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Straits Settlements
1st September 1867
incl. Malacca and Penang, 1948
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| Sc1 |
perf 14, elephant's head wmk, print
Printed by De La Rue
| Description | Indian stamp | Overprint colour | Scott# | SG# | Mi# | Y&T# |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian stamps overprinted | ||||||
| 1½ cents on ½ anna blue | Sc20 SG54 |
red |
1 | 1 | ||
| 2c on 1a brown | Sc22 SG59 |
red |
2 | 2 | ||
| 3c on 1a brown | Sc22 SG59 |
blue |
3 | 3 | ||
| 4c on 1a brown | Sc22 SG59 |
black |
4 | 4 | ||
| 6c on 2a yellow | Sc23a SG61 |
purple |
5 | 5 | ||
| 8c on 2a yellow | Sc23a SG61 |
green |
6 | 6 | ||
| 12c on 4a green | Sc24 SG69 |
red |
7 | 7 | ||
| 24c on 8a rose | Sc25 SG73 |
blue |
8 | 8 | ||
| 32c on 2a yellow | Sc23a SG61 |
black |
9 | 9 | ||
| Description | date issued | Scott# | SG# | Mi# | Y&T# | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2c brown | June 1868 |
10 | 11 | |||
| 2c yellow-brown | 10a | 11a | ||||
| 2c deep brown | 10b | 11b | ||||
| 4c rose | July 1868 |
11 | 12 | |||
| 4c deep rose | 11a | 12a | ||||
| 6c dull lilac | January 1868 |
12 | 13 | |||
| 6c bright lilac | 12a | 13a | ||||
| 8c orange-yellow | December 1867 |
13 | 14 | |||
| 8c orange | 13a | 14a | ||||
| 12c blue | December 1867 |
14 | 15 | |||
| 12c ultramarine | 14a | 15a | ||||
| 24c blue-green | December 1867 |
15 | 16 | |||
| 24c yellow-green | 15a | 16a | ||||
| 30c claret | December 1872 |
16 | 17 | |||
| 32c pale red | December 1867 |
17 | 18 | |||
| 96c grey | June 1871 |
18 | 19 |
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| Sc13 SG14 |
Mackay [1] notes, " The Straits Settlements (Singapore, Malacca and Penang) had formed part of the Indian postal administration until September 1867 and accordingly used Indian stamps. When the administration was separated, Indian stamps surcharged in Straits cents were used pending the supply of distinctive stamps by De La Rue in December in the same year." The Cocos (Keeling) Islands were transferred to Straits Settlements on 7th February 1886. Labuan was attached to the colony in 1896 and became the fourth Settlement in 1906 but was transferred to North Borneo in 1946.
Changes of Administration
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Japanese Occupation |
Occupation handstamp |
British Military Administration |
Malacca |
Penang |
| 1942 ScN1 Malaya SG-J92 |
1945 Sc256 SG1 | 1948 Sc1 SG1 | 1948 Sc1 SG1 |
The Straits Setlements were occupied by the Japanese in 1942 and after WW2 British Military Administration (BMA) stamps were used. In 1946 Singapore became a separate Crown Colony and Labuan transfered to North Borneo. Separate stamps were issued for Malacca and Penang and they both joined the Malayan Federation on 1st February 1948.