Sumatra. East Coast. 5 Cent Dancer with red overprint Dai Ni Hon in frame no. 821r-70 in pair on inside-out envelope cancelled with the same red ink with commemorative cachet for the Second Anniversary of the Rebirth of Sumatra at Kisaran 19.3.21 to Medan, censor Bu.JC17 no. 8

Sumatra. East Coast. 1 Dollar Malaya no. M19 in pair (top copy is wrinkled) tied by oval negative Rantauprapat (vNV.091, RR) on money order to transfer 1000 roepiah on 19-1-28 to Pematangsiantar 19.1.30. Illustrated in vN. ‘The Malayan Postal Administration…’ p.216

Sumatra. East Coast. 2 Cent and pair of 4 cent definitive issue on red-violet Confirmation of payment form C5 (written ‘Berita pembajaran’ = message of payment) Bu.JF29a (RRR) from Boekittinggi 20.6.18 to Medan 20.6.25. Very rare postal document in excellent quality!

Sumatra. Tapanoeli. 20 Cent Kreisler and 2½ cent Dancer both with purple thin Hinomaru overprint nos. 211p-27b and 67. Also 40 cent Kreisler and 5 cent Numeral with characteristic purple ‘wooden block’ Hinomaru overprint nos. 221p-32b and 42, all 4 used

Sumatra. Tapanoeli. Five used stamps with combinations of Dai Ni Hon and Hinomaru overprints in several colour combinations nos. 811r/211r-70 (5 cent Dancer), 830z/221r-17b (2½ cent Kreisler), 821r/211r-15b (1 cent Kreisler), 821r/221o-20b (4 cent Kreisler) and 821v/211r-68 (3 cent Dancer). Some scarce stamps!

Sumatra. Tapanoeli. 10 Cent van Konijnenburg with black Dai Ni Hon overprint in combination with purple coarse Hinomaru overprint no. 811z/221p-43II on m.o. fragment, cancelled Taroetoeng 19.5.3. Scarce stamp!

Sumatra. Tapanoeli. Japanese stamps with black or violet overprint Dai Ni Hon in straight frame nos. 821z-J4 (Penjaboengan), 821z-J44 (Penjaboengan), 821v-J44 (Batangtaro), 821v-J10 (Padang-/Sidempoean), 821v-J12 (corner perf repaired, Batangtaro), 821v-J10 (Batangtaro) and 821z-J4 + Kreisler 821z/211p-16b

Sumatra. Tapanoeli. Malayan stamps with Malayan overprint combined with overprint Dai Ni Hon in straight frame in black on 15 cent no. 821z/211z-M13 (Goenoengsitoli) and in red on 40 cent no. 821r/121r-M17 (Baros)

Sumatra. Tapanoeli. 15 Cent Malaya with red overprint Dai Ni Hon in frame no. 821r/211z-M13 in pair, beautifully cancelled Baros 18.6.24 and 40 cent with black overprint Dai Ni Hon in frame no. 821z/131r-M17

Sumatra. Tapanoeli. 10 Cent Malaya with violet overprint Dai Ni Hon in frame nos. 821v/121r-M11 (unused), 821v/211z-M11c (used) and 821v/211z-M11c in m.o. fragment cancelled Batangtaro 19.2.7 (vNV.202)

Sumatra. Tapanoeli. 3½ Cent Kreisler with purple fine Hinomaru overprint no. 211p-19a on company postcard from Taroetoeng 17.11.18 to Medan, received on 21 Nov 02

Sumatra. Tapanoeli. 20 Cent Kreisler with machine T-overprint in combination with purple coarse Hinomaru overprint no. 921z/211p-27b on complete money order Bu.JF1a (crease) with violet overprint Dai Ni Hon in frame, to transfer 30 roepiah from Sibolga 19.6.1 via Palembang transit communication 19.6.16 to Koetoardjo (Java) 2.7.04. Because the addressee Kromodimedjo died (red pen note ‘si pengirim meninggal’) the money order is returned to sender on 6.7.04 via Djokjakarta 15.7.04 to Sibolga. Censor Bu.JC15 with no. 9. Interesting item

Sumatra. Tapanoeli. 10 Cent van Konijnenburg with purple, vertical coarse Hinomaru overprint no. 221p-43II, two copies on money order Bu.JF1a (vertical crease) with violet framed Dai Ni Hon overprint, to transfer 30 roepiah from Penjaboengan 19.3.30 to Kotanopan 19.4.5

Sumatra. West Coast. 2½ Cent Kreisler with violet small and large overprint Dai Ni Hon Yubin no. 881v/871v-17b cancelled Pajakombo, 3 cent Kreisler with black inverted overprint Dai Ni Hon Yubin no. 874z-18a cancelled Boekittinggi, 5 cent Dancer with black large overprint Dai Ni Hon Yubin no. 885z-70 on m.o. fragment cancelled Fort van der/Capellen, and used in Djambi the 5 cent Numeral with violet large inverted overprint Dai Ni Hon Yubin no. 884v-42 cancelled Djambi

Sumatra. West Coast. 10 Cent on 12½ cent postal stationery envelope with black cross overprint in combination with black large Dai Ni Hon Yubin overprint Bu.150, unused

Sumatra. West Coast. 3½ Cent Kreisler postcard Bu.S11 written at Tigo Djangko 7-8-2605 tied by cds BOEO 20.8.8 (vNV.210) to Bandoeng (Java), showing circular censor mark Bu.JC17 with number 1 (= from Boekittinggi). BOEO used a delivery house postmark, later a cds which is extremely rare, and certainly in this wonderful quality. Maybe unique!