NETHERLANDS COLONIES continued...
| LotNo. |
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Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 2121 |
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 NETHERLANDS INDIES - POSTAL HISTORY: 1940 (April 17) window-face merchant envelope registered with Batavia 25c red meter cancel and
red & black/white R label, 'MEESTER/18.4.40/CORNELIS' arrival cds where censored by the Orphan Chamber with 'Door Weeskamer-Batavia geopend ...' red/white label affixed on the face, returned to sender with 'BATAVIA-CENTRUM/14.5.40' cds backstamp.
Illustrated by Piet van Putten & Nico de Weijer in 'Postal Censorship and Internment Camp Mail in the Netherlands Indies 1940-1942' at page 24 where they state "Registered mail which had not yet been delivered when censorship began in May 1940, and
which was addressed to individuals deemed enemies, was given to the Weeskamer ... [which] examined the letter, and if there was no objection to delivering the letter, it would affix a label and send it on. Sometimes a letter would be returned to the
sender", as was the case here. Ex Paul Bultermann. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Aug-28, 08:00 PM |
| 2122 |
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 NETHERLANDS INDIES - POSTAL HISTORY: 1940 (April 23) surface mail to Belgium with Scenes 3c green pair & Queen 10c red tied by
'MALANG' cds, carried as far as Ceylon where censored with 'OPENED BY/CENSOR' label at left then returned with 'RETOUR AFZENDER/POSTVERBINDING OPGEHEVEN' large handstamp in magenta on the face, censored again on return with Netherlands Indies
black/brown resealing label partly over the Ceylon label, small repaired tear & minor marks. Germany invaded Belgium and the Netherlands on 10.5.1940, and mail service was suspended; this item was intercepted en route and returned. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Aug-28, 08:00 PM |
| 2123 |
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 NETHERLANDS INDIES - POSTAL HISTORY: 1940 (May 7) registered airmail to Holland with Queen 10c red x4 tied by 'CHERIBON' cds and
red & black/white R label alongside, carried as far as Bangkok with '5'-in-circle censor cachet in violet on the face then returned with 'RETOUR AFZENDER/POSTVERBINDING OPGEHEVEN' large handstamp in magenta on the face and '26.6.40' backstamp, light
central fold clear of the stamps & a couple of tiny blemishes. Germany invaded the Netherlands on 10.5.1940, and mail service was suspended; this item was intercepted en route and returned. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Aug-28, 08:00 PM |
| 2124 |
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 NETHERLANDS INDIES - POSTAL HISTORY: 1940 (June 5) National Supply Co, Toledo, Ohio, USA business reply mail postcard retutned with
Scenes 1c blue & 2½c bistre tied by 'MEDAN' cds, 'MILITAIRE CENSUUR/MEDAN' handstamp in violet on the face and Singapore 'PASSED FOR/TRANSMISSION' triangular cachet alongside, private receiving mark of 'JUL 18 1940', a couple of tiny blemishes. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Aug-28, 08:00 PM |
| 2125 |
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 NETHERLANDS INDIES - POSTAL HISTORY: 1940 (June 9) correspondence postcard airmail to Switzerland with Queen 30c slate solo tied by
'KABANDJAHE' cds, lengthy typed personal message in German includes "... will Italy stay out of this turbulence? ... in Holland we have lost everything and hardly have an income anymore ... I am still running the Sanatorium; the owner is not yet
free" (possibly refering to an internee), censored locally with 'MILITAIRE CENSUUR/MEDAN' cachet in violet, carried by Imperial Airways via Lydda with 'PALESTINE/PASSED BY/CENSOR/T.5' hexagonal & British 'PASSED/[crown]/P.6' octagonal cachets, a
couple of minor bumped corners. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Aug-28, 08:00 PM |
| 2126 |
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 NETHERLANDS INDIES - POSTAL HISTORY: 1940 (July 31) correspondence postcard with lengthy personal message on reverse airmail to
Switzerland endorsed "Trans Tasman PAA to USA", Social Bureau 10c red x3, Queen 10c red x2 & Scenes 5c blue tied by 'PADANG' cds, censored locally with 'DEV./9'-in-circle cachet in magenta, re-directed on arrival with 'DAVOS 2/23 VIII 40/HORLAUBEN'
cds on the face. Carried by KNILM to Australia, TEAL to New Zealand, PanAm FAM-19 Pacific Clipper to San Francisco, domestic US airmail to New York, and PanAm FAM-14 Atlantic Clipper to Lisbon then road/rail to destination. Nice combination of
services. (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Aug-28, 08:00 PM |
| 2127 |
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 NETHERLANDS INDIES - POSTAL HISTORY: 1940 (Sept 27) inwards airmail to Batavia from Canada endorsed "Via Pacific, Trans Tasman to
Sidney [sic], KNILM to Batavai" with Pictorials 20c pair & 50c tied by 'GEORGETOWN/ONT' duplex cancels, censored with 'K' &'15'-in-circle Thailand cachets & '.../CENSOR 71/SINGAPORE' handstamp in violet, and Batavia black/brown resealing tape tied by
'GECENSUREERD/3' handstamp in magenta, '23OCT1940' receival cachet on reverse, a couple of tiny blemishes. Although endorsed to fly on the newly-opened PanAm FAM-19 service to Auckland (NZ), TEAL to Australia and KNILM, the item was actually carried
by PanAm FAM-18 China Clipper to Hong Kong, Imperial Airways feeder service to Bangkok then to Singpore, and KNILM to Java. Most of these services were suspended after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour in December 1941. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Aug-28, 08:00 PM |
| 2128 |
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 NETHERLANDS INDIES - POSTAL HISTORY: 1940 (Oct 26) Van Riemsdyck Book Service envelope to Sumatra endorsed "via Trans Pacific" with
USA Airmails Map 20c green & Prexies 50c violet tied by New York 'INWOOD STA' duplex cancels, carried by PanAm FAM-18 China Clipper with 'VICTORIA/11NO/40/HONG KONG' backstamp & 'PASSED/CENSOR/ 9 /HONG KONG' triangular cachet, Imperial Airways feeder
service via Bangkok to Singapore, then KNILM with 'NED. INDISCH DEVIEZEN INSTITUUT/DEVIEZEN/CENSUUR/MEDAN/ II' circular handstamp in magenta on the face, minor blemishes. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Aug-28, 08:00 PM |
| 2129 |
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 NETHERLANDS INDIES - POSTAL HISTORY: 1940 (Nov 20) Postal Card Scenes 3½c grey airmail to "AA Genghammer, Centrale
Interneeringskamp, Allas Vallei, Kota Tjane, Blok A Barak 8" with Scenes 2½c bistre & 5c blue added tied 'BATAVIA' cds, 'GECENSUREERD/2' cachet in magenta, minor blemishes. Kota Jantho, Aceh is at the northern tip of Sumantra, some 2500kms NW of
Jakarta (Batavia). Presumably the addresee was a German national, interned after Germany invaded the Netherlands on 10.5.1940. (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Aug-28, 08:00 PM |
| 2130 |
PSE |
 NETHERLANDS INDIES - POSTAL HISTORY: 1941 (circa) 'POSTBLAD' Aerogramme Scenes 7½c violet (complete) to Soerabaja with white/orange
'VELPPOST' label, censored with 'VELDPOSTCENSUUR' black/brown resealing label tied by multiple strikes of 'VELDPOST/D/SORTEERKANTOOR' undated circular handstamp, minor blemishes. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Aug-28, 08:00 PM |
| 2131 |
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 NETHERLANDS INDIES - POSTAL HISTORY: 1941 (March 12) inwards airmail to Batavia with USA Airmails Map 20c green & China Clipper 50c
red tied by Hartsdale, NY machine cancel, censored on arrival with black/brown resealing label tied by 'CENSUUR/4.4.41/ 4 ' cds, minor blemishes. The rate was 70c per ½oz for PanAm Pacific Clipper FAM-19 to New Zealand, TEAL to Australia and
QANTAS/KNILM to destination. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Aug-28, 08:00 PM |
| 2132 |
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 NETHERLANDS INDIES - POSTAL HISTORY: 1941 (June 13) Postal Card Scenes 3½c grey to Wonosobo, Java with 'KOETARADJA' cds and very
fine strike of 'Militaire Censuur/Koetaradje' boxed handstamp (second type; wide 'u' letters) in black on the face, light overall aging & minor bumped corners. Scarce local censor from Koetaradja (Banda Aceh) on Sumatra, of which only a few examples
are recorded. Ex Paul Bultermann. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Aug-28, 08:00 PM |
| 2133 |
PSE |
 NETHERLANDS INDIES - POSTAL HISTORY: 1941 (Aug 4) Postal Card Scenes 3½c grey from merchant with lengthy message in chinese on
reverse, airmail to Wonosobo, Java with Scenes 7½c violet added tied by 'KOETARADJA' cds and very fine strike of 'Militaire Censuur/Koetaradje' boxed handstamp (first type; narrow 'u' letters) in violet on the face, also 'MILITAIRE CENSUUR/MEDAN'
cachet in magenta alongside, some marks & adhesion at right which has damaged the stamp. Scarce local censor (first type) from Koetaradja (Banda Aceh) on Sumatra, of which only a few examples are recorded. Banda Aceh at the northern tip of Sumantra
lies some 3000kms NW of Wonosobo. Ex Paul Bultermann. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Aug-28, 08:00 PM |
| 2134 |
PSE |
 NETHERLANDS INDIES - POSTAL HISTORY: 1941 (Oct 15) Postal Card Scenes 3½c grey to Wonosobo, Java 'LHOSEUMAWE' cds, with Chinese
merchant chop on reverse, and light but fine strike of 'MILITAIRE/CENSUUR' handstamp in violet on the face, a little light aging. Scarce local censor from Lhoseumawe (Aceh Province) on Sumatra, of which only two examples are recorded, this being the
ERD listed by van Putten & de Weijer (rated 5; the highest rating). Ex Paul Bultermann. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Aug-28, 08:00 PM |
| 2135 |
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 NETHERLANDS INDIES - POSTAL HISTORY: 1941 (Nov 11) KNILM envelope with Map of Pacific illustration on the reverse, registered
airmail to Messrs Pan American Airways General Accounting Office, Miami, Florida with Queen 50c lake & 1g violet affixed slightly over 'ZAL HERRUZEN' [Rise Again] multi-coloured patriotic label tied by 'BATAVIA CENTRUM' cds with green & black/white R
label alongside, censored locally with black/brown resealing tape tied by 'DEV./22' Currency Censorship circular cachet, 'Ec.C.12' Econimic Censorship oval cachet on R label & 'GECENSUREERD/5' cachet on face all in magenta, Hawaii 'NOV/27/1941'
transit tying tri-coloured 'V' [Victory] patriotic label on reverse and Miami 'DEC/2/1941' arrival backstamp, minor edge faults with internal repair. Carried on the second-last completed PanAm Pacific Clipper return flight before the service was
suspended after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour on 8.12.1941. Very colourful & attractive. (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$2,000.00
Closing..Aug-28, 08:00 PM |
| 2136 |
PSE |
 NETHERLANDS INDIES - POSTAL HISTORY: 1941 (Nov 11) Postal Card Scenes 3½c grey from Chinese merchant with 'HIAP THAIJ, SIGLI' chop
and lengthy message in chinese on reverse, to Wonosobo, Java with 'SIGLI' cds and very fine strike of 'CENSUUR/GEPASSEERD' censor handstamp in black on the face. Scarce local censor from Sigli on Sumatra, of which only two examples are recorded. Ex
Paul Bultermann. (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Aug-28, 08:00 PM |
| 2137 |
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 NETHERLANDS INDIES - POSTAL HISTORY: 1941 (Nov 29) inwards airmail to Java from Great Britain with KGVI 5/- Arms solo tied by
Bromley & Beckenham, Kent machine cancel, censored with British resealing tape at left, '95' cachet in black & 'NO SERVICE/RETURN TO SENDER' boxed handstamp in violet on the face, light central fold & minor edge faults with part back flap missing.
The rate to the Dutch East Indies was 2/6d per ½oz x2. This item had been carried by PanAm Clipper to New York & domestic US airmail to San Francisco, and was en route by PanAm Pacific Clipper via Hawaii when this service was suspended after the
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour on 8.1.12.1941. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Aug-28, 08:00 PM |
| 2138 |
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 NETHERLANDS INDIES - POSTAL HISTORY: 1941 (Dec 5) inwards to Bandoeng, Java from New Zealand with 1935 Pictorials 2d Hut x3 tied by
'REMUERA' cds, very fine 'VICE-CONSULAAT DER NEDERLANDEN/[Arms]/AUCKLAND' cachet in blue on the face endorsed "Certified as Official Correspondence on the business of the Government of the Netherlands/[signature]/Vice Consul" on the reverse,
'NOT/OPENED/BY CENSOR/IN N.Z./3' violet, Sydney 'PASSED/BY/CENSOR/1103' black & 'NIET DOOR CENSUUR GEOPEND/11' red cachets all on the face, a couple of minor blemishes. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Aug-28, 08:00 PM |
| 2139 |
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 NETHERLANDS INDIES - POSTAL HISTORY: 1942 (circa Jan) envelope from "II Infanterie Depot, I Compagnie" to Batavia with with
white/orange 'VELPPOST' label and Queen 10c orange solo tied by 'VELDPOST/DISTRIBUTIE KT. 2' undated boxed cachet, censored with 'VELDPOSTCENSUUR' black/brown resealing label tied front & back by 'GECENSUREDRD/ 109 ' cachet [spelling error] in
magenta. van Putten & de Weijer state at page 99 that this marking is known used in January 1942 only, and that by March 1942 the tail of the '9' broke off to form a small '0'. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Aug-28, 08:00 PM |
| 2140 |
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 NETHERLANDS INDIES - POSTAL HISTORY: 1942 (Jan 21) to Batavia with Scenes 2½c bistre x4 tied by 'SOERABAJA' cds, Royal Dutch Navy
'MARINE-POSTKANTOOR/SOURABAJA' datestamp and 'MARINE-CENSUUR' black/brown resealing label tied by 'MARINE-CENSUUR/ E ' cachet in black.
(Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Aug-28, 08:00 PM |
