Sumatra. East Coast. 5 Cent Numeral with double black Dai Ni Hon overprint no. 811z-42, cancelled Medan. Not listed

Sumatra. East Coast. 10 Cent Moehammadijah with violet Dai Ni Hon overprint no. 811v-64, unused

Sumatra. East Coast. 3½, 10 and 15 cent Moehammadijah with violet overprint Dai Ni Hon in a staight frame nos. 821v-62, 64 and 65, unused. € 300 (in DN catalogue 2nd edition)

Sumatra. East Coast. 4 Cent Dancer with double local overprint of Pematangsiantar, showing Dai Ni Hon in frame with only upper side wavy in black and red, on piece, cancelled with commemorative cachet for the First Anniversary of the Rebirth of Sumatra (1943)

Sumatra. East Coast. 3½ Cent postcard type Kreisler in offset printing without overprint, from Medan 17.10.-6. to Mie, Japan

Sumatra. East Coast. 30 Cent van Konijnenburg with black machine T-overprint no. 922z-48 as a correct single franking on a cover from the Poestaka Islam (=Islamic Library) at Medan on 19.2.22. registered to Soerabaja 20.3.04. with censor mark from Palembang (Vr.301) and rare brown censor label (Vr.506) tied circular 20 (Bu.JC17) from Palembang on the back. Signed Boekema

Sumatra. East Coast. 5 Cent Numeral with black small Dai Ni Hon overprint at the top in combination with Su Ma To Ra (= Sumatra) at the bottom on a censored registered cover (repaired), locally sent in Medan 17.10.19. The local rate is 5 cent, the registration fee 20 cent. This combination of overprints is so far only known on the 5 cent Numeral on two covers, this one from Medan and the other from Tebingtinggi-/Deli 10 Aug 1942. This combination is not listed in catalogues, but undoubtedly authentic. Exhibition piece!

Sumatra. East Coast. 7½ Cent Dancer with black Dai Ni Hon overprint no. 813z-71, two copies on cover from Medan 19.4.17. to Shanghai, China, with violet framed censor Su Ma To Ra and sewing machine censor with red circular 5. Extremely rare example of 15 cent foreign letter rate during the occupation. Also included 7½ cent Dancer with similar overprint in pair on piece

Sumatra. East Coast. 7½ Cent Dancer with black Dai Ni Hon overprint no. 811z-71 in block of four on cover from Medan 18.10.11. registered to the 'Toean Ketoea dari Kantor Pos (Posmaster) di Kelantan, Malay' (Head of the Kelantan Post Office). The cover was sent to Syonan 10.22.2603, further to Ipoh 10.23.2603, back to Syonan 11.1.2603 and returned to Medan 18.11.13 (all backstamped), because there is 'No registration Service, Retour'. Most interesting item which shows something of the postal relationship between the occupied Netherlands East Indies and occupied Malaya. Although there was registered mail to the southern Malayan states, there was none to Kelantan and others which had been incorporated into Thailand. See: JR van Nieuwkerk, 'The Malayan Postal Administration...etc.' (2023). Postal historical information added

Sumatra. East Coast. 4 Cent Dancer with black Dai Ni Hon overprint no. 813z-69 as a single stamp and in block of four, and 10 cent Malaya/Perak no. M11 to make up the rate of 30 cent on a cover from Medan 18.4.21. registered to Bindjei 18.4.21. and possibly not censored

Sumatra. East Coast. 20 Cent postage due Kolff Printing with black overprint Dai Ni Hon in frame no. 821z-84b used at Medan 19.12.13. on an unfranked company cover (2 pinholes repaired) from Limapoeloeh 19.12.11., which is twice the missing postage of 10 cent. Very rare!

Sumatra. East Coast. 4 Sen Admiral Togo on a special Japanese picture postcard to commemorate the First Anniversary of the Rebirth of Sumatra, from Medan 18.3.15. to Njonja Maggie in Trawas, near the Prigen post office (South of Soerabaja in the mountains). Most remarkable is the handstamp on the left in Japanese and German language 'Absender ist Deutscher / Empfänger is Deutscher', so the sender is German and the addressee is German. See: MTC, p.87. A rare and special postcard in many ways!

Sumatra. East Coast. 10 Cent Malaya/Perak no. 211z-M11c (2 copies) and 50 cent Malaya/Straits no. 131r-M18 (2 copies) on complete light bluish inland parcel post card with black overprint Dai Ni Hon in frame, for shipping a package weighting 9 kg from Medan 18.5.28. to Padang-/Pandjang 18.6.4. Rate between 5-10 kg is 120 cent (see: Bu. postal stationery p.98). Rare card in excellent condition!

Sumatra. East Coast. 10 Cent Malaya/Perak no. 211z-M11c, four copies on money order to transfer 72 roepiah from Laboehanbilik 19-1-22 to Tandjongbalei 19.1.26. The stamps are tied with the oval positive Kantor Pos postmark of Laboehanbilik (vNV.090, with comment 'Reported, not seen') with written date. Might be a unique cancel!

Sumatra. Tapanoeli. Japanese stamp of 10 sen with violet overprint Dai Ni Hon in frame no. 821v-J10, cancelled Padang-/Sidempoean

Sumatra. Tapanoeli. 25 Gulden van Konijnenburg with reddish purple coarse Hinomaru overprint no. 221p-58 beautifully and genuinely cancelled Medan 19.3.27. Exciting stamp from Tapanoeli used in the East Coast in wonderful quality. Very rare! See: MTC, p.69. Ex Van Strieland. € 2000+