Malayan
Stamps of 1945
SG 1
'British Military Administration'
'(Includes Singapore and the Malayan States)'
'Overprinted B M A MALAYA'
Issued: 19th Oct 1945. Measuring 21 x 24mm and printed typography on chalk-surface paper with multiple Script CA watermark and perf 14.
Mi 1
1 C
black
Front
1 C
black
Front
Mi 1
1 C
black
Reverse
1 C
black
Reverse
VARIATIONS
ADDITIONAL RESEARCH REQUIRED
SG 1a
Ordinary paper
Ordinary paper
SG 1b
Thin striated paper
(Aug 1946)
Thin striated paper
(Aug 1946)
Ordinary and chalk-surfaced paper can be differentiated with practise. The chalk-surfaced paper is smoother to the touch and exhibits a sheen when examined in the light. Traces of paper fibres are more evident on ordinary paper.
Thin striated paper is considerably thinner than normal paper and the watermark is much easier to see.
PLATE FLAWS
ADDITIONAL RESEARCH REQUIRED
STAMPS FROM MY COLLECTION
(1)
Mi 1
Used, Cancelled
Front
Mi 1
Used, Cancelled
Front
(1)
Mi 1
Used, Cancelled
Reverse
Mi 1
Used, Cancelled
Reverse