STAMP PHILATELY
Penang : Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II 6¢ (1956)
GENERAL INFORMATION
State
Penang
Country
Malaya
Type
Postcard
Class
Postal Stationery
Front Inscription
POST CARD PENANG, MALAYA THE ADDRESS ONLY TO BE WRITTEN ON THIS SIDE.
Face Value
6 cent
Issued Date
01/12/1956
Postmark
01/12/1956
Postmark Town
Penang
Gum
No Gum
Dimension
140.5 × 89 mm
IN COLLECTION CONDITION
Preliminary
Normal
Condition
Used With Postmark - Extra Fine
Penang : Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II 6¢ (1956)
Postal stationery of Penang, previously part of Straits Settlements and during this time was incorporated into Malaya.
On top of indicia, a purple handstamp of 'First Day of Issue' makes this postcard an important piece in the philatelic history as it helps to establish the issuing date. Steven Tan's Standard Catalogue of Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei - Revenue Stamps and Postal Stationery (First Edition, page 32) established the date for this postcard as 1954 (ISC.Penang.P6),
Handstamped address,
One circular date stamp (CDS) was used, either posted or as CTO.
PENANG
-1DEC56-1 30PM
1.30 PM, 1 December 1956
On top of indicia, a purple handstamp of 'First Day of Issue' makes this postcard an important piece in the philatelic history as it helps to establish the issuing date. Steven Tan's Standard Catalogue of Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei - Revenue Stamps and Postal Stationery (First Edition, page 32) established the date for this postcard as 1954 (ISC.Penang.P6),
Handstamped address,
W. S. Magness
3 College Square
Penang, Malaya
3 College Square
Penang, Malaya
One circular date stamp (CDS) was used, either posted or as CTO.
PENANG
-1DEC56-1 30PM
1.30 PM, 1 December 1956
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