Sumatra. West Coast. 3½ Cent postcard of the definitive issue Bu.189b from Padang 19.12.27 to Yoichi, Hokkaido, Japan

Sumatra. West Coast. 3½ Cent postcard of the definitive issue Bu.189c from Padang 18.10.28 to Kobe, Japan

Sumatra. West Coast. DOEKOE train-halt postmark in violet on postcard Bu.189 via Loeboek-/Aloeng 18.9.22 to Solok (vNV.065, RR). Very rare. Ex Van Strieland

Sumatra. West Coast. Three 3½ cent postcards of the definitive issue Bu.189 (1 small, 2 large 4th character), two from Padang 18.8.4 and 20.2.-5 to Brastagi (different cds, different censors) and one from Solok 18.12.6 to Bandoeng (Java) with violet commemorative cachet for the Second Anniversary of the Great East Asia War on 18.12.8 (vNV.421v, which is rare for Solok!)

Sumatra. West Coast. Dutch military field-post card, smaller and printed on the reverse, used by all post offices of Sumatra for control of travel time to Boekittinggi, Bu.Sm1. Card from Boekittinggi 19.7.-1 via Sibolga 19.7.-3 to Sikakap 19.8.3 (backstamped). Excellent quality

Sumatra. West Coast. Dutch military field-post card, smaller and printed on the reverse, used by all post offices of Sumatra for control of travel time to Boekittinggi, Bu.Sm1. Card from Boekittinggi 19.8.-1 to Matoer 19.8.2 (backstamped)

Sumatra. West Coast. 1 Cent Kreisler with violet small Dai Ni Hon Yubin overprint no. 872v-15a as a correct single franking on a wrapper for the Sumatra Shimbun, from Padang 19.6.14 to Nagoya, Japan

Sumatra. West Coast. 40 Cent Kreisler with black cross overprint in combination with black large Dai Ni Hon Yubin overprint no. 880z/330z-32b as a single franking for a registered letter of the 2nd weight step (20-50 gr.), from Solok 18.9.27 to Priaman 18.9.29 re-directed to Padang 18.9.30 (backstamped)

Sumatra. West Coast. 30 Cent van Konijnenburg with black cross overprint in combination with black large Dai Ni Hon Yubin overprint no. 880z/330z-48 as a correct single franking on company cover (pinholes repaired) from Padang 19.3.9 registered to Solok 19.3.11, re-directed to Bandoeng because the addressee already went to Java (‘orangnja soedah berangkat ke djawa alamatnja…’), on 19.3.13 to Bandoeng 31.3.04. Censor label Vr.508

Sumatra. West Coast. 50 Cent and 1 roepiah definitive issue nos. 12/12 in blocks of four both tied in violet with commemorative cachet for the Third Anniversary of the Rebirth of Sumatra on 20.3.27 (vNV.436v), sent from Padang 20.3.28 registered to Soerabaja 28.5.05. Rare registration label Bu. Type 7b, censor label Vr.505, circular censor mark Bu.JC17 with number 1 (= Boekittinggi)

Sumatra. West Coast. Sumatra. West Coast. Official, postage free sent money order (crease) by the head of a department (4 Japanese characters in frame) to transfer 20 roepiah from Padang 19.4.27 to Sawahloento 19.4.28

Sumatra. West Coast. 10 Cent definitive issue on complete yellow with blue print international money order form MP1 Bu.JF2b (RRR) to transfer 25 dollars from Boekittinggi 20.2.8 via Boekittinggi transit communication 20.2.9 to Syonan (backstamped). Extremely rare. Exhibition item!

Sumatra. Riouw. Dancers with black large Dai Ni Hon Yubin overprint nos. 881z-68 and 69 in pair, 70 and 71 in strip of five, all unused/mint. It clearly shows how the overprints were applied. Also used in the West Coast

Sumatra. Riouw. 40 Cent Van Konijnenburg with violet cross overprint no. 371v-50 and two Japanese stamps of 50 sen J16 on money order to transfer 400 roepiah from Taloek 19.2.17 to Balige 9.2.29 (9 instead of 19, 2.29 = 29 Feb = leap day), also backstamped Balige 9.3.2 and Sibolga 19.3.-6. Nice mixed franking!

Sumatra. Riouw. Complete money order Bu.JF3 sent with prepaid franking perhaps because no stamps were available, written in red ‘bbp’ = bebas bajar porto, and tied by oval negative postmark PAKANBAROE (vNV.091) to transfer 235 sen locally in Pakanbaroe 20.7.7

Sumatra. Benkoelen. Cross applied by pencil in black and green nos. 391z-32b on parcel post form piece cancelled Bintoehan, 43a cancelled Liwa, 53k cancelled Tjoeroep, 391g-26b and 52g cancelled Tjoeroep, Also a m.o. piece with black Dai Ni Hon overprint 841z/391z-52k in pair (1 copy not perfect) and 841z-44. € 357 (one copy of 60 cent not counted)