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The Republic of Singapore is a sovereign city-state and island country in Southeast Asia. It lies one degree north of the equator, at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, with Indonesia's Riau Islands to the south and Peninsular Malaysia to the north. Singapore's territory consists of one main island along with 62 other islets. The country is known for its transition from third world to first world in a single generation, under the leadership of its founding father, Lee Kuan Yew.

Stamford Raffles founded colonial Singapore in 1819 as a trading post of the British East India Company. After the company's collapse in 1858, the islands were ceded to the British Raj as a crown colony. During the Second World War, Singapore was occupied by Japan. It gained independence from the UK in 1963 by federating with other former British territories to form Malaysia, but separated two years later over ideological differences, becoming a sovereign nation in 1965. After early years of turbulence and despite lacking natural resources and a hinterland, the nation developed rapidly as an Asian Tiger economy, based on external trade and its workforce.

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Scott: #25P

Issued: 10.10.1949

UPU Issue

Inside #25: Stamps on Envelopes

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Scott: #323-4P

Issued: 1.7.1979

New Postal Codes

Inside #323-4: Singapore #323-4

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7Scott: #349-52P

Issued: 6.5.1980

London 1980

Singapore was a British Colony from 1819 to 1965, and was part of the Straits Settlements from 1826 to 1946.

Inside #349: Straits Settlements #1O

The Straits Settlements of the Malayan Peninsula have a distinct postal history from the other Malayan areas. Mail was originally handled privately by passing ships; the earliest known postal markings date from around 1806, used by a post office on Prince of Wales Island (now Penang). Service was regularized in 1837 by the Indian Post Office Act; postage stamps of India were used from 1854, the Settlements being considered part of the "Bengal circle", then from 1861 part of the "Burma circle". The cancellations used were B109 at Malacca, B147 at Penang, and B172 at Singapore.

When the Settlements became a crown colony in 1867, they had to begin issuing their own stamps, not least because they adopted a currency based on 96 cents to a silver dollar. Beginning on 1 September 1867, nine types in the existing stocks of Indian stamps were overprinted with a crown and a new value in cents. Stamps printed by De La Rue for the Settlements started arriving in December; they are notable for a prominent white frame around the profile of Victoria, inscribed "STRAITS SETTLEMENTS POSTAGE". The set of nine values, 2c to 96c, appeared gradually, with the 30c value not being issued until 1872.

http://my-malaysia.info/postal-history-straits-settlements.html

See also: “The first Issue of the Straits Settlements” http://www.stamp2.com/articles/specialised/tss/default.asp

Inside #350: Straits Settlements #146O

Inside #351: Straits Settlements #251P

Inside #352: Singapore #106O

Scott: #352aP

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Scott: #423-5P

Issued: 4.8.1983

BANGKOK '83

Inside #423: Singapore #282-4O

Inside #424: Singapore #356-9O

Inside #425: Singapore #390-3O

Scott: #425aO

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Scott: #442-7P

Issued: 9.8.1984

25th Anniversary of Self-government

Inside #442: Singapore #121O

Inside #443: Singapore #377O

Inside #444: Singapore #99P

Inside #445: Singapore #243O

Inside #446: Singapore #386O

Inside #447: Singapore #367P

Scott: #447aO

Issued: 23.11.1984

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Lou wrote: I was remounting my Singapore #442-447 on a Vario page and realized something looked familiar about the borders.  Since I came up with my Design Component category a few years ago, I now look a little closer at stamps, so flipping back thru the catalog, I found that the 1984  issue each contained portions of Singapore # 43-48 from 1959, except for the value and Queen's image, not in value order, but in similar color order (see below).

The order is 442/46--443/47--444/48--445/45--446/44--447/43.

Singapore #442-7

Singapore #46	Singapore #47	Singapore #48	Singapore #45	Singapore #44	Singapore #43

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Scott: #563-6P

Issued: 3.5.1990

150th Anniversary, Penny Black

Inside #563: Singapore #101-6O

Inside #564: India 16O

Inside #564: India 18O

This is the only known Straits Settlements cover used in Singapore, bearing all four 1854 values of Indian stamps used in the Straits Settlements. These stamps illustrate that at that time, Singapore was under the East India Company and under Indian rule. The cover documents significant postal milestones in Singapore, that is, the use of stamps on the cover after stamps were first introduced in 1854 and mails were sent from Southeast Asia to Europe via sea routes to India followed by overland route to Europe.

http://www.spm.org.sg/collections/collection.html

Inside #565: India #2,#4,#5 & #6O

Inside #566: G.B. #1 & #2

Scott: #566aO

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Scott: #596-7, 615-6, 664-5 and more

Issued: from 1991 to 1995

SINGAPORE '95 - ORCHIDS SERIES with Pseudo Stamp on label

Also with Pseudo Stamp in margin of Souvenir sheets.

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Scott: #611-4O

Issued: 16.11.1991

Phila Nippon '91

Inside #611-4: Pseudo Stamp

Scott: #614aO

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Scott: #715a-jO

Issued:

#715f: 1.9.1995, #715j: 2.9.1995, #715e: 3.9.1995, #715h: 4.9.1995, #715g: 5.9.1995

#715b: 6.9.1995, #715d: 7.9.1995, #715i: 8.9.1995, #715c: 9.9.1995, #715a: 10.9.1995

Singapore '95

Inside #715a-j (In Margin): Pseudo Stamp

Inside #715d: (In Margin): Singapore #565P

Inside #715f (In Margin): Singapore #712O

Inside #715f (In Margin): Singapore #715O

Inside #715h (In Margin):

Singapore #695O (partial)	Singapore #456P	Singapore #677P	Singapore #703P	Singapore #720P	Singapore #589O
Singapore #691O	Singapore #687O	Singapore #569P	Singapore #453P	Singapore #673BO	Singapore #580P
Singapore #616O	Singapore #675P	Singapore #699O		Singapore #575P	Singapore #570O
Singapore #698FO	Singapore Vending machine postage label 5th series1992-3P	Singapore #561P	Singapore #572P	Singapore #660O	Singapore #711O

Inside #715j (In Margin):

Singapore #684BP	Singapore #647O	Singapore #669O

Thanks to Lou

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Scott: #718-21P

Issued: 19.4.1995

30th Anniversary Independence

Inside #719: Singapore #471O

Inside #720: Singapore #598O

Inside #721: Singapore #489O

Scott: #721aP

Inside #721a (In Margin): Singapore #73P

Inside #721a (In Margin): Singapore #579O

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Scott: #723O, #724-6P

Issued: 21.6.1995

50^th Anniversary End of World War II

Inside #723: Straits Settlements #271O

Inside #724: Straits Settlements # 265P

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Scott: #729-32P

Issued: 19.8.1995

Philatelic Museum, Singapore

Inside #729: Singapore #12O

Inside #730: Singapore #157P

Inside #731: Singapore #661O

Inside #732: Symbolic

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Scott: #759AP

Issued: 19.7.1996

Olympic Games - Atlanta, USA, and the 100th Anniversary of Modern Olympic Games

Inside #759A (In margin): Symbolic stamp in Logo

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Scott: #830dP

Issued: 13.5.1998

International Stamp Exhibition "ISRAEL '98"

Inside #830d (In margin): Symbolic stamp in Logo

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Scott: #857P

Issued: 23.7.1998

The Singapore Story / Singpex 98

Inside #857: Singapore #49O

Inside #857: Singapore #52O

S/S #857 was only sold by the Singapore P.O. in a commemorative folderP

Thanks to Lou Guadagno

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Scan from: http://www.freestampcatalogue.com/

Scott: #947fO

Issued: 11.8.2000

10th Anniversary, Care For Nature Stamps

Inside #947f (In margin of sheet): Singapore (stamps of 1991) #605-8O

Inside #947f (In margin of sheet): Singapore (stamps of 1992) #637-40O

Inside #947f (In margin of sheet): Singapore (stamps of 1993) #660O, #661P, #662-3O

Inside #947f (In margin of sheet): Singapore (stamps of 1994) #695-8O

Inside #947f (In margin of sheet): Singapore (stamps of 1995) #734-7O

Inside #947f (In margin of sheet): Singapore (stamps of 1996) #764-7O

Inside #947f (In margin of sheet): Singapore (stamps of 1997) #812-5O

Inside #947f (In margin of sheet): Singapore (stamps of 1998) #862-9O

Inside #947f (In margin of sheet): Singapore (stamps of 1999) #909-12O

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Scott: #1115-8O

Issued: 24.8.2004

150^th Anniversary, Stamps in Singapore

Inside #1115: Singapore #27O

Inside #1115: Singapore #49O

Inside #1115: Singapore #1067O

Inside #1116: TBI

Inside #1116: Straits Settlements #271O

Inside #1116: Singapore #13(?)O

Inside #1117: Straits Settlements #102O

Inside #1117: Straits Settlements #167O

Inside #1117: Straits Settlements #251P

Inside #1118: India #6O

Inside #1118: Straits Settlements #1O

Inside #1118: Straits Settlements #17O

Scott: #1118aP

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Scott: #???P

Issued: 24.8.2004

World Stamps Championship 2004

A Global City - Trade & Industry

Inside #???: Singapore World Stamps Championship of 2002

Inside #???: Singapore World Stamps Championship of 2003

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Scott: #1168cP

Issued: 16.11.2006

Belgica 2006

Inside #1168c: Pseudo Stamp

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Scott: #1342-6P

Issued: 29.10.2008

150^th Anniversary, Singapore Post Office

Inside #1342-6: Singapore A1P (B)

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Scott: #1356aP

Issued: 04.04.2009

China 2009

Inside #1356a: Pseudo Stamps (logo)

Thanks to G.B.

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Scott: #????O

Issued: 31.08.2012

Singapore 2015 Int'l Exhibition

Inside #???? (On label): Pseudo Stamp

Inside #????: Singapore #69 (B)

Inside #????: Singapore #68 (B)

Scott: #????O

There are many more cards for this Exhibition, some of them are quite expensive, as there where offer as a donation, before and during the Exhibition

Thanks to Lou Guadagno

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Scott: #1620O (B)

Issued: 22.08.2013

Publicity, Singapore 2015 Exhibition

Inside #1620: Singapore #112O

Inside #1620: Singapore #113O

Inside #???? (On label): Pseudo Stamp

Scott: #????P

(Without Exhibition Logo)

Scott: #1621O

(With Exhibition Logo)

There are many more cards for this Exhibition, some of them are quite expensive, as there where offer as a donation, before and during the Exhibition

Thanks to Lou Guadagno

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Scott: #1852-1856P

Issued: 01.09.2017

150th Anniversary of First Postage Stamp Issued in Singapore

Inside #1852: Straits Settlements #1O

Inside #1853: Straits Settlements #3O

Inside #1854: Straits Settlements #7 and #6 on cover

Inside #1855: Straits Settlements #6 on cover

Inside #1856: Straits Settlements #9 on cover

Thanks to Prof. Plinio Richelmi and Komlóssy Zoltán

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Scott: #????O

Issued: 31.07.2019

Centenary of First Airmail Flight to Singapore

Inside #????: Australia Ross Smith semi-official label (with large margins removed)

Inside #????: Netherlands Indies #118O

Inside #????: Australia #3O

Inside #????: TBI

Scott: #????O

Thanks to Lou Guadagno

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Best website related:

Stamps of Singapore (up to 2000)

http://www.cs.com.sg/gallery.htm

http://www.stamp2.com/gallery/sgcatalog

http://singaporestamps.com.sg/

http://www.singpost.com.sg/

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Singapore #12O

Singapore #13(?)O

Singapore #19O

Singapore #27O

Singapore #49

Singapore #52

Singapore #68-9

Singapore #101-6O

Singapore #112

Singapore #113

Singapore #114 for Ras al Khaima

Singapore #121O

Singapore #243O

Singapore #282-4O

Singapore #356-9O

Singapore #377O

Singapore #386O

Singapore #390-3O

Singapore #404 for Guinea

Scott: #425aO

Issued: 4.8.1983

Scott: #447aO

Issued: 9.8.1984

Singapore #471O

Singapore #489O

Scott: #566aO

Issued: 3.5.1990

Scott: #570O

Singapore #579O

Scott: #589O

Singapore (stamps of 1991) #605-8O

Scott: #596-7, 615-6, 664-5 and more

Issued: from 1991 to 1995

Scott: #616O

Scott: #611-4O

Scott: #614aO

Issued: 16.11.1991

Singapore (stamps of 1992) #637-40O

Scott: #647O

Singapore (stamps of 1993) #660, #662-3O

Scott: #669

Singapore #672 for Chad

Scott: #673B

Scott: #687O

Scott: #691O

Singapore (stamps of 1994) #695-8O

Scott: #698FO

Scott: #699O

Singapore #711

Singapore #712

Scott: #715a-jO

Issued:

#715f: 1.9.1995, #715j: 2.9.1995, #715e: 3.9.1995, #715h: 4.9.1995, #715g: 5.9.1995

#715b: 6.9.1995, #715d: 7.9.1995, #715i: 8.9.1995, #715c: 9.9.1995, #715a: 10.9.1995

Scott: #723O

Inside #947f (In margin of sheet): Singapore (stamps of 1995) #734-7O

Inside #947f (In margin of sheet): Singapore (stamps of 1996) #764-7O

Inside #947f (In margin of sheet): Singapore (stamps of 1997) #812-5O

Inside #947f (In margin of sheet): Singapore (stamps of 1998) #862-9O

Inside #947f (In margin of sheet): Singapore (stamps of 1999) #909-12O

Singapore #1067O

Singapore World Stamps Championship of 2002

Singapore World Stamps Championship of 2003

Scott: #1115-8O

Issued: 24.8.2004

for Sierra Leone Singapore #1254b

Straits Settlements

Straits Settlements #1O

(for Singapore #349 and many more)

Straits Settlements #3O

Straits Settlements #17 for Singapore

Straits Settlements #102O

Straits Settlements #146O

Straits Settlements #167O

Straits Settlements #251O

Straits Settlements #271O