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The fifth issue of the Singapore '95 Orchids Series will be released on 15 Mar 95. The stamps and miniature sheets in this series are released in conjunction with Singapore '95 - the first World Stamp Exhibition to be held in Singapore in 1995. Proceeds from the sales of this series will be used to fund the mega-event that can be compared to the Olympics of the stamp collecting world.

Greetings is part of our everyday life. Everyone greets whenever they meet a stranger or when expressing their friendliness. It is a gesture of good will, warm regards and wishes to one another. Even the deaf have their own forms of greetings for each other. In this stamp issue, we are featuring 5 different greetings in sign language that are commonly used among the deaf community in Singapore - Hi, Welcome, Thanks, Good Bye and I Love You.

Singapore achieved self-govermment on 3 June 1959. Over the years she has made extensive progress and developed into a nation that is one of the communication and financial centres in the world. Now 25 years later we celebrate Singapore's quarter century of nation building with an issue of six stamps each of which depicts a stamp within a stamp and all highlighting the representative areas of development in the island-republic.

The "Flowers of Singapore" special stamp issue was released on November 8, 1980, commemorating the 10th Tree Planting Day. The set of 4 multicolor stamps features common roadside and tropical flora, with values ranging from 10¢ to 75¢. The flowers featured on this set of stamps are ixora, allamanda, skyvine and bougainvillea.

Singapore rainforest reserves make up only 3% of our land area. Habitat loss makes our wildlife vulnerable unless their home is protected well into the future. It's not too late. We can do our part to safeguard our nature areas and wildlife there.

This set of Singapore Festivals stamps was issued on 9 August 1971. The stamp series reinforced Singapore's commitment to multiculturalism and religious harmony, a cornerstone of our nation-building journey. The stamp designs celebrated four major festivals – Chinese New Year, Hari Raya, Deepavali and Christmas. The design style is notable for its use of vibrant colours and a charming, folk-art-like illustration.

The 1973 Fruits Definitive stamps were issued on 1st November 1973. Featured in this stamp set are Mangosteen, Jackfruit, Coconut and Pineapple.

1983 is designated as the World Communications Year. To commemorate this international year, a set of four stamps depicting various devices and structures of the modern-day communication systems, will be issued on 10 November 1983.

Our over 250,000 citizen-soldiers are now called Operationally Ready National Servicemen or NSmen for short. The new term replaces “reservists” to better reflect the role of our NSmen as fully trained and highly skilled who are operationally ready 24 hours a day.

Explore Singapore River Hong Bao 2014 celebrations featuring Lunar New Year festivities, cultural experiences and special stamp activities.

Stamps are often seen as miniature works of art. In this stamp issue, 20 artworks from two renowned Singapore artists, Liu Kang and Ong Kim Seng are reproduced on our stamps making the stamps little masterpieces worth collecting!

A set of stamps to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the International Civil Aviation Organisation or ICAO for short, will be released on 5 Oct 94.