Category:Stamps of Malaysia

The postal history of the contemporary Malaysia contains several postal areas:

- Straits Settlements (1826-1946, British colony consisted of Malacca, Dinding, Penang, and Singapore, 1907-1912 also Labuan) )

issued stamps: 1867-1942

- Federated Malay States (1895-1946, consisted of the four native states of Selangor, Perak, Negeri Sembilan and Pahang)

issued stamps: 1878-1963 (stamps of each state); 1900-1934 (inscription or overprint "Federated Malay States")

- Unfederated Malayian States (1826–1946, association of the five Sultanates: Johor, Kelantan, Kedah, Terengganu, Perlis )

issued stamps 1876-1963 (stamps of each state); (Attention: The so-called "Vienna Issue" was a private, not authorized issue, printed in Vienna in 1946.)

- Japanese occupation (1942-1945 in parts of the Malaysian territory))

issued stamps: 1942-1945

- British Military Administration (existed in the course of the Second World War as counterpart of the Japanese occupation, mostly overprint “B.M.A.” on former stamps)

issued stamps: 1945-1948

- Malayan Union (1946-1948)

issued stamps: none

- Federation Malaya(1948–1963)

issued stamps: 1957-1963

- North Borneo (British Protectorate 1882-1946; British Crown Colony 1946-1963)

issued stamps: 1883-1963

- Sarawak (British Protectorate 1888-1946; British Crown Colony 1946-1963)

issued stamps: 1869-1963

- Labuan (island off the coast of Borneo, separate territory 1912-1963, a part of the "Federation of Malaysia" since 1963)

issued stamps: 1879-1904

- Penang or Pulau Pinang (= the former "Prince of Wales Island" + the "Province Wellesley" (= the native state "Sebarang Perai"))

issued stamps: 1948-1963

- Malacca

issued stamps: 1948-1963

- Sungei Ujong

issued stamps: 1880-1895

- Singapore has issued stamps:

• as part of the British colony "Straits Settlements" to 1942
• during Japanese occupation, 1942-1945
• under British Military Administration, 1945-1946
• as British crown colony, 1946-1959
• with autonomous self-government, 1959-1963
• as part of the "Federation of Malaysia", 1963-1965
• independence from 4 August 1965
  date QS:P,+1965-08-04T00:00:00Z/7,P580,+1965-08-04T00:00:00Z/11

- Malaysia (independent constitutional Monarchy since 1963, the contemporary Malaysia contains 13 Malay states more or lesser independent in former time as well as three "federal territories".)

License:
- Stamps of the contemporary Malaysia are copyright for 50 years from the year of issue: {{PD-Malaysia}}.
- for Singapore: 70 years at unknown author: {{PD-SG-unknownauthor}},
- as stamp under British sovereignty: {{PD-UKGov}}

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According to article 23 of The Copyright Act 1987 (act 332), works by the Government Organizations are subject to copyright until the beginning of the year following 50 years after publication, so only stamps more than 50 years old may be uploaded and they should use the template {{PD-Malaysia}}. This applies until 1992 when the Malaysian post office was corporatized as Pos Malaysia, so the normal artistic copyright term likely applies (life plus 50 years), unless as a corporate work the term of publish plus 50 years applies.
See also: Category:Stamps of Malaysia

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