Netherlands East Indies. (Curacao). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to Curacao, Netherlands West Indies bearing Netherlands East Indies SG 403, 10c scarlet and SG 407, 30c indigo (strip of three) tied by Bandoeng date stamp '25th July 40'with 'Door Censuur Geopend' censor tape tied by circular 'Dev/9' hand-stamp in carmine and 'Zal herruzen/ Nederland' label on reverse with Willemstad. Curacao receiver '12th Aug 40' on reverse. Nice item of mail from sent 'Trans-Tasmin over two Oceans.

Netherlands East Indies. 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed the United States bearing Netherlands East Indies SG 405, 20c violet and SG 438, 60c blue tied by Soerabaja date stamp '17th Nov 41' with 'Geopend Door Censuur' label tied by circular 'Ned. Indisch Deviezen Instituut/ Deviezen Censuur Sorabaja/ 1' in carmine on face routed via Singapore with censor tape tied by 'Passed By/ Censor/ 195/ A' and circular 'G' and '20' hand-stamp. Very attractive item.

Netherlands East Indies. (Singapore). 1941. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to the United States bearing Netherlands East Indies SG 405, 20c purple, SG 408, 35c violet (2), SG 409, 40c green and SG 439, 80c vermilion (3) tied by Semarang date stamp '7th Oct 41' with matching registration label, endorsed 'Air Throughtout' with 'Door Censuur Geopend' label tied by circular 'Dev/ 14' censor with hand-stamp Gecensureerd/ 5 and 'Ec. C.' in carmine on face, routed via Singapore with 'D' and '2' censor cachet in violet, Honolulu 'Nov 11' and Philadelphia 'Nov 15' on reverse. Superb item paying the 3g70 rate.

Netherlands East Indies. 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed the United States bearing Netherlands East Indies SG 403, 10c scarlet, SG 408,35c violet and SG 413, 1g violet tied by Medan date stamp '10th Jan 41' with circular 'Ned. Indisch Deviezen Instituut/ Deviezen Censuur Medan/ 1' in carmine on face, endorsed 'By KNILM/ Trans - Tasmin/ PAA/ to USA and onward Air-transmission' routed via Singapore with censor tape tied by 'Passed by/ Censor 71/A' and 'C' and '30' hand-stamp in violet. Very fine.

Netherlands East Indies. (Singapore). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to New York bearing Netherlands East Indies SG 404, 15c ultramarine, SG 409, 40c green and SG 413, 1g violet (pair) tied by Batavia date stamp '10th Oct 40' with 'Nederland/ Zal Herruzen' label tied on reverse, endorsed 'By Transpacific Airoute via Hong Kong/ to USA and Onward Air-Transmission' with 'Door Censuur Geopend' label tied by circular 'Dev/ 1' hand-stamp routed via Singapore with censor tape tied by framed 'Passed by Censor/ 150/ Singapore' in violet with 'K' and '28' hand-stamp in violet on face. Superb.

Netherlands East Indies. (Australia). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to Australia bearing Netherlands East Indies SG 401, 5c ultramarine and SG 403, 10c scarlet (pair) tied by Medan date stamp '6th June 40' endorsed 'via Empire Airways' with 'Geopend Militaire Censuur Medan' censor label. Very fine and scarce item sent 'Empire Airways. '

Netherlands East Indies. (Great Britain). 1942. Postcard addressed to Soueabaya, Netherlands East Indies bearing Great Britain SG 488, 2d pale orange tied by Bury roller '15th March 42' with boxed 'Crown/ Passed/ T. 128' censor hand-stamp and framed instructional 'No Service/ Return To Sender' in violet on face.Very fine.

Netherlands East Indies. (Great Britain). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to Bandoeng, Java bearing Great Britain SG 467, 3d violet and SG 475, 1s brown tied by Twickenham roller '27th Dec 41' endorsed 'Via Atlantic/ US and Pacific' with 'Opened by Examiner/ 961' label and framed instructional 'No Service/ Return to Sender' in violet on face. Very fine.

Netherlands East indies. (Singapore - Bangkok). 1941. Air Mail envelope to Switzerland headed 'By Air Mail to Bagdad' bearing SG 348, 25c blue/green and SG 349, 30c indigo tied by Djokjakarta date stamp with 'Door Censuur Geopond' label, 'Censuur/6' cachet with circular 'Dev/6' and 'Ec.C' in red, routed via Singapore with 'Passed by Censor 49/a' hand-stamp and Singapore circular 'D/20' in violet with German censor tape and cachet applied on arrival. Very nice item of Far East Air Mail.

Netherlands East Indies. 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to New York bearing Netherlands East Indies SG 345, 12 1/2c orange (pair), SG 359, 2g50 purple and SG 413, 1g violet tied by Batavia date stamp '14th Sept 40' endorsed 'By Transpacific Air Route via Manila/ to USA and onward Air-transmission' with circular 'Dev/ 3' censor cachet in carmine on face and 'Nederland/ Zal Herruzen' Propaganda label on reverse. Superb item paying the 3g 75 cent Air Mail rate via Manila.

Netherlands East Indies. (Australia). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to Perth, Australia bearing Netherlands East Indies SG 406, 25c blue-green tied by Batavia date stamp '9th Nov 40' with 'Door Censuur Geopend' tape tied by circular 'Dev/5' hand-stamp with framed instructional By Air to Australia and/Onward Airtransmission' in violet on face with 'The British Navy' propaganda label on face. Very nice item.

Netherlands East Indies. (Singapore). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to New York cancelled by Batavia '15cts' meter cachet dated '1st June 40' routed via Singapore with censor tape tied by 'Passed by/ Censor 65/ Singapore' hand-stamp in violet. Very fine.

Netherlands East Indies. (Australia). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to Perth, Australia bearing Netherlands East Indies SG 408, 35c violet tied by Batavia date stamp '4th Oct 40', endorsed 'Per Quantas' with 'Door Censuur Geopend' tape tied by circular 'Dev/4' hand-stamp with 'The British Navy' propaganda label on face. Very nice item.

Netherlands East Indies. (Curacao). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to Curacao, Netherlands West Indies bearing Netherlands East Indies SG 409, 40c yellow-green and SG 410, 50c indigo tied by Balik Papan (Borneo) date stamp '14th Feb 41' with 'Door Censuur Geopend' censor tape tied by 'Gecensureerd/ 33' hand-stamp and and 'Ned. Ind. Deviezen Instituut/ Deviezen Censuur Soerabaja/ 4' in carmine on face, endorsed 'Trans - Tasmin' with 'Gezien/ Censuur/ Curacao' and Willemstad. Curacao receiver '7th Mar on reverse. Nice item of mail from Dutch Borneo sent 'Trans-Tasmin over two Oceans.

Netherlands East Indies. (Field Post Packet Card). 1942. Packet card addressed to Bandoeng bearing SG 429, 10c vermilion (6) tied by Veldpost/ Sorteerkantoor/ B double ring with framed 'Veldpost/ Distributiekt. 105' with 'Gecensureerd/ 105' hand-stamp in carmine and Bandoeng date stamp '18/2' on reverse. Attractive franking.

Netherlands East Indies. 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to Sydney, Australia bearing SG 401, 5c ultramarine and SG 429, 10c vermilion (strip of three) tied by Makasser date stamp '17th April 41' with 'Door Censuur/Geopend' censor label tied by circular 'Ned Indisch Deviezenn Instituut/ Deviezen Censuur/ 1' in red on face and reverse. Nice item paying the 35c Air mail rate to Australia.

Netherlands East Indies. 1940.Air Mail envelope addressed to Marseille, France cancelled by Batavia/ Centrum meter '0.45' date stamp '31st Jan 40' routed via Singapore with 'Passed/ For/ Transmission' on face and India 'Passed by/ Censor/ Calcutta/ C 100' in violet. Very nice routing and scarce Calcutta censor only in use two months.

Netherlands East Indies. (Prisoner Of War Post). 1943. Australian Red Cross envelope headed 'Prisoner of War Post/ Service des Prisonnieres de Guerre' addressed to 'Mr. J. Wesselingh, c/o Nederlandsche Maatschappy Voor Havenwerken, 27 Tamblongweg, Banoeng, Java, Civilian Internee, Java, c/o Japanese Red Cross Society, Tokyo, Japan' cancelled Melbourne '5th Jul 1943' with 'Opened by Censor/ 3' label tied by triangular '3/ Opened by Censor' in violet on reverse with framed 'Ken' etsuzumi' (censored' in carmine and oval censor seal of "Umegaki" with boxed 'Java 2' in violet on face. Lovely item.

Netherlands East Indies. (Singapore). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to Holland bearing SG 409, 40c green tied by Batavia Centrum date stamp '17th Jan 40' routed via Singapore with 'Passed by Censor' label (two types) tied by framed 'Passed by/ 3/ Censor' with Gravenhague arrival '31st Jan 40' and forwarded to Belgium. Interesting item.

Netherlands East Indies. (Japanese Occupation In Java). 1944. Hand-painted Japanese Occupation 'Dai Nippon' 3 1/2c grey postal stationery card addressed to Djakarta hand-stamp '4.1.44.' Postal stationery card not excepted for use by the Japanese.

Netherlands East Indies. (Tran-Pacific Mail). 1940. Registered Advertising (Columbia Films) Air Mail envelope addressed to New York bearing Netherlands East Indies SG 348, 25c blue-green and SG 357, 1g violet tied by Batavia/Centrum date stamp '29th Aug 40' with matching registration label and 'Geopened Door Censuur' label tied by circular 'Dev/ 10' cachet in carmine, endorsed 'By Clipper via Manila Hong Kong' routed via Honolulu 'Sep 6' and New York arrival '9/9' on reverse. Very attractive item.

Netherlands East Indies. (Prisoner Of War Mail). 1945. Japanese Field Postcard overprinted 'Gunji Yubin (Military Post)/ Yubin Hagaki (Postcard) written from Malang dated '10th Sept 45' cancelled by Malang date stamp addressed to Camp No 9, Block 3, Ambaraya, Java. This card was only overprinted for civilian use and issued on '1st July 1945' . Nice item.

Netherlands East Indies. (Trans-Pacific Mail). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to New York bearing SG 407, 30c indigo SG 412, 80c scarlet and SG 413, 1g violet tied by Btavia date stamp '18th Oct 40' with 'Censuur Batavia' label tied by 'Gecensureerd 5 hand-stamp with circular 'Dev/ 8' hand-stamp in carmine, endorsed 'By KNILM/ Trans-Tasmin/ P.A.A. to U.S.A. and onward Air Transmisssion' . Very fine.

Netherlands East Indies. (Trans-Pacific Mail). 1941. Illustrated (Columbia Films) Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to New York bearing Netherlands East Indies SG 407, 30c indigo and SG 413, 1g violet (2) tied by Batavia Centrum date stamp '20th Mar 41' with matching registration label and 'Geopend Door Censuur' label tied by circular 'Dev/ 5' and 'Ec. C.' censor and hand-struck 'Gecensureerd/5' in carmine endorsed 'Knilm/ P.A.A.' with Honolulu transit 'Apr 3' and New York arrival 'Ap 7' on reverse. Very fine.

Netherlands East Indies. (Trans-Pacific Mail). 1941. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to /new York bearing Netherlands East Indies SG 440, 1g violet tied by Bandoeng date stamp '6th Nov 41' with boxed 'Niet Door Censuur Geopend/ 1' in carmine on face, endorsed 'By Air Throhout/ via U.S.A.' and routed via Singapore with circular 'F' and '14' censor cachets, San Francisco and New York arrival 'Nov 21st' on reverse. Attractive 'Not Opened by Censor' cover paying the single 1g rate.

Netherlands East Indies. (Australia). 1939. Air Mail envelope addressed to Melbourne bearing Netherlands East Indies SG 351, 35c violet tied by Batavia date stamp with framed instructional 'By Air to Australia and/ onward airtransmission' in violet on face and Sydney transit. Very fine.

Netherlands East Indies. (Australia). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to Melbourne bearing Netherlands East Indies SG 429, 10c vermilion (3) tied by Bandoeng date stamp '10th Ap 41' with 'Diboeka Oleh Censuur' label tied by circular 'Dev/ 10' and 'Censuur/ 5' date stamp with framed instructional 'By Air to Australia and/ onward airtransmission' in carmine on face. Directional hand-stamp not recorded by McQueen in carmine.

Netherlands East Indies. (Liberated POW'S Mail). 1945. Stamp-less envelope written from Medan endorsed 'Free of Charge/P.O.W.' addressed to Batavia cancelled 'KDP - PTT - Medan/ 26 Dec 1945' . Lovely item from the office of Displaced Persons.

Netherlands East Indies. (Maritime Mail). 1934. Netherlands East Indies postal stationery envelope 12 1/2c carmine upgraded with SG 273, 12 1/2c orange tied by oval 'Koninklijke Paketvaart/ Maatschappij/ S.S. Tosari' in violet addressed to Batavia with Tandjong/ Priok transit '28/5' and Batavia receiver on reverse. Attractive item of Maritime mail from the Netherlands East Indies.

Netherlands East Indies. (Trans-Pacific Mail). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to New York bearing SG 403, 15c ultramarine, SG 438, 60c blue and SG 441, 2g blue-green tied by Semarang date stamp '7th June 40' with 'Door Censuur Geopend/ Diboeka Oleh Censuur' label tied by circular 'Censuur/ 6' date stamp with oval 'Ec. C. 12' in carmine, endorsed 'K.N.I.L.M./ Trans Tasmin/ P.A.A. To USA and onward
Air Transmission'. Very fine.

Netherlands East Indies. (Trans-Pacific Mail). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to New York bearing SG 270, 5c blue, SG 429, 10c Vermillion and SG 441, 2g blue-green (pair) tied by Batavia date stamp '20th May 41' with 'Door Censuur Geopend/ Diboeka Oleh Censuur' label tied by circular 'Censuur/ 6' date stamp with oval 'Ec. C. 4' in carmine, endorsed 'K.N.I.L.M./ Trans Tasmin/ P.A.A. To USA and Onward Air Transmission'.

High franking cover paying the 4g 15c rate for 30 grams over the Pacific with Patriotic label on reverse. "Netherlands shall rise again".

Netherlands East Indies. (Trans-Pacific Mail). 1941. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to Switzerland bearing Netherlands East Indies SG 405, 20c purple and SG 410, 50c indigo and SG 441, 2g blue-green (2) tied by Medan date stamp '27th Aug 41' with matching registration label and 'Door Censuur Geopend' censor label tied by circular 'Ned. Indisch Deviezen Instituut/ Deviezen Censuur/4' in carmine with 'Censuur 31' date stamp , endorsed 'By K.N.I.L.M./ Trans Tasmin/ P.A.A. to USA and onward air-transmission' , routed via Singapore with censor tape tied by hand-struck 'Passed By/ Censor 243/ A' and circular 'A' and 28' on face with St. Gallen arrival '4th Oct'. Lovely item of registered mail over two oceans route.

Netherlands East Indies. 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to Switzerland bearing SG 409, 40c yellow-green, SG 434, 30c bistre and SG 441, 2g blue-green tied by Batavia date stamp '6th Aug 41' with 'Diboeka Oleh Censuur' label tied by circular 'Censuur/ 4' hand-stamp endorsed 'Per K.L.M. to Singapore/ Trans Clipper to USA/PAA to Europe' . Superb item routed paying the 2 70 rate over two oceans.

Netherlands East Indies. (Mail Service Suspended). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to Holland bearing Netherlands East Indies SG 347, 20c violet tied by Probolinggo date stap '4th May 40' with 'Censuur/ Batavia' label tied by 'Gecensureerd/ 1' censor hand-stamp with instructional 'Retour Afzender/ Postverbinding Opgeheven' (Postal Service Broken) on face.

Netherlands East Indies. 1940. Envelope addressed to New York bearing Netherlands East Indies SG 398, 2 1/2c bistre, SG 401, 5c blue and SG 402, 7 1/2c violet tied by Soerabaja date stamp '14th Sept 40' with green censor tape tied by circular 'Ned. Indisch Deviezen Instituut/ Deviezen Censuur Soerabaja/ 6' in carmine on face. Attractive item with Provisional censor tape.

Netherlands East Indies. 1940. Envelope addressed to New York bearing Netherlands East Indies SG 401, 5c blue and SG 403, 10c scarlet tied by Soerabaja date stamp '16th Sept 40' with green censor tape tied by circular 'Ned. Indisch Deviezen Instituut/ Deviezen Censuur /Soerabaja/ 5' in carmine on face. Nice item with Provisional censor tape.

Netherlands East Indies. 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to England cancelled by Soerabaja meter '135ct' dated '12th Sept 40' with framed hand-stamp 'Per Imperial Airways' in violet on face and censor label tied by circular 'Ned Ind Deviezen Instituut/ Deviezen Censor Soerabaja/ 6' in pink on face and reverse. Nice item.

Netherlands East Indies. (Japanese Occupation Of Java). 1944. Post card written from Java C.Q. (Bandoeng) addressed to Java C.P. (Semerang) with circular censor seal of "Tachi" and unidentified oval seal. Nice item of camp to camp mail written from a Dutch national to her husband.

Netherlands East Indies. (Japanese Occupation Of Java). 1944. Reply (Kirim) postacard written from Java CP (Semerang) addressed to Java CQ with framed 'Ken' etsuzumi (censor) and oval censor seal of 'Hasegawa'.
Lovely item from a female internee camp mail with the use of scarce new reply postcard.

Netherlands East Indies. (Japanese Occupation Of Java). 1944. Post card written from Djawa C.R. addressed to 'BAT 15209' with framed 'Mare e ikan' (transferred to Malaya) in violet but endorsed 'P. Baroe' (Pakanbaroe) in m/s red crayon and oval censor of 'Watanabe' and endorsed '23/8/45' on face the date the card was received. Lovely item of camp to camp mail written from a Dutch national to her husband originally thought to have been transferred to Malaya but sent to Pakanbaroe, Sumatra.

Thailand. (Netherlands East Indies). 1940. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to Amsterdam bearing Netherlands East Indies SG 344, 10c scarlet (2) and SG 347, 20c purple tied by Kediri date stamp with matching registered label routed via Penang with 'Crown/Passed by Censor' label tied by boxed 'Passed by Censor' and Thai Circular '3' in blue on face.Very fine.

Netherlands East Indies. 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to Switzerland bearing SG 1c slate, SG 410, 50c indigo, SG 427, 5c blue, SG 431, 17 1/2c orange, SG 440, 1g violet, SG 464, 4c olive and SG 466, 7 1/2c violet tied by Batavia Centrum date stamp '15th Sept 41' with Diboeka Oleh Censuur' label tied by circular 'Censuur/ 6' hand-stamp endorsed 'By K.L.M. to Manila and P.A.A. to USA and Onward Air Transmission' with Singapore censor hand-stamp 'H' and '2' in violet on face. Nice routing. Superb item routed paying the 1g85 rate over two oceans.

Netherlands East Indies. (Prisoner of War Mail). 1942. Netherland East Indies Prisoner of War 1st card dated '20th December 1942' written from 'J.H. Kaunang, (Dutch) Java A' with hand-stamp 'Prisoner of War Post' and framed 'Ken' etsuzumi' (Censored) type not listed by Tett) addressed to Langsa with hand-stamp instructional 'Tidak Kenal/ Kembali Pada Pengirm' (Temporary Unit Unknown/ Return To Sender) on face with Langsa arrival '18/3' and forwarded to Koeala and Medan. Lovely item of Netherlands East Indies Prisoner of War Mail.

Netherlands East Indies. (Trans-Pacific Mail - Hong Kong). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to Manchester bearing Netherlands East Indies SG 401, 5c blue (3) and SG 410, 50c indigo (pair) tied by Padang date stamp '19th July 40' with hand-struck 'Censuur/ Gepasseerd/ 2' in red, endorsed 'By Transpacific Air route/ via Hong Kong to USA and by P.A.A. to Europe' with Singapore censor tape tied by boxed 'passed by Censor/ 150/ Singapore' in violet with circular 'B' and '2' hand-stamp with 'Opened by Censer/ Hong Kong' label and 'Opened by Examiner/ 513' applied in London. Fabulous item of censor mail over the Pacific.

China. (Chinese Labour Force in France World War One). 1917. Stamp-less envelope headed 'F.M. addressed to 'Monsieur Grossen, Colonel de Gendarmerie, Le Mans' cancelled by Tresor et Postes date stamp with hand-struck '21st Bon. Indochinois/ Compagnie de Mitrailleurs' in blue on face. Scarce item from the Indo-Chinese workers (mostly from Wei Hai Wei) in France. Superb.

One of the darker aspects of World War 1 was the plight of 12,000 Chinese workers who were recruited by the British Army from the north of China in 1916 to serve on the battle front in France as labourers, trench diggers, munitions carriers, mine disarmers and corpse bearers under often inhumane conditions. A large number were also struck down by the devastating Spanish flu epidemic of 1918.

China. (French Indo-China). 1928. Stamp-less envelope addressed to Quang-Yen, Tonkin cancelled by Hai-Phong date stamp '13/7' , underpaid with 'T' hand-stamp and bearing French Indo-China postage dues SG D138, 1c buff (pair) and SG D165, 4c blue and grey (pair) applied and tied on arrival by Quang-Yen/Tonkin receiver '17th Juil' on face with framed 'Non Reclaime' on face and reverse. Nice combination.

China. (Indo-China). 1940. Envelope addressed to Hanoi bearing Indo-China SG 169, 2c green (pair) tied by Caobang/Tonkin date stamp, underpaid with 'T' hand-stamp and bearing Indo-China postage due SG D204, 4c red/yellow applied and tied on arrival by Hanoi/Tonkin receiver. Lovely item of domestic postage due mail.

China. (French Indo-China). 1903. Stamp-less envelope endorsed 'Corps D'Occupation' addressed to Paris cancelled by Haiphong/Tonkin double ring with circular 'Corps Expeditionaire' with military '18th Regiment D'Marche Anamite Coloniale' in blue, signed by the Commander with 'T' hand-stamp and bearing French postage due Yvert 33, 30c rose (pair) tied by Paris obliteration. Mail from the French Occupation should not have been taxed. This cover was charged the double letter rate.

French Indo-China. (French Morocco). 1933. Military mail Air Mail envelope headed 'Commandement Superieur/ des Troupes du Maroc/Le Chef D'Etat Major' addressed to French Indo-china with 'Troupes de Maroc/ Le Commandant General' cachet in violet bearing French Maroc Yvert 146, 3f carmine/rose (pair) tied by Rabat-Residence/ Maroc date stamp '23/1' , routed via Marseille and Saigon, underpaid with 'T/1. 80' hand-stamp and bearing French Indo-China postage dues SG D143, 8c grey and SG D144, 10c blue tied by Hai-Phong arrival on reverse. Very fine and scarce.

China. (French Indo-China). 1947. Air Mail envelope addressed to France bearing French Indo China SG 313, 1c grey, SG 317, 4c brown and Air Mail 80c orange tied by' B.P.M. 403' date stamp. underpaid with French postage due Yvert 10f orange/ red applied and tied by Aix receiver. Very fine.