Sumatra. Palembang. Local overprints. Signature of postmaster Madjid in bluish black in combination with violet IPL overprint on 2½ and 4 cent Kreisler (not listed!) and 7½ cent Dancer (brown spot) nos. 513z/571v-17b, 20b and 71, all unused. Signed Boekema. Ca. € 750

Sumatra. Palembang. Local overprints. Signet ring overprint Z of postmaster Zakaria in violet on 20 and 25 cent Kreisler nos. 524v-27b and 28a, unused. € 300

Sumatra. Palembang. Local overprints. Monogram overprint MSL of postmaster Mas Slamet in green, used locally in Batoeradja, on 20 cent Kreisler no. 531g-27b, unused. Rare stamp, of which only a few copies are recorded, genuinely used not known! Opinion SvL: the overprint is genuine. Ex Jacobs. € 500

Sumatra. Palembang. Local overprints. 10 Cent Van Konijnenburg with sheet margin, with monogram overprint MN of postmaster Mohamad Noer in black no. 532z-43a, used locally in Moearaklinggi, unused

Sumatra. Palembang. Local overprints. Overprint DEC.- cut out of a date stamp in black in combination with IPL overprint no. 548z/571z-20b (small thin spot on the back), unused. Rare stamp, of which only a few copies are recorded, genuinely used not known! Opinion SvL: the overprint is genuine. Ex Jacobs. € 500

Sumatra. Palembang. 3½ Cent Kreisler postcard in offset printing with black overprint large IPL without frame Bu.59 (crease) from Pladjoe 19.5.03 to Tembilahan, showing censor mark Bu.JC14c of Palembang. Extremely rare postcard, according to Bulterman RRR. Opinion SvL: the overprint is genuine

Sumatra. Lampong. Postcard for Banka & Billiton used in Lampong. 3½ Cent postcard with 711v = Gunseibu In overprint in violet, large violet 2 and handwritten 3½ ct in red ink and 610z = Dai Ni Hon Yuken two-line overprint in black, from Tandjong-/Karang 18.12.3 to Malang, Java. The text is about family business. Censors Bu.JC14c from Palembang and JC36 used on Java. Extremely rare card in wonderful quality, most likely the only one known and not recorded yet. Cert. ´Van Dieten, 2019´

Sumatra. Banka & Billiton. 10 Cent reply-card (the outward card of the postcard with reply-card attached has been removed) type Kreisler with violet Gunseibu In overprint Bu.37 (RRR), in excellent condition. Probably the only one recorded. Opinion SvL: the overprint is genuine

Sumatra. Banka & Billiton. 7½ Cent letter sheet with red Gunseibu In overprint re-valued with large violet 5, Bu.51 (RRR), from Soengeiliat 18.7.14.10 to Tjiandjoer (Java). Sewing machine censor on top and censor marks Bu.JC12b from Pangkalpinang and Bu.JC13c. Extremely rare, to our knowledge this is the only copy recorded. Opinion SvL: the overprints and censor marks are all genuine. Ex Jacobs

Sumatra. General Printings. 50 Cent Van Konijnenburg with violet handstamped T-overprint no. 913v-51k, cancelled Koetatjane. As far as we are aware the only used stamp recorded and illustrated on page 311 of the Dai Nippon catalogue (2017). € 520

Sumatra. General Printings. 30 Cent Van Konijnenburg with machine T-overprint no. 922z-48 as a single franking on home-made envelope from Lhosoekon 19.7.5 registered to Bireuen 19.7.7. Postal rate: 10 cent postage + 20 cent registration fee

South Celebes. Handstamped orange overprint Kaigun Minseibu no. 141o on the unissued complete set of 28 stamps type Kreisler, Numeral, Airmail, Van Konijnenburg and Dancer, not issued for postal use, but as a present for the Japanese Prince Kuni No Miya. Beautiful set. € 2,100. Ex Jacobs

South Celebes. 10 Cent Van Konijnenburg with black Makasser anchor overprint no. 100z-43bg, 3 copies on money order Bu.JF46 (rare) cancelled with Makassar Teikoku Seifu postmark, to transfer 30 roepiah from Makasser 20.5.10 to Soerabaja 9.6.05

North Celebes. Small red or orange disk overprint with black bar, applied at Menado, on 8 stamps (7 used, 15 cent Van Konijnenburg unused, 80 cent corner perf missing and not listed as 161o-53k, 4 cent Dancer not listed as 171r-69). Some signed Boekema

North Celebes. Large orange disk overprint with black bar on 5 and 20 cent Kreisler nos. 171o-21b and 27b, and 10, 50 and 80 cent and 1 gulden Van Konijnenburg nos. 171o-43bg, 51g, 53k and 54k, all used. Nos. 27b and 43bg beautifully cancelled Kawangkoan in violet (vNV.RR). Signed Boekema

North Celebes. Two 1 cent Kreisler with large orange disk, small black bar and anchor overprint no. 171o/150z-15a, 4 cent Kreisler with double (!) small orange disk, black brush stroke and black anchor overprint no. 161o/150z-20b and 4 cent Dancer with small orange disk, small black bar and black anchor overprint no. 161o/150z-69 on complete money order Bu.JF45 to transfer 7.50 roepiah from Kotamobagoe 19.1.19 (stamps cancelled Teikoku Seifu pmk) to Kawangkoan, changed into Menado 19.1.21, showing violet censor mark of Menado. Wonderful and colourful item in excellent quality, illustrated on the back of the Dai Nippon catalogue (3rd edition, 2017) which makes this item extra desirable! Ex Mattern, Jacobs