page_title: Postage stamps and postal history of Malaysia
section_title: Perak
hierarchical_section_title: Postage stamps and postal history of Malaysia / Mail development / State issues / Perak
caption_attribution_description: Stamp of Perak (one of the former Federated Malay States); 1950; definitive stamp of the so-called "Coconut issue"; stamp with a portrait of Sultan Yussuf Izzuddin Shah ibni Al-marhum Sultan Abdul Jalil Karamatullah Nasiruddin Mukhataram Shah Radziallah (1890—1963) in oval flanked by two coconut palms; The Sultan wears the tall white Tengkolok of the Sultan of Perak. Special features of this stamp: a) Dashed background lines around headdress to create a luminous aura around the head.; b) A wider gap between the medallion rim and the background lines within the medallion to give more of the three-dimensional relief as characteristic of a real medallion. Stamp: Michel: No. 89; Yvert et Tellier: No. 87; Scott No. 111 Color: brownish dark purple to violet Watermark: Perak No. 3 (multiple St.Edwards' crown over convoluted character "CA") Nominal value: 10 C (Cents) Postage validity: from 17 August 1950 until&#160;? (...to 1957&#160;?) Stamp picture size (printed area): 19.0 x 22.5 mm
context_page_description: The history of postage stamps and postal history of Malaysia, a state in Southeast Asia that occupies the south of the Malay peninsula and Sarawak and Sabah in the north Borneo, includes the development of postal services in these periods:
  the sultanates as British protectorates,
  Japanese occupation during the Second World War,
  British military administration and
  independence of the state.
  Malaysia has been issuing stamps after independence from the United Kingdom in 1957, first as the Federation of Malaya, then as Malaysia after 1963. The national postal operator is Pos Malaysia.
context_section_description: The Sultanate of Perak become a British protectorate in 1874. In 1874–1878, the stamps of the Straits Settlements were used. In 1878, the first stamp of the Sultanate was issued, overprinting stamps of the Straits Settlementsn with crescent, star and letter “P” in an oval. In 1880–1891, stamps of the Straits Settlements were overprinted "Perak". In 1892, stamps with the image of a jumping tiger were issued, followed by stamps featuring the image of a tiger's head or elephants in 1895–1899.
  In 1900–1935, stamps of the Federated Malay States were used. In 1935–1941 two sets of definitive stamps were issued. Since 1948, issues have been similar to those of other Malay states.
caption: 1950 stamp of Perak with a portrait of the Sultan.
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