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Learn about the development of postal service and postage stamps in Singapore, from its colonial past to its modern status as a prosperous nation. Explore the various designs, themes and issues of Singapore's stamps, as well as its postal administrations and services.
The Postage Stamps of The Straits Settlements. London: Sefi, Pemberton & Company, 1925 40p. Series Title: Series of studies in philately no. 3. Ted Proud, Postal History of British Malaya: Straits Settlements. ISBN 1872465021; Wood, F. E. Straits Settlements Postage Stamps. Kuala Lumpur: Selangor Stamp Club, (1948) reprinted 1961 136p.
Find out the first class stamp price in 2007 and other historical rates for letters, packages, and postcards in the US. The web page covers the development of the postal system, the postage rates, and the stamps from 1792 to 2009.
From the nineteenth century Singapore used revenues of the Straits Settlements. In 1948, the first revenue stamps exclusively for use in Singapore were issued. Three values were issued - $25, $50 and $100 - and the stamps portrayed King George VI. The $25 and $100 were reprinted in 1951 and 1953 respectively using a different perforation.
Non-denominated postage is a stamp without a price, but valid for a certain rate. Learn about the history, types and uses of NVI stamps in different countries, including Canada, the US, the UK and more.
Learn about the history and range of the Stanley Gibbons stamp catalogues, published by a leading dealer of philatelic items. Find out the differences between simplified, regional, comprehensive and individual catalogues, and the prices they list.
A postmark is a postal marking that indicates the place, date and time of delivery or reception of a mail item. Learn about the origin, evolution and varieties of postmarks, from handstamps to digital postmarks, and their use in philately and numismatics.
Singapore Post (SingPost) is the public postal licensee of Singapore, offering mail delivery, logistics, warehousing and other services. Learn about its origins, development, products and global network from this Wikipedia article.