Malaysia – West and General – Page 2

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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

Code: 20316095
Price: $3.00
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

Code: 20316096
Price: $4.00
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).

Code: 20316097
Price: $5.00
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).

Code: 20316098
Price: $5.00
Streets of old Melaka
Unused Sepia Collection card SP-019. Grade: 1

Code: 203161001
Price: $3.00
Melaka, Jonker Street
Unused Sepia Collection card SP-026. Grade: 1

Code: 203161002
Price: $2.00
Langkawi, Tanjung Rhu Resort, pool
Unused card. Grade: 1

Code: 203161005
Price: $2.00
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

Code: 203161008
Price: $3.00
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

Code: 203161009
Price: $3.00
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).

Code: 20316101
Price: $5.00
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

Code: 20316102
Price: $4.50
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

Code: 203161020
Price: $4.00
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

Code: 203161023
Price: $18.00
The spice trade
Unused Sepia Collection card SP-007. Grade: 1

Code: 203161025
Price: $1.00
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

Code: 203161026
Price: $1.00
The Melaka River
Unused Sepia Collection card SP-013. Grade: 1

Code: 203161027
Price: $2.00
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).

Code: 20316104
Price: $4.00
Kavadi Carrier
As we can attest from personal experience, Thaipusam can be a colourful and intense vision. This card, mailed from Malaysia in 2014, with stamp and postmark, only hints at what happens. Grade: 1

Code: 203161045
Price: $4.00
Johor, Desaru View Hotel
Mailed in 1990, this card has all the requisites: clean, stamp, postmark. Grade: 1

Code: 20316105
Price: $5.00
Johor, Ayer Hitam
Two available cards, mailed in 1991. They have stamps and partly legible postmarks but were folded in half horizontally. Grade: 4

Code: 20316106
Price: $1.00
Johor, Ayer Hitam
Two cards are available, both mailed in 1991. One is clean, with Melaka stamp and nearly full postmark (Grade: 2, $4.50). The other has a Negeri Sembilan stamp but mostly illegible postmark and also some smudging on front (Grade: 3, $3.50).

Code: 20316107
Price: $4.50
Rinago, Rungus Handicrafts
Unused, 5″ x 7″ card. Grade: 1

Code: 203161070
Price: $1.00
Oil Palm Plantation
Mailed in 1993 with two different stamps and blue “Mel Udara” label and full if blurry postmark. Grade: 1

Code: 203161071
Price: $3.00
Kuala Lumpur, National Sports Complex
As the caption in English informs, “Venue to the 1998 16th Commonwealth Games … the Main Stadium at the National Sports Complex in Bukit Jalil is able to accommodate 100,000 spectators. Yacine card 38508, unused but with a small amount of handling. Grades: 1-.

Code: 203161072
Price: $2.00
George Town Street Art
Mailed in 2015, with stamp and P. Pinang postmark. Grade: 1

Code: 203161073
Price: $3.00
Family Pride
Unused 5×7 card from a series by Ramsay Ong. Grade: 1

Code: 203161077
Price: $1.00
Banyan Tree V
Unused 5×7 card from a series by Ramsay Ong. Grade: 1

Code: 203161079
Price: $2.00
Johor Bahru, sunset at government building
Two cards available, both mailed but with lots of postmark smudging and also folded in half. Grade: 5

Code: 20316108
Price: $1.50
Contemplation
Unused 5×7 card from a series by Ramsay Ong. Grade: 1

Code: 203161080
Price: $1.00
Siesta
Unused 5×7 card from a series by Ramsay Ong. Grade: 1

Code: 203161081
Price: $1.00
Cameron Highlands, Sungai Palas Tea Estate D028
Mailed in 2012 with stamp and readable postmark. Minor postmark transfer on the front. Grade: 2

Code: 203161084
Price: $2.00
Kota Tinggi waterfall
Mailed in 1991, stamp, partly legible postmark, clean front. Grade: 2

Code: 20316109
Price: $1.00
Johor, Causeway, night
Two cards are available. One was written for mailing but then put in an envelope (Grade: 4, $3.50). The other was mailed in 1991, has Johor stamp and partial postmark, and a crease in upper right front corner (Grade: 3, $3.50).

Code: 20316110
Price: $3.50
Malacca, cocoanut plantation
This photo could date back to the 60s or earlier but it’s hard to tell as we see only coconut trees. Mailed in 1991, with a stamp and full postmark. Minor aging on reverse. Grade: 1

Code: 20316111
Price: $2.00
Genting Highland (sic) Hotel
Card might date from 1970s but was mailed in 1986, with heavily postmarked stamp. A bit of postmark smudging on front. Grade: 3

Code: 20316112
Price: $4.00
Kuantan, shore
This real-photo card had been blank on the reverse but the writer’s message identifies Peninsular Malaya’s East Coast location. The card was mailed in 1961 with its postmark and a “Singapore Malaya” stamp. The diagonal brown line on the left might have been remnants of a rubber band. Grade: 3

Code: 203161126T
Price: $3.00
Subang, international airport
Two cards are available, mailed five years apart. One from 1986 has intact Johor stamp, partly legible postmark, some extra pencilled price notation and staining on reverse, and postmark smudging on front (Grade: 3, $4). One from 1991 was mailed with Pahang stamp and mostly illegible postmark, aged more heavily on reverse but front is cleaner (Grade: 3, $5).

Code: 20316113
Price: $5.00
Bandar Kota Bharu, Kelantan
The principal city (“Bandar” in Bahasa Malaysia) of the Malaysian state of Kelantan, “KB” as it is known is a conservative outpost. This card was mailed most likely in the 1970s, and has two different stamps and a large postmark but it also suffers from something — possibly a thick rubber band — having stuck on the reverse. egardless, the front is fine and is a good multi-view snapshot into this remote location. Grade: 4

Code: 203161130T
Price: $7.00
Penang City, Viewed from the Air
Unused older card whose front is still quite good but whose reverse has blotches of water staining. Grade: 3

Code: 203161132T
Price: $5.00
Penang, Ayer Hitam, Kek Lok Si Temple
Unused Airfoto card, older and with just a shadow of stain on the reverse. Grade: 2

Code: 203161133T
Price: $2.00

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