Search Result(s)

The 10th Anniversary of the Singapore Youth Festival (SYF) commemorative stamp set was officially issued on 9th August 1976. This special philatelic issue celebrated a decade of showcasing and nurturing student talents across sports, music, and the performing arts in local schools.

This set of four stamps will be released to commemorate the ever popular Olympic Games. This year's Olympic Games, to be held in Atlanta, USA, is also the Centennial Olympic Games. Through the 100 years since the first Olympic torch was lit, the principles and ideals of the Olympic Movement have been upheld. This set of designs depict the popular Olympic sports played in Singapore.

The art of communication by written documents carried by an intermediary from one person or place to another almost certainly dates back nearly to the invention of writing. Such acts of services hence allowed letters, postcards etc, to be received and delivered, ensuring communication between people and even countries is maintained.

The stamps depict the evolution of telephone services in Singapore through its various equipment over the century. In the background are various symbolic landscapes to illustrate the impact it has made in transforming the city-state into a regional centre and economic hub.

In this issue of high-value definitive stamps, we show four local insects of the orders Odonata and Orthoptera. Together with that of the low-value definitive stamps released in 1985 it seeks to record and capture on stamps some of the insects living in Singapore.

Co-operatives are well-tested and proven social enterprises regulated by the Co-operative Act and governed by their own by-laws which would include doing social good in Singapore.

The decision to build a new airport at Changi was made in June 1975 following an extensive study by a Special Committee on Airport Development. Phase I development of Changi Airport started in mid-1975 was completed in mid-1981. This phase comprises one 4 km long runway, one Passenger Terminal (capable of processing 10 million passengers a year or 5,000 passengers during the peak-hour), 45 jumbo aircraft parking bays, a 60 hectare Free Trade Zone (having cargo facilities to handle half a million tonnes of Cargo a year initially) together with other supporting facilities. This phase should be able to meet traffic requirements up to 1987.

The Singapore River occupies an important place in the history of Singapore. Following the establishment of a British trading post on the island in 1819, Singapore’s free port status and strategic location attracted trade and people from the region and beyond. Visual records of Singapore in the 19th century often depict the river as the focal point of commercial activity and urban development. This stamp issue showcases some early artistic impressions of Singapore River, from the National Library Board’s (NLB) Rare Book Collection.

The Citizens Consultative Committees (CCCs) were formed in 1965 by Singapore’s Founding Prime Minister, Mr Lee Kuan Yew. Over the last 50 years, the CCCs have played critical roles in Singapore’s history and nation building. In the tumultuous years of the 1960s, the CCCs, and their predecessors, the Goodwill Committees, helped calm racial tension, and strengthen communal ties in the aftermath of the race riots. The CCCs also helped improve the lives of the people by bringing basic amenities and municipal services to the rural districts. Today, the CCCs’ roles have expanded. They work with all grassroots organisations in co-ordinating constituency-wide activities for the residents. The CCCs have remained a vital link between the government and the people, with the aim of improving the lives of ordinary Singaporeans.

The Art Series – Paintings of Old Singapore stamps were issued on 14 November 1976. This collectible commemorative set features the historical landscapes of early Singapore through archival artwork - Queen Elizabeth Walk (circa 1905 –10) on 10cents, The Padang (circa 1905 – 10) on 50cents and and Raffles Place (circa 1905 – 10) on $1.

Singapore's social and economic development is dependent upon a continually expanding base of skills and vocations in commerce, service and industry. Technical training is indispensable for skilled employment. The technical preparation required for employment increases with pressure for higher productivity.

This stamp issue commemorates the 50th Anniversary of the Inter-Religious Organisation (IRO), Singapore which was first conceived by a group of religious leaders, meeting on 15 January 1949 and established a month later on 12 February. The IRO is dedicated to promoting understanding, peace and goodwill among different religions in the nation. The design shows the IRO's logo, its motto and the membership of its nine constituent religions in chronological order.