+ Country   : Singapore
+ Class     : Stamp & Philatey
+ Prefix    : SSSGP
+ Σ Group   : 51
+ Σ Stamp   : 161
+ Σ Variety : 64
+ Σ FDC     : 24
+ Σ Listing : Postage Stamp, Revenue & Tax, Entertainments Duty Paid, Postcard Prepaid (With Indicia), Postcard Official, Aerogramme, Envelope & Prepaid Envelope, Envelope Registered

Only recording philatelic items from 1948 until 1965.

In 1963, Singapore became part of Malaysia and a whole new area of stamp collecting came into being. Malaysian and Singapore stamps remained interchangeable. Meter cancellations and postage due meters bearing the words "Singapore" and "Malaysia" were introduced. There was however a time lapse in making new meter dies and thus they generally appeared later than 1963 and, in some cases, after 1965. Malaysian stamps and these meter cancellations, with the inscription "Malaysia", continued to be valid for use in Singapore until the end of January 1967.

The postal history from 1963 to 1965 was not only enriched with the interchangeable use of stamps between Singapore and Malaysia but also by the use of many slogan cancellations that reflected the early years of nation building. These slogans in the 1950s encouraged the people to vote and to participate in nation building. The impending formation of Malaysia also saw many interesting slogans promoting the merger of Singapore with the Malaysian States and the Borneo territories.

Crown colony

Singapore became a British Crown Colony from 1946 until 1959. The first stamps of Singapore were issued on 1 September 1948 and were similar to stamps of the Straits Settlements, but inscribed SINGAPORE at the foot. Stamps were issued for the omnibus series of the Royal Silver Wedding (1948), 75th Anniversary of the Universal Postal Union (1949) and the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II (1953).

State of Singapore

From 3 June 1959, Singapore became a self-governing state as the State of Singapore. Five sets of commemorative stamps were issued in this period, to mark the New Constitution in 1959 and National Days in 1960, 1961, 1962 and 1963. All were inscribed State of Singapore. In addition a long definitive set marked simply Singapore was issued from 1962 onwards.