Myths & Legends 2014 Sang Nila Utama or How Singapore got her name

Prince Sang Nila Utama was hunting on the east coast of Sumatra when he sighted the white sands of the distant island of Tumasek. He decided to cross the sea to explore the island. Midway to the island he met with a heavy storm and his boat was in danger of capsizing, to save his boat he ordered his men to throw everything overboard; finally he had to even throw his heavy crown into the sea, whereby the storm immediately subsided. Upon reaching the shore of Tumasek, he sighted a regal animal he had never seen before; his advisor told him the animal could be a singa (lion in Sanskrit). The prince was sufficiently impressed by his sighting and decided to settle on the island, renaming it Singapura or Lion City.

This set of stamps covers several themes: The theme for the 1st local stamp is clearly sea transportation, the sailboat can still be seen in the design for the 2nd local stamp, and there is a little red crab at the bottom right of it. The lion in the 50-cent stamp will appeal to collectors of big cat and wild animal stamps, while the $2 stamp covers fruity, floral and cartographic themes.

Singapore 2011 Centennial of First Flight in Singapore

5 stamps were issued on 16 March 2011 to mark a centenary of the first flight in Singapore. Orville Wright piloted the first powered airplane for 12 seconds on 17 December 1903, and in only 7 years and a few months later, on 16 March 2011, Mr Josef Christiaens (1879-1919), Blegian engineer and aviator, took off from the Singapore Farrer Park racecourse in a Bristol Box-Kite biplane! This historical event is featured in the 1st local stamp from this current issue, as well as the commemorative postcard together with the special postmark, released by the Singapore Philatelic Museum. The 45-cent stamp captured the landing of a Fokker F-VIIA at the civilian airport in Seletar on 10 February 1930, this being the first commercial flight from Batavia (now Jakarta) to Singapore. The 65-cent stamp features the Airspeed Consul with Kallang Airport as the background, and the 80-cent stamp features the F-15SG against the backdrop of Paya Lebar Airport. The $1.10 stamp features the Airbus A380 flown by Singapore Airlines, with Changi Airport in the background, Singapore Airlines was the first commercial operator in the world to provide flights on the A380.

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.