Malaya Federation of States - The First Stamps - May 1957

THE MALAYA FEDERATION on 5 May 1957 began issuing stamps in preparation of independence from Great Britain later that  year (on 31 August  1957). The four stamps of the first series were inscribed "Federation of Malaya" and depicted the nation's coat of arms, map of  peninsular Malaysia (excluding East Malaysia), a rubber estate and tin mining. Only commemorative stamps were issued by the Federation. This First Day Cover was posted from Johor Bahru and sent to Singapore.