Netherlands East Indies. (Red Cross Mail). 1940. Red Cross Envelope headed 'Nederlandsch Indische Roode Kruis' addressed to 'Bureau International de La Croix Rouge, Geneva, Switzerland' bearing SG 337, 2 1/2c bistre (block of four) and SG 347, 20c purple tied by Medan date stamp with 'Cdt. Intern. Kamp/ Koetatjane' date stamp '7th Dec 40' on face with circular 'Het Nederlandsch Indische/ Rode Kruis' in red on face and reverse and 'Geoensureerd/ 2' censor cachet in red. Lovely item of Internment Camp mail.

Netherlands East Indies. (Mail Service Suspended). 1940. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to the Netherlands bearing Netherlands East Indies SG 344, 10c scarlet (4) tied by Cheribon date stamp '7th May 40' with matching registration label, routed via Bangkok with circular '5' censor hand-stamp in violet with instructional 'Retour Afzender/ Postverbinding Opgeheven' (Postal Service Broken) on face and returned to Cheribon '26th June 40' .

Germany invaded the Netherlands on 10.5. 1940 and the mail service was suspended, this item was intercepted en-route and returned.

Netherlands East Indies. (Hong Kong). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to Canada bearing Netherlands East Indies SG 347, 20c purple, SG 348, 25c blue-green and SG 349, 30c Indigo (pair) tied by Sourabaya date stamp hand-stamped 'Transpacific/ Air routed/ via Hong Kong/ And Onward/ Air Transmisson' in carmine on face with Netherlands East Indies censor tape tied by circular 'Ned. Ind. Deviezen Instituut/ Deviezen Censuur/ Soerabya/ 2' in red on face and reverse. Superb item of Trans-Pacific mail. Very attractive.

Netherlands East Indies. (Maritime Mail). 1926. Photographic post card of 'Durian Fruit' addressed to the Netherlands bearing SG 215, 7 1/2c brown tied by oval 'Koninklijke Paketvaart/ Maatschappij/ S.S. Mechior Treub' in violet with adjacent Tandjong Priok date stamp '10th Oct 26' on face. Attractive item of Maritime mail from the Netherlands East Indies.

Netherlands East Indies. (Prisoner Of War Post). 1944. envelope headed 'Prisoner of War Post' addressed to 'Captain F. Albrecht, WX 11049, Australian P.O.W. Batavia Camp, Java' cancelled Perth '27th June 1944' with 'Opened by Censor/ 3' label tied by triangular '3/ Opened by Censor/ 294' in blue on reverse with framed 'Ken'etsuzumi' (censored) in carmine and circular censor seal of "Suzuki" with boxed 'Java Furyo 1' (Java POW District 1) in violet on face. Lovely item.

Netherlands East Indies. (Prisoner Of War Mail). 1944. Post card headed 'Prisoners of War Post/ Service des Prisonniers de Guerre' cancelled by Dagenham date stamp '28th Feb 1944' addressed to 'Leading Aircraft Man, A.W. Lepley, British Prisoner of War, Java Camp C (2306), Java' with boxed 'Passed/P.W. 3144' and framed 'Java POW Headquarters' in violet and framed 'Ken'etuzumi' (censored) in carmine with boxed 'Kyoka (Permission) with circular seal of 'Tanaka' in violet.

Netherlands East Indies. (Malaya). 1945. Envelope headed 'Prisoners of War Post/ Postage Free' written from Den Haag addressed to 'Johan Pieter Adolf Sauer (18703) Dutch Prisoner of War, Java Camp, via Japan' with German censor tape tied by circular German censor cachet with framed 'Transferred to Malaya' in violet and framed 'Ken'etuzumi' (censored) with oval censor seal of "Miura" on reverse applied in Sumatra and endorsed 'New Camp' on reverse. See David Tett page 56.

Netherlands East Indies. (Horse Shoe Route). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to London bearing Netherlands East Indies SG 406, 25c blue-green, SG 413, 1g violet and 'Red Cross' SG 428, 10c + 5c on 12 1/2c orange tied by Soerabaja date stamp '15th Dec 40' with circular 'Ned. Indisch Deviezen Instituut/ Drviezen Censuur/ Soerabaja/ 2' in carmine, endorsed 'By I.A. to Durban' with 'Opened by Examiner/ 1303' censor label applied on arrival. Nice item sent on the 'Horse Shoe' route.

Netherlands East Indies. 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to New Jersey bearing Netherlands East Indies SG 439, 80c vermilion tied by Pangkalan/ Brandon date stamp '5th Sept 41' with 'Door Censuur Geopend' censor label tied by circular 'Ned. Indisch Deviezen Instituut/ Deviezen Censuur/4' in carmine with 'Censuur 31' date stamp, endorsed 'Air Throughout' label. Very fine.

Netherlands East Indies. (Trans-Pacific Mail). 1940. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to New York bearing Netherlands East Indies SG 358, 1g75 emerald, SG 405, 20c purple and SG 413, 1g violet (pair) tied by Medan date stamp '5th Sept 40' with matching registration label and 'Door Censuur Geopend' censor label tied by circular 'Ned. Indisch Deviezen Instituut/ Deviezen Censuur/Medan /1' in carmine, endorsed 'Transpacific Air route via Hong Kong and Onward Airtransmission' with Hawaii transit 'Sept 19' and New York receiver '24/9'. Very fine.

Netherlands East Indies. (Marine Censor). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to New York bearing SG 429, 10c vermilion (strip of three) and SG 439, 80c brown red tied by Batavia Centrum date stamp '18th Aug 41' with 'Marine Censure' label tied by 'Marine-Censure' hand-stamp. Very fine.

Netherlands East Indies. (Post - Card). 1947. Picture post card of 'New Year and Snake charmer' addressed to Soerabaja bearing SG 341, 5c blue tied by Bandoeng date stamp '24/12/47' with adjacent arrival '29th Dec' . Attractive item.

Netherlands East Indies. (Japanese Occupation Of Java). 1944. Reply half (Balasan) postcard written from Soerabaia addressed to Djawa CQ with framed censor and circular censor seals in red (not recorded by Tett). Lovely item from a Dutch internee to his wife, camp to camp mail with the use of scarce new reply half postcard. Few known.

Netherlands East Indies. (Prisoner Of War Post). 1943. Envelope headed 'Prisoner of War Post/ Service des Prisonnieres de Guerre' addressed to 'E.A.C Beer, N.V. Nederlandsch Dunlop Rubber, Maatschappy. Nilmij Building, Bandoeng, Dutch East Indies/ British Civilian c/o Japanese Red Cross, Tokyo' cancelled Birmingham '21st May 43' with 'Opened by Examiner/ 5,894' label with framed 'Ken' etsuzumi' (censored' in carmine and oval censor seal of "Umegaki" with boxed 'Java 2' in violet on face.

Netherlands East Indies. (Japanese Occupation Of Java). 1944. Post card written from Java C.R. addressed to Djawa W.M. with circular censor unidentified oval seal. Nice item of camp to camp mail written from a Dutch national to her husband.

Netherlands East Indies. (Trans-Pacific Mail). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to Zurich bearing Netherlands East Indies SG 406, 25c blue-green, SG 410, 50c indigo, SG 440, 1g violet and 'Red Cross' SG 428, 10c + 5c on 12 1/2c orange tied by Pangkalan/ Brandan date stamp '27th Aug 41' with 'Door Censuur Geopend' label tied by 'Censuur/ 4' in carmine, endorsed 'K.N.I.L.M. to Manila - P.A.A. to USA and/ onward Transmission'. Very fine.

Netherlands East Indies. (Australia). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to Australia bearing Netherlands East Indies SG 343, 10c orange and SG 347, 20c purple tied by Tandjong/ Priok date stamp with 'Diboeka Oleh Censuur' label tied by 'Censuur/ 5' date stamp with circular 'Dev/8' censor cachet in carmine and framed instructional 'By Air to Australia and/ onward air transmission' in violet with 'Opened by Censor' label tied by boxed 'Passed by/Censor/V 125' cachet on face. Very attractive item.

Netherlands East Indies. 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to London bearing SG 401, 5c ultramarine, SG 411, 60c blue and SG 414, 2g blue-green tied by Makassar date stamp '12th July 40' with 'Door Censuur Geopend' label and 'Censuur/ Gepasseerd/ 6' hand-stamp, endorsed 'By I.A.' and sent on the 'Horeshoe' routed via Africa. Nice item paying the 2g65 Air Mail rate.

Netherlands East Indies. 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to Zurich bearing SG 413, 1g violet tied by Balik-Papan date stamp '25th Nov 40' , endorsed 'By KNILM/ Trans Tasmin/ PAA to USA/ Onward' with 'Door Censuur Geopend' censor label tied by hand-struck 'Gecensureerd/ 36' on face and reverse with circular 'Ned Ind Deviezen Instituut/ Deviezen Censuur Soerabaja/ 2' in red on face. Nice item paying the 1 gulden Air Mail rate foe the two Oceans routed over the Pacific and Atlantic.

Netherlands East Indies. 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to England bearing SG 359, 2g 50 purple and SG 404, 15c blue tied by Makasser date stamp '19th July 40' with 'Censuur/ Gepasseerd/ 10' censor hand-stamp, endorsed 'By Imperial Air Service' with 'Opened by Examiner/ 495' applied on arrival. Sent via Cairo and Durban on the 'Horseshoe' routed paying 2g65.

Netherlands East Indies. 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed the United states bearing Netherlands East Indies SG 401, 5c pale blue, SG 409, 40c green and SG 440, 1g violet tied by Medan date stamp '15th Nov 41' with 'Geopend Door Censuur' label tied by circular 'Ned. Indisch Deviezen Instituut/ Deviezen Censuur/ 5' in carmine on face with 'Air Throughout' label, routed via Singapore with 'A' and '4' hand-stamp. Very scarce label, rarely seen. Lovely item.

Netherlands East Indies. (Marine Censor). 1941. Registered postal stationery envelope 12 1/2c orange upgraded with SG 429, 10c vermilion (2) tied by Soerabaja/ Oedjoeng date stamp '24th Dec 41' with matching registration label addressed to Batavia with 'Marine Censure' label with adjacent 'Marine Postkantoor/ Soerabaja-Oedjoeng' date stamp '24th Dec 41' and Batavia arrival '25/12' on reverse. Very scarce item.

Netherlands East Indies. (Singapore). 1940. Netherlands East Indies postal stationery card 3 1/2c grey upgraded with SG 335, 1c slate, SG 416, 2c (+1) violet, SG 422, 3 1/2c (+1 1/2c) blue green and SG 424, 10c (+2 1/2c) vermilion tied by Lawang date stamp '5th Feb 40' , endorsed 'and taxed 'T. 40 ctm' in m/s pencil, addressed to Germany with 'KLM' hand-stamp, routed via Singapore with 'Passed For Transmission' in violet and German censor cachet arrival.
At Singapore the cover was transferred from 'KNILM' to KLM indicated by the hand-stamp.

Mail service to Germany and German occupied territories was suspended in May 1940 after the German invasion and occupation of the Netherlands.

Netherlands East Indies. (Field Post Packet Card). 1941. Packet card addressed to Medan bearing SG 431, 17 1/2c orange (7), SG 434, 30c bistre (4) and SG 466, 7 1/2c violet tied by Veldpost/ Sorteerkantoor/ H double ring with 'Veldpost' label in orange and Medan '23/12' on reverse. Very attractive item.

Netherlands East Indies. (Trans-Pacific Mail). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to the United States bearing SG 430, 15c blue (strip of three) and SG 440, 1g violet tied by Lembang date stamp '22nd Nov 41' with 'Censuur/ Gepasseerd/ 1' hand-stamp on face in red, endorsed 'Air Throughtout' routed via Singapore with circular 'F' and '25' censor cachet and instructional 'Released/ By Authority of the/ District Postal Censor' on face. Very fine.

Netherlands East Indies. (Trans-Pacific Mail). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to Switzerland bearing SG 438, 60c ultramarine tied by Batavia Centrum date stamp '29th Mar 41' with 'Door Censuur Geopend' censor tape tied by Censuur/ 6 date stamp, endorsed 'By K.L.M.' , routed via Singapore with boxed 'Passed by Censor 130/A' with circular 'G' and '28' cachet.

Netherlands East Indies. (Advertising). 1941. Envelope advertising 'Kaligoea Thee' addressed to Malang bearing SG 429, 10c vermilion tied by Batavia date stamp '22nd Dec 41' with 'Door Censuur Geopend' censor tape tied by Censuur/ 5 date stamp in red with oval 'Ec. C. 4' hand-stamp on face. Attractive item and very nice advertising cover for TEA.

Netherlands East Indies. (Trans-Pacific Mail). 1941. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to New York bearing SG407, 30c indigo and SG 440, 1g violet (2) tied by Bandoeng date stamp '2nd Aug 41' with matching registered label with framed 'Niet Door Censuur/ Geopend/ 85' on face endorsed 'By K.N.I.L.M./ Trans-Tasmin/ P.A.A./ to U.S.A. and Onward Air Transmission' routed via Hawaii 'Aug 23 41' with New York arrival 'Aug 28'. Nice item.

Netherlands East Indies. (Trans-Pacific Mail). 1941. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to Switzerland bearing SG 270, 5c ultramarine, SG 404, 15c ultramarine, SG 405, 20c violet (2) and SG 434, 30c ochre (2) tied by Medan date stamp '17th Sept 41' with matching registered label and 'Door Censuur Geopend' label tied by 'Censuur/ 31' date stamp with circular 'Ned. Indisch Deviezen Insittuut/ Deviezen Censuur/ 4' in carmine on face and reverse, endorsed 'By K.N.I.L.M./ Trans Tasmin/ PAA to USA and onward air-transmission' routed via Singapore with circular 'H' and '2' cachet with Heerburg arrival. Superb item sent over two Oceans.

Netherlands East Indies. (Trans-Pacific Mail). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to San Francisco bearing SG 439, 80c vermilion tied by Macassar date stamp '5th Aug 41' with 'Door Censuur Geopend' label tied by circular 'Ned. Ind. Deviezen Insittuut/Deviezen Censuur/ 1' in carmine on face and reverse with Hawaii transit 'MAY 10' and New York receiver '14/5' on reverse endorsed 'By K.N.I.L.M./ Trans Tasmin/ PAA to USA' . Very fine.

Netherlands East Indies. (Trans-Pacific Mail). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to London bearing SG 403, 15c ultramarine, SG 405, 20c purple and SG 412, 80c scarlet tied by Batavia Centrum date stamp '11th July 40' with 'Door Censuur Geopend' label on reverse and hand-stamped 'Censuur/ Gepasseerd/ 6' in carmine on face endorsed 'Special K.N.I.L.M. Flight/ Batavia- Manila on 12.7.1940 and inward air-transmission/ Trans-Pacific (Clipper) and Transcontinental Airways and Pan-American Airways to Europe' with 'Opened by Examiner/ 449' label applied on arrival. Lovely item sent over two Oceans.

Netherlands East Indies. (Postage Dues). 1921. News-Paper wrapper addressed to Soerabaja bearing Netherlands East Indies SG 216, 10c carmine tied by Tjepue date stamp '1st Feb 1921' with framed 'Dienst/ Vrij Van Port' and 'Ontoereikend' with hand-stamp 'Te Betalen Port/ Twee en Een/ Halve Cent' in carmine on face.
A very rare item of postage due mail from the Netherlands East Indies.

Ex Paul Bulterman collection.

Netherlands East Indies. (Postage Dues). 1937. Double post card addressed to Bandar Tnigi bearing SG 335, 1c slate-purple (block of four) tied by Medan date stamp, underpaid with 'T' hand-stamp and bearing Netherlands East Indies postage due SG D232, 12 1/2c salmon applied and tied by Tebingtinggi receiver '28th Oct 37' on face. Very ine.

Netherlands East Indies. (Brazil). 1941. Registered Air Mail envelope written from the Dutch Legation addressed to Bandoeng, Java bearing Brazil Yvert 209, 5000r blue (2) and 100r turquoise and 400r pale blue tied by Rio de Janeiro double ring '21st Dec 1941' with hand-struck 'Registrado' , endorsed 'via USA' with hand-struck instructional 'Service Suspended/ Returned to Sender' in black on face routed via India with censor tape tied by triangular 'Passed by Censor/ A - 20' and sent back via Miami 'Dec 29 41' with Brazil receiver '11th June 42' on reverse. Very rare item of interrupted mail for the Exhibitor.

Netherlands East Indies. (Trans-Pacific Mail). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to Java, Netherlands East Indies bearing Great Britain SG 477, 5s red tied by Bromley duplex routed via San Francisco and Hawaii when the service was suspended and returned to London,censored by the British 'Opened by Examiner/995' with framed instructional 'No Service/Return To Sender' on face in violet.

A double letter Air Mail franking to the Netherlands Indies the rate was 2/6d per 1/2oz x 2.

This cover had been carried by PANAM Clipper to New York and domestic US Airmail to San Francisco and was en route by PANAM Pacific Clipper via Hawaii when this service was suspended after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour on '8th January 1941.'

Netherlands East Indies. (Postage Dues). 1929. Netherlands East Indies postal stationery envelope ten cents red cancelled by Ponorogo date stamp '12th Sept 29' addressed to Holland, underpaid with circular 'T' and framed 'Ontoereikend' and bearing Netherlands postage due Yvert 57, 15c blue tied by Haarlem double ring '9/10'. Attractive item.

Netherlands East Indies. (Postage Due). 1940. Envelope addressed to Soerabaja bearing Netherlands Yvert 335, 12 1/2c blue tied by Bussum date stamp, underpaid and bearing Netherlands East Indies postage due SG D384, 20c on 37 1/2c salmon (pair) applied and tied by Soerabaja date stamp. Scarce Netherlands East Indies postage due on cover.

Netherlands East Indies. (Postage Due). 1937. Unstamped envelope headed 'Dienst/ Vrij van Port (Porto Invorderen) addressed to Balapoelang cancelled by Buitenzorg date stamp '11th Sept' with 'T/ 12/ 1/2' hand-stamp and bearing Netherlands East Indiespostage due SG D2232, 12 1/2c salmon applied and tied by Balapoelang receiver '12/9' in face. Very fine.

Netherlands East Indies. (Postage Due). 1936. Envelope addressed to Malang bearing Netherlands East Indies SG 242, 7 1/2c violet and postal stationery 'cut out' (not valid) tied by Solo date stamp '11/8' with hand-struck 'T' and bearing Netherlands East Indies postage due SG D227, 2 1/2c salmon (block of four) applied and tied by Malang receiver '12th Aug 36' on face. Very fine item of underpaid mail.

Netherlands East Indies. (Postage Due). 1937. Air Mail envelope addressed to Sabang bearing Netherlands East Indies Air Mail SG 308, 10c purple and SG 345, 12 1/2c vermilion tied by Bandoeng date stamp '13/3/37' (Air Mail not valid) and taxed with 'T' hand-stamp and bearing Netherlands East Indies postage due SG D227, 2 1/2c salmon (block of four) tied by Sabang receiver '22nd Mars' and forwarded to Semarang bearing postage dues SG D227, 2 1/2c salmon (block of four) tied by Semarang '30th Mar' on reverse. Interesting item of taxed mail.

Netherlands East Indies. (Indonesia). 1950. Envelope addressed to Djakarta bearing Indonesia postage dues SG D557, 5s on 100c yellow-green and SG D578, 10s on 75c turquoise mixed with Netherlands East Indies postage due 2 1/2c brown tied by Djakartsa date stamp.

Netherlands East Indies. 1872. Pre-stamp envelope written from Batavia dated '16th March 1872' addressed to France cancelled by Batavia date stamp in red '16/3' endorsed 'via Marseille' with octagonal Suez French entry cachet and charged '13' on arrival with Bordeaux receiver.
Ex Bulterman.

Netherlands East Indies. 1893. Register Netherlands East Indies postal stationery envelope 12 1/2c grwy upgraded with SG 85, 2 1/2c buff (2) tied by Rembang squared circle '18th Aug 93' with hand-struck 'R' addressed to Malang with Soerabaja transit.

Netherlands East Indies. 1899. Registered Netherlands East Indies postal stationery envelope 10c brown upgraded with SG 94, 10c brown tied by Bandoeng squared circle '8th Feb 99' with hand-struck 'R' addressed to Batavia with Tjianjoer and Batavia arrival on reverse.

Netherlands East Indies. 1902. Registered Netherlands East Indies postal stationery envelope 10 on 15c bistre upgraded with SG 111, 10c on 10c grey tied by Tebing - Tinggi squared circle '5th Mar 99' with 'Tebingtinggi/ Palembang' registration label addressed to Palembang with arrival on reverse.

Netherlands East Indies. 1894. Registered Netherlands East Indies postal stationery envelope 15c bistre upgraded with SG 91, 5c ultramarine tied by Klaten squared circle '8th Jan 1894' with hand-struck 'R' addressed to Palembang with Semarang and Weltevreden transits on reverse. Very fine.

Netherlands East Indies. (Germany). 1902. Netherlands East Indies postal stationery envelope 10c on 10c grey upgraded with SG 113, 15c on 15c brown tied by Salatiga squared circle '17/12' with frmed 'Na Posttijd' addressed to Germany with Weldevreden transit and arrival on reverse.

Netherlands East Indies. 1894. Registered Netherlands East Indies postal stationery envelope 15c bistre upgraded with SG 91, 5c ultramarine (pair) tied by Tebingtinigi - Deli squared circle '16th Oct 1894' with hand-struck 'R' addressed to Holland with Medan and Weltevreden transit on reverse and Utrecht arrival '16th Nov' . Lovely item.

Netherlands East Indies. 1893. Registered Netherlands East Indies postal stationery envelope 12 1/2c grey upgraded with SG 32, 10c brown, SG 32, 10c brown, SG 83, 1c olive and SG 84, 2c bistre tied by Pasoeroean squared circle '4th Aug 93' with hand-struck 'R' addressed to Holland with 'Ned Indie/ over Genua' hand-stamp with Soerabaja and Weltevreden transit and Haarlem arrival '9th Sept'. Very fine.

Netherlands East Indies. Circa 1855. Stamp-less envelope addressed to Batavia cancelled by oval 'Anjer/ Zeebrief/ Ongefrankeerd/ f' in carmine on face and rated '60' in m/s. Very fine.
Ex Bulterman.