Wednesday, September 14, 2011

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


Tuesday, September 13, 2011

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 31st) and Malaysia Day (Sept 16th )

For this year, 2011,we’re celebrating both the 2 auspicious days jointly on Sept 16, 2011 ie  The 54th Anniversary of Independence, Merdeka Day and the 48th 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 25th 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 30th ( in appreciation of those who came visiting ) Each of these FDCs issued on Aug 31st 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.