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All private vessels were required to carry letters at prescribed rates for postage.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Handstamps were applied to preadhesive ship letters. <a href="/wiki/Postage_stamp" title="Postage stamp">Postage stamps</a> of <a href="/wiki/Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_India" title="Postage stamps and postal history of India">India</a> were used from 1854, the Settlements being considered part of the "Bengal circle", then from 1861 they became part of the "Burma circle". The <a href="/wiki/Cancellation_(mail)" title="Cancellation (mail)">cancellations</a> used were B/109 at <a href="/wiki/Malacca" title="Malacca">Malacca</a>, B/147 at Penang, and B/172 at <a href="/wiki/Singapore" title="Singapore">Singapore</a>. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Stamp_Straits_Settlements_1883_4c.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Stamp_Straits_Settlements_1883_4c.jpg/120px-Stamp_Straits_Settlements_1883_4c.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="141" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Stamp_Straits_Settlements_1883_4c.jpg/180px-Stamp_Straits_Settlements_1883_4c.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Stamp_Straits_Settlements_1883_4c.jpg/240px-Stamp_Straits_Settlements_1883_4c.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="589" /></a><figcaption>1883 Straits Settlements 4c stamp</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="First_stamps">First stamps</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_the_Straits_Settlements&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: First stamps"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Stamp_Straits_Settlements_1892_25c.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Stamp_Straits_Settlements_1892_25c.jpg/130px-Stamp_Straits_Settlements_1892_25c.jpg" decoding="async" width="130" height="153" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Stamp_Straits_Settlements_1892_25c.jpg/195px-Stamp_Straits_Settlements_1892_25c.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Stamp_Straits_Settlements_1892_25c.jpg/260px-Stamp_Straits_Settlements_1892_25c.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="589" /></a><figcaption>1892 "key plate" stamp of Straits Settlements</figcaption></figure> <p>When the Settlements became a <a href="/wiki/Crown_colony" title="Crown colony">crown colony</a> in 1867, they began 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 <a href="/wiki/Overprint" title="Overprint">overprinted</a> with a crown and a new value in cents. Then, stamps printed by <a href="/wiki/De_La_Rue" title="De La Rue">De La Rue</a> 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. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Stamp_Straits_Settlements_1904_8c.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Stamp_Straits_Settlements_1904_8c.jpg/130px-Stamp_Straits_Settlements_1904_8c.jpg" decoding="async" width="130" height="155" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Stamp_Straits_Settlements_1904_8c.jpg/195px-Stamp_Straits_Settlements_1904_8c.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Stamp_Straits_Settlements_1904_8c.jpg/260px-Stamp_Straits_Settlements_1904_8c.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="598" /></a><figcaption>1904 King Edward VII issue</figcaption></figure> <p>Shortages from 1879 through 1882 necessitated the production of various <a href="/wiki/Overprint" title="Overprint">surcharges</a>, until new 5c and 10c stamps arrived in January 1882. Additional surcharges appeared regularly until the end of the century. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:1906straitssettlements2c.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/1906straitssettlements2c.jpg/130px-1906straitssettlements2c.jpg" decoding="async" width="130" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/1906straitssettlements2c.jpg/195px-1906straitssettlements2c.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/1906straitssettlements2c.jpg/260px-1906straitssettlements2c.jpg 2x" data-file-width="650" data-file-height="757" /></a><figcaption>Overprinted stamp of Labuan Colony</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Key_plates">Key plates</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_the_Straits_Settlements&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Key plates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1892, <a href="/wiki/Key_plate_stamp" class="mw-redirect" title="Key plate stamp">key plate stamps</a> went on sale, a number of them printed in two colours. A notable feature of this issue is the $5 stamp issued in 1898. The accession of King <a href="/wiki/Edward_VII_of_the_United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Edward VII of the United Kingdom">Edward VII</a> necessitated new stamps in 1902, still in a key plate design, supplemented in 1903 with a design using oval vignette. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Twentieth_century">Twentieth century</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_the_Straits_Settlements&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Twentieth century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The island of <a href="/wiki/Labuan" title="Labuan">Labuan</a> was incorporated into the colony in 1907, the remainder of <a href="/wiki/Crown_Colony_of_Labuan" title="Crown Colony of Labuan">Labuan Colony</a>'s stamps were overprinted "STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.", some with new denominations. 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 <a href="/wiki/Vignette_(philately)" title="Vignette (philately)">vignettes</a>. These stamps were overprinted in 1922 to mark the <a href="/wiki/Malaya-Borneo_Exhibition" title="Malaya-Borneo Exhibition">Malaya-Borneo Exhibition</a>. The Straits Settlements also joined in the <a href="/wiki/Silver_Jubilee" class="mw-redirect" title="Silver Jubilee">Silver Jubilee</a> issue for George V in 1935. The last issue of the Straits Settlements was the 1937 George VI series. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Stamp_Malaya_Strait_Settlements_Japanese_Occ_1942.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Stamp_Malaya_Strait_Settlements_Japanese_Occ_1942.jpg/120px-Stamp_Malaya_Strait_Settlements_Japanese_Occ_1942.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="144" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Stamp_Malaya_Strait_Settlements_Japanese_Occ_1942.jpg/180px-Stamp_Malaya_Strait_Settlements_Japanese_Occ_1942.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Stamp_Malaya_Strait_Settlements_Japanese_Occ_1942.jpg/240px-Stamp_Malaya_Strait_Settlements_Japanese_Occ_1942.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1028" data-file-height="1232" /></a><figcaption>Stamp issued during the Japanese occupation</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="World_War_II">World War II</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_the_Straits_Settlements&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: World War II"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Stamp_Straits_Settlements_1945_2dollar.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Stamp_Straits_Settlements_1945_2dollar.jpg/130px-Stamp_Straits_Settlements_1945_2dollar.jpg" decoding="async" width="130" height="153" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Stamp_Straits_Settlements_1945_2dollar.jpg/195px-Stamp_Straits_Settlements_1945_2dollar.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Stamp_Straits_Settlements_1945_2dollar.jpg/260px-Stamp_Straits_Settlements_1945_2dollar.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="587" /></a><figcaption>Straits Settlements stamp overprinted "BMA MALAYA"</figcaption></figure> <p>In March 1942, <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a> issued stamps for their occupation, by overprinting existing stamps with Japanese inscriptions. After the Japanese surrendered in 1945, the <a href="/wiki/British_Military_Administration_(Malaya)" title="British Military Administration (Malaya)">British military administration</a> issued provisionals by overprinting Straits Settlements stamps with "BMA / MALAYA". These stamps were used until 1948, when stamps were produced for <a href="/wiki/Singapore" title="Singapore">Singapore</a>, <a href="/wiki/Penang" title="Penang">Penang</a> and <a href="/wiki/Malacca" title="Malacca">Malacca</a>. The Straits Settlements was dissolved in 1946, with Singapore becoming a separate Crown colony, while Penang and Malacca joined the new <a href="/wiki/Malayan_Union" title="Malayan Union">Malayan Union</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_the_Straits_Settlements&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_Malaysia" title="Postage stamps and postal history of Malaysia">Postage stamps and postal history of Malaysia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_Singapore" title="Postage stamps and postal history of Singapore">Postage stamps and postal history of Singapore</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References_and_sources">References and sources</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_the_Straits_Settlements&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References and sources"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>References</dt></dl> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-sgcomm-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-sgcomm_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Stanley Gibbons Stamp Catalogue: Commonwealth and British Empire Stamps 1840-1970</i>. 111th edition. 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