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Malayan dollar (Malaya, Federated States usage only)


Name: Malayan dollar
Defn: 100c=1$
Symbol:
Code:
Desc: actually Straits dollar before 1939
Units of money:
cent c 1
dollar $ 100

Users of this currency: Malaya, Federated States (129 stamps, 1900-1963), Thai occupation of Kelantan (5 stamps, 1943), Malacca (65 stamps, 1948-1960), Japanese occupation of Negri Sembilan (31 stamps, 1942-1943), Japanese occupation of Pahang (23 stamps, 1942-1943), Penang (65 stamps, 1948-1960), Japanese occupation of Penang (34 stamps, 1942), Perlis (39 stamps, 1948-1957), Japanese occupation of Selangor (43 stamps, 1942-1943), Japanese occupation of Trengganu (70 stamps, 1942-1943), Thai occupation of Trengganu (6 stamps, 1944), Japanese occupation of Malaya (42 stamps, 1942-1944), Thai occupation of Malaya (6 stamps, 1943) Show with all usages

Denominations used by Malaya, Federated States in this currency:
Denom Usages Selected stamps
1c 15   1900 blgrn&gray issue=1900c d=tiger (1900) ... 8/21/1952 dlvio issue=postage due 1951 d=numeral (1936 Malaya)
2c 8   1900 lil&brn issue=1900a d=tiger (1896) ovpt=FEDERATED//MALAY STATES oc=blk on=issuer=Negri Sembilan-2c-lil&brn ... 1960 gray issue=postage due 1951 d=numeral (1936 Malaya)
3c 13   1900 brn&blk issue=1900c d=tiger (1900) ... 1952 grn issue=postage due 1951 d=numeral (1936 Malaya)
4c 12   1900 car&blk issue=1900c d=tiger (1900) ... 1960 dkbrn issue=postage due 1951 d=numeral (1936 Malaya)
5c 10   1900 car&grn pc=yel issue=1900c d=tiger (1900) ... 1951 ver issue=postage due 1951 d=numeral (1936 Malaya)
6c 3   2/11/1919 org issue=1906 d=tiger (1900) ... 11/9/1926 scar issue=1922 d=tiger (1900)
8c 9   1900 ultra&blk issue=1900c d=tiger (1900) ... 1951 yelorg issue=postage due 1951 d=numeral (1936 Malaya)
9c 1   1945 yelorg issue=postage due 1945 d=numeral (1936 Malaya)
10c 13   1900 redvio&blk issue=1900c d=tiger (1900) ... 1936 org issue=postage due 1936 d=numeral (1936 Malaya)
12c 5   9/12/1922 ultra issue=1922 d=tiger (1900) ... 1962 mag issue=postage due 1951 d=numeral (1936 Malaya)
15c 1   1945 ultra issue=postage due 1945 d=numeral (1936 Malaya)
20c 7   1900 blk&grayvio issue=1900c d=tiger (1900) ... 1963 bl issue=postage due 1951 d=numeral (1936 Malaya)
25c 2   1900 issue=1900a d=tiger (1896) ovpt=FEDERATED//MALAY STATES oc=blk on=issuer=Negri Sembilan-25c, 9/3/1929 redvio&pur issue=1922 d=tiger (1900)
30c 1   9/3/1929 yel&pur issue=1922 d=tiger (1900)
35c 3   8/25/1922 scar pc=yel issue=1906 d=tiger (1900) ... 9/29/1931 pur&red issue=1922 d=tiger (1900)
50c 6   1900 brnorg&blk issue=1900c d=tiger (1900) ... 1938 blk issue=postage due 1936 d=numeral (1936 Malaya)
$1 6   1900 grn&blgrn issue=1900c d=elephants (1895) ... 3/10/1931 brnred&gray pc=ltbl issue=1931 d=tiger (1900)
$2 5   1900 graygrn&car issue=1900c d=elephants (1895) ... 2/6/1934 scar&grn pc=yel issue=1931 d=tiger (1900)
$5 5   1900 grn&ultra issue=1900c d=elephants (1895) ... 7/1934 red&blgrn pc=grn issue=1931 d=tiger (1900)
$25 4   1900 issue=1900b d=elephants (1895) ovpt=FEDERATED//MALAY STATES oc=blk on=issuer=Perak-$25 ... 2/14/1928 grn&org issue=1922 d=elephants (1895)

Used by 129 stamps of Malaya, Federated States: (See all uses as list)
1900 2c lil&brn issue=1900a d=tiger (1896) ovpt=FEDERATED//MALAY STATES oc=blk on=issuer=Negri Sembilan-2c-lil&brn
1900 1c lil&grn issue=1900a d=tiger (1896) ovpt=FEDERATED//MALAY STATES oc=blk on=issuer=Negri Sembilan-1c-lil&grn
1900 $25 grn&org issue=1900c d=elephants (1895) wmk=crown & CC perf=14
1900 $5 grn&ultra issue=1900c d=elephants (1895) wmk=crown & CC perf=14
1900 $2 graygrn&car issue=1900c d=elephants (1895) wmk=crown & CC perf=14
1900 $1 grn&blgrn issue=1900c d=elephants (1895) wmk=crown & CC perf=14
1900 50c brnorg&blk issue=1900c d=tiger (1900) wmk=crown & CA perf=14
1900 20c blk&grayvio issue=1900c d=tiger (1900) wmk=crown & CA perf=14
1900 10c redvio&blk issue=1900c d=tiger (1900) wmk=crown & CA perf=14
1900 8c ultra&blk issue=1900c d=tiger (1900) wmk=crown & CA perf=14
1900 5c car&grn pc=yel issue=1900c d=tiger (1900) wmk=crown & CA perf=14
1900 4c car&blk issue=1900c d=tiger (1900) wmk=crown & CA perf=14
1900 3c brn&blk issue=1900c d=tiger (1900) wmk=crown & CA perf=14
1900 1c blgrn&gray issue=1900c d=tiger (1900) wmk=crown & CA perf=14
1900 $5 issue=1900b d=elephants (1895) ovpt=FEDERATED//MALAY STATES oc=blk on=issuer=Perak-$5
1900 $25 issue=1900b d=elephants (1895) ovpt=FEDERATED//MALAY STATES oc=blk on=issuer=Perak-$25
1900 3c lil&car issue=1900a d=tiger (1896) ovpt=FEDERATED//MALAY STATES oc=blk on=issuer=Negri Sembilan-3c-lil&blk
1900 5c lil&ol issue=1900a d=tiger (1896) ovpt=FEDERATED//MALAY STATES oc=blk on=issuer=Negri Sembilan-5c-lil&ol
1900 10c issue=1900a d=tiger (1896) ovpt=FEDERATED//MALAY STATES oc=blk on=issuer=Negri Sembilan-10c
1900 20c issue=1900a d=tiger (1896) ovpt=FEDERATED//MALAY STATES oc=blk on=issuer=Negri Sembilan-20c
1900 25c issue=1900a d=tiger (1896) ovpt=FEDERATED//MALAY STATES oc=blk on=issuer=Negri Sembilan-25c
1900 5c issue=1900b d=tiger head ovpt=FEDERATED//MALAY STATES oc=blk on=issuer=Perak-1895-5c
1900 $2 issue=1900b d=elephants (1895) ovpt=FEDERATED//MALAY STATES oc=blk on=issuer=Perak-$2
1900 $1 issue=1900b d=elephants (1895) ovpt=FEDERATED//MALAY STATES oc=blk on=issuer=Perak-$1
1900 50c issue=1900a d=tiger (1896) ovpt=FEDERATED//MALAY STATES oc=blk on=issuer=Negri Sembilan-50c
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postage due 1936 4c yelgrn issue=postage due 1936 d=numeral (1936 Malaya) wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=15x14
postage due 1936 8c scar issue=postage due 1936 d=numeral (1936 Malaya) wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=15x14
postage due 1936 10c org issue=postage due 1936 d=numeral (1936 Malaya) wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=15x14
postage due 1936 12c ultra issue=postage due 1936 d=numeral (1936 Malaya) wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=15x14
postage due 1938 1c dkvio issue=postage due 1936 d=numeral (1936 Malaya) wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=15x14
postage due 1938 50c blk issue=postage due 1936 d=numeral (1936 Malaya) wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=15x14
postage due 1945 1c pur issue=postage due 1945 d=numeral (1936 Malaya) wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=15x14
postage due 1945 3c grn issue=postage due 1945 d=numeral (1936 Malaya) wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=15x14
postage due 1945 5c scar issue=postage due 1945 d=numeral (1936 Malaya) wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=15x14
postage due 1945 9c yelorg issue=postage due 1945 d=numeral (1936 Malaya) wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=15x14
postage due 1945 15c ultra issue=postage due 1945 d=numeral (1936 Malaya) wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=15x14
postage due 1948 20c bl issue=postage due 1945 d=numeral (1936 Malaya) wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=15x14
postage due 1949 8c yelorg issue=postage due 1945 d=numeral (1936 Malaya) wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=15x14
postage due 1951 5c ver issue=postage due 1951 d=numeral (1936 Malaya) wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
postage due 1951 8c yelorg issue=postage due 1951 d=numeral (1936 Malaya) wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
postage due 1951 20c bl issue=postage due 1951 d=numeral (1936 Malaya) wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
postage due 1952 3c grn issue=postage due 1951 d=numeral (1936 Malaya) wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
postage due 8/21/1952 1c dlvio issue=postage due 1951 d=numeral (1936 Malaya) wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
postage due 1953 2c gray issue=postage due 1951 d=numeral (1936 Malaya) wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
postage due 1953 4c dkbrn issue=postage due 1951 d=numeral (1936 Malaya) wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
postage due 1954 12c mag issue=postage due 1951 d=numeral (1936 Malaya) wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=14
postage due 1960 2c gray issue=postage due 1951 d=numeral (1936 Malaya) wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=12.5
postage due 1960 4c dkbrn issue=postage due 1951 d=numeral (1936 Malaya) wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=12.5
postage due 1962 12c mag issue=postage due 1951 d=numeral (1936 Malaya) wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=12.5
postage due 1963 20c bl issue=postage due 1951 d=numeral (1936 Malaya) wmk=mult crown & script CA perf=12.5

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