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In 2015, Singapore will turn 50. To mark our Golden Jubilee, a series of three sets of commemorative stamps will be launched from 2013 to 2015. This first set - celebrating 48 years of our independence - showcases examples of what we have shared, overcome and achieved together as Singaporeans.

The ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting, also known as ASEAN Ministerial Meeting is held annually to discuss and decide on major policy matters and cooperation programmes. The ASEAN member countries host the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on a rotational basis in an alphabetical order.

The kind, clever and elegant Rabbit, fourth in the Zodiac Cycle, starts off yet another New Year on the Chinese zodiac calendar in 2011. Three graphic illustrations of this gentle Rabbit ushering in the new Lunar Year 2011 are shown in this set stamps of 1st Local, 65¢ and $1.10.

Having a rich mixture of cultures in Singapore means that there's always a cultural event to celebrate, all throughout the year. Being a culturally open and sensitive society, Singapore has managed to acquire a unique identity while still retaining the various groups' traditional practices, customs and festivals.

A complete Chinese Zodiac cycle takes 60 years and is made of five simple cycles of twelve years each. Twelve animals signs are assigned to each of the 12 years in combination with the five main elements of gold, wood, water, fire and earth.

Tanjong Pagar railway Station, also known as Keppel Road Railway Station or Singapore railway station, was a railway terminal owned by Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM), the main railway operator in Malaysia.

A set of three stamps in the values of 10C, 35C and 75C will be issued on 3 October 1980 to mark the staging of the ASEAN TRADE FAIR '80, at the World Trade Centre from 3 to 12 October 1980. This is the first time Singapore will be hosting the ASEAN Trade Fair. The ASEAN Trade Fair is a biennial series of trade fairs held in rotation in each ASEAN country. This year's ASEAN Trade Fair will be the second one in the series.

In the early days of communication before modern digital technology, postal services were critical in connecting the world. Mail was written by hand, sorted manually, and often carried across the high seas for months before reaching the recipient.

When Sir Stamford Raffles established the first Botanic Gardens in 1822, located on the slopes of Government Hill (now known as Fort Canning Hill), its purpose then was for experimental cultivation of plants, such as nutmeg and clove, to evaluate their economic value and suitability as Cash Crops (crops that are grown for money) as well as other tropical plants.

Formed in 1989, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is the only inter-governmental grouping in the world operating on the basis of non-binding commitments, open dialogue and equal respect for the views of all participants. Each year, the APEC meetings bring together 21 economies from the Asia-Pacific region and member economies take turns to host the meetings. This year also marks APEC's 20th anniversary as an inter-governmental grouping since its formation.

2011 marks a centennial of aviation in Singapore. Singapore saw her first aircraft, piloted by Mr Joseph Christiaens, in a Bristol Box-Kite biplane, take off from the racecourse in Farrer Park on 16 March 1911, approximately in the early evening and that marked the start of aviation in Singapore. Eight years later, on 4 December 1919 about 4:48pm, a pioneering flight from England to Australia, piloted by Captain (later Sir) Ross MacPherson Smith, with Lieutenant (later Sir) Keith MacPherson Smith as navigator, Sergeant Bennet and Sergeant Shiers, on a modified Vicker-Vimy biplane, landed on the racecourse in Farrer Park. From then, the development of our aviation industry never looked back.

Do you know spices were as valuable as gold in the 19th century? In this special stamp issue, we introduce you to three spices found in the Spice Garden: Tamarind, Cinnamon and Turmeric, as well as two other spices commonly used in local cuisines - Coriander and Star Anise.