Sumatra. West Coast. 3½ Cent postcard type Definitive issue Bu.189b on thin cream coloured paper, cancelled in red with commemorative cachet 'Thank you for the Promise of Indonesian Independence'. Illustrated and described in vNV. on p.176: 'Japanese Prime Minister Koiso promised future Indonesian independence at the National Diet on 7 September 1944. As a show of gratitude, the [above] cancellation was prepared at Boekittinggi. However, it was not officially issued, and as a result, only a few examples are known.' vNV.439r (RR), see p.390

Sumatra. West Coast. 3½ Cent postcard type Definitive issue Bu.189c on thick cream coloured paper, superbly cancelled Alahan-/Pandjang 18.9.28, to Padang

Sumatra. West Coast. 7½ Cent letter sheet with violet small Dai Ni Hon Yubin overprint 2x next to each other from Pajakombo 19.3.-9 to Medan, with violet censor mark Vr.312 and white censor label with Indonesian and Japanese text Vr.505

Sumatra. West Coast. 1 Cent Kreisler with watermark and with violet small Dai Ni Hon Yubin overprint no. 872v-15b on complete wrapper including original Japanese newspaper the Sumatra Shimbun, from Padang 19.4.28 to Nagoya, Japan

Sumatra. West Coast. 1 and 2½ Cent Kreisler with watermark and black large Dai Ni Hon Yubin overprint (note how overprint was applied after stamps were affixed) nos. 886z-15b, 17b to make up the rate for a postcard, on a Netherlands Indies prewar military fieldpost card (message is about family affairs) from Priaman 18.5.3 via Palembang (censor Vr.102b) to Djakarta

Sumatra. West Coast. 10 Cent van Konijnenburg with violet cross overprint no. 321v-43bk on cover from Fort de Kock 17.7.42 (neme changed to Boekittinggi in early 1943) to the Singer Sewing Machine Company in Medan, on the left side showing a sewing censor. Early use of this violet cross overprint!

Sumatra. West Coast. 6 Sen Japanese stamp J7 in strip of five to make up the correct rate for a registered cover, from Padang 19.3.15 to Soerabaja 1.4.04 showing four different censor marks and two different censor labels Vr.508 in white and brown paper. Scarce genuine use of 6 sen Japanese stamps. Attractive cover!

Sumatra. West Coast. 40 Cent Kreisler with watermark and double black thick cross overprint no. 332z-32b on money order to transfer 100 roepiah from Manindjau 18.11.20 to Boekittinggi 18.11.24. This variety of double cross overprint is rare on entire!

Sumatra. West Coast. Official, postage free money order (crease) by the head of a department (4 Japanese characters in frame) to transfer Rp 50.16 from Padang 19.10.28 to Solok 19.10.31

Sumatra. Riouw. 10 Cent van Konijnenburg with black large Dai Ni Hon Yubin overprint in combination with violet large cross no. 880z/370v-43II on money order fragment, beautifully cancelled with the rare cds Airmolek 19.4.3 (vNV.211, R)

Sumatra. Riouw. 40 Cent Kreisler with combination of black cross from Bengkalis and black large Dai Ni Hon Yubin overprints no. 870z/380z-50 cancelled Bengkalis, 40 cent Van Konijnenburg with violet cross overprint no. 371v-50 cancelled Pakanbaroe 18.10.20 and 80 cent Van Konijnenburg with black cross overprint no. 381z-53k cancelled Tembilahan 19.1.31

Sumatra. Riouw. 5 and 12½ Cent Netherlands issue Van Konijnenburg both with large black Dai Ni Hon Yubin overprint nos. 882z-59, 60 in pairs, both c.t.o. Pakanbaroe 18.7.8. This overprint is only recorded in violet

Sumatra. Riouw. 5 Cent Numeral, 2 copies on money order fragments, one with large violet Dai Ni Hon Yubin overprint cancelled Rengat 19.3.23, the other with large black Dai Ni Hon Yubin overprint cancelled with the Pakanbaroe postmark on 19.4.5, Pakanbaroe is crossed out with a pen and SAPAT is written above the postmark (vNV.212, R)

Sumatra. Riouw. 3½ Cent postcard type Kreisler offset printing with black small Dai Ni Hon Yubin overprint 2x next to each other Bu.181 (2 pinholes repaired) from Pakanbaroe 18.4.6 to Medan

Sumatra. Benkoelen. 30 Cent Airmail with black monogram overprint S of postmaster Soeleiman of Kepahiang no. 381z-76, used locally in Kepahiang. Rare stamp! € 400

Sumatra. Benkoelen. 10 Cent van Konijnenburg with black Star of David overprint no. 398z-43bk, nicely cancelled