KUALA LUMPUR: Pos Malaysia Berhad (Pos Malaysia) will be issuing a special series of stamps featuring Britain’s Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, in conjunction with the royal couple’s inaugural visit to Malaysia.
Pos Malaysia Stamps and Philately unit head Diyana Lean Abdullah said the limited edition stamps series would involve the production of 250,000 pieces.
She said the stamp series will be on sale in Sabah, Sarawak, Melaka, Perlis, Negeri Sembilan, Selangor, Pahang, Penang and the Federal Territories (Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya) from Friday.
Meanwhile, for Kedah, Kelantan, Terengganu and Johor, the stamps will be available from Sunday (Nov 5) while in Perak, they will be available from Monday (Nov 6).
“The stamp series will feature two designs featuring the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall, both priced at RM1 each.
“In addition, 40,000 miniature sheets featuring Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall priced at RM6 will also be available for purchase,” she told a press conference here today.
Diyana said Pos Malaysia would also issue the complete stamp series which will include the first day cover and a special folder featuring the logo of the 60th anniversary of bilateral relations between Malaysia and the United Kingdom as well as one miniature sheet, priced at RM43.45 per set.
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, who have kicked off their Asian tour in Singapore, will start their visit to Kuala Lumpur on Friday. -FMT
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