Malaysia – West and General – Page 20

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Malacca, Clock Tower and Government Buildings
Unused, mid-century A.S.M.K. & Co. of Singapore, card M-254 (13494-B). That “rosy” colour is distinctive not only to Malacca but also to other locations, like Macau, once under Portuguese influence. Grade: 1

Code: 20388158T
Price: $8.00
Malacca, Houses
Unused pre-1963 (“Malaya”) card. You might compare this one, which has a white border, with our entry 20388135T. Grade: 1

Code: 20388159T
Price: $4.00
Penang, Kek Lok Si Chinese Temple
Sometime mid-century, Malaysian Airlines issued this (unused) card. A prominent airline logo appears on the upper left reverse, and an English caption on the bottom left reverse. Grade: 1

Code: 20388163T
Price: $5.00
Penang, Atap Houses at Kampong Ayer
Mailed in 1962, with a large and local “Penang” Malaya stamp and incomplete postmark, an excellent view of earlier Malayan seaside life. Grade: 1

Code: 20388165T
Price: $8.00
Kota Bahru Beach
As it looked prior to 1962 when the card was mailed with two local “Kelantan” (the state in Malaya) stamps and a large Kota Bharu postmark. You’ll notice that “Bahru” is spelled one way in the postmark and a different way on the card, and sometimes a third way (Baru) depending on … well, depending on what the writer feels like using. They all mean the same thing in English: “new”. Grade: 1

Code: 20388166T
Price: $8.00
Penang, Muslim Mosque
Our name for this card is what the card’s own caption says, to which we observe: most mosques are Muslim. Mailed in 1961 with local “Penang” state stamp of Malaya, and full postmark. It’s A.S.M.K. & Co. postcard P-331, and Grade: 1

Code: 20388167T
Price: $10.00
Malacca, Bullock Carts
Unused A.S.M.K. & Co. (Singapore) card M-261 (32605-B) with a somewhat florid caption. (We rarely see the word “ambulating” nowadays.) Grade: 1

Code: 20388168T
Price: $6.00
Malacca, An Ancient Fort
Mailed in 1988, with two different stamps, postmark, and airmail sticker. The caption calls this Santiago Gate “A favourite tourist attraction,” and this damns Malacca with faint praise as it doesn’t have many of those to start with. Grade: 1

Code: 20388174T
Price: $3.00
Greetings from Penang – Beaches
Mailed in the 1990s, with stamp and airmail sticker and indistinct postmark, this card naturally focuses its attention on Batu Ferringhi, where — at least in our experience — only the bravest of souls dared to go into the water. If you don’t know why, we’ll say no more. Grade: 1

Code: 20388175T
Price: $2.00
Greetings from Penang, multiple views
Mailed in 1989, the card’s stamp and clear postmark are there still; and the expansive caption identifies everything. Some postmark ink transfer on the upper left front. Grade: 2

Code: 20388176T
Price: $3.00
The Hill Resorts, multiple view
All these places are identified on the back of this card, mailed in 1990 with stamp and postmark. As well, there’s someone else’s postmark on the front. Grade: 3

Code: 20388177T
Price: $3.00
Kota Bharu, Pantai Cinta Berahi
Mailed in 1979 from Langkawi, on the other side of the country, with stamp and full postmark. There’s a thumbtack hole between the palm trees. This beach in conservative Kelantan State had its name changed once people there caught on to the English translation from Bahasa Malaysia. Grade: 4

Code: 20388179T
Price: $2.00
Penang City Viewed from the Air
The classic older view of the city on a “local” card mailed decades ago from Brunei (not Malaysia!) with stamp, indistinct postmark, and a rubber-stamped Brunei address. Grade: 3

Code: 20388181T
Price: $7.00
Penang, Houses on Stilts
Now known more for condos — not on stilts — Penang seems to have become an international hot spot. You wouldn’t know it from this postcard, mailed from Singapore (not Malaysia!) in 1973, with two different stamps and postmark. Grade: 3

Code: 20388182T
Price: $5.00
Batu Maung
On the card is what you might have associated with Batu Maung in the late 70s when this card was likely mailed from Brunei (not Malaysia), with a Brunei stamp and rubber-stamped Brunei address. However we take this opportunity to condense some words from Wikipedia to demonstrate what can happen. Read on: “Batu Maung is a residential neighbourhood near the southeastern tip of Penang Island, and adjacent to the town of Bayan Lepas and the Penang International Airport. Batu Maung is home to the island terminus of the Second Penang Bridge and the southern end of the Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway. It is also surrounded by fishing villages. Formerly an agricultural village, the development of Batu Maung into a residential neighbourhood began in the late 20th century; part of the Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone lies within the township, which also houses the headquarters of WorldFish Center and a deepwater fishing port.” Evolution indeed. Grade: 3

Code: 20388183T
Price: $4.00
Penang, Tanjong Bungah
Mailed in 1973, but from Brunei (not Malaysia!), with stamp and postmark and rubber-stamped address. Grade: 3

Code: 20388184T
Price: $3.00
Sunset on Coastal Region
We’re guessing late 1980s or early 1990s for this card to have been posted from Thailand (not Malaysia!) with stamp and full if hard-to-decipher postmark, along with red air mail chop. Some creasing at the lower right corner. Grade: 3

Code: 20388185T
Price: $2.00

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