Pos Malaysia COVID-19 Frontliners

POS MALAYSIA on 10 September 2021 released a series of COVID-19 "Barisan Hadapan (Frontliners)" First Day Cover stamps which paid tribute to the brave frontliners who tirelessly put their own safety and health at risk while providing assistance, care and protection to everyone in Malaysia from the beginning of the pandemic in 2020.

The stamps are designed by renowned mixed-media artist, Red Hong Yi by using over five thousand pieces of Setem Ku stamps to form collages of frontliners. Exclusively designed in the form of sketches, the set comprised four stamps with the theme ‘Barisan Hadapan Covid-19’ featuring frontliners from the Ministry of Health (MOH), Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) and Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM).

 

The special edition stamps also feature a special printing technique using red invisible ink, revealing the images of the Covid-19 virus when viewed under UV light.