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50 Sen - Postal Order - Sarawak
| Issuer | Pos Malaysia |
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| Year | 1978 |
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| In circulation to | Yes |
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| Obverse description | Salmon-pink guilloche underprint covers the field, with the title 'wang pos malaysia' in bold Gothic lettering across the top and the denomination '50 sen' at left within a circular vignette bearing the 'POS' logo. A Sarawak Malaysia 5c butterfly definitive stamp is affixed to the central stem pos panel, flanked by two circular cancellation seals. |
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| Obverse lettering | wang pos malaysia DALAL EMPAT SEN 50 sen TIDAK BOLEH NIAGA BAYAR SEBANYAK LIMA PULUH SEN di PEJABAT POS STEM POS TANDATANGAN CAP PEJABAT YANG MEMBAYAR DENGAN TARIKH CAP PEJABAT YANG MENGELUARKAN DENGAN TARIKH |
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Sarawak postal orders were administered separately from Peninsular Malaysia well into the late 1970s, a remnant of the region's distinct administrative history under the Brooke Raj and later as a Crown Colony before joining the federation in 1963. This 50 Sen piece reflects the transitional period when Pos Malaysia was progressively integrating East Malaysian postal infrastructure under a unified national framework.
Postal orders occupy an awkward taxonomic space — negotiable instruments, not banknotes, yet collected seriously by notaphilists. The 1978 Sarawak series is genuinely scarce in used condition because redeemed examples were routinely pulped rather than returned to issuing offices.