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2 Ringgit - Postal Order - Sabah
| Issuer | Pos Malaysia Berhad |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| In circulation to | Yes |
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| Obverse description | Pos Malaysia logo at upper left, with the heading WANG POS MALAYSIA / MALAYSIA POSTAL ORDER in bold letterpress. Central guilloche underprint in teal bears the denomination DUA RINGGIT with RM2 cartouche at right. Fields for payee name, identity card number, and payee signature are printed in bilingual Malay and English text, with issuing and paying office circular stamps at left and right. |
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| Obverse lettering | WANG POS MALAYSIA MALAYSIA POSTAL ORDER DUA RINGGIT RM2 Bayar kepada / Pay to Sebanyak / The sum of Tandatangan Penerima / Payee's Signature No. Kad Pengenalan / Identity Card Number TIDAK BOLEH NIAGA di mana-mana Pejabat Pos dalam tempoh TIGA BULAN mulai dari tarikh akhir bulan dikeluarkan. at any Post Office within THREE MONTHS from the last day of the month of issue. Stamps are not allowed to be affixed for additional amount Tidak dibenarkan melekatkan setem untuk tambah amaun |
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Postal orders issued by Pos Malaysia for use in Sabah occupy an odd corner of notaphily — technically not banknotes, not stamps, yet collected by both camps. Sabah's geographic separation from Peninsular Malaysia meant that postal orders served as a practical remittance tool for rural communities with limited banking access well into the 2000s, particularly in interior districts where branch banking was sparse.
Pos Malaysia Berhad took over postal services from the Jabatan Pos Malaysia in 1992 following corporatization, making this a commercial instrument rather than a government one — a distinction that occasionally confuses cataloguers.