Perak, with the richest alluvial deposits of tin in the world, was one of the jewels of the British Empire. It is situated on the west of the Malaysian Peninsula. It had a very troubled history. The Dutch attempted to control the state in the 17th and 18th centuries. The British assisted the state against attempts by Siam to annex Perak. Perak asked for further British assistance and even though one of the British residents was assassinated in 1875, a new British ruler was installed and this resident system continued until the Malayan Union was established in 1948 and Perak gained independence from the British in 1957 and in 1963 became part of Malaysia.
The first stamps of Perak were stamps of the Straits Settlements overprinted “PERAK”
1892
Tiger Series
SG # 61
Used (Hinged)
SG # 62
Used (Hinged)
1895
Tiger Series
SG # 66
Used (Hinged)
SG # 68
Used (Hinged)
1935
Sultan Iskandar Series
SG # 90
Used (Hinged)
SG # 91
Used (Hinged)
1938
Sultan Iskandar Series
SG # 108
Used (Hinged)
SG # 110
Used
SG # 112
Used
1950
Sultan Yussuf Izzuddin Shah Series
SG # 136
Used
1957
Sultan Yussuf Izzuddin Shah Series
SG # 150
Unused (NH)
SG # 155
Used
1965
Sultan Idris and Flowers Series
SG # 166
Used (Hinged)
SG # 167
Used
SG # 168
Used
1971
Butterflies Series
SG # 178
Used (Hinged)