International Postage Meter Stamp Catalog/Malaysia

Malaysia The meter stamps of Malaysia are divided into nine groups according to the inscription in the frank and the usage: A - FEDERATED MALAY STATES, 1927 - 1935. A Federation of Negri Sembilan, Pajang, Perak and Selangor. B - STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, 1927 - 1935. Consisting of Singapore, Labuan, Penang and Malacca. C - MALAYA POSTAL UNION, 1935 - 1948. Formed from the merger of the Federated Malay States and Straits Settlements plus the previously unaffiliated states of Johore, Kedah, Kelan-tan, Perlis and Trengganu. Franks of the MPU period are inscribed with both "MALAYA" and the sub-state name. D - British Colony of MALAYA, 1948 - 1963. After Labuan quit the MPU to become part of the British colony of Sabah (North Borneo), the remaining states became the colony of MALAYA in 1948. Stamps of this period are inscribed "MALAYA" alone in the frank. E - Federation of MALAYSIA, 1963 to present. Malaya combined with the former British colonies of Sabah and Sarawak to form Malaysia. (Singapore was a part of Malaysia only until 1965 when it became an independent nation. See SINGAPORE.) Franks are inscribed "MALAYSIA". F - Federation of Malaysia, franks inscribed with provincial name “NORTH BORNEO” G - Federation of Malaysia, franks inscribed with provincial name “SARAWAK” PO – Stamps generated by machines used only in Post Offices PD – Stamps used in Post Offices exclusively for collecting Postage Due Group A: FEDERATED MALAY STATES left|400pxA1. Universal “Midget” (FV-3 or -5), 1927. Running tiger design with “CENT” or “CENTS” at bottom center with value figure in both lower corners. Meter numbers M1 through M8. TM: DC Values: 12px 1, 2, 5, 6, 20, 25¢ 12px[$150] Values: 12px 4, 8, 15¢ 12px[$200] NOTE: Proofs exist and are more common than mailed covers 12px[$50] left|370pxA2. Neopost (FV), 1927. 12px[$250] Similar to Type A1 but with V/F at bottom center with CENT or CENTS at sides. M# in small box below tiger. Meter numbers N1 up. TM: BIC Value seen: 12px 5¢ NOTE: 2¢ denomination exists as a proof (shown), not known postally used 12px[$125] Group B: STRAITS SETTLEMENTS left|390pxB1. Universal “Midget” (FV-3 or -5), 1927. Simple straight line outer frame. STRAITS/ SETTLEMENTS at top. M# in box below V/F. Meter numbers M.1 through M.32. TM: DC or BIC Values: 12px 1, 2, 4, 5, 6¢ 12px[$25] Values: 12px 3, 8, 15¢ 12px[$40] a. “CENTS” for “CENT” on 1¢ (M29) NOTE: 1¢ known as "1" or "Ⅰ" NOTE: 10¢ denomination exists as a proof, not known postally used left|385pxB2. Neopost (FV), 1930. 12px[$50] Very similar to Type B1 but the meter number prefix and town mark are different. TM: BIC M#: N.1 up Values seen: 12px 2, 4, 5, 6¢ NOTE: 3¢ denomination (shown) exists as a proof, not known postally used. left|385pxB3. Universal “Multi-Value” (MV), 1934. 12px[$20] Frank with simulated perforation outer frame line. “STRAITS” at top, “SETTLEMENTS” at bottom above the meter number. M#: U1 up. TM: DC V/F: 12px 12px000 (angular, 5 or 7 mm tall) Group C: MALAYA POSTAL UNION Franks contain both MALAYA and state name Sub-group CA: NEGRI SEMBILAN left|380pxCA1. Neopost (LV-6), 1936. Simulated perforations at top and sides. MALAYA at top, NEGRI SEMBILAN at bottom. “CENTS” above value figure. M# “N24” only. TM: BIC Values seen: 12px 2, 4, 5¢ 12px[$100] Value: 12px 10¢ 12px[$150] Sub-group CB: PERAK left|400pxCB1. Universal “Midget” (FV-3), 1936. 12px[$150] “PERAK” above M# at bottom. “CENTS” vertical at both sides. Meter numbers M6 and M8 seen. TM: DC Values seen: 12px 2¢, 4¢, 5¢ left|380pxCB2. Universal “Multi-Value" (MV). 12px[$75] Simulated perforation outer border. MALAYA at top, PERAK at bottom. M# U112 and U128 known. TM: DC V/F: 12px 0000 NOTE: Proof of M# U143 is known Sub-group CC: SELANGOR left|388pxCC1. Universal “Midget” (FV-3), 1936. “SELANGOR” at bottom. “CENTS” vertical at both sides. M#s: M1-2, 5-8 known. TM: DC Values: 12px 1, 2, 5, 8¢ 12px[$25] Values: 12px 3, 20, 25¢ 12px[$40] left|380px left|380pxCC2. Neopost (LV-6). 12px[$250] Provisional design with M# “N3” boxed between “MALAYA” and “SELANGOR” at top, “CENTS” in each lower corner. M# “N3” only. Only a few examples known. TM: BIC Values seen: 12px5, 8¢ 346px|leftCC3. Neopost (LV-6). 12px[$250] “SELANGOR” at bottom, “CENTS” above value figure. M# “N23” only. Only a few examples known. TM: BIC Values seen: 12px 2, 4, 5, 10, 25¢ left|365pxCC4. Universal “Multi-Value” (MV). Simulated perforation outer border. “MALAYA” at top, “SELANGOR” at bottom below meter number. M# with “U” prefix. TM: DC V/F: 12px 12px000 (angular, 5 or 7 mm tall) 12px[$20] V/F: 12px 12px000 (oval) 12px[$5] NOTE: Meter U1 was originally fitted with “FEDERATED” at top, “MALAY STATES” at bottom. Proofs exist dated 2 June 1935, but it is not known used as such. Sub-group CD: STRAITS SETTLEMENTS 356px|leftCD1. Universal “Midget” (FV-3), 1936. 12px[$50] Provisional design. Straight line frame. MALAYA at top, M#: Meter number M10 boxed above “STRAITS/SETTLEMENTS” at bottom. Values seen: 12px 1, 5, 6¢ left|410px left|400pxCD2. Universal “Midget” (FV-3/5), 1936. 12px[$50] “STRAITS SETTLEMENTS” across bottom. “CENTS” vertical at both sides. M# with “M” prefix, 11, 14, 23, 24, 29, and 32 known. A. “MALAYA” 3 mm tall B. Larger “MALAYA” 4 mm tall TM: DC Values seen: 12px 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10¢ left|380px left|220pxCD3. Universal “Multi-Value” (MV), 1936. As Type CC4 but with “STRAITS SETTLEMENTS” below the M#. M# with “U” prefix. TM: DC V/F: 12px 12px000 (A) 12px[$10] V/F: 12px 12px000 (O) 12px[$15] a. Value figures 7 mm tall 12px[Add $10] b. Used without TM on Australian and other Allied Forces mail during World War Two. Usually found with circular cancel “A.I.F. FIELD P.O.”. Meter numbers U.19 and U.52 known 12px[$125] 341px|leftCD4. Neopost (LV-6). 12px[$150] Provisional design with straight outer frame. “MALAYA/ CENTS” at top, “STRAITS/ SETTLEMENTS” above tiny, boxed M# at bottom. M#s N1 and N19 known. TM: BIC Values seen: 12px 2, 6¢ left|390pxCD5. Neopost (LV-6). 12px[$250] Provisional design with straight outer frame. “MALAYA” large at top. Without “CENTS” in the design. “STRAITS SETTLEMENTS” in one line. M# boxed, N17 only. TM: BIC Value seen: 12px 5¢ left|380pxCD6. Neopost (LV-6). 12px[$350] Provisional design as Type CD2A but without the two vertical "CENTS" at the sides. M# N19 known. TM: BIC Value seen: 12px 2¢ left|380pxCD7. Neopost (LV-6), 1937. 12px[$100] Standard design, as Type CD6 but with "CENTS" above the value figure. M#: N2, N22 and N25 known. TM: BIC Values seen: 12px 2, 4, 5, 10¢ Group D: British Colony of Malaya Franks contain MALAYA without state names left|365px left|365pxD1. Universal “Multi-Value” (MV). Provisional stamp. Type AD3 with STRAITS SETTLEMENTS removed at bottom. M# with “U” prefix. TM: DC V/F: 12px 12px000 (A,O, 5 or 7 mm tall) V/F: 12px 0000 (O) 12px[$10] a. With state name incompletely removed at bottom. Meter U.45 seen. left|375px left|375pxD2. Universal “Multi-Value” (MV). As Type D1 but M# lowered and centered at bottom of frank. A. M# ~3 mm tall B. M# large, heavy, ~4 mm tall TM: DC V/F: 12px12px000 (O) 12px 0000 (O) V/F: 12px12px000 (A) 12px[$20] left|375px left|375px left|375pxD3. Pitney Bowes “Automax” (MV). 12px[$5] Very similar to Type D2 but value figures of uniform thickness with “=“ in first position. M# with “U” prefix. A. “MALAYA” 4 mm tall B. “MALAYA” smaller, 3 mm tall TM: DC V/F: 12px =000 a. Meter number without prefix (421) 12px[$35] left|400pxD3.1. Neopost (LV-3 or -5). 12px[Quite rare, value uncertain] As Types CB1, CC1 and CD2 but with the state name removed below the value figure. Meter M11 seen. TM: DC V/F: 12px 2 cents seen left|365px left|365px left|385px 354px|leftD4. Neopost (LV-6). Provisional stamp. Type CD7 with STRAITS SETTLEMENTS removed. M# with “N” prefix. A. With “CENTS” above value figure Values: 12px4, 10, 15, 20, 25, 35, 50, 60¢, 1·00 12px[$5] Values: 12px6, 45, 95 12px[$20] Values: 12px5, 8 12px[$30] B. With “DOLLARS” above value figure (M# N110 only). Values seen: 2·5, 15 12px[$250] a. Value figures large, 5-6 mm tall b. Value figures small, 4 mm tall c. Different font used for value figures which are without serifs except for the "1" (which has one serif at the top but none at the bottom). Meter N.53 only 12px[$25] d. With STRAITS SETTLEMENTS incompletely removed at bottom. Meter N.51 seen. left|355pxD5. Neopost “305” (MV). 12px[$5] Frank similar to Type D3 but without “CENTS”. Variable spacing between TM and frank. M# with “RN” prefix at bottom. TM: DC V/F: 12px 0·00 12px 00·00 12px 00 00 left|420pxD6. Neopost “305” (MV). 12px[$20] Similar to Type D5 but with small “CENTS” vertical at both sides. M# with “RN” prefix. TM: DC V/F: 12px 0 00 left|415pxD7. Neopost “305” (MV). 12px[$25] As Type D6 but with lines added inside “CENTS”. M# with “RN” prefix. TM: DC V/F: 12px 0 00 left|400pxD8. Universal “Simplex” (LV-25). 12px[$25] Similar to Type D6 but smaller. M# with “S” prefix at bottom center. Date figures small. TM: DC Values: 12px 1¢ through 25¢ ? left|350pxD9. Postalia (MV). 12px[$25] Similar to Types D1-3 but the meter number has “POSTALIA” prefix. “CENTS” vertical at sides. TM: DC V/F: 12px 000 left|400pxD10. Satas “Baby” (MV). 12px[$40] Square frank. M# with “FM” prefix at bottom. Hour figure between TM and frank. TM: SC V/F: 12px 12px0.oo NOTE: This is possibly a Post Office stamp. Group E: Federation of Malaysia All franks contain “MALAYSIA” except for subgroups with “NORTH BORNEO” or “SARAWAK” as country name. Sub-group EA: Franks with simulated perforation outer frame line left|360px right|360px left|360px EA1. Universal “Multi-Value” (MV). As Type D2 but inscribed with new country name. Value figures large, 4 mm tall, or small, 3 mm tall. A. Value in “CENTS” 12px[$50] B. Value in “SEN”, M# approximately 3 mm tall 12px[$25] C. Value in “SEN”, M# heavy, approx 4 mm tall 12px[$35] TM: DC, BIC V/F: 12px 0000 left|350px right|365px left|350px right|320px left|370px EA2. Neopost (LV-10). As Type D4 but inscribed “MALAYSIA”. Value figures 4 mm or 5 mm tall. M# with “N” or “R” prefix. A. “CENTS” above value figure and repeated at bottom 12px[$50] B. “CENTS” only at bottom 12px[$25] C. “CENTS” above value figure 12px[$50] D. “SEN” at bottom 12px[$25] E. “SEN” vertical at both sides 12px[$25] TM: DC or BIC Values seen: 12px 5, 6, 10, 20, 25 a. Date only, without TM left|400px right|410px left|400px right|410px left|410px EA3. Neopost “305” (MV). Upright frank with simulated perforation outer border and straight line inner border. Inner border broken by “MALAYSIA” at top. A. M# with “RN” prefix. Value in “CENTS” B. M# with “NR” prefix. Value in “CENTS” 12px[$10] C. M# with “NE” prefix. Value in “CENTS” 12px[$15] D. M# with “RN” prefix. Value in “SEN” 12px[$10] E. M# with “NR” prefix. Value in “SEN" 12px[$15] TM: DC V/F: 12px 000 12px 0·00 (00·00 ?) left|400px right|400px left|400px right|400px left|400px EA4. Neopost “305” (MV). As Type EA3 but inner border at top is complete above “MALAYSIA”. A. M# with “RN” prefix. Value in “CENTS” 12px[$15] B. M# with “NR” prefix. Value in “CENTS” 12px[$25] C. M# with “RN” prefix. Value in “SEN” or “S E N” D. M# with “NR” prefix. Value in “SEN E. M# with “RN” prefix. Without currency indicator 12px[$10] TM: DC V/F: 12px 000 12px 0·00 12px 00 00 12px 00·00 left|360px right|380px left|380px right|380px EA5. Pitney Bowes “Automax” (MV). As Type EA1 but value figures are of uniform thickness and are usually preceded by “=”. M# and prefix variable in size. A. M# with “U” prefix. Value in “CENTS” 12px[$20] B. M# with “PB” prefix. Value in “CENTS” 12px[$25] C. M# with “U” prefix. Value in “SEN” D. M# with “PB” prefix. Value in “SEN” TM: DC V/F: 12px =000 a. “MALAYSIA” large, 4mm tall left|370px EA6. Pitney Bowes “Automax” (MV). 12px[$15] As Type EA5 but with “POSTAGE” added below M#. M# with “P.B.” prefix. TM: DC V/F: 12px =000 left|370px EA7. Pitney Bowes “Automax” (MV). 12px[$30] As Type EA6 but “POSTAGE” added is above M#. M# with “P.B.” prefix. TM: DC V/F: 12px =000 left|380px EA8. Pitney Bowes “Automax” (MV). 12px[$30] Similar to Type EA5 but frank wider than tall. “SEN” vertical at both sides. M# with “PB” prefix. TM: DC V/F: 12px =000 left|320px left|320px EA9. Neopost “205/2205” (MV). Square frank with straight inner frame line. Country name in panel at top, value indicators in side panels. M# with “NE” prefix. A. With “SEN” in both side panels B. With “RINGGIT” at left and “SEN” at right 12px[$5] TM: BIC V/F: 12px 000 left|320px left|320px EA10. Neopost “205/2205” (MV). As Type EA9 but with zero at right instead of a panel. With “SEN” vertical at left. M# with “NE” prefix. A. With inner panel at left 12px[$5] B. Without inner panels TM: DC, BIC V/F: 12px 000 left|350px EA11. Satas “Rotary” (MV). Frank slightly taller than wide, with straight inner frame line. “SEN” or “S E N” vertical at both sides. M# with “S” or “SS” prefix. TM: DC V/F: 12px ★00 left|350px right|350px EA12. Satas “Baby” (MV). Similar to Type EA11 but frank square and slightly larger. Straight inner frame line is broken in center of the sides. With “SEN” vertical at left. M# with “S” prefix. TM: DC V/F: 12px 000 12px 00.00 a. M# with “NE” prefix (NE 160) left|315px left|326px left|366px right|375px EA13. Pitney Bowes-GB “5000” series (MV). Horizontal frank with simulated perforation outer border and straight line inner border. Without inner panels. “SEN” vertical at both sides, variable in size and variable in vertical placement. M# with “PB” prefix at bottom. Date figures are raised in relation to value figures. Franks can vary considerably in size from 26 to 31mm wide and 21 to 24mm tall. A. Meter number breaks inner frame line B. Meter number breaks both frame lines C. Meter number above complete frame lines TM: DC V/F: 12px ≋000 12px ≋0000 a. As C but "MALAYSIA' is smaller and centered slightly to left. The meter number prefix has wide spacing between the "P" and "B". The TM rings are closer together than typical for stamps from this machine. This may be the result of a local repair action using nonstandard parts. Meter PB44 only seen. left|350px left|350px left|350px EA14. Pitney Bowes-GB “6300” (MV). Similar to Type EA13 but date and value figures are on the same level. “SEN” vertical at both sides. M# with “P.B.” prefix. Franks can vary considerably in size from 25 to 34mm wide and 21 to 25mm tall. A. Meter number breaks inner frame line B. Meter number breaks both frame lines C. Meter number above complete frame lines TM: DC V/F: 12px ≋000 left|385px EA15. Pitney Bowes-GB “6600” (MV). Relatively large frank, 32 x 26 mm, similar to Type EA14 but value figures are more widely spaced. M# with “PB” prefix does not break frame lines. TM: DC V/F: 12px ≋0000 left|365px left|365px EA16. Pitney Bowes-GB “6900” (MV). Relatively large frank as Type EA15 but value figures are smaller. M# with “PBE” prefix. A. Frank 25 mm tall. M# breaks both frame lines B. Frank 29 mm tall. M# breaks TM: DC V/F: 12px≋000 left|390px EA17. Pitney Bowes “Paragon” (MV). Large frank, wider than Type EA16. Date figures distinctive. M# with “PB” or “PB P” prefix breaks both bottom frame lines. Frank variable in width, 29 to 34 mm seen. TM: DC V/F: 12px≋000 12px≋0000 left|345px left|350px EA18. Pitney Bowes “A900” (MV). Relatively small frank with large value figures. M# with “PB” prefix does not break bottom frame lines. A. Frank 29 mm wide B. Frank 31 mm wide TM: DC V/F: 12px ≋000 (A only) 12px ≋0000 (B only) left|350px EA19. Postalia (MV). Frank taller than wide. M# with “PO” prefix. TM: DC V/F: 12px 0000 (narrow figures) left|350px left|365px EA20. Hasler “Mailmaster” (MV). Very similar in appearance to Pitney Bowes Types but M# with “H” or “HR” prefix. Franks can vary considerably in size from 28 to 35mm wide and 23 to 27mm tall. A. Meter number breaks inner frame line B. Meter number above both frame lines TM: DC V/F: 12px 0000 12px 00.00 left|400px EA21. Hasler “Smile” (MV). Very similar to Type EA20A but distance between center of date and value figures is slightly wider at 40 mm. M# with “AH” prefix. TM: DC V/F: 12px 00.00 left|370px EA22. Frama (MV). Similar in appearance to Pitney Bowes and Hasler types, but value figures are large and thick. M# with “F” prefix above bottom frame lines. TM: DC V/F: 12px 000 12px 0000 left|375px left|375px EA23. Neopost “Electronic” (MV). Frank with inner panels at top, bottom, and sides. “SEN” vertical in side panels. M# with “RN” prefix in bottom panel. A. Frank 29 mm wide. M# and prefix large B. Frank 32 mm wide. M# and prefix small TM: DC V/F: 12px ≋000 12px ≋0,00 left|375px EA24. Francotyp-Postalia “EFS3000” (MV). Square frank. M# with “FP” prefix. TM: DC V/F: 12px 0000 left|300px right|300px EA25. Francotyp-Postalia “T1000” (digital). Frank taller than wide. Very narrow value figures, and very narrow spacing between TM and frank. M# with “FP” prefix. TM: DC V/F: 12px 0000 a. With a nine-digit number below the town mark. Sub-group EB: Franks with incomplete outer frame line and town line in the frank left|370px EB1. Pitney Bowes “EasyMail” (digital). Wide, horizontal design with frame line across top and upper sides only. Country name is curved over the value figures which are preceded by “SEN”. At right are the meter number with PB” prefix/ date/ postal code. Town name at center bottom. V/F: 12px ≋000 left|385px EB2. Pitney Bowes “PersonalPost” (digital). Nearly identical to Type E27 but printed by inkjet method. Most easily identified by the triad lines at left in the value figures which slope down from left to right. M# with “PB” prefix. V/F: 12px ≋000 left|330px EB3. Pitney Bowes "DM" series (digital). Similar to type EB2 but much narrower design. Five lines of data at right. M# with “PB4” prefix. V/F: 12px 0000 left|330px EB4. Pitney Bowes "DM" series (digital). Nearly identical to Type EB3 but M# with "PB7" prefix. V/F: 12px 0000 Sub-group EC: Franks with straight outer frame line left|320px left|320px left|320px EC1. Neopost “205/2205” (MV). Square frank with straight line outer border and inner frame around value figures. Outer border is two lines very close together often appearing as a single line. Country name in panel at top. Date figures tall without stops (model 205) or short with stops (model 2205). M# with “NE” prefix. “MALAYSIA” and “NE” variable in size. A. Value in “CENTS” 12px[$5] B. Value in “SEN” C. Value in “RENGGIT” (or “RINGITT”) reading up at left, “SEN” at right TM: DC or BIC V/F: 12px 000 a. As C, “RINGITT” at left reads down instead of up left|325px EC2. Neopost “2205” (MV). As Type EC1 but outer border lines widely spaced from each other. With “SEN” in both side panels. M# with “NE” prefix. TM: DC or BIC V/F: 12px 000 left|360px EC3. Neopost “405/505” (MV). As Type EC2 but frank wider than tall. With “SEN” vertical in both side panels. M# with “NE” or “RE” prefix. Date figures low and wide. TM: DC V/F: 12px 0000 left|370px left|385px EC4. Neopost “405/505” (MV). Similar to Type EC3 but frank has single outer frame line. With “RINGGIT” vertical in left panel and “SEN” vertical in right panel. M# with “NE” prefix. A. Frank 30-31 mm wide B. Frank 34 mm wide. Text in typewriter font (NE 95 seen) TM: BIC V/F: 12px 0000 left|360px EC5. Neopost “Electronic” (MV). As Type CE3 but date figures are more widely spaced. TM: DC V/F: 12px ≋0000 left|370px left|370px left|370px EC6. Hasler “Mailmaster” (MV). Frank with straight single-line outer frame and panels at top and bottom. Meter number with "H" prefix. A. Meter number at left, sub-model identifier “F200” at right B. “H” prefix without meter number at left, “F200” at right C. "H" at left, meter number at right V/F: 12px 0000 a. "SEN" large (shown with "C" at left) left|325px EC7. Neopost, models unidentified (digital), 2014 or earlier. Single outer frame line and with no inner panels. With “SEN”, vertical, breaking both side panels. M# with "NE25" and “NE65” prefixes reported. TM: DC V/F: 12px 0000 Sub-group ED: Franks inscribed MALAYSIA PERAK One machine known with frank including both "MALAYSIA" and state name "PERAK" left|375px ED1. Universal “MultiValue” (MV), 1971. 12px[$10] As Type EA1 but with “PERAK” below the meter number at bottom. “SEN” vertical at both sides. M# U.112 only. TM: DC V/F: 12px 0000 Sub-group EE: Franks inscribed SABAH MALAYSIA Two machines known with frank including both "MALAYSIA" and state name "SABAH" left|410px left|410px EE1. Neopost “305” (MV). 12px[$5] Frank similar to Type EA4 but inscribed “SABAH/ MALAYSIA” at top. Value in “CENTS”. M#s “U4” and “U6” seen. Meter number U6 had town name “JESSELTON” later changed to “KOTA KINA-BALU/-SABAH-“. TM: DC V/F: 12px 0·00 Sub-group EF: Franks inscribed POS MALAYSIA Franks inscribed with new postal service logo "POS MALAYSIA". POS Malaysia Berhad is a business corporation that runs the postal services of Malaysia and has done so since 1992 when the nation's postal services were privatized. left|345px EF1. Neopost, model unidentified (digital), 2015 or earlier. Wide rectangular frank with breaks in the center of both sides. Postal logo at top, "SEN" below value figures, meter number at bottom. Meter number with NE2 prefix. TM: straight line with date at top, post office name, two lines of code, and a 2d barcode at bottom. V/F: 12px 00000 Group F: Franks inscribed with provincial name “NORTH BORNEO” rather than the country name left|370px left|370px F1. Universal “Multi-Value” (MV), 1947. Frank 24-25 x 28mm. Frank inscribed “NORTH/ BORNEO” in two lines at top. M# with “U” prefix above “POSTAGE” at bottom. Meter U1 only. A. Heavy inscriptions most easily seen in "NORTH BORNEO" which has letters slightly wider than tall. 12pxV/F: 000 12px[$40] B. Inscriptions lighter and smaller. 12pxV/F: 0000 12px[$25] TM: DC V/F large with serifs: 12px 000 12px 0000 left|370px F2. Pitney Bowes “Automax” (MV). 12px[$25] Very similar to Type F1 but value figures are smaller, and frank is slightly wider at 26 x 28mm. Meter U.2” only. TM: DC V/F: 12px =000 left|410px F3. Neopost "Frankmaster" / "305" (MV). 12px[$25] Similar to Types F1 and 2 but “NORTH BORNEO” in one line across the top. Value figures are narrow with serifs. M# with “U” prefix above “POSTAGE” at bottom. Meters U3 through U6 known. TM: DC V/F: 12px 0·00 Group G: Franks inscribed with provincial name “SARAWAK” rather than country name left|410px G1. Neopost “305” (MV), 1964. 12px[$25] As Type EA4 but inscribed “SARAWAK”. M# with “RN” prefix. TM: DC V/F: 12px 0·00 left|335px G2. Neopost “205” (MV). 12px[$20] As type EA9 but inscribed “SARAWAK” in top panel. M# with “WE” prefix. TM: BIC V/F: 12px 000 left|365px G3. Neopost “505” (MV). 12px[Quite rare, value uncertain] As type EC3 but inscribed “SARAWAK” in top panel. M# with “RE” prefix. TM: BIC V/F: 12px 0000 Group PO: Special franks generated only by Post Office machines left|510px right|380px PO1. Universal “Simplex” (LV-25), 1956. 12px[$250] As Type D8 except with two stars added at right of the town mark. Printed on yellow adhesive tape rather than directly to mail piece. Some examples known with a column of wavy or straight lines at far left. A. M# with “FM” prefix (used in Federation of Malaya) B. M# with “SP” prefix (used in Singapore) TM: DC Values: 12px 10 to 250 in steps of 10 left|410px PO2. Kelvinator "Registrex" . 12px[Appears to be quite rare] A stamp used apparently only to indicate registration. Wide frank with simulated perforation outer border and large value box in center. “MALAYSIA” large above value box. “SEN” vertical at both sides. Small identification number at lower left, "R1". Registration box at left containing town name at top. V/F: 12px 0 0 0. 0 0 left|420px PO3. Kelvinator "Registrex" . 12px[Appears to be quite rare] Frank very similar to Type PO2 but with "REG" at lower left and "1" at lower right. With double circle TM at left, unboxed registration number between TM and frank. V/F: 12px 0 0 0. 0 0 Group PD: Special franks used only for collecting Postage Due left|380px PD1. Universal “Multi-Value” (MV), 1939. 12px[$50] Inscribed “MALAYA” as Types D1/D2 but with “POSTAGE DUE” instead of meter number at bottom. TM: DC V/F: 12px 12px000 (A) 12px 0000 (O) NOTE: Type PD1 Proof strikes are known as early as 1940 used with blue ink. Following the Japanese invasion in 1942 the Franking Machine was stored away in the Singapore Post Office. It was re-introduced in late 1949 and used with green ink. It's use was supposedly restricted to underpaid mail addressed to Singapore Box numbers although its on other mail is known, including underpaid mail with foreign destination. Inwards mail to the Cocos Islands Cable Station used a Singapore Box number, and several covers to Cocos are known between 1949 and 1951. left|410px PD2. Neopost “305” (MV). 12px[$150] As Type EA3 but with “POSTAGE DUE” instead of meter number across bottom. “CENTS” vertical at both sides. TM: DC V/F: 12px 0•00 NOTE: This stamp was used in Singapore for at least a year after Singapore separated from Malaysia in 1965. Group PR: Provisional use of franking machines in lieu of regular postage stamps 145px|left PR1. Universal “Multi-Value” (MV), 1941. Frank with simulated perforation outer frame line. “POSTAGE PAID” at top, “JOHORE” at bottom with “CENTS” running vertically at each side of the value M#: NIL TM: NIL V/F: 12px 12px000 (angular). Return to main catalog → ../ Return to top → Malaysia