On this blog I will post pictures of old postcards from Malaya and Malaysia, postcards are fascinating because they display the land beautifully and the way that people thought at the time. Some are painted and some are photographs, but all are wonderful.I want to show the beauty and splendor of old Malaya and how different Malaya/Malaysia was back then. These postcards will most likely be dated between 1900 and 1960, but I may post up some newer or older postcards if they are interesting. Some of these postcards will be posted on the Kuala Lumpur Old Pictorial Thread on Skyscrapercity. So enjoy!
Friday 25 April 2014
A postcard from 1909, showing the busy Campbell Street in Penang.
A painted postcard of a Malay Kampung in Penang, from 1913.
Thursday 10 April 2014
My first out of the ordinary postcard, or as I like to call it, special postcard. This postcard is of a MSA Boeing 737, from 1973.
A vintage hydraulic tin mine is the subject of this color postcard. The mine was situated in Penang, date of postcard is unknown.
A postcard of a traditional malay mill. These mills were used to grind all kinds of grain, there is a man working on the mill and there are two oxen powering it. Date unknown.
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postcard from 1929 of some traditional malay huts by the sea in Tanjong Tokong, Penang.
A color postcard of a street scene in Penang, from the early 50s.
A postcard of the Main Convent Ipoh, it is among the first schools set up in Ipoh and is now known as SMK Main Convent, Ipoh. It was set up in 1907. Date of postcard is unknown.
Tuesday 8 April 2014
A postcard of the Penang Hill Tea Kiosk, and it's gardens. The date is unknown, most probably, 30s.
A postcard from 1928. Residing on this postcard, is a picture of the old Singapore Recreation Club. You can actually stay at the club, as it now has a hotel, but the building on this postcard does not exist anymore.
Friday 4 April 2014
A postcard from 1927 of the Malay Straits Lake Club in Kuala Lumpur
A postcard of the Ubad Aiah Mosque in Kuala Kangsar, Perak. Date is unknown.
Old, 1900s colorised postcard of the native Sakai people, taken in the then Straits Settlements.
Thursday 3 April 2014
A used postcard, depicting the grandstand of a race course in Singapore. Dated 1911.
A used postcard of a street scene in Singapore. Location is on the postcard, from 1905.
A postcard of the T.S.S Katong, that sailed from Singapore to Bangkok frequently. Dated mid 1910s.
A painted postcard of the Ipoh Hot Springs, from 1900.
A panorama picture of Ipoh, Station Road on a Postcard, mid 1920s.
Wednesday 2 April 2014
A postcard of a mosque in Johor, from the 1920s.
A painted postcard of a street scene in Penang, dated 1933
A postcard of an orphanage in Malacca, sold in France. Date unknown, probably before 1939
Another river scene, this time with life, and the postcard is used; unknown date, probably mid-20s.
An unknown river scene on a postcard from 1917, this postcard was sent to the UK.
On this blog I will post pictures of old postcards from Malaya, most of these postcards will be posted on the Kuala Lumpur Old Pictorial Thread on Skyscrapercity. Enjoy!
