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An Asian tapir
on a stamp
from North Borneo

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This is one of a number of tapir stamps collected by Robert A. Wilson. A nice engraving of Tapirus indicus. Borneo is an island in the Malay Archipelago. In 1963 the northern part of the island - North Borneo - joined the Malaysian federation. At one time Malayan tapirs were prevalent here, but they have become extinct on Borneo in historic times. Until recently, the interior of the island was one of the lesser known parts of the world. Rainfall is about 150 inches per year, or 12 feet (3.6 meters) - the kind of wet environment in which tapirs around the globe have thrived for eons - until the incursion of man has made their survival impossible.