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Johor Baru and causeway
Two cards available. One was mailed in 1990, with Sarawak stamp and legible postmark (Grade: 1, $5). The other was mailed in 1991 and also has a Johor stamp but heavily smudged postmark and a bit of smudging on front also. Get this while it’s hot, especially if the two governments make good on their plan to have a second causeway (Grade: 3, $4).
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Johor Bharu
Two cards are available. The good news: each has commemorative stamp and full postmark. The bad news: postmark smudging on front, and answers to a quiz, and address, were pasted onto reverse. Each card: Grade: 4
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Johor Baru, Causeway at night
Two of these are available, mailed five years apart. The one from 1986 has Selangor stamp and near-full postmark, also some white correction fluid on reverse and some aging. The one from 1991 was stamped for mailing but machine missed it. Grades: 3
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Kuala Lumpur, Kompleks Dayabumi at night
Two cards are available, from 1991. One has Selangor stamp and full postmark (Grade: 1, $5). The other also has Selangor stamp, but no readable postmark and some creasing on front (Grade: 3, $3).
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Kuala Lumpur, National Monument
Four mailed cards are available. The fronts of all four are excellent and identical. The backs show they come from different print runs and even have different index numbers. Each has a Malaysian stamp. Card A is a commemorative stamp and partly legible postmark from Grik (Grade: 2, $5). Card B is also a commemorative stamp but less legible postmark (Grade: 2, $4.50). Card C has Wilayah Persekutuan stamp and partly legible postmark, and orange postal bar code (Grade: 3, $3.50). Card D also has Wilayah stamp but no postmark at all (Grade: 3, $3).
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Dyak (sic) man
Unused card issued by Malaysian Airlines probably in the 1980s. Caption on reverse says “Dyaks, famous for ‘longhouse hospitality,'” which is true even if this gentleman looks like he would happily spear you. Grade: 1
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Kota Kinabalu, Tanjong Aru Beach Hotel
Card may date from late 70s. It was written for mailing, but never mailed. Grade: 4
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Streets of old Melaka
Unused Sepia Collection card SP-019. Grade: 1
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Melaka, Jonker Street
Unused Sepia Collection card SP-026. Grade: 1
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Langkawi, Tanjung Rhu Resort, pool
Unused card. Grade: 1
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CNY Cultural & Heritage Celebration 2013
Nice “local” Lunar New Year card, about 5″ x 7-1/4″, mailed in 2013 with stamp and postmark. Grade: 1
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Ikan Patin Masak Tempoyak
The card shows what’s in this traditional dish but doesn’t stress the basic ingredients of catfish and fermented durian paste. For most foreigners, it’s an acquired taste — if ever. Mailed in 2024, with stamp and postmark. Grade: 1
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Kuala Lumpur, Hilton Hotel
This stopped being a Hilton Hotel many years ago. Two of these cards are available, not to be confused with others very similar. Both were mailed in 1986. One has upper left corner crease and postmark smudging on front; stamp and nearly full postmark on aging reverse (Grade: 3, $5). One has major postmark ink on front and back, with a stamp but illegible postmark (Grade: 4, $3).
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Kudat, Sabah, The Tip of Borneo
“Greetings from Sabah” on this unused card dated 2011. Kudat, by the way, is near Sabah’s “northernmost tip at Tanjung Simpang Mengayau.” Grade: 1
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It’s lonely in Sabah without you!
Unused card from 2011. Grade: 1
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Mt. Kinabalu, Climber on summit plateau (13,000 ft.)
Unused Sabah Handicraft Centre card SHC/PC/76, 5″ x 7″. Grade: 1
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Kinabalu Park, Malaysia’s First World Heritage Site
Unused 5″ x 7″ Sabah Handicraft Centre card SHC/PC/154 of this park at the base of Mt. Kinabalu in Borneo. Grade: 1
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Manukan Island, Tunku Abdul Rahman Park
Unused 5″ x 7″ Sabah Handicraft Centre card SHC/PC/05, from 2008. Grade: 1
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Sandakan, Turtle Islands Park
Unused 5″ x 7″ card from Natural History Publications, NH-310. What looks like a major stain on the reverse, is not a stain, it’s part of the card’s design. Grade: 1
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Subang Jaya, Taman Subang Jaya
Two are available. Each was mailed in 1990, each has stamp and partial postmark. One has some postmark smudging on front; the other, none of that but a small crease on lower right front corner. Both Grades: 3
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Traditional musical instruments
This 4-3/4″ x 6-3/4″ Synergy card SP033 was mailed in 2013 with stamp, postmark, and red Via Air Mail chop. Some minor postal bumping around the edges. Grade: 2
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Nepenthes of Borneo
Sabah Handicraft Centre card SHC/PC/157 from 2007, measuring 5″ x 7″, and mailed in 2014 with two stamps and partial postmark. Grade: 2
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Adult male Orang Utan
He is said to be pondering the mysteries of life. Good thing he isn’t able to ponder the imminent loss of his habitat. Yacine card mailed in 2014, with three stamps and P. Pinang postmark, along with blue Mel Udara label. Grade: 1
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Melaka (set of 10)
A set of ten unused cards in a cardboard cover measuring 5″ x 12-1/2″. This was issued in conjunction with the International Educational & Cultural Exchange Foundation and the Maritime Archaeology Museum, and the cards show “past and present Malacca scenery.” Grade: 1
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The spice trade
Unused Sepia Collection card SP-007. Grade: 1
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Elegant Straits Chinese homes
Unused Sepia Collection card SP-011. We should point out that while it comes from Malaysia, it doesn’t say so. Grade: 1
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The Melaka River
Unused Sepia Collection card SP-013. Grade: 1
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The outer platform of an Iban longhouse
More from the series published by the Association for Intellectually Disabled Children in Sarawak. This unused card has reference #652. Grade: 1
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Land Dayak Village
Unused card #654 from the series from Association for Intellectually Disabled Children, Sarawak. Grade: 1
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Kota Kinabalu, Statue of T.A. Rahman
Definitely a card for statue lovers. This one was written for mailing, but never posted. Grade: 4
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Hunting with blowpipe, Lemanak River
Unused card #726 from the series from Association for Intellectually Disabled Children, Sarawak. Grade: 1
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Iban traditional warrior
Unused card #769 from the “Scenes of Sarawak” series from Association for Intellectually Disabled Children, Sarawak. Grade: 1
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Let’s hang on to our forests
Unused card #607 from the series from Association for Intellectually Disabled Children, Sarawak. Grade: 1
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Sarawak River Scene
Unused card #712 from the series from Association for Intellectually Disabled Children, Sarawak. Grade: 1
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Prehistoric Art (Niah)
Unused “local” card (5″ x 7″) whose caption explains that these are “Boat shaped coffins found at the Painted Cave of Niah National Park with Hematite paintings on the wall.” Grade: 1
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Iban lady weaving a “Pua Kumbu”
Unused 5″ x 7″ card SHC/PC/122 from Sabah Handicraft Centre. Grade: 1
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Desaru, Merlin Beach Hotel
Two cards of the resort hotel in Johor were mailed in 1991. One has Melaka stamp and mostly readable postmark (Grade: 2, $4) and the other has a Pahang stamp but illegible postmark (Grade: 2, $3.50).
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Peoples of Borneo
From Sabah Handicraft Centre, unused 5″ x 7″ card SHC/PC/59. The “Peoples” are (1) Iban, (2) Bajau, (3) Lundayeh, and (4) Kenyah. Grade: 1