I pasted the souvenir sheet with photos from 1st Jan 1984 where His Majesty proclaimed the Independence of Brunei Darussalam:
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Commemorative stamps
I pasted the souvenir sheet with photos from 1st Jan 1984 where His Majesty proclaimed the Independence of Brunei Darussalam:
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Commemorative 25th National Day stamps
Eight stamp designs will be issued at 25 cents each and two envelope designs priced at 45 cent each.
One mini edition priced at $25 each and one special mini edition at $25 each will also be issued.
The branches open on Feb 23 will be Stamp Gallery, BSB, Mail and Packages Processing, Seri Kompleks, Muara, Sengkurong, LTAB, Kiulap, Kuala Belait, Seria, Telisai, Lumut, Tutong and Bangar.
The services will be open from 8am to 3pm.
Extracted from Borneo Bulletin, 12th February 2009, reported by: Azaraimy HH
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Commemorative stamp
13 cawangan pos kena serbu peminat setem
Oleh Hasrulraizan
Kalangan penggemar setem dan sampul surat hari pertama bersama kedua-dua cenderahati kenangan yang dibeli.
Pengiran Haji Muhammad (kiri) bersama penggemar lain sedang memilih pemegang kunci kenangan yang hendak dibeli.
Sekitar suasana kesibukan di kaunter Galeri Setem Pejabat Pos Bandar Seri Begawan.
Setem dan sampul surat hari pertama yang dipamerkan di Galeri Setem Pejabat Pos Bandar Seri Begawan.BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Jumaat - Penggemar dan pengumpul setem dan sampul surat hari pertama tidak melepaskan peluang bagi mendapatkan setem dan sampul surat hari pertama keluaran khas sempena sambutan Jubli Emas Masjid Omar 'Ali Saifuddien hari ini.
Jabatan Perkhidmatan Pos membuka 13 cawangan pejabat pos mereka khas bagi penjualan kedua-dua cenderamata itu iaitu tujuh cawangan di daerah Brunei dan Muara, empat cawangan di daerah Belait dan masing-masing sebuah di daerah Tutong dan Temburong yang beroperasi dari pukul 8.15 hingga 11 pagi.
Semua cawangan itu ialah Pejabat Pos Bandar Seri Begawan, Pusat Memproses Mel dan Bungkusan Berakas, Pejabat Pos Seri Kompleks, Pejabat Pos Muara, Pejabat Pos Sengkurong, Pejabat Pos Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa, Pejabat Pos Kiulap, Pejabat Pos Belait, Pejabat Pos Seria, Pejabat Pos BSP, Pejabat Pos Lumut, Pejabat Pos Tutong dan Pejabat Pos Bangar.
Sehubungan itu Media Permata sempat meninjau suasana di Pejabat Pos Bandar Seri Begawan yang mula dikunjungi penggemar setem dan sampul surat hari pertama.
Seorang penggemar yang ditemu bual adalah Pengiran Haji Muhammad Pengiran Haji Tengah, 62, yang menyatakan mula mengumpul setem dan sampul surat hari pertama sejak tahun 60-an lagi iaitu ketika masih di bangku sekolah.
Setem dan sampul surat hari pertama yang paling beliau minati ialah mengenai keberangkatan lawatan Queen Elizabeth II ke Brunei pada tahun 1972 iaitu ketika beliau menuntut di Sekolah Menengah Pertama.
Beliau menceritakan minatnya timbul setelah mendapat galakan daripada guru yang pada ketika itu gemar mengumpul setem dan sampul surat hari pertama dan nyatanya kegemaran berkenaan berbaloi kerana menurutnya melaluinya kita dapat mengetahui sejarah penting yang berlaku di negara ini.
Menyentuh mengenai perbezaan setem dulu dan sekarang, beliau lebih gemar kepada setem dulu kerana unik iaitu hasil lukisan seorang pelukis yang tidak ramai suatu ketika dulu berbanding sekarang yang boleh digubah dengan menggunakan komputer melalui gambar yang sedia ada, namun tetap menghormati idea pencipta setem dulu dan sekarang yang sangat kreatif.
"Jika dulu hanya pejabat pos di Bandar Seri Begawan yang menjadi tumpuan namun, alhamdulillah kini sudah banyak cawangan pejabat pos di negara ini yang lebih memudahkan pelanggan," katanya.
Beliau berharap lebih ramai anak muda terutama pelajar menceburi bidang pengumpulan setem dan sampul surat hari pertama sepertinya kerana kegemaran sedemikian bukan saja boleh membantu mereka mengingati sejarah penting negara ini malah nilainya pula semakin tinggi dari sehari ke sehari dan bukannya berkurangan.
Sebanyak empat reka bentuk setem berkaitan dengan Masjid Omar 'Ali Saifuddien dikeluarkan dengan harga 50 sen sekeping ataupun $2 bagi satu set yang mengandungi keempat-empat reka bentuk.
Sampul surat hari pertama pula berharga 45 sen sekeping, manakala yang bersetem keempat-empat reka bentuk dijual pada harga $2.65 satu set, lembaran mini pula berharga $2 sekeping dan lembaran mini khas dijual pada harga $50 satu set.
Selain itu mug kenangan yang mempamerkan tiga gambar berbeza turut dijual dengan harga $10 seunit dan juga pemegang kunci yang mempamerkan empat reka bentuk berbeza dijual pada harga $2 setiap satu.
My personal collection of commemorative stamps in conjunction with the Golden jubilee celebration of Omar 'Ali Saifuddien mosque:
Saturday, September 20, 2008
FDC New Mosque 1958



And there are a number of different FDC envelopes for this issue. The first one states 26th Sept, the second and third ones are 24th Sept 1958.
Anyone of you know why is this so?
Friday, September 19, 2008
Special commemorative stamps
The Postal Services Department is issuing a set of commemorative stamps in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of Omar 'Ali Saifuddien Mosque next Friday (26th Sept 08). (These pictures are taken from the poster itself, I apologise they look rather funny.)
So, wake up early next Friday and buy this rare commemorative issue. :-)
Hotline of Bandar Post Office: 2222191, 2222784
Friday, August 1, 2008
40th Anniversary of Coronation commemorative stamps
I made my very own commemorative sheet (four sheets), each with 4 stamps, signifying the 40 majestic years


40th Anniversary of Coronation
(from Buku Rancangan Sambutan Jubli Perak Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan dan Yang Dipertuan Negara Brunei Darussalam Menaiki Takhta)from Borneo Bulletin, 21st July 2008:

The Postal Service Department announced that the department will release new commemorative stamps and first day cover to commemorate the 40th anniversary of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam's coronation. The stamps and first day cover will be on sale on August 1 at post offices across the country, namely, the Bandar Post Office, Mail Processing Centre in Berakas, Seri Kompleks Post Office, Muara Post Office, LTAB Post Office, Kiulap Post Office, Kuala Belait Post Office, Seria Post Office, BSP Post Office, Lumut Post Office, Tutong Post Office and Bangar Post Office in Temburong. Four new stamps designed for the commemorative stamps will be priced at 40 cents each, while the official first day cover will be priced at 45 cents each.
Meanwhile, two miniature sheets will also be sold two weeks after the official launching of the commemorative stamps and official first day covers. The sheets will be priced at $1.60, while a special miniature sheet will cost $40.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
celebrating Beijing Olympics

From The Age:
Aussie stamp-coin released for Beijing
June 24, 2008 - 11:57AM
An Australian coin shaped as a postage stamp has been created to commemorate the Beijing Olympic Games.
Produced by the Perth Mint, one side of the 50 cent "stamp-coin" features the mythical Chinese dragon and the Australian Olympic Committee logo.
The other side reproduces the usual image of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Only 8,000 of the coins will be released across the country in a tribute to the Chinese belief in the lucky number eight, Australia Post said.
The limited edition 50c stamp-coin would go on sale priced at $89.95, Australia Post said. Group philatelic manager Noel Leahy said the stamp-coin represented China's proud history and culture.
"With the Beijing Olympic Games set to be one of the most spectacular and innovative Games of all time, we thought this was a fitting event to commemorate on Australia's first-ever stamp-coin," Mr Leahy said.
The stamp-coin will be available from Australia Post outlets from Tuesday.
© 2008 AAP
(image from: NineMsn news)
I want to have this... i'm checking it now at Australian Post Shop.







