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Label: Malaya Publishing House
Malaya Publishing House, Ltd. 32mm dia., ca.1950 (Source – Courtesy of Ken Bosman, Pilchuck Books) – Title: Malaya Publishing House Language: English Designer: nil Type of Graphic: Trade Label Client: nil Publisher: nil Date: 1950 Dimensions:
Leaflet: 356, Former bandit leader Wahi Anu...
356, Former bandit leader Wahi Anuar broadcasts to all Malays still in the jungle. TO MALAYS STILL IN THE JUNGLE. Comrades of my race, today it is almost two years since the Emergency… (Source – image
Leaflet: 261, Save yourself now! Don’...
Produced 22 September 1949. 250,000 printed in Chinese. 50,000 printed in Tamil.
Public Announcement: No. 1658C – $500...
Leaflet 1658C depicts a hand holding a stack of the red 1 July 1941 "Board of Commissioners and Currency" $10 bills that were in use in Malaya before the Japanese occupation.
Leaflet: No.103, Smash the Communist Party
Most theories on psychological warfare state clearly that depictions of dead or disfigured soldiers are contraindicated since it tends to make the enemy think that the producer of the propaganda is gloating. However, despite the warnings,
Leaflet: You will be well treated…
An all-text one-sided leaflet with bright red Chinese characters says: You will be well treated unless you have committed a serious offence such as murder or some other violent crime. (Source of text – image source
Leaflet: No 256 Now is the time to save you...
Leaflet 256 is a very early all-text amnesty pass from September 1949 on white paper with a red border. It has been reported that of 207 terrorists who surrendered between September and December 1949, 48 were
Coupon: Malaya Ration Card
As part of the British overall strategy of 'food denial' to control provisions and interdict supplies to the insurgents, this ration card was distributed and used from 1953 to 1954.
Brochure: The Emergency Regulations
The British Government printed a 4-page folded brochure entitled "Emergency Regulations are now in Force – How do they Affect You?". The back page offers rewards for information.
Advertisement: Singer Sewing Machines
Cycle & Carriage Co. carried a wide variety of products in the early 1900s. This ad from the Malay Mail of 1906 shows the company advertising Singer cycles and sewing machines.
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