Philately

• #1 Stamping a Message

Inspired by his philatelic hobby, Robert Casteels looks at the fabrication process of Singapore Post's stamps, and explores the message conveyed by those commemorating Singapore's Asian Civilisations Museum and the Peranakan Museum.

The article was published in the magazine of the Friends of the Museum Singapore, PASSAGE, 2025 issue 1 entitled It’s Elemental!, page 7-8.

• #2 The lost world of colonial postage stamps

Dr Robert Casteels explores the agency of Southeast Asia colonial-era postage stamps.

The article was published in the magazine of the Friends of the Museum Singapore, PASSAGE, 2026 issue 1 entitled Lost Worlds, Lost Treasures, page 43