Ref: DR16358
- £150.00
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.
