Date of Issue : 17 Oct 2017
Postmark : Kuala Lumpur
Denomination : 60 sen, 80 sen and 90 sen
Stamp Size : 30 mm x 40 mm
Paper : Tullis Russell High Reading Yellow / Green Phosphor Gummed Stamp Paper 103gsm
Printing Process : Lithography
Malaysia has a distinct multi-ethnic composition with a variety of groups professing different religious and cultural beliefs. Celebrating this diversity, Pos Malaysia issued a series of stamps featuring festival foods of the various races and ethnics in Malaysia. This stamp issue is the fourth instalment in this series, featuring festive foods that are usually being enjoyed during Deepavali. A variety of the traditional foods of the Indian community in Malaysia have influences brought from the Indian subcontinent, and these sumptuous foods are shared and enjoyed by other races and communities in Malaysia. Some of the special Indian foods featured in this stamp issue include Vadai, Muruku, Paal Kova and Payasam (60 sen); Thosai and Idhli (80 sen); as well as the iconic Banana Leaf Rice (90 sen).
Click below respective links for other issues within the series :