS Malaysia could do is to let us know what is happening. If this is an official issue, please explaing why it was not sold to the public; if not, please take the appropriate actions for the future of philately in Malaysia. Looking at things, I believe this will just end up another mystery like many other mystery issues in Malaysia. LOL...

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Oct 15, 2010

Sneak Preview of Pahang Heritage (24-10-10)


Pos Malaysia Berhad will be issuing a special collection of stamps and first-day covers with regards to Pahang Heritage on 24th October 2010 in conjunction with the 80th Birth Anniversary of HRH Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah. There will be a total of 3 design with 60 sen, 80sen and RM1 denomination. In addition, the cover will be sold at 30 sen each.

To be frank, I was a little surprise as i was expecting Cameron Highlands, the national park, etc would be depicted as the heritage of Pahang. I guess I have no say to this and have to bluntly accept it. LOL. Nevertheless, this will be an interesting issue for those who collect on the theme on Malaysian Royalty.

I doubt this will be a HOT issue but I guess its too early for me to say so. Let's see what happen and as usual I will prepare covers for all my cover collector buddies. If any of my readers wants mint set, please drop me a mail/comment.

Price:
STAMP SET 3v :RM2.40
Cover: 30 sen

A little info:

HRH Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah ibni Sultan Abu Bakar Riayatuddin Al-Muadzam Shah (born 24 October 1930 at Istana Mangga Tunggal, Pekan) was the seventh Yang di-Pertuan Agong (roughly equivalent to King) of Malaysia from 29 March 1979 to 25 April 1984, and fifth Sultan of modern Pahang.

Born Tengku Ahmad Shah, he was the only son of Sultan Sir Abu Bakar Riayatuddin Al-Muadzam Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdullah Al-Mutassimu Billah Shah (reigned 1932-1974) by his official and royal consort, Tengku Ampuan Besar Fatimah binti Almarhum Sultan Iskandar Kadasallah Shah.

A student of the Malay College Kuala Kangsar, he received diplomas in public administration from Worcester College, Oxford and Exeter University. He succeeded his father as sultan in 1974.


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Oct 13, 2010

Deepavali Personalized Stamps


Pos Malaysia will be issuing yet another personalized stamps with regards to celebration in Malaysia. This time around, its for Deepavali and Pos Malaysia will issue the full sheet on 14th October 2010 which is tomorrow. The full sheet cost RM19.00 which again I think its rather expensive when you consider the face value of the stamp which is only RM6.00

I guess this is an opportunity for collectors/philatelist to add this set to their personalized stamp collection. Moreover, an opportunity to have some private FDCs. That will be interesting. Though, its an interesting idea by Pos Malaysia, I do feel a sense of uneasiness when it comes to issues of this sort. How do we categorized them? They are personalized stamps which are officially issued by Pos Malaysia. I guess I better take this to my next post and I'm sure it will be a heated discussion as personalized stamps has always been a rather controversial thingy in philately.

Anyway, it will be great to have this stamps on a postal cover as this kinda cover can be scare in the future. Doubt many will buy these stamps to post their cards. LOL... To all my readers who are interested in this set, please drop me a message/comment as I will not be getting this set unless requested by friends.

Last but not least, I would like to take this opportunity to wish all my Hindu friends an advance HAPPY DEEPAVALI.

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Sep 28, 2010

Sneak Preview of Old Post Offices (09-10-10)

Pos Malaysia Berhad will be issuing a special collection of stamps and first-day covers with regards to POS Offices in Malaysia on 9th October 2010.There will be a total of 28 design with 60 sen denomination in a full sheet. In addition, the cover will be sold at 30 sen each.

This is definitely a very interesting issue as it depicts the old and new post offices from all the 14 states. In addition, it is significant because the launching day coincides with the World Post Day on 9th October. Please take note of the UPU emblem in the space between the two blocks, next to the three generations of POS logos. So the topic is very appropriate indeed.

It will definitely be a very interesting FDC as you can always try to get 14 different state postmark. However, a bigger cover is needed if you are to frank all the stamps on a single cover. Some creative thinking to do. LOL

However, personally i feel the price is definitely a BOMB for many collectors, even for me. I would prefer it to be issued in smaller quantities and could potentially be a very interesting collectible series.

Price:
STAMP SET 28v :RM16.80
Cover: 30 sen



The Post Offices on stamps set 1
PO Jalan Kelang Lama, Kuala Lumpur
PO Layang-Layang, Johor
PO Jalan Raja, Kedah
PO Temangan, Kelantan
PO Merlimau, Melaka
GPO Seremban, Negeri Sembilan
PO Bukit Fraser, Pahang
PO Kuala Kangsar, Perak
PO Kaki Bukit, Perlis
PO Jalan Bagan Luar, Pulau Pinang
PO Kudat, Sabah
GPO Kuching, Sarawak
Kajang, Selangor
GPO Kuala Terengganu

The Post Offices on stamps set 2
GPO Kuala Lumpur
GPO Johor Bahru, Johor
PO Sungai Petani, Kedah
PO Alor Gajah, Melaka
PO Bandar Baru Sering, Negeri Sembilan
PO Ringlet, Pahang
PO Tronoh, Perak
PO Kangar, Perlis
PO Bukit Mertajam, Penang
PO Sarikei, Sarawak
PO Bukit Rotan, Selangor
PO Jerteh, Terengganu

PS: Since this is a rather expensive copy for me, I'm not going to buy too many. So for friends who are interested, please kindly let me know before hand. Thanks

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Sep 11, 2010

Sneak Preview of Orang Asli Lifestyle (27-09-10)

Pos Malaysia Berhad will be issuing a special collection of stamps and first-day covers with regards to Orang Asli Lifestyle on 27th September 2010.

Orang Asli are actually the aborigines of Malaysia. Its great that POS Malaysia is finally issuing stamps to commemorate their life style. Sadly, its been long overdue as I believe the aborigines in Malaysia can and should be included in many of the recent stamp designs; namely traditional costume 2009, traditional food 2010. Anyway, kudos to the great effort by POS Malaysia.

There will be 3 design each for the 60 sen denomination, 70 sen denomination and 80 sen denomination. In addition, the cover will be sold at 30 sen each. I love this issue as it yet again gives us the opportunity to create beautiful maxicards.

Price:
STAMP SET 3v :RM2.10
Cover: 30 sen

MNH stamps

FDC

A little info on Orang Asli in Malaysia:

Orang Asli (lit, "original peoples" or "aboriginal peoples" in Malay) is a general Malaysian term used for any indigenous groups that are found in Peninsular Malaysia. They are divided into three main tribal groups – Semang (Negrito), Senoi, and Proto-Malay (Aboriginal Malay). The Orang Asli are further divided into 18 sub-ethnic group according to their different languages and customs. The Negritos are usually found in the northern region of the peninsula, the Senois in the central region, and the Proto-Malay in the southern region. There is an Orang Asli museum at Gombak, which is about 25 km north of Kuala Lumpur.

According to the Encyclopedia of Malaysia, the Negritos, who number approximately 2,000, are regarded as the earliest inhabitants of the Malay Peninsula. They are of Australo-Melanesian affinity and probably descend from the people of Hoabinhian cultural period, with many of their burials found dating back 10,000 years ago. They speak the Aslian languages which is part of the Austro-Asiatic language family, as do their Senoi agriculturalist neighbours. Negritos belong to various subgroups, namely the Kensiu, Kintak, Lanoh, Jahai, Mendriq and Bateq. Those from Perak, Kedah and Pahang are also known as Sakai, the meaning of "Sakai" is debt slaves, while those from Kelantan and Terengganu were called Pangan, the forest peoples. The Senoi and Proto-Malay arrived much later probably during the Neolithic period.

For more info:


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Sep 10, 2010

SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI

First pre-printed personalized stamps of Malaysia

Happy Aidilfitri or 'Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri' to all my Muslim readers. Above is the first pre-printed personalized stamps of Malaysia specially printed for Hari Raya Aidilfitri 2010. Its sold at RM19 per sheet but if you ask me, its rather pricey; taking into account the face value is only RM6. Anyway, I guess I cannot be the judge of this. It all depends on the philatelist; if this is part of what you collect, I guess it doesn't matter if its RM19 or RM90. We will still be willing to pay for it. Its just the parts and parcels of philately. HAHAHA.

With this sheet, I believe we can look forward to more issues for Christmas, Deepavali and Chinese New Year. Indirectly, POS Malaysia has introduced another area to collect. Interesting but I'm not too keen. My Birds of Prey is already keeping me on my toes...

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Aug 26, 2010

BOGUS ISSUE???

Snapshot From the Star Newspaper


The Star Newspaper reported that Malaysia's oldest Hindu temple - the Sri Maha Mariamman temple has been given the honour of being the first ever to be portrayed on a postage stamp. The question is "HOW TRUE IS THE NEWS?"

Ive checked with POS Malaysia and they definitely didn't issue any stamps with regards to the temple. So, is this a BOGUS issue?

Nope but most probably its a personalized stamp. My concern is on how can a personalized stamp be considered the first ever to be portrayed on a postage stamp? This is certainly a big concern in the world of philately. Just imagine everyone starts printing personalized stamps and claims that it is the first in the world. That will be weird. LOL

Another mistake is that Sri Maha Mariamman temple has been depicted on the 50 sen stamp of Visit Malaysia Year issue (19th March 2007). In this case, whether or not its a personalized stamp, the facts are still wrong. LOL

Sri Maha Mariamman temple is depicted on the bottom left of the stamp

Besides that, International Philatelic Bloggers has started to blog about the issue and one of them is my friend from Pakistan. We can't blame anyone as it was published in the newspaper.

http://paknetmag.blogspot.com/2010/08/malaysias-oldest-hindu-temple-portrayed.html

IMHO, the press should validate such news before publishing. I've got a few request for the stamps from friends and to be frank, I was shock to hear about this issue in the first place.

Source: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/8/23/nation/6901455&sec=nation

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Aug 5, 2010

Sneak Preview of Traditional Festive Food (10-08-10)

Pos Malaysia Berhad will be issuing a special collection of stamps and first-day covers with regards to Traditional Festive Food on 10th August 2010.

There will be 5 design each for the 80 sen denomination to continue the current trend of se-tenant stamps. Besides that, there will be yet another booklet. The interesting thing is that both the stamps from the sheetlets and booklet are a PERFECT MATCH. I'm sure many FDC collector will be creating FDCs as shown in the poster. Ooops, this means the booklet will definitely be gone in no time. LOL

In addition, there will be another odd shape ms. Seems to be another trend with PoS Malaysia. Im sure that it will be a HOT item also.

Price:
BOOKLET :RM6.00
STAMP SET 5v :RM4.00
M/S :RM3.00
Cover: 30 sen

MS
Stamps from sheets (above) and from booklet (below)
Poster

PS: See you guys at Dayabumi. Hopefully, I can find some postcards to be made maxicards this time around.

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Jul 20, 2010

Sneak Preview of Gallant Warriors (31-07-10)

MNH Set
FDC
Pos Malaysia Berhad will be issuing a special collection of stamps and first-day covers with regards to Gallant Warriors of Malaysia on 31st July 2010.

There will be 1 design each for the 60 sen denomination, 70 sen denomination and 80 sen denomination. Besides that, the cover will be sold at 30 sen each. I'm sure MC collectors will have plenty of option for this issue. The postmark is a good hint. LOL...

A little info:

Seri Pahlawan Gagah Perkasa (the Star of Honour of the Gallant and Valiant Warrior):
Instituted by King Hisamuddin Alam Shah on 29th July 1960 as the supreme award for gallantry in the face of the enemy. Awarded in one class (SP), subsequent awards being denoted by the use of bars. Recipients and their widows receive state allowances:

PS: Please let drop me a mail at angelic_ryder@yahoo.com if anyone is interested. Thank You.

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Jun 28, 2010

Sneak Preview of Threatened Habitats (15-07-10)

Pos Malaysia Berhad will be issuing a special collection of stamps and first-day covers in a bid to raise awareness of Malaysian towards the threatened habitats in Malaysia. The estimated date of issue is on 15th July 2010.

There will be 1 design each for the 60 sen denomination, 70 sen denomination and 80 sen denomination. Besides that, the cover will be sold at 30 sen each. Again we will be seeing the new tariff being reflected. Please note that this is only a sneak preview and there might be changes along the way.

As a thematic collector, I'm sure this issue will be a hit hence please let drop me a mail at angelic_ryder@yahoo.com if anyone is interested. Thank You.

MNH Stamps


FDC

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Jun 23, 2010

Sneak Preview of new Garden Flower National Definitives (01-07-10)

Pos Malaysia Berhad will be issuing the new Garden Flower National Definitives which will reflect the tariff increase on 1st July 2010. This will be a very interesting issue as most hard core Malaysian collector will add this issue to their original Garden Flower collection.

With this issue, the original Bird definitives will be finally replaced. This is definitely a sad part for me as I am a Bird stamp collector and moreover I love to collect varieties of Malaysian Bird definitives. I guess this is normal in philately. To be frank, I was quitely hoping that Malaysia will continue to use the bird definitives with new tariff ovpt. That would definitely add some spice to the national birds series collectors. LOL...

With the new tariff, four new denomination will be introduced; 60sen, 70sen, 80sen, and 90 sen. The whole set of 8v will be RM6.80 whereas the cover is 30sen. OMG, philately is truly getting expensive in Malaysia now. I guess we Malaysian have indulged in low postage rates over the years and its time to get real now. HAHAHA!

MNH Stamps

FDC

PS: If anyone is interested in this issue, do drop me a mail. As usual, I would like materials regarding Eagles preferably postal stationeries and postmarks.

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Jun 4, 2010

Sneak Preview of Malayan Railways (22-06-10)

Pos Malaysia Berhad will be issuing a special collection of stamps and first-day covers to mark 125 years anniversary of the Malaysian Railway (KTM) on 22 June 2010.

There will be 1 design each for the 50 sen denomination and RM1 denomination whereas there will be 2 designs for 30 sen denomination. There will be a booklet issued for this commerative issue. Please note that there are additional 2 more design included in the booklet. The first-day covers are available at 30 sen each. Please note that this is only a sneak preview and there might be changes along the way.




PS: If anyone is interested in this issue, do drop me a mail. As usual, I would like materials regarding Eagles preferably postal stationeries.

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