Kuala Lumpur, Hilton Hotel fruitcake

Kuala Lumpur, Hilton Hotel fruitcake

To their credit, the now-defunct Hilton Hotel in K.L. did not call fruitcake a “traditional Malaysian dessert.” They just left the caption off the card.  Two cards from the 1980s are  available.  One is unused, aging on the reverse  (Grade: 2, $2.50) and the other was mailed in 1983 with two stamps but no legible postmark (Grade: 1, $3).

Name: Kuala Lumpur, Hilton Hotel fruitcake

From: EAST AND SOUTH ASIA/Malaysia (Borneo, Malaya)

Code: 20316498

Price: $2.50