APEC 2009 Meetings

This set of stamps were issued on the first day of the APEC 2009 meetings, 9 November. The 2 pair of stamps come with a gutter label featuring logos of the event, the stamps themselves feature various economic entities of Singapore.
The 1st local stamp features the view of the business district looking from the east, the green beize in the foreground is the Padang, a field fronting the City Hall and the law courts, at the western end of the Padang is the abode of the Singapore Cricket Club, the second oldest sports club in the city, established in 1852; to the south of the Padang (far left of the stamp) is the Esplanade Bridge.
The 80-cent stamp features a touristic night scene of the Singapore River, with a bridge linking the eating outlets on both banks of the river.
The $1.10 stamp shows an SIA (Singapore International Airline) plane loading up cargo.
The $2.00 stamp shows the container port of Singapore against the backdrop of the Singapore business district.
Singapore APEC FDC

2009 Singapore-Indonesia Joint Issue - Tourist Attractions

This was released 28 October 2009, featuring tourist attractions. The 2 Indonesian spots are Singaraja City in Bali and the Beautiful Indonesian Miniature Park (Taman Mini Indonesia Indah). Singaraja City is represented by the Singa Ambara Raja statue, featuring a winged lion grasping an ear of corn. The Miniature Park is featured with an overview, seen from a cable car. The 2 Singapore scenes are found on the Sentosa Island, an integrated tourist spot, one showing the tourism mascot of Singapore, the Merlion, the other a view of the Central Lagoon, with a suspension bridge dividing it; the train is one of the means of transport to access the island from the main land.

Central Lagoon, Sentosa, SingaporeView Larger Map

A miniature/souvenir sheet was released in this issue, the sheet selvage features a stylised butterfly.