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Malaysia's First Stamps At World Youth Stamp Exhibition

01 Dec 2014, bernama
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 1 (Bernama) -- The first three stamps used in the country, dated 1854, have become the main attraction for visitors to the 2014 Kuala Lumpur World Youth Stamp Exhibition (KLwyse) being held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC).

Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission's (MCMC) Postal Affairs and Digital Signature head, Mohamed Zaidi Abdul Karim, said the stamps were printed by the East India Company which administered the issuance and usage of postal stamps in the Straits Settlements, comprising Penang, Melaka and Singapore.

"The value of the stamps now is not known, but I have been informed that they used to be auctioned in London for US$1.5 million a piece," he told Bernama.

Other stamps on display at the six-day event, he said, were about 150,000 others by 300 stamp collectors from 46 countries.

The stamp exhibition, held to commemorate 160 years of stamp usage in Malaysia, also involved the participation of 34 countries under the Federation Internationale de Philatelie (FIP) category and 18 countries under the Federation of Inter-Asian Philately (FIAP) category.

KLwyse, organised by the Communications and Multimedia Ministry, MCMC, Pos Malaysia Berhad and the Malaysian Philatelic Society, is aimed at promoting stamp collection as a hobby among the young generation and to enhance the public appreciation for arts, culture and heritage through stamps.

Among the visitors at the exhibition today is Lim Cheng Wah, 74, who came all the way from Melaka.

"I took the 6 am bus from Melaka to make sure I arrived early at the exhibition," said the Melaka Philatelic Society chairman who had been collecting stamps since he was 10 years old.

His collections included the 1867 British 'half penny' stamp from India and Malayan stamps, dated 1957.

Another visitor is Mohd Zaidi Mat, 45, from Kota Bahru, Kelantan, who brought along daughter, Nur Sarah Najihah, as a birthday gift for the girl who turned 11 Sunday.

"I want to buy her stamps from other countries to complete her philatelic passport," he said.

With schools closed for the annual holidays, some schools organised tours to the exhibition, including Sekolah Menengah Sains Muar in Johor.

As for foreign exhibitors, they were happy with the turn up of visitors Monday.

"It is really amazing with a lot of response. Children are very curious about exotic stamps, like wood stamp and silk stamps, and they are very excited to fill their philatelic passport. Its wonderful," said A. V. Jeyachandran, from India.

Meanwhile, an exhibitor from the United States, Peter Singer, was amazed by the number of beginner collectors visiting his booth.

"I brought mainly stamps from Malaya, Borneo and the Japanese occupation era because I think it is what most of the people here will be collecting," he added.
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