Printed in the format of 20-stamp-sheet with text
2010 trailing after
Malaysia.
The design of the stamps (six out of eight stamps - 30s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s) is similar to the state definitives issued on December 31, 2007. Two denominations (RM1 and RM2), however, have new designs. So, what happened was the state emblem/ruler on the state definitives was removed from the stamp design to turn these state definitives into national definitives.
Two types of watermark - upright and inverted - were recorded for all the eight denominations.
MICRO-PRINTING
These national definitive stamps are very special because they have micro-printing security feature. For the very first time in Malaysia philately, micro-printing is used as a security measure for postage stamp. The micro-printing is on the white area of the stamps. For example, the micro-printing words appearing on the RM1 stamp read as follow:
POSMALAYSIANATIONALSERIES
RM1CANNAORIENTALIS
For the other denominations,
POSMALAYSIANATIONALSERIES remains the same but the second wording is changed to the denomination and flower scientific name of the stamp, such as
30SENNELUMBIUMNELUMBO for 30 sen stamp,
50SENHYDRANGEAMACROPHYLLA for 50 sen stamp and so on.
Source:
Ian's Collection.
Pos Malaysia to Replace Birds with Flowers in New Stamps
KUALA LUMPUR: Pos Malaysia has issued a new collection of garden flowers under its definitive stamps and first day cover series in conjunction with the new postal tariff tomorrow.
The eight species featured in the stamps are lotus
(Nelembium nelumbo), bunga tiga bulan
(Hydrangea acrophylla), boungainvillea, red lilly
(Hippeastrum reticulatun), Hibiscus rosa sinensis, morning glory
(Ipomoea indica) and bunga tasbih (
Cana orientalis and
Allamanda cathartica).
The definitive stamps come in two series — state and national.
“This collection is the sixth national definitive series. The previous series were on birds (1965), butterflies (1970), animals (1979), fruits (1986) and birds again (2005),” said senior assistant manager of the Stamp and Philately division Diyana Lean Abdullah.
Stick-on flowers: Diyana Lean Abdullah displaying the new series of stamps.
“The stamps, which are 27mm x 32mm in size, are available in eight denominations: 30 sen, 50 sen, 60 sen, 70 sen, 80 sen, 90 sen, RM1 and RM2,” she said.
“Stamp collectors should buy the bird series,” said Diyana.
She added the garden flowers would be replacing the bird series.
“The flowers featured in the state definitive stamps will strike a chord of familiarity with all Malaysians as the flowers are usually seen in our gardens.”
“Pos Malaysia pays tribute to the flowers that brighten up our homes and gardens by immortalising them in our special edition definitive stamps,” said Pos Malaysia group managing director/CEO Datuk Syed Faisal Albar in a statement.
The Star
Wednesday June 30, 2010 
