Netherlands East Indies. (Registered Veldpost Mail). 1948. Registered un-stamped envelope addressed to Bandoeng with 'Verbindings/ Dienst/ 4th Bat/ S.R. 1' and boxed 'R/ L.E.C.E.P. Luchtpost No (5958)' in carmine with circular '3rd Regiment Infanterie/ 1Ve Bataljon/ Commandant' on face. Scarce item of Veldpost mail sent registered during 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 27th Dec 1949.