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 ( King Edward VII ) Penang
A Post box located outside the old Federated Malaya States Railway Station, Penang ( Now Customs House). The Royal Cypher is King Edward VII (ERvii) from 1901 - 1910.
A Post box located outside the old Federated Malaya States Railway Station, Penang ( Now Customs House). The Royal Cypher is King Edward VII (ERvii) from 1901 - 1910.
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