POW. Netherlands Indies. Envelope from the island of Banka, Sumatra, to a lady in Selabintanah in Soekaboemi, Java. Censor Bu.JC12b from Pangkal Pinang. According to Dr. Norman Jacobs the other cancel is an inward handstamp for Sumatra. Jacobs NS11 & NS12

POW. Manchukuo. POW card written on 26 Aug 1945 ´This 3½ year of captivity has been a sore trial and many have not survived.´ The card is sent from the Hoten POW Camp to Cleveland, USA. Violet USA censor mark. The card is plasticized (Jacobs MN3)

POW. Japan. Malaya. Package label for printed matter from 1949 from the Japanese Red Cross in Tokyo to Japanese POW in Pudu Gaol, Kuala Lumpur, awaiting trial for war crimes. According to Dr. Norman Jacobs no POW mail was ever sent to or received from this camp, and this wrapper or part of a parcel is believed to be the only known item to survive addressed to Japanese POW at Pudu Gaol. Exhibition item! Info included (Jacobs JAW 111 Malaya)

Republik. Java. 5 Sen Savings-bank stamp (printed by G. Kolff & Co., issued in 1944), in block of four on a piece of an envelope, with handstamped two-line overprint REPOEBLIK/INDONESIA type 52 in red, used as a postage stamp and cancelled Djakarta 4.6.46. Also three proofs in different designs, different shades of blue, ungummed (see: Handbook of Revenues, Dai Nippon, p. 407, JJD-19). Very rare

Republik. Java. Postal Savings Bank Booklet no. JJD-20 with text ´Tyokin Kyoku´ from the Japanese occupation period, saved on 1 June 1946 at the Bondowoso post office, with on the inside 20 Savings-bank stamps of 5 sen, all cancelled Bondowoso 1.6.6. Scarce document!

Republik. Java. 5 Sen postcard Bu.RJ.N6 from Soekaboemi 10.10.05 to Bandoeng, showing unique circular cachet ´REPOEBLIK INDONESIA/P.T.T./SOEKABOEMI´. So far we have not seen a second example

Republik. Java. 5 Sen postcard Bu.RJ.N6 from a prisoner camp at Djatinom on 4.46 through the Indonesian Red Cross at Klaten to a family member in another prisoner camp at Pedan, showing still unidentified violet cachet and black oval cachet ´P O KARANGANOM / BOP´ (Karanganom is a village near Klaten)

Republik. Java. 5 Sen postcard Bu.RJ.N6 from Malang 18.9.46 to Djakarta showing propaganda cachet for the China Conference held at Djokjakarta on 17-18 Sep 1946 (vNV.486)

Republik. Java. 5 Sen postcard Bu.RJ.N4 bearing five 2c Dancer stamps (another one is taken off) with blue pencil line through the country name and ´cent´ changed into ´sen´, from Tjirebon 24.6.47 to Djakarta, redirected to Bandoeng 11.10.47

Republik. Java. 5 Sen postcard with thick lines, so-called ´Malang-issue´ Bu.RJ3, unused. € 300

Republik. Java. 5 Sen postcard with handstamped red two-line overprint REPOEBLIK/INDONESIA Bu.RJ.11a, locally sent in Djakarta 30.3.46. € 150

Republik. Java. Japanese field postcard for the Air Force with insufficient additional franking of 2 sen Globe and 3 cent Dancer, both with pencil line through former country name, cancelled Djokjakarta 11.5.46 to Modjokerto, at arrival cancelled in pink ´Porto dibajar Mr´ from Modjokerto, and written ´0.10´

Republik. Java. Japanese field postcard for the Air Force from Tanggoel 18.2.-7 via Djember, showing ´Porto Dibajar DR´ handstamp, to Pematangsiantar, Sumatra

Republik. North Sumatra. Handstamped overprint Rep. Indonesia (17 mm) type 211 in black (upper stamp) respectively red (lower stamp) on 2½ cent Kreisler no. 17b with violet Dai Ni Hon Yuken overprint in vertical pair nos. 211v-87v-17b/211r-87v-17b

Republik. North Sumatra. Handstamped overprint INDONESIA P.T.T. between two circles, large type 221 (21 mm diameter) in black, on red overprinted Japanese stamp of 4 sen of Admiral Togo to commemorate the fall of Singapore, no. 221z-J21, unused. A rare stamp!

Republik. North Sumatra. Collection of 257 for the most part different stamps all with handstamped overprint INDONESIA P.T.T. between two circles, large type 221 (21 mm diameter), in different colours, most stamps with other overprints as well, mainly unused, some c.t.o. Medan, and more than just a few are quite rare!