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Malacca, Karnival Melaka 1988
Card of course from 1988 but mailed in 1990 with stamp and mostly legible postmark. Reverse has rapidly aged to a dark brown, unless it was printed that way, which we doubt. Grade: 2
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Thaipusam celebration
Four of these oversized (5″x7″) cards are available, in identical condition. Mailed in 1991, intact stamp, legible postmark, and pencilled indication on reverse of original price of card. Excellent photos on an intriguing postcard of this famous Hindu festival, not for the squeamish however. Grade: 3
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Mt. Kinabalu, Sayat Sayat Huts
5″ x 7″ card, mailed in 1991. Some edge creasing, and the stamp is there but no legible postmark. The reverse is just distressed. Grade: 4
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Mt. Kinabalu, Low’s Peak
A 5″x7″ card, completely clean on the front, with stamp but illegible postmark. The reverse has an orange postal barcode and has aged noticeably. Grade: 3
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Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Petaling night market
Alas (from our point of view), this scene has also changed. Four 5″x7″ cards are available, all mailed in 1991, with single stamps and mostly legible postmarks. Two have more significant postal creasing (Grade: 3, $5) and the other two have minor edge abrasions but not the noticeable creasing (Grade: 2, $6).
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Marang
Mailed in 1991, this card has intact Melaka stamp and full postmark. Grade: 1
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East coast sunrise
Three cards are available, each mailed in 1991 with a single stamp. Two have partial postmarks (Grade: 2, $3.50) and one has none. The one with no postmark also has noticeable but small crease on lower right corner (Grade: 2, $3.00).
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Kek Lok Si Temple
Two cards of this popular postcard topic are available, each mailed in 1986, each with one stamp and mostly legible postmark. Normal postal edge abrasion. Grades: 2
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Melaka, street scene
Card mailed in 1991, commemorative wasp stamp and partial postmark. Actually it’s a nice gentle card of the old town. Grade: 2
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Cartoonist Lat, floods
Cards in this series from this famous Malaysian cartoonist were meant to be cut from a larger sheet. This one was mailed in 1991, with Kedah stamp and legible postmark. Some smudging on front. Grade: 3
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Cartoonist Lat, museum
All cards from this famous Malaysian cartoonist were meant to be cut from a larger sheet, and so they were. This one mailed in 1991, with intact Perak stamp and legible postmark. Grade: 2
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Cartoonist Lat, Soviet museum
All cards from this famous Malaysian cartoonist were meant to be cut from a larger sheet, and so they were. This one mailed in 1991, with Pahang stamp and legible postmark but also some smudging on front. Grade: 3
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Cartoonist Lat, advocates
All cards from this famous Malaysian cartoonist were meant to be cut from a larger sheet, and so they were. This one mailed in 1990, with intact Sarawak stamp but illegible postmark. A bit of corner creasing. Grade: 3
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Cartoonist Lat, Hollywood
All cards from this famous Malaysian cartoonist were meant to be cut from a larger sheet, and they were. This one was mailed in 1990, with Johor stamp, and partly legible postmark. Grade: 3
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Cartoonist Lat, fishing
Cards of this series from this famous Malaysian cartoonist were meant to be cut from a larger sheet, and so they were. This one was mailed in 1991, with Terengganu stamp, and partly legible postmark. Grade: 3
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Cartoonist Lat, house calls
All cards from this famous Malaysian cartoonist were meant to be cut from a larger sheet. This one was mailed in 1990, with stamp and partly legible postmark. Grade: 3
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Cartoonist Lat, Thai border
All cards in this series from this Malaysian cartoonist were cut from a larger sheet. This one was mailed in 1990, with stamp and legible postmark. Grade: 3
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Cartoonist Lat, money lenders
Cards from this famous Malaysian cartoonist were cut from a larger sheet. This was mailed in 1991, with Wilayah Persekutuan (Federal Territory) stamp and partly legible postmark. Grade: 2
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Cartoonist Lat, Thatcher
All cards from this famous Malaysian cartoonist were meant to be cut from a larger sheet, and so they were. This one was mailed in 1986, and has a Selangor stamp and partly legible postmark. Grade: 2
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Cartoonist Lat, anti-khalwat
Cards from this Malaysian cartoonist in this series were cut from a larger sheet. This one was mailed in 1986, with Selangor stamp and legible postmark. Grade: 3
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Cartoonist Lat, orangutan
Cards in this series from this Malaysian cartoonist were meant to be cut from a larger sheet. This one was mailed in 1990, and has a commemorative stamp, but illegible postmark. Grade: 3
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Cartoonist Lat, boleh (“can”)
All cards from this Malaysian cartoonist were meant to be cut from a larger sheet, and so they were. This was mailed in 1991, with Pulau Pinang stamp, and partly legible postmark. Grade: 2
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Cartoonist Lat, torch
All cards from this Malaysian cartoonist were meant to be cut from a larger sheet, and so they were. This was mailed in 1991, with Pahang stamp, and partly legible postmark. Grade: 3
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Cartoonist Lat, video
All cards in this series from this Malaysian cartoonist were to be cut from a larger sheet. This one was mailed in 1986, with stamp but illegible postmark. A bit of smudging on front. Grade: 3
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Cartoonist Lat, stream
Cards in this series from this most famous Malaysian cartoonist were cut from a larger sheet. This one was mailed in 1991, with Negeri Sembilan stamp, but illegible postmark. Grade: 3
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Cartoonist Lat, rice
Cards in this series were cut from a larger sheet. This one was mailed in 1991, with Wilayah Persekutuan stamp, and partly legible postmark. Grade: 3
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Cartoonist Lat, hospitals
The last of this Lat series, card was mailed in 1991 and has Kedah stamp with mostly legible postmark. It also has a noticeable crease diagonally through lower right corner. Grade: 3
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Penang Bridge
Two cards are available, of this time-lapse view. One was mailed in 1990, with Perak stamp and partly legible postmark (Grade: 2, $3) and the other was mailed in 1986, with Perak stamp and full Ipoh postmark (Grade: 1, $4).
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Penang Bridge, night
Dark night time-lapse view. Card mailed in 1986, just a year after bridge opened. Stamp intact, and fully legible postmark. Some white correction fluid on reverse. Very minor edge abrasion. Grade: 3
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Historical Melaka
Mailed in 1990, this card has a Melaka stamp and mostly legible postmark but also some smudging on front. Grade: 3
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Penang Bird Park
Mailed in 1991 from Penang, this card shows a mandarin duck, shoveler, ruddy shelduck, and Carolina wood duck. Stamp is there and the postmark is legible. Normal postal edge abrasion and modest aging on reverse. Grade: 2
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I heart Penang Bird Park
This card shows the red-flanked lorikeet, red bishop weaver, and Lady Amherst’s Pheasant. Mailed in 1991, the card has stamp and mostly readable postmark but the card got caught in the postmark machine and has a minor tear on left front edge. Grade: 4
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Johore Bahru, aerial view
Nice historical view in this card, mailed in 1986 with stamp and mostly legible postmark. Minor edge and corner abrasions. Grade: 2
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Malacca, Stadthuys
Old Dutch architecture in this highly collectible Malaysian postcard, mailed in 1991 with Melaka stamp and full postmark. Grade: 1
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Malacca, Independence Memorial
Two cards are available. One was mailed in 1990, has Melaka stamp and full postmark (Grade: 1, $6). The other was mailed in 1991, also has stamp and nearly full postmark (Grade: 2, $5).
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Kuala Lumpur, Dayabumi at night
This card was mailed in 1986, with Kedah stamp and legible postmark, but it’s not a very attractive piece either front or back. Some staining on reverse. It is what it is! Grade: 4
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Artistic
Islamic theme but card is not well printed and text is hard to read. Mailed in 1991, Kedah stamp, full postmark. Grade: 2
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Money Museum, gold coins
Card mailed in 1991, shows Bank Negara’s commemorative coins. Grade: 1
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Money Museum, World Wildlife coins
Commemorative coins for the World Wildlife Conservation Fund, issued in Malaysia in 1976. Card was mailed in 1991, with stamp but no clear postmark. Grade: 2
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Money Museum, Terengganu coin tree
Captioned as “Coin tree of sun-ray shape from Terengganu, 18th Century,” now in Bank Negara’s Money Museum. Card mailed in 1991, Selangor stamp and partial postmark, clean. Grade: 2