Monday, January 7, 2013

Singapore Orchid Series Dollar Notes in 4 Varieties (1967-1976)


This is a set of the first series of Orchid dollar notes in all 4 varieties, signed by Singapore's first 3 Ministers for Finance.

Mr. Lim Kim San (Chinese林金山pinyinLín JīnshānPe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Kim-san)
Dr. Goh Keng Swee (simplified Chinese吴庆瑞traditional Chinese吳慶瑞pinyinWú QìngruìPe̍h-ōe-jī: Gô͘ Khèng-sūi; 6 October 1918 – 14 May 2010)
Mr. Hon Sui Sen (Chinese韩瑞生pinyinHán Ruìshēng; 1916 - 1983)

The first variation was signed by Mr. Lim Kim San, the second by Dr. Goh Keng Swee and the last two by Mr. Hon Sui Sen (with seal and without seal). The variety without Mr. Hon's red seal is not an error note but a less common note variety being printed. Out of all these notes, Dr. Goh's variety was printed with the least numbers. 


Sunday, November 18, 2012

Vintage Beige Singapore Telecom Rotary Phone (NEC)

This rotary phone was sold when Singtel was still Telecommunication Authority of Singapore. There is a stamp with the letters TAS at the bottom of the phone. This should place this phone in the 1970s - 1980s. This is a NEC model very commonly used in households back then. Another popular rotary phone was the Ericsson LM, which was featured in an earlier post.


Thursday, November 15, 2012

Singapore Telecom Vintage Flat Rotary Phones

This is another post on the Singapore Telecom Vintage Flat Rotary Phones. Below is a snapshot of 4 phones of different colours and makes of the same model. I have also learnt that back in the 1970s, the cost of installation of a phone like this would set a family back by 120 dollars, which was not a small amount back then.


In 1970s, the phone cable heads were also different, with a metallic 5 pin as shown below. In order for these vintage phones to work, the phone cable heads have to be changed to the modern ones.


Sunday, November 4, 2012

Vintage Singapore Telecoms Flat Rotary Dial Phone


This is a vintage Singapore Telecoms flat rotary dial phone, a common household item to many Singaporeans who grew up in the 1970s-1980s. This phone is special as it is a hybrid between the round traditional type rotary phone and the flat iconic number pad Singapore Telecoms phone of the 1990s.

Monday, August 22, 2011

Set of Uncirculated Singapore Bird Series Notes

Set of Uncirculated Singapore Bird Series Notes (1-50)
For Sale

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Singapore Ship Series First Prefix Orange 2 Dollars

Singapore Ship Series First Prefix Orange 2 Dollars
GEM UNC (For Sale in Pairs)

1992 Brunei Commemorative 25 Dollars

1992 Brunei Commemorative 25 dollars note running pair
A/1 Prefix, GEM UNC (For Sale)