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1 Shilling - Postal Order - Malacca
| Uitgever | British Postal Order (Malacca) |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1953 |
| Type | Log in om details te zien |
| Waarde | Log in om details te zien |
| Valuta | Log in om details te zien |
| Samenstelling | Log in om details te zien |
| Afmetingen | Log in om details te zien |
| Vorm | Rectangular |
| Drukker | Log in om details te zien |
| Ontwerper(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| Graveur(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| In omloop tot | Log in om details te zien |
| Referentie(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
|---|---|
| Opschrift voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | Plain light ground carrying five numbered paragraphs of statutory regulations in letterpress, governing payment, endorsement, encashment period, and liability of the Postmaster General. A bold advisory legend at foot reminds the sender to fill in the name of the paying office as a precaution against loss or theft. The crowned GVIR cypher watermark is faintly visible throughout the paper. |
| Opschrift keerzijde | THE SENDER IS RECOMMENDED TO FILL IN THE NAME OF THE OFFICE OF PAYMENT BEFORE PARTING WITH THE ORDER, AS A PRECAUTION IN CASE THE ORDER SHOULD BE LOST OR STOLEN. |
| Handtekening(en) | Log in om details te zien |
| Beveiligingstype | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving beveiliging | Log in om details te zien |
| Varianten | Log in om details te zien |
| Opmerkingen |
Malacca in 1953 was in a transitional moment — still a British Settlement forming part of the Federation of Malaya, with the Emergency (the communist insurgency) actively disrupting rural commerce. Postal orders served a practical function in this environment, offering a traceable, low-value transfer instrument where banking infrastructure was thin or absent. The 1 Shilling denomination placed this firmly in the small personal remittance market.
British postal orders of this period were printed by Waterlow & Sons under standing GPO contracts, though specific Malacca-overprinted issues used adapted stock. The watermark is the primary anti-counterfeiting measure — no serial numbering system of the complexity found on banknotes proper.