Malaysian stamp collector has over 500 types of zodiac stamps, and counting


South Korea’s 2023 Year of the Rabbit maximum card. Photos: Mac Lee Kah Lock

In 1987, a stamp collector based in Penang spent RM30 on a Chinese zodiac stamp. Today, that stamp is worth over RM4,000.

“I bought it when I was 13 years old because I liked the design. I put the money inside an envelope and sent it to Singapore to buy it. I didn’t know it was so popular,” says Mac Lee Kah Lock.

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