+ Issue Date : 01/05/1941
+ Classification : Postage Stamp
+ Emission : Overprint / Surcharge
+ Printer : De La Rue & Co, Limited
+ Printing : Typography
+ Watermark : Multiple Script CA
+ Perforations : 14
+ Separations : Normal Perforations
+ Gum Type : Gum
+ Shape : Rectangular
+ Orientation : Vertical
Original stamp of 5¢ was issued in 1926.
Original stamp of 10¢ was issued in 1921.
The change in rates for Malayan Postal Union from 8 April 1940 for letters to 8 cents per first 2 oz and 1 cent for every additional oz and 4 cents for postcards lead to a provisional overprinted issue.