5 Sen postcard commemorating independence with Neth. Indies 2½ cent Dancer in pair adjacent, from Djokjakarta 16.3.46 with lilac Repoeblik-Indonesia/P/T.T. cachet, via Batavia-C. 23.III.1946 and the Red Crosses from Indonesia in combination with the Chinese Red Cross for the Chinese people in Indonesia and the Red Cross International delegation at Batavia, sent to Hok Kian in Tiong Kok = China. At that moment only the Dutch had postal access to China. Most interesting and very rare (postal) historical item in wonderful condition! Exhibition piece!

3½ Cent Kreisler with pink-red machine overprint REPOEBLIK/INDONESIA and 3 bars through former country name, in block of 20, so far the largest block known. For comparison a forged overprint on a single stamp is added

5 Cent Dancer with red machine overprint REPOEBLIK/INDONESIA and 2 bars through former country name, 3½ sen commemorative occupation stamp with black machine overprint REPOEBLIK/INDONESIA and pencil lines through Japanese characters, and 5 sen Japanese occupation postcard (2 pinholes not affecting stamp) with 5 sen commemorative occupation stamp with red machine overprint adjacent and black framed Repoeblik Indonesia/P.T.T. cachet

Machine overprint REPOEBLIK INDONESIA with thick bars through former country name in brown on 1 cent Kreisler in corner block of 30, in red on 2 cent Dancer (inverted overprint, only 20 copies known), 3 cent Dancer in block of 8 and on 4 cent Dancer on home-made postcard (1 stamp missing) from Malang 23.5.46 to Djakarta with PORTO DIBAJAR M L cachet

Artist drawing depicting a buffalo with the sunrise at the background above the Indonesian archipelago, in the colors red and brown. On top in pencil 3 Japanese characters for Dai Ni Hon, which indicates that the artist drawing was prepared by the Japanese Postal Service before the end of the World War. Opinion SvL: the drawing is authentic and genuine. Exhibition piece!

20 + 20 SEN BULL AND FLAG. THE FIRST ISSUE, CELEBRATING THE PROCLAMATION OF INDEPENDENCE, DESIGNED AND PRINTED BY THE JAVA POSTAL ADMINISTRATION. MATRIX SHEET OF 40 OUT OF 50 POSITIONS OF THE BLACK DIE PROOF, WHICH IS THE LARGEST BLOCK KNOWN. ILLUSTRATED AND DESCRIBED ON PAGE 85 OF ´A STUDY OF THE PRINTING PROCESS...´ BY YAN WIRIADI JODANA. A UNIQUE LOT AND EXHIBITION PIECE OF THE HIGHEST CALIBRE

1st Series. 10 + 10 Sen Bull. Glazed black die proof

1st Series. 10 + 10 Sen Bull. Imperforated color proofs in dark brown (block of 6), greenish black and brown (strip of 4, printed on the reverse of printed paper), dark blue and yellow (block of 4), red and blackish green (block of 4), dark brown and yellow (3+1 together), dark brown and red (block of 4) and the chosen color brown (block of 4). Rare!

1st Series. 10 + 10 Sen Bull, 2 unused copies in the normal color brown and in a different color dark brown. Also a first flight cover bearing the 10 sen together with two overprinted stamps sent from Batavia-C. 7.III.1946 to The Hague

1st Series. 20 + 20 Sen Bull and Flag. Imperforated color proofs with sheet margins in black and red (block of 4), bluish black and red (block of 4), dark violet and red (block of 4), violet and red (pair), dark blue and red (block of 4, printed on the reverse of Neth. Indies revenue paper of 1½ gulden), brown (block of 4, printed on both sides), chosen colors (block of 4, double printed) and in brown and red (block of 4), violet and red (block of 4, printed on reverse of used paper) and in the chosen colors dark brown and red (block of 6, printed on reverse of used paper), also perforated color proof in the chosen colors brown and red (block of 4). Rare!

1st Series. 20 + 20 Sen Bull and Flag as a single franking on a postcard locally sent in Malang 17.4.46 (rate was 10 sen, probably the sender did not have that value available, most certainly not philatelic)

1st Series. 10 + 10 sen Bull and 20 + 20 Sen Bull and Flag, complete set on money order from the Japanese occupation period of Java, from Tjepoe 27.3.46 to Magetan 1.4.4.6

2nd Series. 5 Sen, glazed black die proof, affixed on a piece of cardboard

2nd Series. 5 Sen, printed on bluish paper (block of 8), in greenish blue (pair), left side imperforated (single unused and vertical strip of 3 on piece cancelled Loemadjang 13.11.4.6, the largest used multiple known), and two censored postcards, both franked with two copies, locally sent in Malang 19.12.46 (former Japanese military card) and from Tjirebon 7.12.46 to Malang

2nd Series. 20 Sen, glazed black die proof of an unaccepted design, affixed on a piece of cardboard

2nd Series. 20 Sen, glazed black die proof of the accepted design, affixed on a piece of cardboard