March 14, 2017

2984 SINGAPORE (Central Region) - Singapore Philatelic Museum


Housed in a building designed as an additional school building to Anglo-Chinese School (Oldham Hall) in 1906, the Singapore Philatelic Museum features postage stamps and related material from Singapore and other countries from the 1830s to present day. Presented in colourful, cosy and interactive exhibitions, the miniature pieces of art offer a window into Singapore and other parts of the world - with postage stamps featuring different aspects of history, culture, science and technology. The Singapore Philatelic Museum also houses the only operational colonial posting box in Singapore.

About the stamps
The first stamp is part of the series Festivals, designed by Tze Ngan, and issued on October 17, 2012.
• Hari Raya Puasa (1st local)
• Hari Raya Puasa (0.55 SGD)
• Deepavali (1st local)
• Deepavali (0.55 SGD)
• Christmas (1st local)
• Christmas (0.55 SGD) - It's on the postcard 2984
• Chinese New Year (1st local)
• Chinese New Year (0.55 SGD)

The last one is part of a series of definitive stamps, Vanishing Trades, bout which I wrote here.

References
Singapore Philatelic Museum - Wikipedia

Sender: Bala / jmsbala (postcrossing) SG-237824
Sent from Singapore, on 05.03.2017 

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