Netherlands East Indies. (liberation - Civil Administration). 1945. Envelope written from Holland addressed to Camp Columbia, Brisbane bearing Holland 7 1/2c orange (2) tied by Heneglo date stamp '17th Aug 45' with Nederland/ Geopend Door Den Censuurdienst' label, forwarded from Brisbane, endorsed 'KDP Batavia' on face. Scarce item to 'The Office of Displaced Persons' (KDP see Tett page 357).

Netherlands East Indies. (Liberation - Civil Administration). 1945. Air Mail Netherlands Indies postal stationery card 5c on 3 1/2c grey upgraded with Netherlands 7 1/2c orange dated 'Amsterdam 1st Sept 1945', addressed to 'N.I.C.A. Camp Columbia, Brisbane' with framed 'Nederland/ Gezien/ Door Den/ Censuurdienst/ 5235' in violet on face. Scarce item into the Netherlands Indies Civil Administration with censor cachet.
Lovely item with red vertical lines JUSQU'A mark applied at the office of exchange.

Netherlands East Indies. (Liberation - Civil Administration). 1945. Air Mail envelope written from Holland addressed to 'Private Mol, Royal Netherlands Indies Army, Brisbane' bearing Netherlands Yvert 166, 1c red, Yvert 380, 40c green (pair), 1 1/2c mauve and 5c green (pair) tied by Venlo date stamp '29th Sept 45', endorsed 'via India' and forwarded to 'R.N.E.I. Airforce Camp, Baundaberg'. Nice item, the Netherlands East Indies Air Force used the Base flying B-25 Mitchell Bombers.

Netherlands East Indies. (Liberation/ Refugee Mail). 1946. Envelope written from a Dutch Ex POW endorsed 'M.M.D. 11 Tent 19, Balikpapan' addressed to Batavia bearing Netherlands Indies SG 472, 10c brown tied by Balikpapan slogan '2nd May 46' with circular 'Passed by R.N.F. Censor/ No 48' on face (Royal Netherlands Force) and 'P.T.T./ Batavia (AMACAB) receiver on reverse. Scarce item with Allied Military Administration receiver on reverse.

Netherlands East Indies. (Recovery of Allied Prisoners). 1945. Air Mail envelope addressed to Holland bearing SG 471, 7 1/2c olive (pair) and SG 476, 30c grey tied by framed Balikpapan date stamp '24th Dec 1945' with circular 'Passed by/ R.N.F. Censor/ No 48' on face.
Major Dr. Schouten had been a Doctor at the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army, Camp Columbia, Wacol, Brisbane ans served with the 'RAPWI' (Recovery of Allied Prisoners of War and Internees) in the Dutch Indies, Timor and Thailand. The NEI Government in Exile was quartered in Camp Columbia from 1944. A scarce item.

Netherlands East Indies. (Civil Administration). 1945. Air Mail envelope written from Holland addressed to 'Camp Columbia, Brisbane' bearing Netherlands Yvert 371, 7 1/2c carmine, 7 1/2c red and 40c indigo tied by Assen date stamp '29th Aug 45' with 'Nederland/ Geopend Door Den Censuurdienst' cernsor label and endorsed 'Consulate Brisbane'.
Lovely item with red vertical line JUSQU'A mark applied at office of exchnage.

Netherlands East Indies. (Netherlands). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to Amsterdam bearing Netherlands Indies SG 342, 7 1/2c violet and SG 343, 10c scarlet tied by Makassar date stamp with 'Geopend Militaire Censuur Medan' censor label routed via Singapore with framed '30' censor cachet, underpaid with Netherlands postage due Yvert 51, 5c grey/ blue applied and tied by Amsterdam receiver with German censor tape tied by German censor cachet. Nice item.

Netherlands East Indies. (Liberated POW'S MAIL). 1947. News-Band wrapper addressed to Batavia bearing Netherlands Indies SG 467, 1c green and SG 485, 2c sepia tied by 'Postkantoor/ Kramat Kamp/ Batavia' date stamp '11th Oct 47'. Scarce item from Kramet Camp paying the 3 cent printed matter rate.

Netherlands East Indies. (Liberated POW'S MAIL). 1946. Air Mail envelope written from Medan endorsed 'Airmail' addressed to Batavia cancelled 'KDP - PTT - Medan/ 26 February 1946' with circular 'RAPWI/ Postkantoor/ Batavia' arrival on reverse. Lovely item from the Office of Displaced Persons in Medan to the 'Recovery of Allied Prisoners of War and Internees Bureau.

Netherlands East Indies. (Liberated POW'S MAIL). 1945. Stamp=less envelope written from Medan endorsed 'per flagpost' addressed to Batavia cancelled 'KDP - PTT - Medan/ 31 Dec 1945'. Lovely item from the Office of Displaced Persons.

Netherlands East Indies. 1948. Air Mail envelope from the 'A.M.V.J.' (Netherlands Young Mans Association, Veldpost, Medan) headed 'In Active Dienst/ Per Luchtpost' addressed to Holland bearing Netherlands Indies SG 346, 5c blue and SG 475, 20c brown/ purple (2) tied by Medan date stamp '20th Mar 48'. Fine item.
Ex Paul Bulterman.

The Dutch East Indies declared independence from the Netherlands at 10am, 17th August 1945. There followed four years of armed resistance and bloody conflict until the Dutch recognized Independence on the 27th Dec 1949.

Netherlands East Indies. (Red Cross). 1941. Envelope headed 'Nederlandsch- Indisch Roode Kruis/ Contactbureau Indi-Nederland/ Batavia' addressed to 'Information Bureau of The Netherlands Red Cross, Stratton House, London' bearing Netherlands Indies SG 346, 15c ultramarine tied by Batavia Centrum date stamp '11th Oct 41' with oval 'Contact Bureau/ Indie-Nederland' in carmine on face and 'Diboeke Oleh Censuur/ Door Censuur Geopend' label tied by 'Censuur/ 5' date stamp in red, 'Dienst/ Vrij Van Port' erased and boxed 'London Committee/ Roode Kruis/ Van Nett/ Nederlandsche' dated '31st Dec 1941' on arrival. Superb item, by this time free mail for the Red Cross had ceased.

Netherlands East Indies. 1946. Envelope addressed to Den Hague bearing SG 519, 25c blue-green tied by Semarang date stamp '29th July 48' with 'Deviezen/ Control/ Semerang' censor on face. Scarce item from the War of Independence.

The Dutch East Indies declared independence from the Netherlands at 10am, 17th August 1945. There followed four years of armed resistance and bloody conflict until the Dutch recognized Independence on the 27 Dec 1949.

Netherlands East Indies. (Liberated POW'S MAIL). 1946. Envelope written from 'Kramet Camp, Java' endorsed 'Ex P.O.W. Mail/ Per Paymaster' addressed to Switzerland cancelled by circular 'Postkantoor/ Kramet - Kamp/ Batavia' dated '20th Mar 1946' on face with framed 'Taxe Percure'. Unusual item of ex POW Liberated mail to Switzerland.

Netherlands East Indies. (Liberated POW'S MAIL). 1946. Red Cross envelope headed 'Nederlandsch--Indisch Roode Kruis' with Centraal Informatie Bureau/ v. h. Ned. Ind. Roode Kruis/ Batavia' addressed to Tjimahi, Red Cross' cancelled by Batavia date stamp '11th May 46' with hand-stamp 'Dienst' (Service) on face. Attractive item.

Netherlands East Indies. (Liberated P.O.W.'S' MAIL). 1947. Red Cross Air Mail envelope from the 'Centraal Comite Van Het/ Ned Roode Kruis/ AFD Indonesie/ Batavia' cancelled by Centrum date stamp '8th July 47'. Very fine.

Netherlands East Indies. (Liberated P.O.W.'S MAIL). 1945. Netherlands Indies Red Cross envelope headed 'Nederlandsch- Indisch Roode Kruis' with 'Centraal Inlichtinge Bureau/ Batavia' addressed to Medan cancelled by framed 'Nederlandsch/ PTT/ Batavia' date stamp '23rd Dec 1945.' Attractive item.

Netherlands East Indies. (Veldpost). Circa 1944. Veldpost envelope written from the 'A.I. Mobil Unit' addressed to Batavia bearing Netherlands Indies SG 429, 10c vermilion tied by framed 'Veldpost/ Distributiekt. 30' hand-stamp with 'Censuur/ Gepasseerd' hand-stamp in carmine on face.

Netherlands East Indies. (Curacao). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to Curacao, Netherlands West Indies bearing Netherlands Indies SG 407, 30c indigo and SG 411, 60c ultramarine tied by Balik Papan (Borneo) date stamp '7th Jan 41' with 'Door Censuur Geopend' censor tape tied by Gecensureerd/ 34' hand-stamp and 'Ned. Ind. Deviezen Instituut/ Deviezen Censuur Soerabaja/ 2' in carmine on face with 'Gezien/ Censuur/ Curacao' and Willemsted, Curacao receiver '28th Jan 41' on reverse. Nice item of mail from Dutch Borneo sent Trans-Tasman over Two Oceans.

Netherlands East Indies. (Curacao). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to Curacao, Netherlands West Indies bearing Netherlands Indies SG 409, 40c yellow-green and SG 410, 50c indigo tied by Balik Papan (Borneo) date stamp '22nd Jan 41' with 'Door Censuur Geopend' censor tape tied by 'Gecensureerd/ 29' hand-stamp and 'Ned. Ind. Deviezen Instituut/ Deviezen Censuur Soerabaja/ 1' in carmine on face with 'Gezien/ Censuur/ Curacao' and Willemstad, Curacao receiver '11th Feb 41' on reverse. Nice item of mail from Dutch Borneo sent 'Trans-Tasman over two Oceans.

Netherlands East Indies. (Interrupted Mail). 1939. Envelope addressed to Hungary bearing SG 404, 15c ultramarine tied by Ambarawa date stamp '6th Sept 39' with 'Opened by Censor/ 1260' label applied in transit and Budapest arrival '9th Nov 39' on reverse. Mail interrupted on route to Hungary by the start of WW2.

Netherlands East Indies. (Trans Pacific Mail). 1941. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to the United States bearing Netherlands Indies SG 404, 15c ultramarine, SG 410, 50c indigo and SG 413, 1g violet tied by Probelinggo date stamp '10th Mar 41' with matching registered label and 'Door Censuur Geopend' censor tape tied by circular 'Ned. Indisch Deviezen Instituut/ Deviezen Censuur Soerabaja/ 6' in carminre on face, endorsed 'By KNILM/ TT/ PAA/ to USA and onward Air-Transmission', routed via Hawaii 'March 18' with Highlands arrival '24th Mar' on reverse. Very fine item of registered mail going Trans-Tasman and over the Pacific.

Netherlands East Indies. (Trans-Pacific Mail). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to Boston bearing Netherlands Indies SG 403, 10c vermilion and SG 410, 50c indigo tied by Batavia Centrum date stamp '31st May 40', endorsed 'via Imperial Air Mail', routed via Penang with 'Crown/ Passed by Censor' label tied by boxed 'Passed By/ 15/ Censor' hand-stamp. Nice routing via Penang.
Lovely item with red vertical lines JUSQU'A mark applied at office of exchange.

Netherlands East Indies. (Trans-Pacific Mail). 1940. Air Mail envelope written from Sourabaya addressed to San Francisco bearing Netherlands Indies SG 401, 5c ultramarine, SG 409, 40c green and SG 411, 60c blue tied by Sourabaya date stamp '26th June 40' with 'Door Censuur Geopend' label and 'Censuur/ Gepasseed/ 6' hand-stamp in carmine, endorsed 'Via Trans-Pacific and Onward Air Trans-Tasmin', routed via Bangkok with circular '1' censor cachet and censor tape tied by framed 'Passed by/ Censor 186/ Singapore' in violet. Lovely item with three different country censors on.

Isle of Man. (Great Britain). 1920. Great Britain postal stationery card 1d scarlet written from Kirk Andreas dated '26th October 1920' addressed to Douglas cancelled by Kirk Andreas thimble (Whitney 567). Scarce item from this small Manx village seeking money for The Lhen Mission Hall.
Card has file holes.

Isle of Man. (Great Britain). 1847. Pre-stamp envelope written from Ballamoar' dated '23rd Jan 1847' addressed to Douglas cancelled by by framed 'Ramsey/ Isle of Man' on reverse, endorsed 'Paid' and rated 'P/ 1' in red m/s on face with faint Douglas arrival.

Isle of Man. (Great Britain). 1859. Envelope addressed to London canceled by Peel double arc on reverse 'Ap 29 1859', sent by direct bag to Liverpool with 1d rose cancelled by '466' numeral and London arrival 'Ap 30' on reverse. Lovely item of quality.

Isle of Man. (Great Britain). 1859. Folded letter sheet written Ramsey dated '8th April 1859' addressed to Douglas bearing SG 40, 1d red-rose tied by '086' bar obliteration with Ramsey single ring date stamp on reverse (Whitney 338) and Douglas/ Isle of Man arrival on reverse (Whitney 51). Attractive item.

Isle of Man. (Great Britain). 1857. Folded letter sheet written from Ramsey dated '25th March 1857' addressed to Douglas bearing SG 32, 1d red-brown tied by '086' bar obliterator with 'Ramsey/ I.M. double arc (code B) in green on reverse (Whitney 337) with Douglas-Isle of Man arrival inn green on reverse. Superb.

Isle of Man. (Great Britain). 1849. Pre-stamp envelope written from Peel dated 'June 21st 1849' addressed to Douglas cancelled by framed 'Peeltown/ Isle of Man' on reverse, rated '1' in m/s and endorsed 'Paid' with 'Douglas-Isle-of-Man' receiver 'Jy 4 1849' on face in blue. Very fine item from Peel.

Isle of Man. (Great Britain). 1881. Official mail envelope addressed to Ballamoar, Jurby headed 'On Her Majesty's Service' with Board of Education/ Isle of Man' bearing SG 172, 1d lilac tied by Douglas/ Isle of Man/ 407 duplex with Ramsey transit. Nice item of Official Mail.

Isle of Man. (Internment Camp Mail). 1942. Stamp-less Air Mail envelope addressed to an Italian P.O.W. 'House O Camp, Isle of Man' cancelled by Panna/ Udine date stamp '6th May 42' endorsed 'Interne de Guerre' with 'Verificato Per Censura' label on reverse tied by double ring censor cachet with circular '332/1' in violet and framed 'Posta Aerea Per Internati Civil de Guerre/ via Roma' on face in violet with oval 'Headquarters, Post Office/ Intern. Camps Douglas I.O.M.', received '8 Jun 1942' at Central Camp and forwarded to 'O. Camp' with 'O. Camp Post Office/ Onchan. I.O.M.' dated '12th June 42' on reverse and re-directed to Somerset with 'Opened by Examiner/ 5773' label. Scarce item sent from Italy Air Mail to Italian Internee at O. Camp, Isle of Man.

Isle of Man. (India). 1829. Pre stamp envelope written from 'Neemuch, India' dated '16th July 1829' addressed to Douglas, Isle of Man, rated '2/4', sent on the steamer 'Ontario' via Liverpool with framed 'India Letter/ Liverpool' on reverse (Robertson In 4a).

Isle of Man. (Great Britain). 1923. Picture post card of 'Lynch Gate, Kirk Michael' addressed to Manchester bearing Great Britain SG 337, 1d scarlet tied by Kirk Michael 'skeleton' (Whitney 5806). Very rare skeleton from Kirk Michael, the only one of this type recorded by Whitney.

Isle of Man. (Palestine). 1942. Air Mail letter sheet written from Palestine by 'Capt. Nathan, Field Censor, Haifa, M.E.F.' addressed to 'Capt. H.A. Piehler, Intelligence Officer, Peveril Camp, Peel, Isle of Man' bearing Great Britain SG 467, 3d violet tied by 'Field Post Office/ 149' double ring with 'Examined by Base Censor' label tied by circular 'Deputy Chief Field Censor' in violet with triangle hand-stamp 'Passed by Censor/ Crown/ No' on face and circular '39' censor cachet on reverse. very fine incoming mail to the Peveril Camp from Palestine. Rare.

Isle of Man. (United States). 1892. Envelope addressed to California bearing Great Britain SG 201, 2 1/2d purple/blue tied by Ramsey squared circle (Whitney 357), routed via New York with San Bernardino arrival. Lovely example of the Ramsey squared circle going overseas. A scarce item in lovely condition.

Isle of Man. (Internment Camp Mail). Circa 1916. Stamp-less envelope headed 'Prisoner of War' addressed to Konstantinople, Pera, Turkey' endorsed on reverse 'Hut 6a, Camp 11, Compound IV, Knockaloe Aliens Camp, Isle of Man' with 'Opened by Censor/ P.W. 120' label, routed via Austria with framed 'Zensuriert/ K.U.K. Zensurstalle Wien' on face in red and circular censor arrival with bilingual 'Pera Arrive' date stamp. Mail from Knockaloe Camp to Turkey must be scarce.

Isle of Man. (Village Postmarks). 1905. Picture post card of 'Kirk Braddan Church, Sunday morning' written from Santon addressed to Manchester bearing Great Britain SG 216, 1/2d blue-green tied by St. Ann's S.O./ Isle of Man single ring (Whitney 631). Very scarce village cancel from St. Ann's (Santon Parish).

Isle of Man. (Great Britain). 1896. Envelope addressed to Union Mills, Douglas bearing SG 172, 1d lilac tied by Union Mills date stamp 'Ja 20 96'. very fine local usage.

Isle of Man. (Great Britain). 'One Penny' pink postal stationery envelope written from Douglas dated '1st June 1842' (with letter) addressed to Brighton cancelled by Douglas 'Maltese Cross' with 'Isle-of-Man' double arc on reverse 'June 1st' and Brighton receiver 'Ju 3 1842' on reverse. A lovely item with Douglas Maltese Cross.

Isle of Man. (Internment Camp Mail). 1941. Stamp-less folded letter letter sheet written by an Italian Internee 'House 11, Granville Camp, Isle of Man', endorsed 'c/o Chief Postal Censor, Liverpool' addressed to Liverpool cancelled by violet oval 'Granville Internment Camp/ Douglas, I.O.M./ 1ST Mar 1941' with circular 'Official Paid' date stamp in red on face with 'Opened by Examiner/ 6737' label on reverse.

Isle of Man. (Internment Camp Mail). 1941. Stamp-less folded letter sheet written by Italian P.O.W. in Palace Internment Camp, Douglas dated '29th Jan 1941' addressed to Italy with circular 'Palace Internment Camp/ Douglas' endorsed 'c/o/ Chief Postal Censorship, Liverpool' with Opened by Examiner/ 6740' label and 'Verificato per Censura' label aplied on arrival. Very fine.

Isle of Man. (Great Britain). 1846. Pre-stamp envelope written from 'Milntown' dated 'Jan 19th 1846' addressed to Douglas cancelled by framed 'Ramsey/ Isle of Man' on reverse with Isle-of-Man double arc applied in Douglas. Displays very well for an Exhibit.

Isle of Man. (Great Britain). 1837. Pre-stamp envelope written from 'Andreas Rectory' dated 'June 15 1837' addressed to Douglas with hand-struck 'Ramsey' in black on reverse, endorsed 'To be Delivered without Delay' and rated '5' in m/s. A very rare town cancel only in use 1835 to 1837 and perhaps an early example of Manx Express mail !

Isle of Man. (Great Britain). 1850. Pre stamp envelope written from Castletown dated 'June 21st 1850' addressed to Douglas cancelled by 'Castletown-Isle-of-Man' undated circle in blue, rated '1' in m/s and endorsed 'Paid' with 'Douglas-Isle-of-Man' receiver 'June 22' on face. The Castletown in blue is scarce.

Isle of Man. (Great Britain). 1842. Pre-stamp envelope written from 'Ballamoar, Jurby' dated 'June 11th 1842' addressed to Brighton cancelled by framed 'Ramsey/ Isle of Man' on reverse with Isle of Man double arc transit and rated ''P/4' in red m/s on face with London tombstone 'Paid' in red on face and Brighton arrival. Nice item of mail from Jurby Parish.

Isle of Man. (Village Postmarks). 1850. Envelope addressed to Ballasalla bearing Great Britain SG 8, 1d red-brown tied by Douglas '407' bar obliteration with Douglas-Isle of Man (Whitney 29) in green on reverse and Ballasalla undated circle arrival on reverse (Whitney 517). This hand-stamp had been issued on the opening of the Ballasalla Sub-Office, June 3rd 1848. A very scarce undated circle from this small Manx village.

Mauritius. (France). 1851. Stamp-less envelope written from 'Bel-Air' dated '15th Oct 1851' addressed to France with framed 'Souillac/ Oct 18 1851' hand-stamp with framed 'Paid' and endorsed 'Ship 6d' and 'Crown/ Mauritius/ GPO' on face, routed via Great Britain with boxed 'Colonies/ &c Art 13' accountancy with 'Angl. 2 Calais' French entry cachet on face, taxed '15' on arrival with Fleche receiver. Only a few 1st Type boxed Souillac covers known. Exhibition item.

Mauritius. (France). 1850. Stamp-less envelope written from 'Bel-Air' dated '5th Mars 1850' addressed to France with framed 'Souillac/ Ma 12 1850' hand-stamp with framed 'Paid' and endorsed 'Ship 1/-' in black m/s with 'Crown/ Mauritius' date stamp on face, routed via Great Britain with boxed accountancy 'Colonies/ &c Art 13' with hand-struck 'Ship-Letter' on reverse in red, charged '8' for the ship and taxed '6f 0' (six francs) in m/s with La Fleche receiver '7th June' on reverse. Very rare 1st Type boxed Souillac. Superb item with very high French Charge.

Ireland. (Great Britain used in Ireland). 1870. Envelope addressed to New York bearing Great Britain SG 92, 3d carmine rose (plate 6) tied by Belfast/ 62 duplex with 'New York/ Br. Pkt' arrival in red on face. Lovely quality.