“Postage Stamps of Sabah” – 30th March, 2009

Posted by Maimie Scott, on March 31st, 2009%
Wong Shau Yee

Wong Shau Yee

Now a resident of Sydney, Australia, Mr Wong returns to Sabah from time to time and was happy to repeat his talk to Sandakan members (in April 2007) for those of us in Kota Kinabalu.

We were treated to a most interesting presentation on the history of stamps in Sabah, with slides to show the development of designs over the years. The artwork for some of the stamps was exquisite – the original paintings must be worth seeing!

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Traditional Houses of Sabah

Posted by Maimie Scott, on March 19th, 2009%

Richard Sokial gave a talk on the “Traditional Houses of Sabah” on Wednesday, 18th March 2009. Richard’s most interesting talk was well attended, and for many of us it was very sobering to hear that many of these houses are fast disappearing from the countryside as the necessary skills to build them are not

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