Issued on 10 Jan 97, the Ox is the second zodiac animal in the cycle.
The Year of the Ox is said to be prosperous if one works diligently and
is a good time for settling domestic affairs.
Traditional Games Stamp Issue
This issue is released on 21 Feb 97, in conjunction with Singpex '97. Each stamps showing
a child playing one kind of game. Simple games like shuttlecock
(No Value indicator), marbles (35¢), tops
(60¢) and five stones ($1.00) offered the children of
yesteryears many hours of fun and enjoyment.
Land Transportation Definitives (Low Values) Stamp Issue
Issued on 13 Mar 97, this issue feature nine types of land transportation used in yesteryears.
The designs includes the funtional Bullock carts (5¢), the
trusty Bicycle (20¢), the traditional
Jinrickshaw, (No Value indicator) the Electric Tram
(30¢), the Trolley Bus (35¢),the vanishing
Trishaw, (40¢) the Vintage Car (50¢), a
Horse-drawn Carriage (60¢) and lastly, the good
old Fire Engine. (70¢)
Land Transportation Definitives (High Values) Stamp Issue
Issued on 23 Apr 97, this issue feature four types of land transportation used in modern
Singapore. A Taxi, ($1.00) a Bus,
($2.00) the Mass Rapid Tram System, ($5.00) and the
Light Rapid Transit System ($10.00)
Greetings Stamp Booklet (Friendship)
Issued on 14 May 97, this issue consist of two greetings stamps booklets each containing
10 No-Value Indicator (NVI) stamps in five different designs on the theme of Friendship.
Public Housing Upgrading Stamp Issue
Issued on 16 Jul 97, this issue feature the upgrading of Singapore's Housing Development Board
estate. Each of the stamps shows improvement works such as new block facade, landscaped gardens,
children's playground, jogging tracks, covered linkways and etc.
30th Anniversary of ASEAN Stamp Issue
In 8 Aug 97, this issue is released to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of ASEAN. The
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was formed on 8 August 1967 as a show of unity
among the countries in the region.
The stamps features ASEAN's 30 years of co-operation, its culture, communication technology
and tourist attractions. The inverted-dome stamp represent the geographical location of
Southeast Asia.
Protect Our Environment Stamp Issue
On 13 Sep 97, this issue is released in conjunction with the 25th anniversary of
Ministry of the Environment.
This year's "Protect Our Environment" stamp release marks the seventh in a series of
Care-for-Nature collector's covers and limited stamp print collections based on the nature
theme that aims to raise awareness and appreciation of nature around us.
Singapore-Thailand Joint Issue
On World Post Day - 9 Oct 1997, Singapore and Thailand jointly released a set of four stamps
on Shells.
For this set of special joint issue stamps, two Singapore shells and two Thailand shells
are depicted. The Singapore shells are the Nerita chamaeleon Linnaeus, 1758 and Littoraria
melanostoma (Gray,1839) and the Thailand shells are : Drupa morum Roding, 1798 and
Cryptospira elegans (Gmelin, 1791).
