My Brother's Charges

These pictures were taken many years ago at various locations. 

Nostalgia Series #5

Dec 1974: Ipoh
Image1: Pak Andak Ghafar with Ebby

Image2: Mak Andak 

Munah with Ebby

Image3: Mak Lang Shadah (comel and slim) 

Munah with Ebby and Sabariah

Dec 1974: K.Pilah
Image1: Adura and Amri at Grandma's
(the house now in ruins)

Dec 1975: Ipoh
Image1 : Adura with Ebby

 Image2: Amri playing downstairs

June1978: PJ
Image1: Pak Teh Razak,Hafee,

Dayang,Ebby and Amri
in Section 14 PJ

 Image2: Adura,Dayang,Ebby and Amri

 Image3: Dayang found something on Pak Teh's car

 Image4: Amri,Ebby and Dayang

                                                         
June 1979 PJ
Image1:Mak Lang Shadah,

Hafee,Adura and Ebby

June1981 TTDI                                                      
Image1: Hafee,Alifi,Dayang and Adura
Back Row: Alizi,Amri and Ebby

Oct 1982 TTDI
Image1: Amri,Alizi,Faiz,Adura and Dayang

Image2: Azlan all by himself

Apr 1985 Ampang Park

(even A. Park is no more now)
Image1: Nana and Azlan

Image2: The 2 again

Image3: Ebby and someone

Image4: Amri and Azlan

Image5: Amri and Dayang

Image6: Azlan and Nana 

(with green puting at her mouth)

Image7: The 2 again still 

with the green puting

Merdeka Day

Image1: Our first Prime Minister YAM Tengku Abdul Rahman being received upon arrival in conjunction with the Silver Jubilee of Merdeka in 1982
(Photo Credit: Courtesy of Utusan Malaysia)

Image2: FDC of the Silver Jubilee 1957-1982

Image3: Souvernir Sheet of the 4 stamps

FDC Series # 01/11 – Silver Jubilee of Merdeka 1957-1982

Merdeka Day ( Aug 31^st) and Malaysia Day (Sept 16^th )

For this year, 2011,we’re celebrating both the 2 auspicious days jointly on Sept 16, 2011 ie  The 54^th Anniversary of Independence, Merdeka Day and the 48^th Anniversary of the formation of Malaysia, Malaysia Day.

I do not wish to dwell on the details relating to both these important days. It could be dealt with at other forums that are available. One can google for Wikipedia to get a fair picture.

What triggered off the idea for this posting was a pictorial report in a local daily of our first Prime Minister, YAM Tengku Abdul Rahman Putra Al Haj who was shown  on the occasion of the 25^th Merdeka  Anniversary in 1982 (see above) it being the Silver Jubilee 1957-82 of Merdeka.

 I thought it would be meaningful for me to rummage through my collections of FDCs (First Day Covers) to see if there is one. True enough, I have it. In fact not just one but a few, 25 pieces altogether.  I have given some away during the recent Hari Raya which fell on Aug 30^th ( in appreciation of those who came visiting ) Each of these FDCs issued on Aug 31^st 1982 is ‘29 years old’. I wonder how much is the value now. Not much I think but there is a difference from what I had paid definitely.  

There were a 10,15,50 and 80cts stamps affixed and cancelled at the Philatelic Bureau at Dayabumi  ( a special cancellation unlike at other Post Offices) There was also a special issue of all the 4 stamps in a Souvenir sheet at RM1.55 per set. Altogether I would have spent RM 1.55 for the Souvenir Sheet and RM1.65 for the FDC ( including 10ct for the envelope) making a total of RM3.20cts per set.