Mahathir stamps sold out in Downing Street

Selling like hot cakes: Ngau (right) and Tan happy with their haul of the limited-edition stamps. (Inset) A crowd waiting to buy the stamps at Pos Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur.

GEORGE TOWN: In less than half a day, all of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s stamps were sold out at the General Post Office in Downing Street.

A check at 1pm yesterday showed that the stamps were all snapped up and the clerk on duty said many people were buying in bulk, particularly stamp collectors.