Federation of Malaya

Not to be confused with the earlier Federated Malay States issues of 1900-34.

The Malayan Federation may sound like a technical difference from just calling everything in the Malayan peninsula "Malaya". But it is different from the Federated Malay States or the Malayan Postal Union since more states had joined the federation by this time. So the Malayan Federation was now eleven states/settlements: Johore, Kedah, Kelantan, Malacca, Negri Sembilan, Pahang, Penang, Perak, Perlis, Selangor, Trengganu.

The individual states used their own stamps up to this time and continued to do so after the Malayan Federation began issuing stamps. 
 * In 1957, The Malayan Federation's first issue was released, inscribed MALAYA and FEDERATION OF MALAYA.
 * The following issues were all commemoratives or postage dues, inscribed as above through April 1960.
 * Beginning in September 1960, stamps were inscribed PERSEKUTUAN TANAH MELAYU.
 * With new states joining, the federation became Malaysia in September 1963.



Postage due

 * In 1957-63, the previous issues inscribed MALAYAN POSTAL UNION continued to be used with changes in perf gauge and watermark. See: Malayan Postal Union.

