Times of Malaya when Pioneers, Planters, Miners, Civil Servants, Merchants, Police and the Military - both regulars and volunteers, during British Colonisation period, lived in the Straits Settlements of Singapore, Malacca and Penang and the Federated Malay States of Perak, Selangor, Pahang, Negri Sembilan including Unfederated States of Johore, Terengganu, Kelantan & Perlis. From 1786, the arrival of Francis Light; 1819, landing of Stamford Raffles with the Honourable East India Company & the administration of the Straits Settlements by British India through to being The Crown Colony in 1867 leading to WW1 and WW2 in Malaya. The Times of Malayan Emergency to the independence of Malaya in 1957 and the Republic of Singapore in 1965.

Monday 29 November 2010

Straits Settlements Post Box ( Regina Victoria) Penang

An old Post Box ( left) next to present one ( right). The old Post Box has the Royal Cypher, Regina Victoria ( VR) - from 1837 - 1901. Considered as one of the oldest British era Post Box existing in the Straits Settlements of Penang.


The location of the post boxes is along Beach Street. Posing next to the post boxes was the man who paints the post boxes ( unfortunately did not had the chance to ask his name)

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