Pahang

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Pahang is a state of Malaysia in the east central part of the Malayan peninsula.

Malay State

 * In 1889, stamps of the Straits Settlements were overprinted PAHANG (16x2¾mm). But see below.
 * Also that same year, the overprint was done in a slightly smaller size, 15x2½mm plus an even smaller size, 12½x2mm in antique letters.
 * In 1890, the 1889 bright rose Straits Settlement stamp was overprinted with the 16x2¾mm overprint.
 * In 1891, a "PAHANG / Two / CENTS" surcharge on 24c stamps was issued in four different styles.
 * In 1891-95, the leaping tiger design was issued.
 * In 1895-99, the tiger head design was issued for the colony.
 * In 1897, 2c and 3c bisects on 5c leaping tiger stamps were issued, with manuscript "JFO" added as a control.



 File:Pahang 30c.jpg|1952 30c value 
 * In 1898, several Perak stamps were overprinted "Pahang." in serifed and san-serif type.
 * In 1899, a "Pahang / Four cents" surcharge on 8c Perak stamp was issued. This, along with a five cent value, was struck on plain paper for provisional use
 * Also in 1899, the 5c tiger head was surcharged "Four cents" with a bar crossing out the old value.
 * In 1935-41, full-face portrait designs of Sultan Sir Abu Bakar were issued.
 * In 1948, the Silver Wedding set was issued, the first of omnibus sets that would follow.
 * In 1950-56, a portrait design of Abu Bakar facing to right was issued in 21 values, the state name inscribed in arabic only.
 * In 1957-62, an engraved pictorial series was issued with the portrait of Abu Bakar.

Japanese occupation
 File:Pahang occup dai nippo.jpg|1942 10c roman letter overprint 
 * In 1942 a framed overprint of Japanese characters was issued.
 * Again in 1942, stamps were overprinted DAI NIPPON / 2602 / MALAYA
 * In 1943, Pahang stamps were overprinted vertically in 5 Japanese characters with an additional surcharge "6 cts." in two sizes.

Malaysia

 * In 1965, the orchids definitive set was released.
 * In 1971, butterfly definitives were first released.
 * In 1975, the Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah installation set was issued.
 * In 1977-78, a new butterflies set with the new Sultan's portrait was released.
 * In 1979, flower definitives were issued.
 * In 1986, the agriculture and arms definitives were issued; there are perf varieties.
 * In 2007, a new flowers and and arms issue was released. It was re-released in 2016, perf 14.
 * In 2010, a royalty commemorative set was issued.
 * In 2018, a wild orchids set of definitives was issued.

 File:Pahang orchid.jpg|From the 1965 orchid issue. File:Pahang butterflies.jpg|1971 20c Sultan Abdul Bakar butterfly definitive. 