Sumatra. Lampong. 7½ Cent letter sheet with blue Dai Ni Hon Yuken Lampong two-line overprint Bu.105, from Tandjongkarang 19.5.€ to Djakarta. Sewing machine censor on top, Bu.JC15 and JC17 on the back. Signed ´Boekema´

Sumatra. Lampong. 3½ Cent postcard (crease) with red Dai Ni Hon Yuken Lampong two-line overprint, re-valued with red 2 = overprint Bu.111, from Telokbetong 23.11.2 to Bandoeng. Censor Bu.JC19c. Very rare postcard!

Sumatra. Lampong. 7½ Cent letter sheet (small spot by water) with black Dai Ni Hon Yuken Lampong two-line overprint, re-valued with large black 5 and again with red manuscript 7½ Sen + initial, and circular mark LTT from Liem Tjeng Tjan, the postmaster of Metro (according to Vrijdag) or Tandjongkarang (according to Bulterman) Bu.113, from Metro 21.4.03 to Bandoeng. Sewing machine censor on top and Vr.102b. Ex Vrijdag

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), unused. Probably the only one recorded

Sumatra. Banka & Billiton. 12½ Cent postcard for air service Bandoeng-Amsterdam type Kreisler with violet Gunseibu In overprint Bu.38, unused

Sumatra. Banka & Billiton. 3½ Cent postcard with violet Gunseibu In overprint, re-valued with violet large 2 and black medium 3½ Bu.47, in Dutch language written family business, with an internee in camp Ambarawa (Java) as the original destination, redirected to Bandoeng. No dates, no postmarks but nevertheless a rare card

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 to Tjiandjoer (Java). Sewing machine censor on top and censor marks Bu.JC12b from Pangkalpinang and Bu.JC13c. Extremely rare and most likely the only one recorded

Sumatra. Banka & Billiton. Change of address cards type Kreisler with red Gunseibu In overprint and all Dutch text on both sides blackened Bu.31, and type Dancer with violet Gunseibu In overprint Bu.40, both unused

Sumatra General. 20 Unused and 8 used postal stationery envelopes, letter sheets and postcards from several provinces, showing overprints, some censors and some postmarks

South Celebes. 25 Gulden Van Konijnenburg with black Makasser anchor overprint no. 116z-58, unused. A beautiful stamp! Signed Boekema. Cert. ´Van Dieten, 2019´. € 675

South Celebes. 3½ Cent postcard with black small anchor overprint and 7 characters in frame (Dai Nippon Teikoku Seifu) Bu.236a from Makasser 15.6.47.9 (vNV.020), thus after the Japanese occupation, to Father G. van Velzen in Ndao (probably meant Ndona) near Ende on the island of Flores. Father van Velzen was interned at Pare Pare (Celebes) but returned to Flores after the war. The writer asks in the Dutch language for some schoolbooks. Very rare and late usage of this postcard

South Celebes. 3½ Cent postcard with 7 characters in frame (Dai Nippon Teikoku Seifu) Bu.236c (few traces of rust from two removed paperclips), written in the very small village of Tjinakko, near Tanette, on 22 April 2603, cancelled Makasser (Teikoku Seifu cancel type 300). Censor Vr.212a

South Celebes. Postcard on thin paper with under Hinomaru 4 characters (= 3½ sen) Bu.256 (few minor faults), written in Feb 2604, from Malili (Teikoku Seifu cancel type 300) to Palopo. Censor Vr.201c

North Celebes. Two 1 cent Kreisler with large orange disk, small black bar and black 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 from Kotamobagoe 19.1.19 (stamps cancelled Teikoku Seifu cancel type 300) to Kawangkoan, changed into Menado 19.1.21. Censor Bu.JC3a from Menado. Wonderful and colourful item, illustrated on the back of the DN postage stamp catalogue. Ex Mattern

North Celebes. 7½ Cent letter sheet with black anchor overprint and 7 underlined characters (Dai Nippon Teikoku Seifu) Bu.247 (see ill. on p.57) written by a mother to her son on 15 Nov 2606, from Tolitoli (Teikoku Seifu cancel type 300 in violet) to Djakarta ('Batawia'). Censor Bu.JC3a from Menado

North Celebes. 3½ Cent postcard with orange small disk overprint and black bar Bu.241a, written on 23/1 43, from Menado (Teikoku Seifu cancel type 300) to Djakarta (the Dutch name Bat. Centrum crossed out). Censor similar to Bu.JC3a from Menado