Moluccas. 1 Gulden van Konijnenburg with lilac-red Ambon anchor overprint no. 611r-54k, used (very light black postmark)

Moluccas. 7½ Cent Dancer with red Bali anchor overprint in combination with purple bar no. 613p/531r-71, cancelled with Ambon 19.12.15 telegraphic money order postmark (vNV.305) in red on money order fragment

Moluccas. Cancellations. Teikoku Seifu postmark of Ambon in black, 3x on 10 cent Van Konijnenburg with green Bali anchor overprint no. 531g-43bg in strip of three and 1 yen J17, 2 copies, on piece. Rare usage of these Japanese stamps in the Moluccas!

Moluccas. Cancellations. Teikoku Seifu postmark of Ternate in violet on 10 sen J10 on piece (also with censor mark of Ternate). Wonderful strike of this postmark! Rare usage of this Japanese stamp in the Moluccas!

Moluccas. Cancellations. Teikoku Seifu postmark of Ternate in black, together with post-war type Tobelo 10 JAN 46 on 3 sen J4 on piece

MOLUCCAS. NETHERLANDS INDIES MILITARY FIELDPOST CARD WITH BROWNISH ORANGE HINOMARU OVERPRINT AND VALUE 3½ SEN, AND IN RED THE TERNATE MINSEIBU AUTHORIZATION SEAL, BU.261, JSCA NO. 8NS9. THE CARD IS WRITTEN IN TOBELO IN 2603, DATE BLACKENED BY CENSOR, BUT THE WRITER REFERS TO A LETTER OF 9 JUNE 2603 WHICH HE RECEIVED, AND THE MESSAGE IS ALL ABOUT FAMILY AFFAIRS. THE CARD IS TIED BY THE TEIKOKU SEIFU POSTMARK OF TOBELO IN VIOLET, SENT TO FAMILY IN BANDOENG, CENSORED IN TERNATE, SHOWING THE HAND STAMPED CHOP OF WATUPONGOH. SEE: JR VAN NIEUWKERK, 'THE POSTAL HISTORY OF THE SUNDA ISLANDS ETC.' (2008), P.306-309. ONLY TWO SUCH CARDS RECORDED OF WHICH ONE IS IN THE RICARDO COLLECTION (IN DUTCH NATIONAL ARCHIVES). STUNNING EXHIBITION ITEM! BU. RRR

Moluccas. 3½ Cent postcard of the general issue Bu.284 written in Saparoea (message is about family affairs), date crossed out by the censor, tied by Teikoku Seifu postmark of Saparoea, sent to Soerabaja. Saparoea did not have a censor mark, so it made a provisional one out of its postal cancellation (in fact misspelled as Saparoa, hence the censor corrected a charachter) and wrote 'soedah diperiksa' (= already been checked) with signature. See: JR van Nieuwkerk, 'The Postal History of the Lesser Sunda Islands, etc.' (2008), p.272, ill. 28c

Moluccas. 10 Cent on 12½ cent postal stationery envelope with black Ambon anchor overprint Bu. 265, JSCA no. 6NS10, unused. The flap on the back is closed. Scarce! See: MTC, p.113

Moluccas. 10 Cent van Konijnenburg with black Ambon anchor overprint no. 611z-43bg (cat. value € 550) tied in black by Ambon telegraphic money order postmark (vNV.305) on complete money order to transfer 20 roepiah from Ambon 19.8.1 to Poerworedjo (Java) 26.8.04. Censored in Ambon, on the right a red stylized TH in frame from postmaster The. Illustrated in MTC on p.107, the DN catalogue on p.457 and in JR van Nieuwkerk on p.260. Very rare stamp on entire! Ex Mattern

Moluccas. 10 Cent van Konijnenburg with green Bali anchor overprint no. 531g-43II as a single franking cancelled Teikoku Seifu postmark from Ambon, sent by a heiho (Indonesian who joined the Japanese armed services, Oka Dai 10389 Boentai) to family in Djakarta. Special censor marks, the long Fusho Sashidashi Kyoka (= Authorized to send sealed letters), the short 'Ken Etsu Zumi' (= already checked). In pencil written 'tjatatan baroe sana sini' (= new notes here and there). See: JR van Nieuwkerk, 'The Postal History of the Lesser Sunda Islands, etc.' (2008), p.270

Java. Provisional postage due stamp with handwritten 'denda' in dark blue ink on 50 sen KPI.J55 imperforated, cancelled 10.9.49. Opinion SvL: genuinely used

Java. Provisional postage due stamp with handwritten 'denda' in dark blue ink on 100 sen KPI.J56 imperforated in pair on fragment of a postcard, cancelled 20.9.49. Opinion SvL: genuinely used

Java. Provisional postage due stamp with handwritten 'denda' in dark blue ink on 100 sen KPI.J56 imperforated in pair on fragment of a postcard, cancelled Djokjakarta ...9.49.13. Opinion SvL: genuinely used

Java. Provisional postage due stamp with handwritten 'denda' in dark blue ink on 100 sen KPI.J57, cancelled Djokjakarta 10.8.49.12. Opinion SvL: genuinely used

Java. Provisional postage due stamp with handwritten 'denda' in dark blue ink on 150 sen imperforated, cancelled 15.12.4.9. Not listed in KPI and DN catalogue. Opinion SvL: genuinely used

Java. 1 Cent Kreisler with red machine overprint, applied in Bandoeng, KPI.J1 as a single franking on a locally sent wrapper cancelled Djakarta 19.12.05 to the Political Intelligence Department. Common stamp but rare as a single franking for a newspaper