Singapore 1986 25 Years of Industrial Progress

The 4 stamps were released 1 August 1986 to mark the 25th anniversary of the Economic Development Board of Singapore. From the themes shown by the illustration on the stamps, it seemed that the road to economic development was very clear - industrial progress - via automation, precision engineering, electronics and computer engineering, and horticultural research. Compared to the 2 stamps issued in 2011, exactly 25 years later, this set of stamps is much easier to appreciate and to understand.

Singapore 2011 50 Years of Economic Development

These 2 stamps released on 1 August 2011 mark 50 years of economic development in Singapore. The lower right corners of both stamps is printed with the current logo of EDB or Economic Development Board of Singapore, and the main panes in the stamps feature modern abstract art, which lends poorly to collectable themes. The only saving grace is the merlion hidden among the red whorls in the background of the 1st local stamp; but as a tableau, the solid green circle, the black triangle and the solid red rectangle enclosed by the 2 lower prongs of E in HOME make the piece looks like a half-hearted effort, or at best work that was hurried with a tight schedule. The futuristic tree in the $2-stamp remains in the future; it is definitely difficult to tie it with the stamps issued by other countries to celebrate the International Year of the Forest. Altogether, a very forgettable issue.