Malaya: 500 Early Postcards

Malaya: 500 Early Postcards presents a wide-ranging collection of views of the Malay Peninsula through picture postcards from the late 19th century to the middle of the 20th. The country’s changing landscapes and townscapes are vividly captured in a series of postcard galleries: the Federated Malay States (Pahang, Perak, Selangor and Negri Sembilan), the Unfederated Malay States (Johore, Trengganu, Kelantan, Kedah and Perlis), and two of the Straits Settlements (Penang and Malacca). The book also traces key developments in the early production of picture postcards in Malaya. Based on the personal collection of the author, Malaya: 500 Early Postcards is an important source of information on postcards from a collector’s point of view. It is also a richly informative visual document of a formative period in Malaysia’s history.