Stamps can tak

e your thought across the continents and relieve your tension, you pour your feeling into letters but you'd need stamp to reach someone.

Stamps are unique and fascinating that they are pleasurable hobby to fill your free time.

Stamps play important role and have values as they enriches one's knowledge in education, history, culture, religion and etc.

Stamp collecting is a relaxing, inspiring and adventurous hobby, where one can explore a country they dreamed of.

Types of Stamps -  Definitive stamps are issued for ordinary Postal use. Commorative stamps are issued to mark significant national or international events which are relevant to Brunei Darussalam. Thematic stamps usually depict interesting subjects like nature, fauna, flora etc, these stamps of a particular issue.

Miniature Sheet - These are specially designed and printed sheets which contain a full set of the different stamps of a particular issue.

Postcards attractive pictorial cards with or without a postage stamp imprint.

  Diamond Jubilee of Royal Brunei Police Force 1921-1996

Issue: 10th Feb 1996;

Designer:  Norariffin bin Md Yassin

Printing Process:  Lithographics Offset

Printer:  Joh Enschede, The Netherlands

Size of stamps:  50 x 30mm

Stamps:  B$1.50 per set

FDC:  B$2.15 per set

 

  The World Telecommunications Day

Issue: 17th May 1996;

Designer:  20¢ Rady Roswanddy Hj Roslan;  35¢ Norhafizah Hj Taha; $1 Ran Szue Hann

Printing Process:  Lithographics Offset

Printer:  Cartor S.A. France

Size of stamps:  40 x 30mm

Stamps:  B$1.55 per set

FDC:  B$2.20 per set

Stamp Packs - These are neat little packs of stamps for local or international postage use. The stamps are enclosed in a small packet for convenient of carrying.

First Day Covers are attractively designed envelopes issued to complement a new stamp issue.  Collectors can buy either blank First Day Covers or request for precancelled covers which are affixed with the newly issued stamps and cancelled with the 1st day of issue date stamp.

Stamp Albums - a collector of all stamp issues of the year in an attractively designed album with interesting background information about the stamp issues and designers.  Ideal as gifts or souveniers to corporate clients, relatives or friends.

  The 50th Birthday Of His Majesty Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan And Yang Di Pertuan Of Brunei Darussalam

Issue: 15th July 1996;

Designer:  Norariffin bin Md Yassin

Printing Process:  Lithographics Offset

Printer:  Cartor S.A. France

Size of stamps:  28 x 42mm

Stamps:  B$2.20 per set

FDC:  B$2.65 per set

 

  New Definitive Stamp

Issue: 10th Feb 1996;

Designer:  Norariffin bin Md Yassin

Printing Process:  Lithographics Offset

Printer:  Joh Enschede, The Netherlands

Size of stamps:  50 x 30mm

Stamps:  B$1.50 per set

FDC:  B$2.15 per set

 

 

  Birds IV

Issue: 11th Nov 1996;

Illustrator:  J,Esther Lee

Designer:  Siti Zaleha bte Hj Kaprawi

Printing Process:  Lithographics Offset

Printer:  Joh Enschede, The Netherlands

Size of stamps:  40.5 x 30.45 mm

Stamps:  B$1.50 per set

FDC:  B$2.15 per set

 

  Mangrove Flowers

Issue: 29th May 1997;

Designer:  J.Esther Lee

Printing Process:  Lithographics Offset

Printer:  Security Printer, Malaysia

Size of stamps:  44.45 x 27.94mm

Stamps:  B$1.50 per set

FDC:  B$2.20 per set

 

Presentation Packs are specially designed folders containing the complete set of new stamp mounted on protective stripe. Background information on the stamp provided on the folders.

 

These packs are available with the stamps uncancelled or cancelled with the first day of issue date stamp. Presentation packs are suitable as souveniers or gifts.

 

Aerogrammes - Pictorial light weight air letter sheets, printed with on imprint of a postage stamp bearing the necessary airmail postage.  These can be used for correspondence to all parts of the world.

 

 

Brunei Darussalam Philatelic Bureau provides the following services to both local and overseas customers:-

 

a.  Standing Order Deposit Account (SODA) -  An initial advance of Brunei Darussalam B$30 (approximately £10 or US$15) is required to open this account.  A SODA holder will automatically receive the required items for each stamp issue.  Application forms for SODA is available on request.

 

b.  Advance Order - Advance Orders can be made through an advance order form submitted to the Bureau prior to each new issue together with sufficient payment by bankdraft, money order or postal order made payable to Postmaster General, Negara Brunei Darussalam

 

c.  Order By Post for ordinary stamps and postal stationaries are accepted and provided by the Philatelic Bureau, Order should be accompanied with the appropriate remittance.

  Marine Life

Issue: 15th Dec 1997;

Designer:  J,Esther Lee

Printing Process:  Lithographics Offset

Printer:  Southern Colour Print, New Zealand

Size of stamps:  45 x 30 mm

Stamps:  B$2.40 per set

FDC:  B$3.05 per set

 

  The Asia & Pacific Decade Of The Disabled Persons 1993-2002

Issue: 31st March 1998;

Designer:  Hj Padzil bin Hj Ahmad

Printing Process:  Lithographics Offset

Printer:  Cartor S.A.France

Size of stamps:  40 x 30 mm

Stamps:  B$1.70 per set

FDC:  B$2.35 per set

 

 

 

  30th Coronations of His Majesty

Issue: 1st August 1998;

Designer:  Noraffin bin Hj Mohd Yassin

Printing Process:  Lithographics Offset

Printer:  Security Printers, Malaysia

Size of stamps:  44.55 x 27.94 mm

Size of Miniature Sheets:  150 x 180mm

Stamps:  B$2.50 per set

FDC:  B$3.15 per set

Miniature Sheets:  B$2.50

 

 

  The 30th Anniversary of ASEAN

Issue: 8th August 1998;

Designer:  Siti Zaleha bte Hj Kiprawi

Printing Process:  Lithographics Offset

Printer Stamps:  Joh Enschede, Netherlands

Printer Aerogramme:  Mercury-Walch Pte.Ltd, Australia

Size of stamps:  48 x 30 mm

Stamps:  B$0.90 per set

FDC:  B$1.55 per set

Aerogramme:  B$0.45 per pieces

 

 

 d.  Mailing List - Customers can request their names to be included in the mailing list to receive any information on future stamp issue of Brunei Darussalam.

e.  Philatelic Counters - The philatelic counter at present is only available at the Mail and Parcel Processing Centre. This counter sells past and news stamp issues and other philatelic products.  However, first day covers are available at all post office counters, but only on the first day of stamp issue.

Overseas Sales Agents for Brunei Darussalam:-

1.  CROWN AGENT STAMP BUREAU -  United Kingdom

2.  INTER-GOVERNMENTAL PHILATELIC CORPORATION

- United States Of America