Singapore POST

Quirks in the Island City

Issue date 07 Aug 2020

Overview

Our habits define us as a nation, uniting us through the way we live our lives in this island city. As Singapore turns 55, we celebrate the vibrancy of our community with the release of a stamp issue featuring our most iconic quirks. Some of the iconic quirks featured in this stamp issue are – coffee-shop jargon, our typical local marriage proposal, Chope, taking wefie, and not to forget, our love to queue!

In these extraordinary times, let us mark our nation’s birthday together as one united people, and that we shall emerge stronger from this crisis. This is, after all, the one and only special place we called our home.

Quirks in the Island City
Quirks in the Island City
Quirks in the Island City
Quirks in the Island City
Quirks in the Island City
Quirks in the Island City
Technical specifications
Denomination1st Local, 70¢, 90¢, $1.15, $1.40; $2 (stamp in Miniature Sheet)
Stamp Size40.8mm x 29.85mm; 64.5mm x 59.7mm ($2 stamp in Miniature Sheet)
Miniature Sheet Size116mm x 75mm
Perforation13.0
Paperunwatermarked
PrintingOffset Lithography (stamps), Offset Lithography with Gold hot-stamping (Miniature Sheet)
Sheet Content10 stamps per sheet
PrinterSecura Singapore Pte Ltd
Graphic DesignerToby Tan Xun Yi (Pinch Design Pte Ltd)
Singapore POST
Singapore POST
Singapore POST
Singapore POST
Singapore POST
Singapore POST

Quirks in the Island City

Issue date 07 Aug 2020

Our habits define us as a nation, uniting us through the way we live our lives in this island city. As Singapore turns 55, we celebrate the vibrancy of our community with the release of a stamp issue featuring our most iconic quirks. Some of the iconic quirks featured in this stamp issue are – coffee-shop jargon, our typical local marriage proposal, Chope, taking wefie, and not to forget, our love to queue!

In these extraordinary times, let us mark our nation’s birthday together as one united people, and that we shall emerge stronger from this crisis. This is, after all, the one and only special place we called our home.

Denomination

1st Local, 70¢, 90¢, $1.15, $1.40; $2 (stamp in Miniature Sheet)

Stamp Size

40.8mm x 29.85mm; 64.5mm x 59.7mm ($2 stamp in Miniature Sheet)

Miniature Sheet Size

116mm x 75mm

Perforation

13.0

Paper

unwatermarked

Printing

Offset Lithography (stamps), Offset Lithography with Gold hot-stamping (Miniature Sheet)

Sheet Content

10 stamps per sheet

Printer

Secura Singapore Pte Ltd

Graphic Designer

Toby Tan Xun Yi (Pinch Design Pte Ltd)

Quirks in the Island City

Issue date 07 Aug 2020

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Overview

Our habits define us as a nation, uniting us through the way we live our lives in this island city. As Singapore turns 55, we celebrate the vibrancy of our community with the release of a stamp issue featuring our most iconic quirks. Some of the iconic quirks featured in this stamp issue are – coffee-shop jargon, our typical local marriage proposal, Chope, taking wefie, and not to forget, our love to queue!

In these extraordinary times, let us mark our nation’s birthday together as one united people, and that we shall emerge stronger from this crisis. This is, after all, the one and only special place we called our home.

Technical specifications

Denomination1st Local, 70¢, 90¢, $1.15, $1.40; $2 (stamp in Miniature Sheet)
Stamp Size40.8mm x 29.85mm; 64.5mm x 59.7mm ($2 stamp in Miniature Sheet)
Miniature Sheet Size116mm x 75mm
Perforation13.0
Paperunwatermarked
PrintingOffset Lithography (stamps), Offset Lithography with Gold hot-stamping (Miniature Sheet)
Sheet Content10 stamps per sheet
PrinterSecura Singapore Pte Ltd
Graphic DesignerToby Tan Xun Yi (Pinch Design Pte Ltd)
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