Malaysia – West and General – Page 3

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Penang, Tanjong Bungah, Sandy Beach
The front of this mailed card is fine; the reverse is not — missing stamp, etc. Grade: 4

Code: 203161134T
Price: $1.00
Malay Tapper, Tapping Rubber Tree
During our long tenure in Malaysia, we got the impression that tapping rubber trees was almost exclusively the work for ethnic Indian residents. This fellow looks quite fresh to have been at it for very long. The card was mailed, probably in the early 1960s, with Malaya/Perak stamp, but uncancelled. Grade: 3

Code: 203161137T
Price: $6.00
Typical Tin Mine
In Perak, where — at one time — tin was king. The A.S.M.K. & Co. card C-27480 was mailed in 1965 with a Malaya/Perak stamp and postmark. Grade: 1

Code: 203161139T
Price: $4.00
Kuala Lumpur, a Malay Mosque
Mosques should be for all Muslims. The A.S.M.K. & Co. card C-21113 was mailed in 1964, with two different Malaya stamps and clear postmark. The real name of the mosque, by the way, is Masjid Jamek and it used to pinpoint the centre of the city. Grade: 1

Code: 203161141T
Price: $9.00
Penang, Clock Tower, Malayan Railway Station
Mailed pre-Independence, in 1961, with stamp and full postmark. Grade: 1

Code: 203161142T
Price: $8.00
Batu Caves, Stalactites
Unused 5-1/8″ x 7-1/4″ Oriental Pearl postcard. Grade: 1

Code: 203161143
Price: $2.00
Batu Caves, Triple Stair Case
Unused 5-1/8″ x 7-1/4″ Oriental Pearl postcard. Staircases dating back to 1946; the caves, earlier than that. Grade: 1

Code: 203161144
Price: $2.00
Bullock Cart
Unused Yacine card #3046. Grade: 1

Code: 203161145
Price: $2.00
East Coast, a Fisherman’s Hut
Unused Yacine card #1016. Grade: 1

Code: 203161146
Price: $3.00
Shah Alam, Sultan Sallahuddin Mosque
Unused Yacine card #18188, spelling the mosque’s name slightly differently from others (Salahuddin). Grade: 1

Code: 203161147
Price: $2.00
Kuala Lumpur, Railway Station
Unused Yacine card #7092. Grade: 1

Code: 203161148
Price: $3.00
Kuala Lumpur, Jaime (sic) Mosque
Officially Sultan Abdul Samad Jamek Mosque, this is one of the oldest mosques and certainly prominent in Kuala Lumpur, located at the confluence of the Klang and Gombak rivers. The mosque was designed by British architect and soldier Arthur Benison Hubback, and built in 1909. It was the principal mosque of Kuala Lumpur until the construction of the national mosque Masjid Negara in 1965. This card is unused. Grade: 1

Code: 203161149
Price: $2.00
Kuala Lumpur, orchid garden
A card mailed in 1991 with Selangor stamp and partly legible postmark. Grade: 2

Code: 20316115
Price: $4.00
Kuala Kangsar, Ubudiah Mosque
Unused Yacine card #17183. Grade: 1

Code: 203161150
Price: $2.00
Langkawi, Lake of the Pregnant Maiden
Or, in Bahasa Malaysia, Tasik Dayang Bunting. Unused. Grade: 1

Code: 203161151
Price: $2.00
Malaysian Fruits Stalls
Of the endless different species of banana, we highly recommend the smallest ones (pisang mas), which will kill your desire for any other type after you try them. Unused Yacine card #15157. Grade: 1

Code: 203161152
Price: $2.00
Penang, Reclining Buddha
Mailed in 1991, with two stamps, full postmark, but some smudging on front. The Buddha is 33 meters long, by the way. Grade: 2

Code: 20316116
Price: $4.00
Roadside fruit stalls
Yum! Nothing beats these roadside stalls, and if you’re lucky they have juice-making blenders. This card dates from 1991, mailed with stamp and partial postmark. Grade: 2

Code: 20316117
Price: $1.00
Taman Negara, National Park
The Tahan River, 130 million years old, and not destroyed by logging yet. Oversized card (4.5×6.5″) mailed in 1995 with some edge and corner creasing and one small corner of stamp is missing. Grade: 3

Code: 20316118
Price: $4.00
Johor, Desaru Sea Beach
Three cards are available. Yes, it does look a little generic, doesn’t it? The best card was mailed in 1988, has Johor stamp and full postmark, pencilled price notation on reverse, and a very small ink smudge on front, but not disturbing (Grade: 2, $4). The other two are about the same but no front smudge and no full postmark, though one has orange postal bar code on bottom reverse (Grade: 2, $4).

Code: 20316119
Price: $4.00
Muar, street scene
These smaller-town cards mark a nice change from the usual capital city attractions. This one, mailed in 1991, has Johor stamp and nearly-full postmark. Clean front. Grade: 2

Code: 20316120
Price: $5.00
Johor, Desaru Holiday Resort
Two are available. One was mailed in 1990, has commemorative stamp and full postmark, and a bit of corner abrasion on lower right front (Grade: 2, $4). The other dates from 1991, has Melaka stamp and nearly full postmark, and clean front (Grade: 2, $4).

Code: 20316121
Price: $4.00
Terengganu, entrance to Sultan’s palace
Another 1990 card. Stamp and partial postmark. Grade: 2

Code: 20316122
Price: $4.00
Fishing boat of east coast
Two cards are available, also from 1991. One has commemorative stamp and partial postmark but has a noticeable edge abrasion confined mostly to lower right reverse (Grade: 4, $2). The other card would normally be Grade 2 but instead of postmarking the stamp, someone drew through it with a pen (Grade: 4, $2).

Code: 20316123
Price: $2.00
Karak, Pahang
This little town has been for years a strategic “pit stop” on the cross-peninsular drive and we’ve been through there many, many times. Mailed, showing the barest bit of age but otherwise OK. Grade: 1

Code: 20316124
Price: $6.00
Kota Bahru, town centre
Two cards of this prominent northeastern town are available. One misses Grade 1 only because the postmark isn’t completely full (Grade: 2, $4.50). The other has a very tiny upper right front corner abrasion, commemorative stamp, and partial postmark (Grade: 2, $3).

Code: 20316125
Price: $3.00
Kelantan, Masjid Kampong Puteh
Two cards are available. One has clean front, Kelantan stamp and nearly full postmark (Grade: 1, $4), while the other has postmark smudging on front, Pahang stamp, full postmark, and some white correction fluid on reverse (Grade: 4, $2).

Code: 20316126
Price: $4.00
Kota Bharu, Masjid al-Muhammadi
Two cards are available. Both were mailed in 1991 by the same person at the same time. Commemorative stamps and partial postmarks, but one is perfect on front (Grade: 2, $4) and the other has a bit of smudge (Grade: 2, $3.50).

Code: 20316127
Price: $4.00
Kuala Lumpur, Istana Satu (first palace)
Two more cards with this little anomaly of having been mailed five years apart. The one mailed in 1986 has the stamp at bottom of reverse, and two full postmarks, as well as very minor smudge on front and equally minor dent (Grade: 3, $4.50). The one from 1991 has stamp and full postmark, but slightly more smudge on front (Grade: 3, $4).

Code: 20316128
Price: $4.50
Kuala Lumpur, Kompleks Dayabumi, night
Two cards, one from 1986 with Selangor stamp and partial postmark (Grade: 3, $3.50) and the other from 1990 with Negeri Sembilan stamp and partial postmark (Grade: 3, $3.50).

Code: 20316129
Price: $3.50
Kuala Lumpur, Dayabumi and GPO
Two cards mailed in 1991 and in nearly identical condition: Wilayah Persekutuan stamps but no legible postmark. Grades: 3

Code: 20316130
Price: $4.00
Kuala Lumpur, Puduraya bus and taxi station
Two of these cards are available, from 1991. Both have a stamp and unreadable postmarks, and a bit of edge abrasion. One (Grade: 2, $4) is not troubled by the white correction fluid that affects the other (Grade: 3, $3).

Code: 20316131
Price: $4.00
Rantau Abang, leatherback turtle
We had the good fortune to see these nesting, before human forces got in the way. This card was mailed in 1991 but photo is much earlier. Flashbulbs are technically not allowed now. Stamp and postmark intact. Grade: 1

Code: 20316132
Price: $5.00
Dungun, leatherback turtle
Unusual daylight view of a nesting turtle. Card mailed in 1991, with Selangor stamp but no legible postmark. Grade: 2

Code: 20316133
Price: $4.50
Rantau Abang, baby leatherback turtles
Three more or less identical cards mailed in 1991 with commemorative wasp stamp and partial postmark, though photo appears to be from 1976. Allow us this small editorial comment: we have to do what we can to ensure that postcards are not the only way to see these turtles in the future. Grades: 2

Code: 20316134
Price: $4.50
Penang, Million Buddhas Precious Pagoda
Mailed in 1991, this card has a Pahang stamp and almost full postmark. Front is near-perfect though back has small staining. Grade: 3

Code: 20316136
Price: $3.50
Kuala Lumpur, Jame Mosque
Though the two cards available were mailed in 1990, the photo is much older. You would see changes now! One card has Johor stamp with mostly readable postmark (Grade: 2, $6) while the other has a ripped stamp and illegible postmark (Grade: 4, $4).

Code: 20316137
Price: $6.00
Kuala Lumpur, orchid garden
Three mailed cards are available from the early 1990s: One with Selangor stamp and partly legible postmark (Grade: 2, $4); one where the front of card is OK but the stamp of this mailed card has one corner ripped off, and partial postmark did not reach the stamp in any event (Grade: 4, $2.50); and one with postal creasing, full stamp, and partial postmark (Grade: 2, $3).

Code: 20316138
Price: $2.50
Penang Bridge span
Picture must have been taken soon after bridge opened–cars could stop on it then. Two cards are available, both mailed in 1990. One, with full stamp/postmark, is Grade 1 ($5.50) and the other just has less of a postmark (Grade: 2, $4.50).

Code: 20316139
Price: $5.50
Kuala Lumpur, Dayabumi Complex at night
The card’s OK, with stamp and full postmark, but it’s an unflattering photo. And the message was so heavily written it indented the front. And there’s an edge crumple on right front. So maybe the card isn’t in such good condition after all. Grade: 3

Code: 20316140
Price: $3.00

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