Netherlands East Indies. 1890. Envelope addressed to Austria bearing Netherlands East Indies SG 36, 25c purple tied by '66' in numeral with adjacent Kota Radja date stamp '15th Dec 90' routed via Singapore and Penang with 'N.I. Agents Singapore' and 'N.I. Postagent Penang' '21/12' on reverse with French paquebot octagonal 'Ligne N Paq. Fr. No 8' dated '24th Dec' with hand-stamp 'Ned Indie/ Over Naples' and struck 'Ned. Indie/ Over/ Marseille' on face and Wien receiver '18th Jan 1891'.
Nice item of mail sent via the Dutch Postal Agency in Penang and Singapore and two different route markings 'via Napels' and 'via Marseille'.
Ex Paul Bulterman collection.