Special commemorative stamp to celebrate the coronation of Sultan Johor

By BEN TAN

JOHOR BARU: Pos Malaysia has released a special commemorative stamp and philatelic collection to celebrate the coronation of Sultan Johor, Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar.

The royal stamp collection was made available for sale at post offices nationwide today.

The stamps are designed by the Dean of Industrial Art and Design Technology Faculty of Universiti Industri Selangor Prof Datuk Raja Zahabuddin Raja Yaacob.

With a royal portrait of the Sultan Ibrahim, the special stamps consist of three individual stamps priced at 60 Sen, 80 Sen and RM1on a sheet of 14 stamps each.

In addition to that, the collectable First Day Covers would also be available on the first day of the stamp issuance at 50 Sen each and RM2.90 with a stamp set, RM5.50 and a miniature sheet.
 

The larger folder is priced at RM6 each and RM67.40 for the complete Sultan of Johor coronation set.

Pos Malaysia Johor Baru staff Salwa Abd Samad shows the special commemorative stamp and philatelic collection issued to celebrate the coronation of the Sultan of Johor. - Pix by ZULKARNAIN AHMAD TAJUDDIN

Pos Malaysia has released a special commemorative stamp and philatelic collection to celebrate the coronation of Sultan Johor, Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar.  In addition to that, the collectable First Day Covers would also be available on the first day of the stamp issuance at 50 Sen each and RM2.90 with a stamp set, RM5.50 and a miniature sheet. Pix by Zulkarnain Ahmad Tajuddin 

Pos Malaysia has released a special commemorative stamp and philatelic collection to celebrate the coronation of Sultan Johor, Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar.  In addition to that, the collectable First Day Covers would also be available on the first day of the stamp issuance at 50 Sen each and RM2.90 with a stamp set, RM5.50 and a miniature sheet. Pix by Zulkarnain Ahmad Tajuddin

Stamp collectors lined up at the counter of Pos Malaysia Johor Baru to buy the special commemorative stamp and philatelic collection issued to celebrate the coronation of the Sultan of Johor. - Pix by ZULKARNAIN AHMAD TAJUDDIN

-sumber, NST, 24 March 2015

The Man Behind The Crown

Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar was officially crowned the fifth Sultan of Johor in a ceremony steeped in Johorean tradition.

The last time a coronation was held in the country was 55 years ago when the sultan‘s grandfather observed the tradition in all its pomp and pageantry.

At that time, the streets of the state capital were abuzz with excitement as people lined the roads leading out of Istana Besar, the ceremonial palace used for state functions involving the monarch.

Today, the tradition has been revived and a nation will be glued to their television sets as Sultan Ibrahim and Raja Zarith Sofiah Sultan Idris Shah are bestowed their Crown and Diadem, respectively.

Sultan Ibrahim will don the same crown his grandfather Sultan Ismail wore in 1960. The crown was commissioned by Sultan Abu Bakar Daeng Ibrahim in 1886, making Johor the first state to have a crown for its sovereign.

Only three other states, Selangor, Terengganu and Kelantan, have commissioned crowns for their rulers but do not hold exclusive coronation ceremonies.