Definitive issue. 3½ Cent affixed on a 3½ cent Dai Nippon postcard, showing privately printed text, making up the correct rate of 7 sen, from Lahat -7.11.45 to Medan

4 Sen Admiral Togo on money order, in red ink written ´f 0.80´ which is the correct rate for transferring 50 gld, from Taloek 20.2.46 via Pakanbaroe 25.2.46 and Padang 12.3.46 to the village Kollok near Sawahloento 5.3.46. Extremely rare item!

Two envelopes bearing stamps with Japanese handstamped T overprint and red handstamped INDONESIA P.T.T. between circles, locally sent in Medan. 50 Cent Kreisler no. 221r-91z-34b (unlisted) cancelled -5.10.46 and 10 gulden Van Konijnenburg no. 221r-91z-57 cancelled -3.3.47. Philatelic, but with rare stamps!

10 Cent Van Konijnenburg with machine T-overprint and handstamped overprint INDONESIA P.T.T. between circles (21 mm) on money order with black Repoeblik Indonesia overprint and with pen written ´1680´ (sen) for transferring an amount of 447,74 from Meulaboh 8.11.46 to Tjalang 11.11.46

10 Cent Van Konijnenburg with machine T-overprint and handstamped disc overprint with NRI in negative (14 mm) on money order with written f 16.80 for transferring 350 roepiah from Soengeirampah 11.11.46 to Pematangsiantar 13.11.46, showing violet censor mark S.P. with initials

General Issues. 2nd Printing with surcharge for the benefit of the Fonds Kemerdekaan. 15 Sen in pair and 40 sen in strip of 3 on roughly opened cover from Tandjongbalei 6.5.47 to Boekittinggi. So far the only cover with 150 sen of these stamps recorded

General Issues. 1st Issue reprinted. 40 Sen brown in strip of 3 in front and 5 sen blue-green in block of 6 on the back of a cover from Soengaibedjangkar 25.2.47 to Kisaran

General Issues. 1st Issue reprinted. 40 Sen brown in pair and 1 roepiah def. issue Japanese occ. on address card for a parcel of 500 gr from Palembang 30.11.4.-6 to Lahat 3.12.46 (on the back also cancellation of Lahat with date changed by pen)

General Issues. 2nd Issue, President Soekarno, overprinted. F. 2.50 as a single franking on a cover from Boekittinggi 25.6.47 to Selido Ketjil, Painan. Scarce!

General Issues. Surcharges with small ornament and new value. f 1.- on 5 sen blue-green in strip of 5 on a former Neth. Indies military fieldpost card with overprint in Japanese and Malayan text, used in the Republik as a PTT document for information about the arrival and payment from a sent money order of f. 250. This copy (Bu.RF39) is sent from Parianan 4.10.47 via Padangpandjang 8.10.7 to PTT in Boekittinggi. Rare and the only known strip of 5 on card

General Issues. Surcharges with small ornament and new value. f 1.- on 5 sen blue-green in strip of 5 on a former Neth. Indies military fieldpost card with overprint in Japanese and Malayan text, used in the Republik as a PTT document for information about the arrival and payment from a sent money order of f. 250. This copy (Bu.RF39) is sent from Parianan 4.10.47 via Padangpandjang 8.10.7 to PTT in Boekittinggi. Rare and the only recorded strip of 5 on card

The Last Issue. Basic stamps from Java, 100 sen imperforated, 1 pair and 1 strip of 3 roepiah from Koetaradja 3.5.50 to Medan 8.5.50. This postal item is a historical evidence that the war of independence has ended and Java stamps could be used everywhere, thus including Sumatra

7½ Cent Dancer with red anchor overprint and orange NICA TIMOR overprint (Bessels type NT-1a), in violet cancelled Postkantoor / [date] / Koepang in frame. Rare. Also 15 cent Van Konijnenburg with red anchor overprint and black NICA SOEMBA overprint (Bessels type NS-1), cancelled Waikaboebak. The stamp has a damaged corner, but looks like genuinely used, which is very rare

3½ Cent Kreisler with orange anchor overprint only, and with NICA TIMOR overprint, 10 cent Van Konijnenburg without anchor (violet), 15 cent Van Konijnenburg with red anchor (violet), 17½ cent Van Konijnenburg with green anchor (2x both blue), 30 cent Van Konijnenburg with red anchor (2x both blue) and 7½ cent Dancer with red anchor (2x both blue), all 9 stamps cancelled Postkantoor / [date] / Koepang in frame and looking genuinely used

Two Japanese fieldpost cards bearing Van Konijnenburg stamps with black anchor overprint, 20 + 40 cent and 50 cent + 1 gulden cancelled Waingapoe 1 18.4.46.10 (year has been turned back), later cancelled with the genuine NICA SOEMBA overprint. See: Giel J Bessels, Nica Timor, Nica Soemba (2004), p.72-76

Definitive issue. 50 Cent and 1 roepiah in pair without overprints on censored cover from Djambi 8.6.47 to Soengeipenoeh