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

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 no. 833z/833r-69, cancelled with commemorative cachet for the First Anniversary of the Rebirth of Sumatra (1943)

Sumatra. East Coast. 4 Cent Dancer with red and 30 cent airmail stamp with black overprints Dai Ni Hon in straight frame with missing left part of the Ni character (so-called variant of Pematangsiantar) nos. 823r-69 and 823z-14, both cto Pematangsiantar

Sumatra. East Coast. Selection of 10 stamps showing different types and colours of Dai Ni Hon overprints, also large part of a locally in Medan on 18.6.12 registered sent envelope bearing six 4 cent Dancer with black overprint Dai Ni Hon in frame no. 821z-69 and 1 sen Japanese stamp J2 (postal rate local postage 5 cent + 20 cent registration fee)

Sumatra. East Coast. 2½ Cent Kreisler and 7½ cent Dancer both without overprint nos. 17b, 71 on nice Singer company cover from Tebingtinggi-/Deli 17.10.24 to Medan 26 oct, with white censor label and mark Bu.JC12a

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 no. M11b on large size Singer Sewing envelope of ca. 30.5 x 15.2 cm for sending documents (written 'Dokumen') from Pematangsiantar 18.7.10 to Medan, received 10 July 1943, showing censor mark Bu.JC14a of Pematangsiantar

Sumatra. East Coast. 2 Cent Kreisler with black overprint Dai Ni Hon in wavy frame no. 831z-16b as a correct single franking on small printed matter envelope including business card in Indonesian and Japanese, censored and sent from Medan 18.6.30 to Pematangsiantar

Sumatra. East Coast. 5 Cent Numeral, one with black and one with violet overprint Dai Ni Hon nos. 811z-42 and 811v-42 on cover from Pangkalan-/Soesoe 17.1.2 to Medan, with censor Bu.JC12a and sewing machine censor

Sumatra. East Coast. 5 Cent Dancer with black overprint Dai Ni Hon in frame no. 821z-70, 2 copies on cover from Tebingtinggi Deli 18.7.-7 to Medan, with wavy censor Vr.312 from Tebingtinggi

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. 2½ Cent Kreisler and 7½ cent Dancer both with violet overprint Dai Ni Hon in straight frame nos. 821v-17b, 71 on insufficiently franked cover (two repaired pinholes) from Galang 19.4.24 to Medan, on 28/4-04 postage dues of 5 cent and 7½ cent in pair with black overprint Dai Ni Hon in wavy frame nos. 831z-80a, 81a, together 20 cent which is twice the letter tariff

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. 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. East Coast. 5 Cent Numeral with red overprint Dai Ni Hon in frame with irregular waving no. 832r-42 on complete money order to transfer 4.55 roepiah from Prapat 19.1.31 to Tebingtinggideli 19.2.-4

Sumatra. East Coast. 50 Cent Van Konijnenburg with machine T-overprint no. 924z-51k, 4 copies on complete money order to transfer 1000 roepiah from Rantauprapat 19.3.24 to Pematangsiantar 19.3.26