China. (Sinkiang). 1941. Envelope addressed to London bearing SG 401, 20c ultramarine and SG 420, 40c orange (pair) tied by vernacular date stamp with Tihwa (Urumchai) transit in violet adjacent, routed via Chungking and Kwelin with British 'Crown/ Opened by Examiner/ 1018' censor label. Very scarce commercial censored mail from Sinkiang. An outstanding strike.
(Small repair to envelope top right, but not affecting stamps)

Argentina. (L.A.T.I. Mail - Netherlands). 1941. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to Holland bearing Yvert 375, 15c blue and Air Mail Yvert 20, 1p red and Yvert 21, 50c brown tied by Buenos Aires date stamp '5th Sept 1941', hand-stamped 'via Condor - LATI/ Certificado' with 'Par Via Aerea/ Por Avion/ via L.A.T.I.' blue label on face, routed Trans-Atlantic via Berlin with German censorship label tied by censor cachet on reverse. Very attractive item of L.A.T.I. mail sent by Registered post.

Turkey. (Iraq - India). 1942. Air Mail envelope addressed to Bombay bearing Yvert 810, 5k red, Yvert 813, 10k brown, Yvert 819, 30k lilac and 24k turquoise tied by Istanbul date stamp with bilingual 'Par Avion' label, routed via Iraq with framed bilingual 'Not Examined/ Iraq Censorship' on face (faint) with 'Opened by Examiners' label (red on white) tied by boxed 'Crown/ Passed/ DHC/ 80' and Bombay arrival. Scarce Indian censorship rated 10 points in Morenweiser.
Ex Alistair Kennedy.

Belgian Congo. (West Africa - Nigeria). 1943. Air Mail envelope addressed to 'No 6, Railhead Detachment, W.A.A.S.C. West African Force' bearing Belgian Congo 5f orange and 7f grey tied by Boma date stamp '3rd May 43', endorsed 'B.O.A.C.'' with 'Congo/ Belge/ Censure' label tied by hand-stamp '50' with Leopoldville transit '7/5' and 'Opened by Examiner' label tied by framed 'Crown/ Passed/ PP/ 43' censor hand-stamp in carmine on face, applied in Nigeria.
B.O.A.C. was created with the merger of Imperial Airways and British Airways in 1939.


Ex Alistair Kennedy.

Gold Coast. (United States - Nigeria). 1945. Envelope written from 'R.N.Z.A.F.' (Royal New Zealand Air Force) on crested 'Royal Canadian Air Force' envelope addressed to Canada bearing United States SG A901, 6c red tied by 'U.S. Army Postal Service/ A.P.O.' date stamp 'Jan 2nd 45', endorsed 'via A.P.O., 606A, c/o Postmaster, Miami, Florida' with framed 'R.A.F./ Censor/ 258' in violet on face. Mailed through the United States Army Post Office 606 at Accra from a Canadian serving with the New Zealand Army Forces in Africa. Royal Air Force 258 is known from R.A.F. Apapa (Nigeria) in April 1945.
Ex Alistair Kennedy with his notes.

French Levant. (Lebanon - Gold Coast). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to Gold Coast bearing Grand Liban Yvert 151, 0pi50 pink, (strip of three), Yvert 164, 1p green, Yvert 170, 5pi blue-green, Yvert 173, 25p rose (pair) tied by Tripoli date stamp '25th Oct' with 'Controle' label in pink with circular 'Free French' censor on face 'C/P', endorsed 'AV/ 2' in red crayon on face, routed via Egypt with Cairo transit '8th Nov' and circular 'Censorship/ Dept' on face. AV/ 2 mail from Lebanon is very scarce.
Ex Alistair Kennedy.

Chile. (Liberia - Nigeria). 1942. Air Mail envelope addressed to '2nd Lient. Tom Moodie, 8th Battalion, Nigeria Regt. c/o A.P.O.S. 102/ West African Forces' bearing Chile Yvert 33a, 40c grey, Yvert 38, 1p slate, Yvert 43, 6p brown and Yvert 45, 10p carmine tied by Valparaiso date stamp '13th Nov 42', endorsed 'By Pan-Agra via Buenos Aires/ Brazil y Guinea Portuges 'Bolama' and hand-stamped 'Par Avion de Buenos Aires - (Monrovia).' routed via Puerto Rico with 'Examined/ 14023' United States censor in Puerto Rico, forwarded over the Atlantic with Monrovia (Liberia) transit on reverse '17th Sept 43' and Cotonou/ Dahomey transit '11th Oct 43', m/s forwarded '6/ NR' in red crayon indicating the 6th Regiment had left Nigeria for India.
The eighth regiment was at Kauna, Nigeria in September 1942 and the 6th Regiment whom the cover is re-addressed to had left Nigeria for India 28th September 1943.
Ex Alistair Kennedy with his notes.

Palestine. (Great Britain -Trans - Pacific Mail). 1940. Air Mail 'Active Service' Honor envelope addressed to England bearing Great Britain SG 467, 3d violet (pair) and SG 476, 2/6d brown tied by 'Field Post Office/ 112' double ring '30th Sept 40' with 'Crown/ Passed By Censor/ No 1100' in violet and signed by the Commander, endorsed 'Air Mail/ American Clipper', routed over two Oceans via Hong Kong, San Francisco and New York to Lisbon. Very fine.
Ex Alistair Kennedy with his notes.

British Honduras. (France). 1909. Picture post card of 'The fishing boats on the Quay, Le Havre' addressed to 'All Pines, British Honduras via New Orleans, U,S,A,' bearing French "Sower" 10c orange-red tied by Seine roller '28/9' with New Orleans transit 'Oct 7' and Belize 'Oct 15' and arrival in All Pines 'October 18 09.' A very rare postmark on cover or card.
All Pines had a population of just 57 people and the village was abandoned in the early 60's.

Gold Coast. (Travelling Post Office). 1920. Registered envelope addressed to Ipswich bearing SG 72, 1d red (strip of three) tied by Bekwai (crown) double ring with matching registration label with Seccondee transit and 'T.P.O. 4/ Gold Coast' ambulant on reverse 'Ja 8 1920.' A very rare TPO, rated 2000 points by Proud and noted as used from 29/1/20 until 23rd February 20.

Bermuda. (British West Indies - Great Britain). 1867. Envelope carried by Diplomatic Bag addressed 'For Colonel Hanley/ "His Excellency The Governor of Bermuda, Colonial Office, London' bearing Great Britain SG 43, 1d rose-red (2) plate 78 & 80 tied by Uppingham/ 825 duplex 'Ap 11', endorsed 'Via Halifax' with London transit. Scarce franking of two pence to Bermuda.

British Guiana. (Great Britain). 1964. Air Mail envelope addressed to Sao Paulo, Brazil bearing Great Britain SG 540, 1/3d green tied by London double ring with British Guiana transit and framed instructional 'Missent to British Guiana' on face, endorsed 'Rcvd. Sao Paulo 14/4/64.' Missent Type not listed by Proud.

French Colonies. (Cote Des Somalis). 1942. Air Mail envelope addressed to 'Comite International de la Croix Rouge, Palais du Conseil General, Geneve' bearing Cote Des Somalis Yvert 170, 1f25 carmine (pair) tied by Djibouti date stamp '19th Fe 1942' with framed instructional 'Services Aeriens Speciaux/ Commandant Le Blocus de Djibouti' on face.
The Royal Navy blockaded the Port of Djibouti as French Somali Coast supported the Vichy Government in France, mail was flown via Marseille and German Occupied Athens to Switzerland.

Egypt. (Trans - Pacific Mail). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to New York bearing Yvert 188, 2m orange, Yvert 191, 5m brown (3) and Air Mail Yvert 23, 100m violet and green tied by Egypt Postage/ Prepaid date stamp '8th Oct 41' with framed 'R.A.F./ Censor/ 2' and signed by the Commander, routed via Cairo with 'Examined By Base Censor' label tied by 'Crown/ Deputy Chief Censorship', circular '58' on reverse, endorsed 'By Air Mail/ via Hong Kong & San Francisco', bilingual 'Par Avion' label in blue and arrival 'Recd. Lotus Club 'Nov 19.' Lovely item of Trans-Pacific Mail.

Malta. (British East Africa). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to the '1st Kings African Rifles, c/o Postmaster, Nairobi, Kenya' bearing Malta SG 223, 3d violet and SG 225, 6d scarlet and olive (2) tied by Sliema double ring with triangular 'Crown/ No 30/ Passed by censor' hand-stamp on face and reverse with boxed instructional 'Par Avion/ Jusqu' A (Kisuma) on face with 'AP.O./ E.A.F.' transit on reverse. Air Mail instructional not listed by Proud.
Ex Alistair Kennedy.

French Colonies. (Oceania - Great Britain). 1942. Air Mail envelope addressed to Makatea, French Oceania bearing Great Britain SG 467, 3d violet and SG 475, 1s bistre (pair) tied by Redcar roller '23rd Jly' with 'Opened by Examiner/ 978' label with Controle Postal Militaire' label tied by circular 'Controle Postal/ Etablissements Francais/ De L'Oceanie' hand-stamp on face and oval 'Ouvert/ Par/ L'Autorite Militaiire' on reverse. Very scarce item routed via Lisbon, New York, Auckland and Tahiti.
Ex Alistair Kennedy.

Brazil. (British Post Office). 1847. Stamp-less Printed Circular headed 'Price Current of Produce' dated 'Rio De Janeiro 31st August 1847' addressed to London, cancelled by British Post Office 'Rio De Janeiro' double arc 'Sp 3 1847', rated '2/4' in m/s, sent 'per Penguin Packet', endorsed 'per steamer "Salelle", with London receiver 'Nov 4th.' Circular reveres to the price of Rice, Tobacco, Coffee, Tapioca and the medicinal flower Ipecacuanha. Lovely item.

Lebanon. (Great Britain - Pai-Force - Trans-Atlantic Mail). 1943. Air Mail envelope headed 'On Active Service' addressed to Canada bearing Great Britain SG 475, 1s bistre (strip of three), SG 488, 2d pale orange and SG 490, 3d pale violet tied by Field Post Office/ 373 double ring '19th July 43' with rectangular 'Passed By/ 374/ Unit Censor' signed by the Commander, endorsed 'Via Pan American Airways' with 'Trans-Atlantic Air Mail/ via Pan American Clipper' label, routed via Egypt with circular 'Deputy Chief Field Censor' in violet, routed via Lisbon. Very attractive item
Ex Alistair Kennedy.

India. (Sweden - Onward Air Transmission). 1945. Air Mail envelope addressed to Stockholm bearing SG 277, 14a purple (2) tied by Bombay double ring with 'Opened by Examiner' label tied by 'DHC/ 492' hand-stamp and boxed 'Crown/ Passed/ DHC/ 66' hand-stamp on reverse with oval framed 'O.A.T.' (Onward Air Transmission) on face in purple, endorsed 'India - UK - Sweden'. Mail from India with Onward Air Transmission applied in London not easy to find.
Ex Alistair Kennedy.

Argentina. (Puerto Rico - Sweden). 1943. Registered Air Mail envelope 'Via Aerea' written from the 'Embassy of the United States of America/ Office of the Naval Attache/ Buenos Aires' addressed to Sweden bearing Argentina Yvert 376, 25c carmine (2), Yvert 395, 10c brown (2) and Air Mail Yvert 22, 1p red tied by 'E.R.V.V.A. 2/ Buenos Aires' date stamp with boxed 'R' hand-stamp and 'R. Argentina "Exterior" registered label on reverse, endorsed 'via Etados Unidos & Inglaterra', routed via Porto Rico with 'Examined By/ 2921' United States censor in Puerto Rico, sent southern route via Bolama (Portuguese Guinea) and Lisbon, then miss directed to Switzerland and on to Sweden via Berlin with circular 'Ab' in violet on face.
Ex Alistair Kennedy with his notes.

Italy. (Lati - Brazil). 1941. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to Santa Catarina Island, Cacador Province bearing 1 lira violet (10) and 1 lira 25 blue (pair) tied by Romano Di Lombardia (Bergamo) double ring '19th Aout 41' with matching registration label, 'Verificato Per Censura' labels tied by circular 'Ufficio Censura Posta Estero' in violet on face and reverse and '43/1' on reverse, routed via Roma by 'Air Lati' with Rio de Janeiro transit '1st September' and internal air service to Florianopolis, Santa Catarina Island. Very attractive cover.
Ex Alistair Kennedy.

China. (India - Manchuria). 1910. Envelope written from 'The Worcestershire Regiment' (crested envelope) addressed to Darien, China bearing India SG 121, 1/2 anna green and SG 123, 1a carmine (pair) tied by Barailly date stamp '20th June 10', routed via Singapore and Hong Kong with marine sorter on reverse, sent on the steamer "Assaye" dated '16th July 00' and Chinese Imperial Post Office Shanghai '24th Jly' on reverse. Very nice item into Manchuria.

Netherlands East Indies. (Internment Camp - Trans - Pacific Mail). 1941. Air Mail, Postage Paid post card from Alas Vallei, Koeta Tjane Internment Camp addressed to New York. Specially designed card headed 'Service Des Prisonniers De Guerre/ Franc De Port' written from A.A. Moshammer, F/4, Internment Kamp, Koeta Tjane, Sumatra' dated '2nd August 1941' bearing Netherlands Indies SG 406, 25c blue-green and SG 429, 10c vermilion tied by Medan date stamp '4/8', adjacent CDT. Intern. Kamp/ Koetajane' date stamp '4th August', endorsed 'P.A.A. Service/ onward Air Transmission', with 'Gecensureerd/ 4' hand-stamp in carmine, routed via Singapore, Bangkok and Hong Kong with New York arrival '29th August.
Card has been censured on reverse.
Only two other specially designed Prisoner of War postcards are known from Koetajane Internment Camp uprated for Air Mail, both addressed to Japan. This is the only Trans-Pacific usage,
Ex Paul Bulterman's Internment Camp collection and illustrated in his book "Nederlands Indie in Oorlog" page 22.
Exhibition item.

Netherlands East Indies. (Internment Camp Mail). 1940. Netherlands East Indies postal stationery card 3 1/2c grey written from Pematang Siantat Internment Camp dated '17th July 1940' with oval 'Militair Detachement/ Interneeringskamp/ P. Siantar' in violet (signed by the Commander) and cancelled Pematang Sianta '19/7', addressed to an internee at Raja Protection Camp for women, routed via Medan with ' Militaire Censuur/ Medan' hand-stamp in violet and charged '3' in carmine applied at the Raja Protection Camp.
The Pematang Siantat internment camp housed 171 internees (men) from Aceh and Sumatra's East coast. The camp closed on 3rd October 1940.
Ex Paul Bulterman's Internment Camp collection.

Netherlands East Indies. (United States of Indonesia). 1950. Air Mail Photographic post card of 'Militaire Luchtvaart/ Verkenningsafdeling' addressed to Medan bearing Netherlands 5c olive and 12c orange-red tied by Djakahta-Rotterdam (paquebot) date stamp '22nd Oct 50', endorsed 'Per Luchtpost', underpaid with circular 'T' and bearing United States of Indonesia postage dues SG D576, 2 1/2c on 50c yellow (pair) tied by Medan '1st Nov 50' date stamp. Scarce postage dues on cover. Very attractive item.
Ex Paul Bulterman's Indonesia postage due collection.

Netherlands East Indies. (Internment Camp Mail) 1940. Netherlands East Indies postal stationery card 3 1/2c grey written from 'Ngawi Internment Camp dated '3rd September 1940' with adjacent 'Commandant/ Interneeringkamp/ Ngawi' addressed to an internee in Banjoe Biroe Camp, routed via Batavia '5/9' with hand-stamp 'Gecensureerd'/ 4' in carmine on face.
Very fine item from Ngawi Internment Camp with oval mark of the Camp Commander. Ngawi had a very bad reputation considered the hell of Java.
Ex Paul Bulterman's Internment Camp collection.

Netherlands East Indies. (South Africa - Indonesia). 1950. Air Mail envelope addressed to Medan, Sumatra bearing South Africa SG 120, 1s brown and blue tied by Pretoria date stamp '23rd June 1950', underpaid with instructional 'Onvoldoende Gefranking/ Insufficiently Prepaid' in violet on face with octagonal 'T/ Centimes' hand-stamp and endorsed '21' bearing 'Dutch Rule Restored' postage due SG D493, 7 1/2c turquoise (2) mixed with 'United States of Indonesia postage due 'SG D576, 2 1/2c on 50c yellow (pair) applied and tied by Medan receiver on face. Attractive combination.
Ex Paul Bulterman's Indonesia postage due collection.

Netherlands East Indies. (Red - Cross - Liberated POW). 1945. Air Mail envelope written from the Netherlands addressed to 'Camp Tjiding, Batavia c/o Information Bureau van Het, Ned Ind. Roode Kruis, Temple Court, 422 Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia' bearing Netherlands Yvert 381, 50c brown-yellow and 17 1/2c indigo tied by s'Gravenhage double ring '8th Oct 45' with circular 'Nederlandsch-Indisch/ Roode Kruis' in carmine on front and reverse, endorsed '4gr' with 'Par Avion' label.

Netherlands East Indies. (Prisoner of War in Java). 1945. Prisoner of War postal stationery card with pre-printed 'Jawa Furyo Shuyosho' (Java Prisoner of War Camp) in brackets, 'Furyo Shuyosho' (Prisoner of War Post) with boxed 'Jawa Furyo Shuyosho, Ket'etsuzumi' (Java Prisoner of War Camp, Censored) in red, written from 'G.R. Meyer, Indo-Blanda (Dutch), No 33962, Jawa C.Q. (Bandoeng) addressed to 'Njonia (Mrs) C.A. Meyer, No 9796, Tangsi, C.R. (Djawa) with circular seal of "Tachi".
Very nice item sent from Prisoner of War Camp to P.O.W. Camp.
Card written in Malay.
Ex Paul Bulterman's Prisoner of War collection.

Netherlands East Indies. (Protection Camp Mail). 1940. Netherlands East Indies (pre paid) postal stationery card 3 1/2c grey written from Raja Protection Camp dated '24th July 1940' with adjacent circular 'Hoofd Van Plaatselijk Bestuur/ Kaban Djahe' (Head of the local administration/ Kaban Djahe) in violet and signed by the Camp Commander, addressed to Pematang Siantar Internment Camp, routed via Kaban Djahe with transit '28/7' and Medan 'Gecensureerd/ 4' hand-stamp and '3' applied on arrival.
Lovely item from Raja Protection Camp for women using a pre paid answer card writing to her sister in Pematang Sianter Internment Camp, routed via Kabandjahe, no camp mark existed at this time.
Ex Paul Bulterman's Internment Camp collection.

Netherlands East Indies. (Internment Camp - Red Cross Mail). 1941. Netherlands Indies Red cross Air Mail envelope headed 'Nederlandsch-Indische Roode Kruis/ Tjikini 65- Batavia Centrum' with 'Service Des Prisonniers de Guerre/ 'Franc De Port' addressed to 'Au Bureau International De La Croix Rouge/ Palais du Conseil General, Geneve (Suisse)' bearing Netherlands Indies SG 403, 10c scarlet (8) tied by Medan date stamp '21st Jan 41' with adjacent 'Cdt. Intern - Kamp/ Koetajane' date stamp '21st Jan 41' with circular 'Het Nederlandsch Indische/ Roode Kruis' in carmine on face and reverse and hand-stamp 'Gecensureerd/ 2, endorsed 'By K.L.M. to Bagdad.'
Very attractive yellow Red Cross envelope issued to the internees at Camp Alasvallei/ Koetajane (North Sumatra) paying the four times Air Mail rate.
Most of the German men held in the camp were transferred to Dehra Dun in British India December 1941.
Ex Paul Bulterman's Internment Camp collection.

Netherlands East Indies. (Protection Camp Mail). 1940. Netherlands East Indies Red Cross Air Mail envelope addressed to 'Au Bureau International De La Croix Rouge/ Palais Du Conseil General, Geneve (Suisse)' written from Blitar Protection Camp bearing Netherlands Indies SG 408, 35c violet tied by Blitar date stamp '27th December 40' with 'Beschermings - Kamp/ Blitar/ Tel 55' hand-stamp on reverse in violet with 'Door Censuur Geopend' label tied by circular 'Het Nederlandsch Indische/ Roode Kruis' in carmine on front and reverse endorsed 'By K.L.M. to Bagdad.'
The Internment Camp at Blitar was housed in the 'Grand Hotel' at first for Indonesian and German women and later in March 1941 a Protection Camp for Dutch women and children, 130 were held in the camp.
A very rare Camp mark, only one other item known.
Ex Paul Bulterman's Internment Camp collection and illustrated in his book "Nederlands Indie in Oorlog" page 10.

Australia. (Netherlands East Indies - Liberated POW Mail). 1946. Air Mail envelope headed 'Australian Red Cross Society (Unofficial) unstamped envelope written from Samarang, Java addressed to the Netherlands cancelled by Amsterdam slogan '17th Dec 46' endorsed 'By Air'. Nice item of "Liberated Mail".
Ex Paul Bulterman.

Netherlands East Indies. (United States of Indonesia). 1950. Post card 'Briefkaart' addressed to Medan bearing Netherlands East Indies SG 401, 5c ultramarine (not valid) with adjacent Medan dispatch '11th Dec 50', underpaid with circular 'T' and bearing United States of Indonesia postage dues SG D577, 5s on 100c yellow-green (pair) tied by Medan '14th Dec' date stamp. Scarce postage dues on cover. A very attractive item.
Ex Paul Bulterman's Indonesia postage due collection.

Netherlands East Indies. (Internment Camp Mail - India POW Mail). 1946. Air Mail postcard headed 'Service of Prisoners of War' written from 'H. Schellenberger, No 56286, C..I.C. Premnagar, Wing 6, Dehra Dun, British India' dated 'Dehra Dun 11th November 1946' addressed to Medan, Sumatra bearing India SG 273, 4a brown tied by Karagh double ring '15th Nov' with framed 'Crown/ Passed/ DHN/ 2' hand-stamp in violet of Dehra Dun, anointed 'By Air Mail'.
Ex Paul Bulterman's Internment Camp collection and illustrated in his book "Nederlands Indie in Oorlog" page 49.

Netherlands East Indies. (Protection Camp). 1940. Netherlands East Indies postal stationery card 3 1/2c grey written from Raja Protection Camp dated '3rd August 1940' with adjacent circular 'Hoofd Van Plaatselijk Bestuur/ Kaban Djahe' (Head of the local administration/ Kaban District) in violet and signed, addressed to Pematang Siantar Internment Camp, routed via Kaban Djahe with transit '7/8' and Medan 'Gecensureerd/ 1' hand-stamp and '3' applied on arrival.
Lovely item from Raja Protection Camp for women. 'Maja Eickemayer in Raja Camp writing to her sister in Pematang Sianter Internment Camp, routed via Kabandjahe, no camp mark existed at the time.
Ex Paul Bulterman's Internment Camp collection.

Netherlands East Indies. (United States of Indonesia). 1951. Envelope addressed to Singaradja bearing United States of Indonesia SG 582, 3s crimson tied by Dempasar date stamp '1st Feb 51', underpaid with circular 'T' hand-stamp and bearing United States of Indonesia postage dues SG D577, 5s on 100c yellow-green tied by Singaradja '3/2' date stamp. Scarce postage due on cover.
Ex Paul Bulterman's Indonesia postage due collection.

Netherlands East Indies. (Internment Camp Mail - Red Cross). 1941. Red Cross Air Mail envelope headed 'Nederlandsch-Indische Roode Kruis/ Tjikini 65 - Batavia' addressed to 'Au Bureau International De La Croix Rouge/ Palais Du Conseil General/ Geneve (Suisse)' bearing Netherlands Indies SG 405, 20c violet tied by Batavia-Centrum date stamp

Netherlands East Indies. (Repatriation - Austria). 1947. Air Mail envelope written from Batavia dated '26th April 47' with two page letter (censored) addressed to Austria bearing 'Dutch Rule Restored' SG 469, 2 1/2c purple, SG 472, 10c brown, SG 474, 17 1/2c carmine and SG 476, 30c grey tied by Batavia/ Kantoor date stamp '28th April 47' with circular 'Dev/ 3' censor hand-stamp in blue and censored on arrival in Vienna with brown censor tape and 'Osterreichische Zensurstelle/ W/ 219' on face in violet and bearing special Austrian 'PORTO' stamp 10g grey applied and tied by Wien receiver '17/5' on face.
Ex Paul Bulterman's Internment Camp collection.

Netherlands East Indies. (Red Cross - Via Iraq). 1940. Netherlands East Indies Red Cross Air Mail envelope written from 'Palopo, Celebes' addressed to 'Au Bureau International De La Croix Rouge/ Palais du Conseil General, Geneve, (Suisse)' bearing Netherlands Indies SG 408, 35c violet tied by Palopo date stamp '13th Nov 40' with 'Door Censuur Geopend' label tied by circular 'Het Nederlandsch Indische/ Roode Kruis' in carmine on face and reverse, routed via Batavia and sent .K.L.M. via Iraq with 'Marine - Censuur' label and 'Passed By Examiner' label applied in Bagdad. Lovely item.
Ex Paul Bulterman.

Netherlands East Indies. (Indonesia - Red Cross Form). 1946. Red Cross Form (Bulterman 18) headed 'Comite International de la Croix-Rouge/ Geneve (Suisse)/ 61' written from 'Tjimahi Camp, Barrack 4, Hut G 20,' addressed to Pekalongan dated '23rd September 1946', routed via Tegal with circular 'Palang Merah Indonesia/ Tjabang Tegal' with P.M.I. Djakarta' (two types) and through the Red Cross Batavia 'Comite International/ Delegation Batavia' and P.M.I. Pekalongan' arrival with m/s 'Retour'. The message is in Malaya with reply on reverse in Dutch language.
Ex Bulterman and illustrated in his book 'Nederlands Indie in Oorlog" page 256 (Formulier 18).
Bulterman notes the Red Cross visited several Camps in the Republican area in 1946 for control purposes and these forms were distributed.
Very fine item from a Nederlander in a Republican Camp.

Netherlands East Indies. (Internment Camp Mail). 1940. Netherlands East Indies postal stationery card 3 1/2c grey written from Banjoebiroe Internment Camp dated '3rd Oct 40' addressed to Tjimahi with oval 'CDT. VR. INT. KAMP/ Banjoe Biroe' with initials of the camp commander, routed via Ambarawa with transit '4/10' hand-stamped 'Gecensureerd' in carmine on face (applied by Mr Timmen who was Commander of the Camp) and 'Gecensureerd/ 5' .
The Internment Camp at Banjoebiroe was located in an old infantry barracks north of Ambarawa. The camp was intended for radicalized German/ Nazi women and housed 187 women and 101 children. The camp was closed on March 22nd 1941.
Ex Paul Bulterman's Internment Camp collection and illustrated in his book "Nederlands Indies in Oorlog" page 21.
Very rare, one of two items known with the Banjoebiroe oval Internment Camp cachet.

Australia. (Netherlands East Indies - Liberated POW Mail). 1946. Air Mail envelope endorsed 'On Active Service' and headed 'Issued Free By/ Australian Red Cross Society/ To Hospital Patients', written from Leiden addressed to Java Kade cancelled by 's Gravenhage slogan '6th March 46'. Nice item of 'Liberated' mail.
Ex Paul Bulterman.

Netherlands East Indies. (United States of Indonesia). 1951. Indonesia postal stationery card 5 sen blue cancelled by Semarang date stamp, underpaid with circular 'T' and bearing United States of Indonesia postage dues SG D576, 2 1/2s on 50c yellow mixed with 'Indonesia' SG 550a, 2 1/2s olive-brown overprinted 'BAJAR' tied by Semarang receiver '8th Feb 51'. Very rare Indonesia postage due postal stationery item with scarce 'BAJAR' overprint.
Ex Paul Bulterman's Indonesia postage due collection. Attractive item.

Netherlands East Indies. (Internment Camp Mail). 1940. Netherlands East Indies postal stationery letter-sheet 7 1/2c violet (Front) written from 'Ngawi Internment Camp' dated '30th May 1940' addressed to Soerabaja cancelled by oval 'Commandant/ Interneerlagskamp/ Ngawi' on face with Ngawi date stamp '30/5' and endorsed 'Gecensureerd' with 'Door-Censuur Geopend' label.
The Internment Camp at Ngawi was the old Fort Van den Bosh, it held the most dangerous internees including NSB party members.
Ex Paul Bulterman's Internment Camp collection.

Netherlands East Indies. (Prisoner of War - Malaya). 1944. Prisoner of War postal stationery card reading 'Jawa Furyo Shuyosho' (Java Prisoner of War Post) with 'Furyo Yubin' (Prisoner of War Post) and in red 'Jawa Furyo Shuyosho Ken'etsuzumi' (Java Prisoner of War Camp, Censored), erased with additional 'Java Gun Yokuryusho' (Java Army Detention Center) struck twice in red and violet, written from 'M. Schellart, No 25435, Java CQ (Bandoeng) to her husband 'H.I.I.M. Schellart, Private, Medan' dated '18th September 1944' with oval seal of "Iwamoto" with hand-struck instructional 'Transferred to Malaya/ Enemy Civilians Internment Camp Censored' in violet (faint seal applied) and circular censor seal unlisted by David Tett, endorsed '14/8/45' in faint pencil on face indicating the arrival date.
One of only four of these hand-stamp and deletion cards are known, they were made available to the Internees after 1st April 1944.
Ex Paul Bulterman's Prisoner of War collection.

Netherlands East Indies. (Internment Camp Mail). 1941. Netherlands East Indies postal stationery card 3 1/2c grey written from Ngawi Internment Camp dated '2nd June 1941' with adjacent 'CDT. Intern. - Kamp/ Ngawi' dated '3rd June' addressed to 'S.S. / OL, Proefstation', routed via Ngawai '4/6' with hand-stamp 'Gecensureerd/ 2' in carmine on face.
Very fine item from Ngawi Internment Camp. Ngawi had a very bad reputation considered the hell of Java.
Ex Paul Bulterman's Internment Camp collection.

Netherlands East Indies. (Internment Camp Red Cross Mail). 1940. Netherlands East Indies Red Cross Air Mail envelope headed 'Nederlandsch-Indische Roode Kruis/ Tjikini 65-Batavia Centrum' with 'Service Des Prisonniers de Guerre/ Franc de Port' addressed to 'Au Bureau International De La Croix Rouge/ Palais Du Conseil General, Geneve (Suisse)' bearing Netherlands Indies SG 407, 30c indigo tied by Medan date stamp with adjacent 'Cdt. Intern - Kamp/ Koetajane' date stamp '7th Jan 41' with circular 'Het Nederlandsch Indische/ Roode Kruis' in carmine on face and reverse with hand-stamp 'Gecensureerd/ 2' in carmine.
Attractive yellow Red Cross envelope issued to the Internees at Camp Alasvallei/ Koetajane, (North Sumatra).
Most of the German men held in the camp were transferred to Dehra Dun in British India, December 1941.
Ex Paul Bulterman's Internment Camp collection and illustrated in his book "Nederlands Indies in Oorlog" page 19.

Netherlands East Indies. (Protection Camp Mail). 1941. Censored envelope addressed to Rantjaekek, Java bearing Netherlands Indies SG 429, 10c vermilion tied by Blitar date stamp '28th June 1941' with double ring 'Beheerder/ Beschermingskamp/ Blitar' in violet with 'Djiboeka Oleh Censuur' label tied by 'Censuur/ 4' date stamp '3/7' on face and reverse. A unique item.
The Internment Camp at Blitar was housed in the 'Grand Hotel' at first for Indonesian and German women and later in March 1941 a Protection Camp for Dutch women and children. 130 women were held in the Camp.
Illustrated in 'Nico de Weijer's' wonderful book 'Postal Censorship and Internment Camp Mail in the Netherlands Indies' page 201.
Ex Paul Bulterman's Internment Camp collection and illustrated in his book "Nederlands Indie in Oorlog" page 22.

Netherlands East Indies. (Internment Camp Mail - Japan). 1941. Postage Paid Briefkaart (post card) from Alas Vallei, Koeta Tjane Internment Camp addressed to 'Frau W.J. Hufnagel, c/o German Consulate, Kobe, Japan'. Specially designed card headed 'Service Des Prisonniers De Guerre/ Franc De Port' written from 'H. Hufnagel, Block D 2. Central Internment Kamp, Alasvallei, Sumatra' cancelled by 'C.D.T. Intern. Kamp/ Koetajane' date stamp 8th October 1941', routed via Medan with transit '8/10' and 'Gecensureerd/ 4' hand-stamp in carmine.
The Indies Government gave German women and children from the Protection Camps a chance of repatriation via Japan to Germany at their own expense. On July 4th 1941, 338 women and 322 children left for Japan on the Japanese passenger ship "Asama Maru" hired by the Swiss Consul. However due to the German invasion of the Soviet Union there was no opportunity for them to return to Germany via Siberia. The German evacuees were then housed in Northern China and Japan.
Ex Paul Bulterman's Internment Camp collection.