Malaya Stamps
(Straits Settlements)
1937

SG 275 to 277
'Coronation'

Issued: 12th May 1937. Printed by Del La Rue.

SG 275
4c
orange

SG 276
8c
grey-black

SG 277
12c
bright blue

SG 278 to 298
'Definitives'

Issued: 1937 to 1941. Printed on chalk-surfaced paper perf 14 or 15 x 14.

DIE I

SG278 to SG292 were printed using Die I. These stamps can be differentiated from the Die II stamps (SG293 to SG298) as follows: Die I stamps have horizontal lines ourside the oval that touch the oval, they also have the palm fronds on the right hand palm tree touching the oval. In addition the downward pointing palm frond has 2 points.

SG 278
1c
black

SG 279
2c
green

SG 280
4c
orange

SG 281
5c
brown

SG 282
6c
scarlet

SG 283
8c
grey

SG 284
10c
dull purple

SG 285
12c
ultramarine

SG 286
25c
dull purple and scarlet

SG 287
30c
dull purple and orange

SG 288
40c
scarlet and dull purple

SG 289
50c
black / emerald

SG 290
$1
black and red / blue

SG 291
$2
green and scarlet

SG 292
$5
green and red / emerald

DIE II

SG293 to SG298 were printed using Die II. These stamps can be differentiated from the Die I stamps (SG278 to SG292) as follows: Die II stamps have horizontal lines outside the oval that do not touch the oval, they also have the palm fronds on the right hand palm tree not touching the oval. In addition the downward pointing palm frond has only 1 point.