An order of service containing hymns
A fine unused rare set without gum as issued
Cancelled with a very fine strike of type I cachet in violet
whose political and cultural legacy can still be felt more than 200 years later
type 01 'SERVICE' overprint
Malaya - Selangor 1891 2c on 24c green, set of 5 surcharges, SG44/8 Historical An order of service containingMalaya Selangor 1891 2c on 24c green, set of 5 surcharges, (types 35 9), SG44 8. Fresh quality mint examples with large part original gum. Total printing was only 6,000, with just 600 each of types 36, 37 and 39. A fine and very scarce set, seldom offered in this form. The Malaysian Straits Settlements first became a British crown colony in 1867. Stamps of the Straits Settlements were first overprinted for use in the Sultanate of Selangor in 1881.