Sunday, September 8, 2019

Baba & Nyonya Heritage Stamps, Malaysia (Gold)




Country - Malaysia
Stamp issue date - 1 December, 2014
Printing process - Gold plating on Copper with embossing.

Nyonya kebaya blouses are a work of art wrapping the bodies of their wearers to the stunning colours and embroidered designs. The Nyonya kebaya is usually made from the fabric called “Kasar rubia (Voile)”. Voile is a sheer, light-weight, plain weave fabric, made of highly twisted cotton  yarns with a distinctive two-ply warp and is slightly heavier than other sheer fabrics.

Unlike previous golden looking stamps which were printed from either golden inks or gold foil, this particular stamp is an actual plated metal (Copper plated with 22k Gold). This metal stamp is valid for postage.

My stamp was sourced from stamp dealers Phila-Art.

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