Malaya-Johore stamps with Sultan Sir Ibrahim's image were printed from 1904 until about 1955 using two different images. During this time there were four watermarks, changes in the paper used, a number of color shades, and an invasion that affected the stamps that were issued. For a more detailed study of these stamps and explanations to how to spot the horizontal Rosette watermark as well as the Striated Paper see the five web pages devoted to Johore in the Index of Stamp Web Sites page.

The pages scanned are from my collection, and are identified by the Gibbons and Scott numbers. Commonwealth numbers are included for the later issues that were listed in the Catalog. The page images were scanned in a larger size and at a higher resolution so you can more easily see the details used in viewing them. Feel free to select the page and let it download to your screen and save it to your hard drive for viewing. If you are using a PC, selecting the page will typically open it in Microsoft Photo Viewer (or whatever you are using as your default). From there you can enlarge the size for more close-up viewing. If you are using a phone - go find a PC or a Mac. The images are 1200 pixels wide and you will go mad trying to view them on your phone.

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