Selangor

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Selangor is a state of Malaysia on the southwestern coast of the Malay Peninsula.

Malay state

 * In 1881-82, the 2c brown Straits Settlements stamp (Crown CC watermark) was overprinted SELANGOR in seven different styles.
 * In 1882, the same 2c stamp was overprinted with a tall S.
 * In 1882-83, the 2c brown Straits Settlements stamp (Crown CA watermark) was overprinted SELANGOR in nine different types.
 * In 1883-85, the 2c rose stamp was overprinted in six different sans serif types. But there's more...
 * In 1885-91, the 2c rose stamp was again overprinted, in eleven types mostly serifed, not only horizontally but diagonally also.
 * In 1891, 24c green Straits Settlements stamps were overprinted "SELANGOR / Two / CENTS" in five different styles or settings.



 File:Selangor mosque.jpg|1935 8c value File:Selangor 2dollar.jpg|1936 $2 value 
 * In 1891-95, the leaping tiger keytype was issued for Selangor. In 1894, a 3c surcharge was also issued.
 * In 1895-99, the tiger head and elephants definitives were issued. Beware of revenue/fiscal cancels on the dollar values including large round or oval cancels in black reading "STAMP OFFICE" or "STAMP DEPARTMENT".
 * In 1900, surcharges were issued on the previous issue, again spelled out and with a long line through the old values.
 * In 1935-41, new designs were issued featuring the mosque at Kiang or Sultan Suleiman in profile. Aside from "MALAYA" at top, "Selangor" is only in arabic script Selangor script.png at bottom.
 * In 1941, two bicolor dollar values with Sultan Hisamud-din's portrait were issued.
 * In 1948, the Silver Wedding set was issued, the first of three omnibus sets to be released.

 File:Selangor 8c.jpg|1949 2c value File:Selangor pictorial.jpg|1962 4c Salahuddin Abdul Aziz pictorial 
 * In 1949-55, Hisamud-din keytypes were issued, only inscribed Selangor script.png aside from "MALAYA".
 * In 1957-61, engraved pictorials with the portrait of Hisamud-din were issued.
 * In 1961, a commemorative was issued for the installation of Salahuddin Abdul Aziz
 * In 1961-62, the engraved pictorials were issued with portraits of Salahuddin Abdul Aziz

Japanese occupation
Other Selangor stamps overprinted during the occupation were intended as general issues. 
 * In 1942, a set of Selangor definitives was issued overprinted SELANGOR / EXHIBITION / DAI NIPPON / 2602 / MALAYA.



Malaysian state
 File:Selangor orchid.jpg|1965 2c orchid definitive. File:Selangor butterflies.jpg|6c butterflies. 
 * In 1965, the orchids definitive set was released.
 * In 1971, butterfly definitives were first released, 5 values reissued in photogravure in 1977.
 * In 1979, flower definitives were issued.
 * In 1986, the agriculture and arms definitives were issued; there are perf varieties.
 * In 2003, a Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah installation set was issued.
 * In 2007, a new flowers and and arms issue was released, perf 14x13½. It was re-released in 2016, perf 14.
 * In 2018, a wild orchids set of definitives was issued.