| Singapore |
| Formerly part of Malaysia, Singapore seceded from the federation and became an independent state in August 1965. Its population in 2008 was about 4.8 million. |
| An undated view of the Singapore River. |
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| A postcard mailed in 1907. |
| The Singapore Station of the FMS Railway. I assume FMS is Federation of Malay States. |
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| Robinson Road, Singapore - no date. |
| A Singapore Hackney Cab. |
| The entrance to the reservoir - a candidate for the world's most boring postcard ! |
| Raffles Place - a postcard from the 1930s. |
| Did You Know....that Singapore was founded by Sir Stamford Raffles in 1819 ? To read more about this gentleman, follow this link. |
| Singapore Cathedral and the monument to Sir Stamford Raffles. |
| A View of Singapore. |
| A Rubber Estate. |
| Connaught Drive. |
| A Singapore Reservoir. |
| Another old postcard of Connaught Drive. |
| An excellent view of Johnston's Pier. |
| A Jinrickshaw Station. |
| A third view of Connaught Drive. |
| Raffles Quay. |
| Did You Know....that Fiona Bruce, the journalist, newsreader and television presenter, was born in Singapore in 1964 ? |
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| Postcards of the Past |
| Reproductions of postcards with a (Z) following the description are available to buy from Zazzle - just click on the (Z) ! Similarly, GC = Greetings Card, P = Print, ST = US Postage Stamp, K = Key Ring, FM = Fridge Magnet, SM = Souvenir Mug, X = Xmas Card. |
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| Did You Know.......that the Rhodes Scholar and Oxford University graduate Thum Ping Tjin, who was the first Singaporean to swim the English Channel, was born in Singapore in 1979 ? |