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195050
Thu, 07/14/2011 - 13:23
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MALAYSIA'S 10 ROYAL PALACES TO STAMP MAGNIFICIENCE ON JULY 18
By Nur Aimidiyana Zuher
KUALA LUMPUR, July 14 (Bernama) -- Come Monday, the country's 10
magnificient royal palaces will stamp their mark when Pos Malaysia's stamp and philately collection goes on sale.
Malaysia's majestic heritage will be depicted by Istana Negara Kuala Lumpur, Istana Besar Seri Menanti (Negeri Sembilan state), Istana Alam Shah (Selangor state), Istana Iskandariah (Perak state), Istana Arau (Perlis state),
Istana Anak Bukit (Kedah state), Istana Balai Besar (Kelantan state), Istana Abu Bakar (Pahang state), Istana Maziah (Terengganu state) and Istana Besar in southern state of Johor.
Pos Malaysia Berhad Stamp and Philately Unit manager Diyana Lean Abdullah said the collection was to express appreciation for and monumentalise Malaysia's majestic heritage.
"Each stamp measures 32mm x 27mm and is valued at RM1 individually, but printed in a set of 10," she told a media conference here Thursday. (US$1=RM2.99)
She said Pos Malaysia would also issue a stamp booklet containing the collection and 10 pages tracing the history of the palaces' architecture. The set would cost RM25 each.
A folder priced at RM5.50 each on the same depictions would be sold at selected post offices, she added.
Diyana Lean said Pos Malaysia would also issue First Day Cover envelopes priced at 50 sen each.
According to her, a total of 35,000 first-day cover envelopes would be made available to the public between 8.30am and 5pm, at post offices nationwide.
Meanwhile, on Aug 8, Pos Malaysia will jointly issue with Indonesia, their first four stamps depicting the architecture, currency, historical building and fauna, respectively," she said.
-- BERNAMA
KUALA LUMPUR, July 14 (Bernama) -- Come Monday, the country's 10
magnificient royal palaces will stamp their mark when Pos Malaysia's stamp and philately collection goes on sale.
Malaysia's majestic heritage will be depicted by Istana Negara Kuala Lumpur, Istana Besar Seri Menanti (Negeri Sembilan state), Istana Alam Shah (Selangor state), Istana Iskandariah (Perak state), Istana Arau (Perlis state),
Istana Anak Bukit (Kedah state), Istana Balai Besar (Kelantan state), Istana Abu Bakar (Pahang state), Istana Maziah (Terengganu state) and Istana Besar in southern state of Johor.
Pos Malaysia Berhad Stamp and Philately Unit manager Diyana Lean Abdullah said the collection was to express appreciation for and monumentalise Malaysia's majestic heritage.
"Each stamp measures 32mm x 27mm and is valued at RM1 individually, but printed in a set of 10," she told a media conference here Thursday. (US$1=RM2.99)
She said Pos Malaysia would also issue a stamp booklet containing the collection and 10 pages tracing the history of the palaces' architecture. The set would cost RM25 each.
A folder priced at RM5.50 each on the same depictions would be sold at selected post offices, she added.
Diyana Lean said Pos Malaysia would also issue First Day Cover envelopes priced at 50 sen each.
According to her, a total of 35,000 first-day cover envelopes would be made available to the public between 8.30am and 5pm, at post offices nationwide.
Meanwhile, on Aug 8, Pos Malaysia will jointly issue with Indonesia, their first four stamps depicting the architecture, currency, historical building and fauna, respectively," she said.
-- BERNAMA
