Ref: DR19291
- £95.00
Netherlands East Indies. (Marine Post). 1946. Envelope addressed to Batavia bearing Netherlands Indies SG 401, 5c blue (pair) tied by oval Marine Postkantoor/ Batavia' date stamp '5th Jun 46' in red. Attractive item.
The Dutch East Indies declared independence from the Netherlands at 10am, 17th August 1945. There followed four years of armed resistance and conflict until the Dutch recognized Independence on the 27th Dec 1949.
