Ref: DR20297
- £75.00
Netherlands East Indies. (Veldpost). 1947. Netherlands East Indies 'Pst - Brief' folded letter sheet 7 1/2c violet upgraded with SG 469, 2 1/2c violet tied by Veldpost D.P.C. Div.' double ring '2nd Jan 48' written from Garoet, Java dated '31st Dec 1947' addressed to Baudoeug.
The Dutch 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.
