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Singapore, is an island country located at the southern tip
of the Malay Peninsula. It is one of three
remaining true city-states in the world and the smallest nation in
Southeast Asia.
Since independence, Singapore's standard of living has
been on the rise. The Constitution of the Republic of
Singapore established the nation's political system as a
representative democracy, while the country is
recognized as a parliamentary republic..
When the Settlements became a crown colony
in 1867, they began issuing their own stamps, Beginning in 1867, nine types in the
existing stocks of Indian stamps were overprinted with a crown and a new
value in cents inscribed "STRAITS SETTLEMENTS POSTAGE".
The accession of King Edward VII
necessitated new stamps in 1902, In 1907, the
remainder of the stamps of Labuan were overprinted "STRAITS
SETTLEMENTS."and in 1910 new large-format stamps appeared with
values of $25 and $500 and George V replaced his father on stamps
beginning in 1912,
In March 1942, Japan issued stamps for their occupation, made by
overprinting existing stamps with Japanese inscriptions.
After the Japanese left in 1945, the British military administration
issued provisionals by overprinting Straits Settlements stamps with "BMA
/ MALAYA". used until regular postage stamp printing was organized.
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