Year of the Reef 97

Bella Selling Price: MYR 15 (inclusive shipping)

Year 1997 has been declared as the International Year of the Reef (IYOR). This acts as a response to the growing threats to coral reefs around the world. 

Malaysia is considered a maritime country as it has more than 4,600 km of coastline and bordering 4 major large bodies of water which are Straits of Malacca, South China Sea, Sulu Sea and Sulawesi Sea. This country has more sea area than land territory under its control. Considering Malaysia's seas lie within one of the most biodiverse area of the world, marine conservation and sustainable management of marine resources are very critical.

In conjunction to IYOR, Pos Malaysia has released a set of 4 stamps with denominations of 20 cents, 30 cents, 50 cents, and MYR 1 that comes in the form of this nice and informative presentation pack. 

The Baba & Nyonya Heritage: Nyonya Kebaya (Embroidery)

Bella's Selling Price: MYR 100 (inclusive of shipping)

In the same series as the Baba & Nyonya gold plated stamp, Pos Malaysia also released a limited edition of this embroidery stamp, which only has 10,000 in circulation. The stamp bears the same picture as the gold plated stamp but this one is an embroidery.

This stamp is valid for postage and has a denomination of MYR 35.

The Baba & Nyonya Heritage: Nyonya Kebaya (Gold Plated)

Bella's selling price: MYR 250 (inclusive of shipping)

This copper plated with 22 K gold stamp is a limited edition by Pos Malaysia with only 5,000 copies in circulation.   

This stamp was issued on Dec 1, 2014 at Kuala Lumpur World Youth Stamp Exhibition 2014.

Stamp shows Nyonya kebaya embroidery. Nyonya kebaya originally worn by Baba & Nyonya, whom are the descendants of Chinese immigrants who came to Malay Archipelago between 15th & 17th centuries. This clothing is an adaptive of Malay's baju kurung. Kebaya is usually worn with batik sarong (batik wrap-around skirt) and 3 keronsang (brooches). This is still worn till today.   

This stamp is valid for postage and has a denomination of MYR 50.