In 1987, a stamp collector based in Penang spent RM30 on a Chinese zodiac stamp. Today, that stamp is worth over RM4,000.
South Korea’s 2023 Year of the Rabbit maximum card. Photos: Mac Lee Kah Lock
“A maximum card is like a postcard. I would print a certain graphic and put the stamps on it. If the card, stamp and seal are related, you can say it’s complete,” he explains. A man showing the Year of the Rabbit stamps at a post office in Lianyungang in China’s eastern Jiangsu province on Jan 5 ahead of the Lunar New Year. Photo: AFP
Established in 1982, the Penang Philatelic Society aims to cultivate the joy of collecting stamps in people and at the same time, help preserve the country’s history and culture. They submitted a journal – which contained various photos of stamp collections, their background history, and also articles and research contributed by 16 members of the society – for the Philatelic Literature Exhibit at the event. The journal also coincided with the society’s 40th anniversary that year.In 2008, Ng also won a silver medal for his music stamp collection at the 22nd Asian International Stamp Exhibition held in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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