SELANGOR (MALAYSIA)

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1881 Stamps of Straits Settlements surcharged

Surcharged with moon, star and S in red or black

  2 c brown

This overprint seems to exist on watermark 'CC Crown' and 'CA Crown' stamps.

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Surcharged 'S.' only

  2 c brown

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Surcharged 'SELANGOR' horizontally or vertically (different types)

(Reduced sizes)

  2 c brown (one type, on 'CA' crown or 'CC' crown watermark)
  2 c red (horizontal overprint 8 types)
  2 c red (vertical overprint 4 types)

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Surcharged 'SELANGOR Two CENTS.' (5 types)

  2 c on 24 c green

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

The next stamp could be a forgery:

(Reduced size)

Forged 'C*S' overprint made by the forger Fournier, images taken from a 'Fournier Album of Philatelic Forgeries'

Forgery, possibly a cut from an auction catalogue which was reperforated (the original perforation can still be seen).

1892 Jumping tiger

  1 c green
  2 c red
  2 c orange
  5 c blue

Surcharged

  3 c on 5 c red

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

1895 Tiger head

  3 c lilac and red
  5 c lilac and olive
  8 c lilac and blue
  10 c lilac and orange
  25 c green and red
  50 c lilac and black
  50 c green and black

Surcharged

  'One cent.' on 5 c lilac and olive (1900)
  'One cent.' on 50 c green and black (1900)
  'Three cents' on 50 c green and black (1900)

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Stamps with a large 'J' overprint are fiscal stamps (see there).

1895 Elephants

  $ 1 dark green and light green
  $ 2 green and red
  $ 3 green and olive
  $ 5 green and blue
  $ 10 green and lilac
  $ 25 green and orange

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

The stamps with a large 'J' overprint are fiscal stamps (see there).

From 1900 to 1935 Selangor didn't issue any stamps.

1935 Mosque and Sultan Suleiman, inscription 'MALAYA' (the word Selangor is not indicated on the stamps

Mosque
  1 c black (1936)
  2 c green (1936)
  2 c orange (1941)
  3 c green (1941)
  4 c orange
  5 c brown
  6 c red (1937)
  8 c grey
  8 c red (prepared in 1940, but not issued)
  10 c lilac (1936)
  12 c blue (1936)
  15 c blue (1941)
  25 c red and lilac (1936)
  30 c orange and lilac (1936)
  40 c lilac and red 
  50 c black on green
  
Sultan Suleiman

  1 $ red and black on blue
  2 $ red and green
  5 $ red and green on green

1941 Sultan Hisamud Din Alam Shah

  1 $ red and black on blue
  2 $ red and green
  5 $ red and green on green (prepared, but not issued)

With Japanese overprint (World War II)

1948 Royal Silver Wedding (King and Queen of Great Britain), inscription 'MALAYA SELANGOR'

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

  10 c violet (smaller size)
  5 $ green

1949 Portrait of Sultan Hisamud Din Alam Shah in an ellipse, inscription 'MALAYA' (the country name Selangor is indicated in Arabic language)

  1 c black
  2 c orange
  3 c green
  4 c brown
  5 c lilac (1952)
  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)
  25 c orange and lilac
  30 c lilac and red (1955)
  35 c lilac and red (1952)
  40 c lilac and red
  50 c blue and black
  1 $ lilac and blue
  2 $ red and green
  5 $ brown and green

1949 UPU issue, inscription 'MALAYA-SELANGOR' (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.

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, Penang, Perak, Perlis, Selangor, Trengganu and Penang.

1957 Various designs, as stamps of Johore, with portrait of Sultan Hisamud Din Alam Shah

12 values

1961 Coronation of Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah

  10 c blue, yellow and brown

1961 Various designs, with image of Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah

7 values

1965 Orchids set

7 values

1971 Butterfly set

7 values

Fiscal stamps

(Reduced sizes)

I've seen fiscal stamps of Straits Settlements with overprint 'SELANGOR' in various styles and horizontally and vertically.

1900 Postage stamps of Selangor (tiger design and elephant design), overprinted 'Judicial' (black or red)

On tiger design

('Judicial' overprint)

  3 c lilac and red
  5 c lilac and olive
  10 c lilac and orange
  50 c green and black

Elephant design

(Postage stamp, overprinted 'Judicial')

  $ 1 dark green and light green (overprint in black or red)
  $ 2 green and red
  $ 3 green and olive
  $ 5 green and blue (overprint in black or red)
  $ 10 green and lilac (overprint in red)

1901 Postage stamps (tiger design and elephant design), overprinted with a large 'J' (Judicial) in black, blue or red

Tiger design

(A stamp with overprint 'J', fiscal stamps)

  3 c lilac and red
  5 c lilac and olive
  10 c lilac and orange
  25 c green and red
  50 c lilac and black
  50 c green and black

Elephant design

('J' overprint)

  $ 1 dark green and light green
  $ 2 green and red
  $ 3 green and olive
  $ 5 green and blue
  $ 10 green and lilac
  $ 25 green and orange

Cancels

The cancels on the first stamps used in Selangor were 'PAID' in red in large capital letters, a diamond of parallel bars (black or red).

Red "PAID" cancel

red "S", moon and star cancel of Kuala Lumpur, also a black "B172" cancel (Singapore transit cancel).

Red circular date cancel of Kuala Lumpur.

A dubious item with a "A03" (British Guiana!) cancel?

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