Malaysia Stamp & Philately Reference Guide

1.

General Issue 1922 - 1940


+ Issue Date     : 1922
+ Classification : Postage Stamp
+ Printer        : De La Rue & Co, Limited
+ Watermark      : Multiple Script CA
+ Perforations   : 14
+ Separations    : Normal Perforations
+ Gum Type       : Gum
+ Shape          : Rectangular
The normal sideways watermark shows Crown to Left of CA, as seen from the back of the stamp.

With the exception of the 6 cents and 8 cents, the printing paltes for the Type 1 values were produced by electrotyping with the face values added to the plates by pantograph. The plates for the 6 cents and 8 cents values were constructed by the more modern method of using a transfer die to enter each impression.

Printings after November 1933 were normally produced by the 'dry' method. There were late 'wet' printings of the 1 cent and 2 cents (MYKED.25) in August 1938. The 3 cents only exists from a 'wet' printing, the 6 cents (MYKED.51.a) and 8 cents from the dry printings and the remainder from either method.

Stamps of Type 1 can be found perforated either comb or line. The 3 cents and 6 cents come comb only, the 6 cents and 8 cents line.