KEDAH (MALAYSIA)

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4 c Thailand stamp with 'KEDAH' cancel

I have seen stamps of Thailand used in Kedah previous to 1912.

1912 Various designs

Rice Sheaf

  1 c green and black
  1 c brown
  1 c black
  2 c green
  3 c red and black
  3 c lilac
  3 c green
  4 c grey and red
  4 c red
  4 c violet
  5 c brown and green
  5 c yellow
  6 c red
  8 c blue and black
  8 c black

1912 Ploughing farmer

  10 c sepia and blue
  12 c blue and black
  20 c green and black
  21 c lilac-brown and lilac
  25 c lilac and blue
  30 c red and black
  35 c lilac
  40 c lilac and black
  50 c blue and brown

1912 Government building

  $ 1 red and black on yellow
  $ 2 brown and green
  $ 3 blue and black on blue
  $ 5 red and black

Surcharged

  'FIFTY CENTS' on $ 2 brown and green
  'ONE DOLLAR' on $ 3 blue and black on blue

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
Watermark 'Multiple CA Crown'
1 c green and black	*	*
1 c brown	*	*
2 c	*	*
3 c red and black	*	*
3 c lilac	*	*
4 c grey and red	*	*
4 c red	*	*
5 c brown and green	*	*
8 c blue and black	**	**
10 c	**	**
20 c	**	**
21 c	***	***
25 c	***	***
30 c	***	***
40 c	***	***
50 c	***	***
1 $	***	***
2 $	R	R
3 $	R	R
5 $	RR	RR
50 c on 2 $	RR	RR
1 $ on 3 $	R	R
Watermark 'Multiple Script CA Crown'
1 c brown	*	*
1 c black	c	c
2 c	c	c
3 c lilac	*	*
3 c green	c	c
4 c red	*	c
4 c violet	c	c
5 c yellow	*	c
6 c	*	*
8 c black	?	?
10 c	*	*
12 c	*	*
20 c	**	**
21 c	**	**
25 c	**	**
30 c	**	**
35 c	**	**
40 c	***	***
50 c	***	***
1 $	***	***
2 $	R	R
3 $	R	R
5 $	R	R

With overprint 'DAI NIPPON 2602' (issued under Japanese occupation, 1942)

  1 c black (red overprint)
  2 c green (red overprint)
  4 c violet (red overprint)
  5 c yellow (red or black overprint)
  6 c red 
  8 c black (red overprint)

6 c with watermark 'Multiple Script CA Crown' and Japanese fiscal overprint meaning 'Tax'.

1922 Malaya Borneo Exhibition

In 1922 the stamps with value 1 c, 2 c, 3 c, 4 c, 10 c, 21 c, 25 c and 50 c were surcharged 'MALAYA- BORNEO EXHIBITION.' for a Malayan technical exhibition in Singapore:

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
1 c	*	*	Watermark Multiple Script CA Crown
2 c	*	*	Watermark Multiple CA Crown
3 c	**	**	Watermark Multiple Script CA Crown
4 c	**	**	Watermark Multiple Script CA Crown
10 c	***	***	Watermark Multiple Script CA Crown
21 c	***	***	Watermark Multiple CA Crown
25 c	***	***	Watermark Multiple CA Crown
50 c	***	***	Watermark Multiple CA Crown

1937 Portrait of Sultan Abdul Mahid Halim Shah

1937: $25 red and black, reduced size

  10 c brown and blue
  12 c violet and black
  25 c lilac and blue
  30 c red and green
  40 c lilac and black
  50 c blue and brown
  1 $ green and black
  2 $ brown and green
  5 $ red and black

Overprinted 'DAI NIPPON 2602' (issued under Japanes occupaton, 1942)

  10 c brown and blue (red overprint)
  12 c violet and black (red overprint)
  25 c lilac and blue (red or black overprint)
  30 c red and green (red overprint)
  40 c lilac and black (red overprint)
  50 c blue and brown (red overprint)
  1 $ green and black (red overprint, also inverted)
  2 $ brown and green (red overprint, also double)
  5 $ red and black (red or black overprint)

A Japanese fiscal overprint 'Tax' (in Japanese characteres, identical to the one shown on the 1912 issue exists on the values: 10 c, 25 c, 40 c, 1 $ and 5 $ (sorry, no image available yet, if anybody posseses a picture, please contact me!).

1949 UPU issue, inscription 'MALAYA-KEDAH' (design similar to many other British colonies)

For stamps in a similar design, but for another British colony, click here

  10 c lilac
  15 c blue
  25 c orange
  50 c grey

These UPU stamps were issued in the following Malayan states (all with different country name): Johore, Kedah, Kelantan, Malacca, Negri-Sembilan, Perak, Perlis, Selangor, Singapore and Trengganu.

1950 Rice sheaf (altered design) and Sultan Badlishah

Rice sheaf

  1 c black
  2 c orange
  3 c green
  4 c brown
  5 c lilac
  6 c grey
  8 c red
  8 c green (1952)
  10 c lilac
  12 c red (1952)
  15 c blue
  20 c green and black
  20 c blue (1952)

Sultan Badlishah

  25 c orange and lilac
  30 c lilac and red
  35 c lilac and red
  40 c lilac and red
  50 c blue and black
  1 $ lilac and blue
  2 $ red and green
  5 $ brown and green

1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth, inscription 'CORONATION JUNE 1953', design identical to many other British colonies

For stamps in a similar design, but for other British colonies, click here

  10 c lilac and black

These coronation stamps were issued in the following Malayan states (all with different country name): Johore, Kedah, Kelantan, Malacca, Negri-Sembilan, Pahang, Penang, Perak, Perlis, Selangor, Trengganu.

1957 Sultan Badlishah

11 values

1959 Coronation of Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'Adzam Shah

  10 c blue, yellow, red and brown

1959 Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'Adzam Shah, designs similar to Johore issue

12 values

1965 Orchid issue

7 values

1971 Butterfly issue