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Netherlands Indies » Pre-Philately 1600-1864 continued...
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9020   Group Lot: 1849-1864, group of eight pre-philatelic entire letters, showing multiple routings and rates; with 4 maritime mails (zeebrief) with Dutch arrivals Den Helder, Hellevoetsluis and interesting rate and route markings; large oval "Manado Zeebrief" postmark on 1863 overland mail to Netherlands; "Samarang Franco" on quadruple rate letter to London; overland letter sent by Méssageries Impériale; "Zeebrief Samarang" on letter with Zierikzee marking and interesting rate correction (with price sticker $1500). A very fine assembly with letters from Tocila, Bulterman, and Magnolia collections (with excellent write-up); a unique opportunity for the specialised philatelist. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate. € 300

Currently (SAN)...€ 300.00
Closing..Oct-04, 02:00 AM
10000   imageLetter dated 12 January 1655 from the Department of Justice in Batavia to Johan van Riebeeck (1619-1677), the first Commander of the Cape of Good Hope. Empty letter sheet containing a small photographic reproduction of the original correspondence dated 12 January 1655, and possibly with the name of the vessel that carried the letter “St Elizabeth of Dassel”(?). ONE OF THE EARLIEST SURVIVING LETTERS FROM BATAVIA SENT TO THE FIRST COMMANDER OF THE CAPE, OF GOOD HOPE WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE TO THE GOVERNOR -GENERAL OF BATAVIA. WITH A COMPLETE AND PERFECTLY PRESERVED WAX SEAL FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, “DES RAADS VAN JUSTITIE TOT BATAVIA”. The recipient, Johan van Riebeeck, was appointed by the Dutch East India Company’s Gentlemen Seventeen to improve the anchorage at Table Bay and develop the Dutch Settlement in what would later be Cape Town. The settlement was to be a way station on the VOC trade route for vessels sailing from Netherlands to the East Indies. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Estimate. € 1,000

Currently (SAN)...€ 1,000.00
Closing..Oct-04, 02:00 AM
10001   imageMissionary letter dated Banculo 10 December 1727, written by Carlo Giuseppe Fideli, the Prefect of the new mission in Sumatra to the Provost General of Regular Clerics in San Silvestro, Rome. A VERY EARLY MISSIONARY LETTER FROM THE CATHOLIC MISSION IN SUMATRA IN VERY FRESH CONDITION AND WITH THE ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE EXTREMELY WELL-PRESERVED; MOST ATTRACTIVE AND OPENS UP PERFECTLY FOR DISPLAY. In the letter, the writer requests his resignation from the mission in Sumatra and states that he intends to board a ship for Madras, wanting to eventually return to Europe. He entrusts the mission to his collaborator Botigni (?) for interim leadership. An extremely rare and historically important letter that bears witness to the difficulty that many missionaries faced in the Far East. Since the late 17th century, Bengkulu (Bencoolen) was a pepper-trading centre of the British East India Company, which established Fort Marlborough in 1714. In 1785 Bencoolen was incorporated into the British Empire with Sir Stamford Raffles as Lieutenant-Governor, while the rest of the Indonesian archipelago was part of the Dutch East Indies. Provenance: Harmers of London, March 1992, lot 512 (350 GBP). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Estimate. € 500

Currently (SAN)...€ 500.00
Closing..Oct-04, 02:00 AM
10002   imageLetter from the British Invasion of Java, 1811, dated 5 October 1811 in “Cantonment of Weltevreden, 3 miles from Batavia, Island of Java”. Written by Assistant Surgeon Robert Badenach, H.M. 59th Regiment, 2nd Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment, to his mother in Stonehaven, Scotland, with the complete letter preserved. Oval crowned “SHIP LETTER PORTSMOUTH” on front together with London arrival 22. Jan. and datemark of 25 Jan. 1812; also deleted tariff markings “1/10”, “2/10”, with final tariff “3/2”. A COMPLETE LETTER FROM THE BRITISH INVASION OF JAVA IN 1811, WRITTEN BY A SURGEON WITH DETAILS OF THE INVASION. AN EXTREMELY RARE HISTORICAL LETTER; FRESH AND WITH FULLY LEGIBLE TEXT. The letter mentions the siege of Fort Cornelis 26th August with a great number of British wounded; the writer expects to receive "Prize-Money" of £500 for the seizure of "a vast quantity of property". Also mentioned is the difficulty of having reliable mail delivery; the writer mentions the arrival of ships from India which may carry family letters that have been delayed for 2 years. With full transcription included. One of the finest surviving descriptive military letters from the British engagement in Java. Provenance: Harmers of London, Dec. 1992, lot 117 (1530 GBP). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5)

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Estimate. € 500

Currently (SAN)...€ 500.00
Closing..Oct-04, 02:00 AM
10003   imageLetter datelined Calcutta 21 Feb. 1814 to Lieutenant J.W. Littler in Sourabaya, sent via Batavia and struck by two "JAVA GENERAL POST OFFICE/BA-/TAVIA/DOL-/LORS/STY-/VERS" double-circle handstamps (WdB 13; recorded in use 1811-1819), with taxation of 36st and 20st respectively entered into the handstamps, also 136 noted in ink on front. Folded letter with full content. An unusual use of these double-circle handstamps on mail originating outside the Dutch East Indies and in the period of the British Occupation of Java; these British double-circle postmarks were used by the Dutch administration after the British left in 1816. Very fine and rare. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate. € 200

Currently (SAN)...€ 200.00
Closing..Oct-04, 02:00 AM
10004   image1817 “Post Comptoir Sourabaya” handstamp (WdB 38; recorded in use Jan. 1817-June 1819) with accompanying FRANCO (WdB 39), both in red, on complete letter to Batavia datelined 11 November 1817 with full content written on the English brig Experiment. Very clear strike of the rare Netherlands Indies postmark that continued the design of the preceding British markings but with a value in guldens and stuivers. A payment of 1 gulden and 20 stuivers is indicated in manuscript in the handstamp. Certificate NVPH 1998. The Sourabaya stamp was always an outgoing stamp, and all letter from this time were dispatched pre-paid. VERY ATTRACTIVE AND FRESH ENTIRE LETTER FROM THE FIRST YEAR OF DUTCH RULE, SHOWING SUPERB STRIKES OF THE RARE “POST COMPTOIR SOURABAYA” AND THE "FRANCO", THE FIRST POSTMARKS USED IN THE DUTCH COLONIAL PERIOD. The letter was written in the anchorage of Sourabaya onboard the English merchant ship Experiment. In the letter the ship’s captain Dacre writes to the Batavia merchant and shipping company Deans, Scott & Co. about securing freight for a subsequent passage to Europe. An important letter that shows the predominance of British traders in the first years of Dutch colonial administration. Provenance: Ritchie Bodily private treaty 1993 (850 GBP). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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Estimate. € 200

Currently (SAN)...€ 200.00
Closing..Oct-04, 02:00 AM
10005   imageLetter from Samarang 17 May 1820 to the Batavia merchant company van Rijk, Prediger & Co., showing a perfect, bold strike of the “JAVA POST OFFICE/SA-/MARANG/DOL-/LORS/STY-/VERS" double-circle handstamp (WdB 14), with accompanying boxed “POST PAID” (WdB 30). 12 stuivers rate written into the postmark. Certificate NVPH 1998. The British double-circle handstamps were used by the Dutch administration after the British left in 1816 and the Samarang postmark is known in use 1812-1826. Very fine, with some light tropical browning of the paper and very minor ink corrosion to the address. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Estimate. € 100

Currently (SAN)...€ 100.00
Closing..Oct-04, 02:00 AM
10006   image"Zee Brieven/Ongefrankeerd" large negative-impression oval handstamp in red (WdB 62b) on letter with enclosed content from Samarang 16 Mar. 1830 to Amsterdam. A readable but slightly indistinct strike of this very rare maritime postmark, with additional red "ZEE BRIEF/ONGEFRANKEERD" oval handstamp in red (WdB 63c). With taxation 60c written twice on front (rate valid Apr. 1816-Sep. 1850). On the back are Hellevoetsluis line mark with “Zeebrief” cursive mark, both in red. Certificate NVPH, 2000. THE EXTREMELY RARE LARGE, NEGATIVE-IMPRESSION ZEEBRIEF HANDSTRUCK STAMP ALONGSIDE THE MORE COMMON “ZEEBRIEF ONGEFRANKEERD”; A DOUBLE USE KNOWN IN LESS THAN 5 EXAMPLES. THE UNPAID SHIP LETTER MARKING IS RATED 500 IN WOLFF DE BEER AND IS ONE OF THE RAREST OF DUTCH EAST INDIES MARITIME POSTMARKS. A superb letter sent by ship to the Rotterdam port of Hellevoetsluis. With endorsement on front “Per schip Aurora, Kapt. Haan”. The ship Aurora arrived in Samarang Mar. 17th and departed Apr. 2nd, bound for Rotterdam via Batavia. Very fine condition with a few brown spots to the letter sheet and with a nearly complete red wax seal on back. Provenance: Ritchie Bodily private treaty 1993 (695 GBP). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Estimate. € 300

Currently (SAN)...€ 300.00
Closing..Oct-04, 02:00 AM
Netherlands Indies » Pre-Philately VOC postmarks
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10007   image1789 VOC 1 gulden postmark in black (WdB 2c), very clear strike on envelope to Haarlem. With sender’s directive “Per de Paket Booth de Luchtbol”. Letter of three sheets (“derde formaat”) with the 1 gulden postmark and red crayon “20” stuivers (=1 gulden) crossed out and re-rated “23” to include sending to recipient in Haarlem. Docketing on back “Batavia 1 December 1789” and “Ontv(angen) 5 May 1790”. Empty envelope in very fresh condition, with a tear top right. With certificate NVPH 2000. VERY FINE LETTER WITH THE “VOC 1G” POSTMARK FROM THE FIRST YEAR OF USAGE. AN EXCEPTIONALLY CLEAR STRIKE OF THE POSTMARK ON A PACKET LETTER FROM BATAVIA TO HAARLEM. A MAJOR POSTAL HISTORY RARITY OF THE DUTCH EAST INDIES. A very rare letter sent on the vessel Luchtbol built in the Netherlands for the Chamber Rotterdam 1788. This letter is part of a well-known correspondence from the Indies via the Cape of Good Hope to Christianus Carolus Henricus van der Aa (1718-1793), Lutheran pastor in Haarlem and secretary of the Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities. On the reverse is a summary of content: the letter contained an extract from the will of Mr. Hooijman in Batavia who bequeathed 1000 guldens to a patriotic society (“H.M.D.W. over de liefde to het Vaterland”). The summary shows that wills and financial dispositions from Batavia had to be sent to the Netherlands for approval. The reverse of the letter is sealed by two red wax seals (heraldic design with two fish) at both end of the envelope, as is customary for notarial letters carrying testamentary content. Provenance: Ex Collection Holleman; private treaty sale, 1994. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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Estimate. € 1,000

Currently (SAN)...€ 1,000.00
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10008   image1802, VOC 5 stuiver postmark type II in red (WdB 5d) on folded letter 3 Apr. 1802 from Sergeant Jan van Loo in Surabaya to Jacobus de Leij in the Heere Logiment (Gentlemen’s Lodging) in Batavia. Complete letter with preserved correspondence and with a perfect strike of postmark; 4 wormholes are visible on the front, with one affecting the O of VOC. With detailed certificate van der Vlist, 2002. In 1789 the company Beyvanck in Batavia created three VOC postmarks for inland use with denominations of 5, 10, and 15 stuivers, indicating amounts to be paid on delivery, and these were used until about 1810. The charge depended on the number of sheets, and this letter is a single sheet (“eerste formaat”) charged 5 st. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Estimate. € 100

Currently (SAN)...€ 100.00
Closing..Oct-04, 02:00 AM
10009   image1805 (?), VOC 10 stuiver postmark in red (WdB 6b) on folded letter sheet to C.F. Back, scriba, te Peccalongan. Empty letter sheet with “1805” written in pencil within; this is plausible but unverifiable. Some browning to cover and small part of top is missing; large part of red wax seal on back. Charged 10st for double sheet (“tweede formaat”). With detailed certificate van der Vlist, 2002, in which he notes that the postmark type is similar to that found on letters sent from Samarang. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Estimate. € 100

Currently (SAN)...€ 100.00
Closing..Oct-04, 02:00 AM
Netherlands Indies » Pre-Philately Landmail Labels
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10010   image1845, “koper” postage due label, type I, with large margins to almost touching frame, manuscript rate “2.16” and date “12 Feb. 1846”, on large part of folded letter from Amsterdam 20 Dec. 1845 to Samarang, Java. Sender’s directive “per Overlandmail via Suez & Singapore” and “per Marseille”. Amsterdam datemark covered by label and blue “P.P.” indicating postage paid to Alexandria; on back is indistinct Singapore Bearing transit stamp. Incomplete letter with addressee’s name crossed out and the usual light ink corrosion, splits along folds and a horizontal file fold not affecting the label which is in excellent condition. Certificate NVPH, 1998. A very fine postage due label on letter routed through Marseille to Malta and then on the overland route Alexandria-Suez, from there to Galle (Ceylon) and Singapore, with arrival in Batavia in February 1846. The journey time was 54 days, typical of the overland route and much shorter than the maritime routing via Cape of Good Hope that usually took 3-4 months. The rate of 216 cents koper comprised postage from Alexandria (156 cents) and the sea route Singapore-Batavia (60 cents). Provenance: Christie's, New York, May 1983, lot 4234 (2440 USD hammer). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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Estimate. € 500

Currently (SAN)...€ 500.00
Closing..Oct-04, 02:00 AM
10011   image1846, “koper” postage due label, type Ic, with “Maill” with double II, with wide margins on all sides and a small central tear, manuscript rate “4.32” and date “13 Aug. 1846”, on very attractive folded letter from Amsterdam 22 June 1846 to the merchant C.J. Daendels in Samarang, Java. Sender’s directive “p overlandmail via Suez & Sincapore” and “fo. Marseille”. Amsterdam datemark partly covered by label and 2x blue “P.P.” indicating double postage paid to Alexandria. Weight noted on reverse 20 grams, indicating 3rd rate. Empty letter sheet with only minimal ink corrosion to the front; label with small tear in bottom center, but otherwise in very fine condition. Certificate Henk Vleeming, 2017. A VERY ATTRACTIVE AND TIDY LETTER WITH THE EXTREMELY RARE LABEL WITH “MAILL” MISSPELLING, TYPE IC. CERTIFICATE VLEEMING NOTES “ONLY 3 LABELS TYPE IC KNOWN TO ME. TOGETHER WITH THE DOUBLE RATE, THE ONLY KNOWN TO ME”. Journey time 52 days (average 50-60 days). The rate of 432 koper covers English overland and packet mail double weight rate of 260 cent and 100 cent for ship Singapore-Batavia (in all 360 cents = 432 koper), to be paid by the recipient. 315 cent was pre-paid by the sender for the distance Amsterdam-Alexandria. Provenance: NPV, Sep. 2017, lot 2228 (18.000 EUR hammer). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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Estimate. € 4,000

Currently (SAN)...€ 4,000.00
Closing..Oct-04, 02:00 AM
10012   image1846, “duiten” postage due label, type II, with good to large margins all around, manuscript rate “3.24” and date “11 Oct. 1846”, on folded letter from Nijmegen 22 Aug. 1846 to Batavia, Java,. With sender’s notation “franco Alexandrie”. Nijmegen datemark in black and blue “P.F.” (Port Francais). On back are manuscript rate markings, incl. “220”, probably to indicate amount prepaid by sender. Attractive and comprehensive address to military personnel in the infantry battalion in Batavia. Letter with unusually good paper quality and free of the usual ink corrosion; with two vertical folds, one of which affects the postage due label. The label has two small brown spots. With certificate NVPH 1998. A very attractive landmail letter with the label type II, in duiten cent currency and reduced size (45 x 21 mm, against the koper label of 57 x 21 mm). The payment of 324 duiten covered the postage for double weight Alexandria – Batavia. Provenance: Christie's, New York, May 1983, lot 4233 (2530 USD hammer). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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Estimate. € 500

Currently (SAN)...€ 500.00
Closing..Oct-04, 02:00 AM
Netherlands Indies » 1864 Willem III 10c - Die Pro
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Currently (SAN)...€ 0.00
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Currently (SAN)...€ 0.00
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10015 Proof   image1864, 10 cent plate proof, imperforate and without gum as produced. Type 3, dark carmine with very large margins and part of sheet margin on left. This plate was partly retouched (mostly in the first 4 vertical rows) and provided with the small marginal “counting arrows” before they were printed in sheets of 100. J.L. van Dieten Proeven Catalogus (1988), type 3. A very fresh proof with deep, intense colour in immaculate condition, with hinge remnant on back and a purple owner’s mark. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate. € 100

Currently (SAN)...€ 100.00
Closing..Oct-04, 02:00 AM
10016 Proof   image1864, 10 cent plate proof, on thin paper, imperforate and without gum as produced. Type 4a wine red with very large margins and large part of sheet margin at bottom; pos. 98, showing some retouches and some striking colour lines below the bottom frame line. This plate was partly retouched (mostly in the first 4 vertical rows) and provided with the small marginal “counting arrows” before they were printed in sheets of 100. J.L. van Dieten Proeven Catalogus (1988), type 4a. A very fresh marginal proof with intense colour in immaculate condition. With certificate Vleeming, 2017. Provenance: Albert Louis Collection, Corinphila Veilingen 231, Sep. 2017, lot 13 (420 EUR hammer). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Estimate. € 100

Currently (SAN)...€ 100.00
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10017 Proof,   image1864, 10 cent plate proof block of ten, on very thin paper, imperforate and without gum as produced. Type 4a wine red, an exceptional large proof multiple with very wide margins and part of bottom left corner margin; pos. 81-85, 91-95. J.L. van Dieten Proeven Catalogus (1988), type 4a. A very fresh corner margin proof block with very good colour in immaculate condition. A STUNNING PROOF BLOCK OF TEN IN FRESH CONDITION AND WITH LUXURIOUS MARGINS ALL AROUND. A UNIQUE PLATE PROOF BLOCK OF THE FIRST ISSUE AND A MAJOR RARITY OF CLASSIC NETHERLANDS INDIES. Provenance: Ex collection "Poulie"; Berghuijs Collection, Van Dieten 543, Sep. 1992, lot 2940 (12.500 DFL hammer); C. Korver private treaty sale 1994. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Estimate. € 2,000

Currently (SAN)...€ 2,000.00
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10018 Proof,   image1864, 10 cent plate proof block of four, pale wine red type 4a, on very thin paper, imperforate and without gum as produced. An exceptional proof block with very large margins and complete bottom right corner margin; pos. 89-90, 99-100. J.L. van Dieten Proeven Catalogus (1988), type 4a. A very fine corner block on lightly browned paper and in a very pale, low-intensity red; a vertical fold in the right margin away from stamps with some paper splitting at foot, and a few other very minor faults that do not detract from the impressive visual appeal of this corner block with extravagant margins. Provenance: Ex C. Korver, 1994 (7000 DFL). (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate. € 500

Currently (SAN)...€ 500.00
Closing..Oct-04, 02:00 AM

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