Friday, July 8, 2011

YELLOW THEME IN MALAYSIAN STAMPS (PART 1)

MALAYSIAN STAMPS WITH YELLOW COLOUR

The word "yellow" comes from the Old English geolu, or geolwe which derived from the Proto-Germanic word gelwaz.

 MALAYSIA, Cup Coral. 30 c


Cup corals are non-reef building species that inhabit shaded vertical surface and caverns down to great depths. They rely upon capturing zooplankton as food and extend beautiful translucent tentacles at night.

MALAYSIA-SABAH, Bunga raya, 15c


Bunga raya, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, known colloquially as the Chinese hibiscus, China rose and shoe flower, is an evergreen flowering shrub native to East Asia.

MALAYSIA, Tarik upih, 30 sen
Tarik upih is the name of a traditional Malay game played by children in Malaysia, especially in the village. Upih  is a dried palm leaf from coconut tree.
MALAYSIA, Persidangan Getah Asli, 30c, 1968

Getah asli or Natural rubber, is an elastomer (an elastic hydrocarbon polymer) that was originally derived from latex, a milky colloid produced by some plants like rubber tree.

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