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History. 1892 Straits Settlements stamp. A postal service had been available in Singapore since the contemporary city was founded by Stamford Raffles in 1819. Postal services were first directly organised in Singapore in 1826, and from 1829 rectangular postmarks began to be used on local correspondence.
Since then almost all issues have "1st Local" stamps, and some have "2nd Local" stamps, rather than the previous "For Local Addresses Only". 1st Local stamps are valid for standard letters within Singapore up to 20 g, and 2nd Local stamps are valid for standard letters within Singapore up to 40 g.
Singapore Post Limited ( SGX: S08 ), commonly abbreviated as SingPost, is an associate company of Singtel [2] and Singapore 's designated Public Postal Licensee which provides domestic and international postal services. It also provides logistics services in the domestic and international markets, warehousing and fulfillment, and global ...
The price of a "forever" stamp, used on the standard first-class letter, stays at 55 cents in 2021. The forever stamp rate has been at 55 cents since Jan. 27, 2019. The price will hold steady even ...
Next month, on Jan. 21, 2024, the price of some Postal Service mail will increase. Forever stamp prices will rise from 66 cents to 68 cents.
The US Postal Service filed a notice with its regulators to increase prices on First-Class “Forever” stamps to 73 cents from 68 cents.
In 1910 new stamps appeared with values of $25 and $500 (although available for postage, their more usual use was fiscal). George V replaced Edward VII on stamps beginning in 1912, reusing the frames and replacing only the vignettes. These stamps were overprinted in 1922 to mark the Malaya-Borneo Exhibition. The Straits Settlements also joined ...
The first Stanley Gibbons stamp catalogue was a penny price list issued in November 1865 and reissued at monthly intervals for the next 14 years. [1] The company produces numerous catalogues covering different countries, regions and specialisms; many of them are reissued annually. The catalogues list all known adhesive postage stamp issues and ...
The US Postal Service will increase prices on first-class mail stamps to 66 cents from 63 cents. The change goes into effect Sunday, raising the cost of mailing a first-class letter by about 5.4%.
A stamp showing a map of Malaya issued on May 5, 1957. The Malaya Federation began issuing stamps on May 5, 1957, in preparation for independence from Great Britain in the same year. The four stamps of the first series were inscribed "Federation of Malaya" and depicted the coat of arms, and map of the state.