Garden Flowers – Perak



Date of Issue : 21 Mar 2016
Postmark : Kuala Kangsar
Denomination : 10 sen, 20 sen, 30 sen, 40 sen, 50 sen and 60 sen
Stamp Size : 27 mm x 32 mm
Paper : SPM Watermarked, Phosphor Coated
Printing Process : Lithography

This stamp issue, to celebrate the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Shah's coronation anniversary on 6 May, is in fact a follow-up to the issue in 2007 (Garden Flowers issued on 31 Dec 2007 and Garden Flowers - Perak mini sheet issued on 24 Nov 2009). The earlier set of stamps for Perak includes the portrait of Sultan Azlan Shah, the Sultan of Perak at the time of stamp issue. A follow up to the earlier issue, this set of definitive stamps features the latest images of Sultan Nazrin on the stamp, alongside the Coat of Arms of Perak, and at different denominations :

*  Sacred lotus (Nelumbium nelumbo) = Previously 5 sen, now 10 sen
*  French hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla) = Previously 10 sen, now 20 sen
*  Red lily (Hippeastrum reticulatum) = Previously 20 sen, now 30 sen
*  Bougainvillea = Previously 30 sen, now 40 sen
*  Blue morning glory (Ipomoea indica) = Previously 40 sen, now 50 sen
*  Chinese hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) = Previously 50 sen, now 60 sen