KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 – Beginning Monday, Pos Malaysia Berhad (Pos Malaysia) will issue the new Perak definitive stamp series, in commemoration of Sultan Nazrin Shah’s coronation as the 35th Sultan of Perak on May 6 last year. Pos Niaga Stamps and Philately unit head, Diyana Lean Abdullah said the stamp collection with garden flower theme was a continuation of the previous series released in 2007.
This time, the series will feature six types of flowers, namely the lotus priced at 10 sen, hydrangea (20 sen), red lily (30 sen ), bougainvillea (40 sen), morning glory (50 sen) and hibiscus (60 sen). Diyana Lean hold a press conference here Friday said each miniature sheet for the collection consists of 20 stamps
She said each First Day Cover (FDC), including a pamphlet would be sold at 55 sen and the Miniature Sheet, RM5.30 each. Stamp collectors are encouraged to register online as Standing Order Deposit Account (SODA) under Pos Malaysia at www.posonline.com.my.
Diyana Lean said, so far, we have nearly 10,000 SODA members registered nationwide and as members, while the SODA members need not come to the post office to buy new issues as the stamps will be delivered to them. Meanwhile, Diyana Lean said Pos Malaysia, in collaboration with Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP) and the Usman Awang Foundation was planning on special issue stamps in honour of national laureates scheduled to be issued on April 29.
