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 brown

  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

3 $ blue and black on blue

  $ 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

7 values


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