Malaya Penang, Queen Elizabeth II Definitive

Malaya (Penang) · 1952 · 10c

This definitive stamp features a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, facing left, based on a photograph by Dorothy Wilding. The design is framed with ornate scrollwork, with the country name 'MALAYA PENANG' at the top and the denomination '10c' at the bottom.

Issued shortly after Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the throne, this stamp was part of a series for the British Crown Colony of Penang, one of the Straits Settlements in Malaya, prior to the formation of Malaysia.