Tay Peng Hian

Tay Peng Hian FRPSL (born ) is a Singaporean businessman and philatelist who was appointed to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists. He is a fellow of the Royal Philatelic Society London. Tay is a specialist in the philately of Burma and the Straits Settlements.

Philatelic collection Tay started collecting stamps since he was nine years old. Tay initially collected 1949-1964 stamps of modern China before selling it and then collected Canadian Queen Elizabeth II domestic rate stamps and post-war Germany stamps. Tay participated in the first Singapore National Stamp Exhibition in 1970 where he won the first prize with his German collection. and the Gold medal award in the Malaysian National Stamp Exhibition. The collection was put up for auctioned in 1986

In 1975, Tay became the Honorary Treasurer of the Federation of Inter-Asian Philately (FIAP) and was subsequently its secretary general and vice president. He became the president of FIAP in 1987.

In 1996, Tay was appointed to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists. After retiring from the post in 2018, FIP conferred Tay as Honorary President of FIP for his 16 years of service to FIP, including 8 years as FIP President. He also received the Medal of Service and Certificate of Appreciation for his efforts and contribution to Philately for over 30 years.