The Malaya Study Group

The Malaya Study Group exists for collectors of the stamps, postal stationery and postal history of the states of Peninsular Malaysia which until 1963 formed the Federation of Malaya, including the Straits Settlements of Malacca, Penang and Singapore, the Federated Malay States, Negri Sembilan and Sungei Ujong, Pahang, Perak and Selangor and the Unfederated States, Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis and Trengganu. Many MSG members also collect & study all of modern Malaysia, Singapore, and the island of Borneo, comprising additionally Sabah, Sarawak, Borneo, Labuan, and the states of Brunei & the peninsular state of Singapore. Study of the whole area so often adds to understanding and appreciation of the philately of Malaya. The Society has a JOURNAL, "The Malayan Philatelist" and a NEWSLETTER supplied free to members, EXCHANGE PACKETS, AUCTIONS and has produced a number of significant PUBLICATIONS on the stamps and postal history of the area.

AEPS StampEssex Festival of Stamps 2010, 7 June 2010

June 7th 2010

Report & pictures by Len Stanway

Len Stanway was able to organise at short notice a table for the MSG at this event. He had a frame with 8 sheets showing aspects of Straits Settlements KGV stamps, postal stationery, postal history and revenues. The table had the Malaysia flag as a frontage and he had a few samples of TMP, publications and Mac's publicity sheet.

As luck had it, the Lady Deputy Mayor of Colchester, who opened the event, was Malaysian (from Penang) and a stamp collector, so the table attracted a lot of interest. It remains to be seen whether this will result in a new member!

The Malaya Study Group website was originally created by the late John Morgan, to whom we are indebted for his pioneering dedication to the Group.

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