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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.

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.

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.

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.

Marina Bay has become the centrepiece of Singapore as a global city-state of the 21st century. It is shaping up nicely as a seamless extension of the downtown district to further support Singapore's continuing growth as a major business and financial hub in Asia.

A reminisce of the past - Wet and flea markets at the streets, trishaws and bicycles, electric trams and Chinese opera or popularly known as Wayang. This stamp issue beautifully depicted these familiar past street scenes during the early days of Singapore.

A pond is an inland body of standing water, either natural or man-made, which is smaller than a lake. It undergoes marked changes as time passes, and the most obvious changes that one will notice is that one form of plant follows or succeeds another, and the different life forms that make the pond a lively and busy place. There are plenty of opportunities for exciting discoveries at a pond, and this set of Definitives stamps, ($1.10, $2, $5, $10) with its intricate designs, shows some commonly found life forms at a pond.

The highly intelligent, charming and enterprising Rat starts off a new cycle on the Chinese zodiac calendar. Three graphic illustrations of this lively Rat ushering in the new Lunar Year 2008 are shown in this set of 3 stamps with denominations 1st Local, 65c and $1.10.

Formerly known as Pasir Panjang Ridge, Kent Ridge Park was originally a lowland evergreen rainforest filled with crops planted by the early settlers of Singapore. It was used as a fortress by the British in the defense of Singapore and was the site of one of the last battles fought against the Japanese - the Battle for Pasir Panjang, at a hill in the park called Bukit Chandu - during the World War II.