1788, "VOC 6 St." Handstamp (WdB 1). Bold strike with the usual small blotches of ink on folded letter datelined Nov. 29, 1788 from Holland to "Wel Edele...

1790, "VOC 6 St." Handstamp (WdB 1h). Exceptionally well-defined marking on folded cover docketed on back with Batavia Oct. 30, 1790 origin date, from...

ca. 1790, “VOC 10 St” Handstamp (WdB 6a). Exceptional strike on ca. 1790 folded cover from Batavia to “WelEd: Heer De Heer Jan Cornelis van Numwegen te...

1794, "VOC 5 St" Handstamp (WdB 5c). Perfect strike on folded letter datelined Samarang Dec. 3, 1794, to "Den Wel Ed. Agtb. Heer W. D. Jongh" in Batavia....

1822, complete folded letter datelined Salatiga 25 June 1822, sent to Boutet in Djokjokarta. Struck by circular red "AFDG/SALA/TIGA" with peculiar lettering....

1824, Letter from Batavia 16 Jan. 1817 to Tagal and redirected to "Paccalongan or Samarang". With superb strike of the “JAVA GENERAL POST OFFICE/BA-/TAVIA/DOL-/LORS/STY-/VERS"...

1818 "Post Comptoir Surabaya" handstamp (WdB 38; known in use Jan. 1817-June 1819) with accompanying FRANCO (WdB 39) both in red, on complete letter to...

1821, "Resident Djocjacarta" circular marking with a start at centre, on complete folded letter with full contents sent from J.D. Boutet in Djocjocarta...

1823, Letter from Samarang 2 Apr. 1823 to Batavia, with absolutely superb strike of the “JAVA POST OFFICE/SA-/MARANG/DOL-/LORS/STY-/VERS" double-circle...

1838, complete folded letter Batavia to Samarang, perfectly struck by blue Batavia Ongefrankeed with posthorn (WdB 113b) with accompanying rate marking...

1844, letter from Amsterdam to Surabaya, datelined 1 Nov. 1844. Struck on arrival in Batavia by the rare and misspelled oval "Zeebrief Ongefrankee" postmark...

1847, "Franco Zee Brief Grissee" large oval postmark in red on large part folded letter, with docketing inside "Babat 19 June 1847, received 27 Sep." sent...

"TAGAL/Ongefrankeerd" and "TAGAL/Franco" Handstamps (WdB 311a, 312c). Undated folded cover with address in Dutch and Chinese to a Chinese in Rembang with...

"PATTIE ONGEFRANKEERD" Posthorn Negative Oval Handstamp (WdB 225b, 225c). Clear strikes on two folded covers without content; one in blue with manuscript...

c. 1860, undated folded letter sent from Banjermassing to Barmen, Prussia, struck by clear black Banjermassing Franco negative impression postmark with...

"JAPARA ONGEFRANKEERD" Posthorn Negative Oval Handstamp (WdB 159a). Perfect bold strike in black with manuscript "10" due rate on folded cover to J. Scheltema...

1866, 1874, two folded letters from London forwarded by Blow & Raecke to Batavia and Kleinworth, Cohen & Co. to Samarang. With perfectly struck Lombard...

Group Lot: British and Dutch Occupation Markings on Stampless Covers: A wonderful group of 28 folded covers or letters, includes 8 letters with double-circle...

Group Lot: 1840-1865, group of eight pre-philatelic entire letters, showing multiple routings and rates; maritime mails with large oval "Zeebrief Sourabaya"...

Group Lot: 1840s-60s, Dutch East Indies Military-Related Covers: Four folded covers addressed to members of the military in the Dutch East Indies, including...

Group Lot: 1849-1864, group of eight pre-philatelic entire letters, showing multiple routings and rates; with 4 maritime mails (zeebrief) with Dutch arrivals...

Letter dated 12 January 1655 from the Department of Justice in Batavia to Johan van Riebeeck (1619-1677), the first Commander of the Cape of Good Hope....

Missionary letter dated Banculo 10 December 1727, written by Carlo Giuseppe Fideli, the Prefect of the new mission in Sumatra to the Provost General of...

Letter from the British Invasion of Java, 1811, dated 5 October 1811 in “Cantonment of Weltevreden, 3 miles from Batavia, Island of Java”. Written by Assistant...

Letter datelined Calcutta 21 Feb. 1814 to Lieutenant J.W. Littler in Sourabaya, sent via Batavia and struck by two "JAVA GENERAL POST OFFICE/BA-/TAVIA/DOL-/LORS/STY-/VERS"...

1817 “Post Comptoir Sourabaya” handstamp (WdB 38; recorded in use Jan. 1817-June 1819) with accompanying FRANCO (WdB 39), both in red, on complete letter...

Letter from Samarang 17 May 1820 to the Batavia merchant company van Rijk, Prediger & Co., showing a perfect, bold strike of the “JAVA POST OFFICE/SA-/MARANG/DOL-/LORS/STY-/VERS"...

"Zee Brieven/Ongefrankeerd" large negative-impression oval handstamp in red (WdB 62b) on letter with enclosed content from Samarang 16 Mar. 1830 to Amsterdam....

1789 VOC 1 gulden postmark in black (WdB 2c), very clear strike on envelope to Haarlem. With sender’s directive “Per de Paket Booth de Luchtbol”. Letter...

1802, VOC 5 stuiver postmark type II in red (WdB 5d) on folded letter 3 Apr. 1802 from Sergeant Jan van Loo in Surabaya to Jacobus de Leij in the Heere...

1805 (?), VOC 10 stuiver postmark in red (WdB 6b) on folded letter sheet to C.F. Back, scriba, te Peccalongan. Empty letter sheet with “1805” written in...

1845, “koper” postage due label, type I, with large margins to almost touching frame, manuscript rate “2.16” and date “12 Feb. 1846”, on large part of...

1846, “koper” postage due label, type Ic, with “Maill” with double II, with wide margins on all sides and a small central tear, manuscript rate “4.32”...

1846, “duiten” postage due label, type II, with good to large margins all around, manuscript rate “3.24” and date “11 Oct. 1846”, on folded letter from...

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1864, 10 cent plate proof, imperforate and without gum as produced. Type 3, dark carmine with very large margins and part of sheet margin on left. This...

1864, 10 cent plate proof, on thin paper, imperforate and without gum as produced. Type 4a wine red with very large margins and large part of sheet margin...

1864, 10 cent plate proof block of ten, on very thin paper, imperforate and without gum as produced. Type 4a wine red, an exceptional large proof multiple...

1864, 10 cent plate proof block of four, pale wine red type 4a, on very thin paper, imperforate and without gum as produced. An exceptional proof block...

1864, 10 cent red, mint block of six, pos. 38-40, 48-50, with full original gum and two very light hinge remnants on two stamps. With wide margins on all...

1864, 10 cent red, mint block of four, pos. 57-58, 67-68, with full original gum and a light hinge remnant at top and the two lower stamps mint unhinged....

1864, 10 cent red, mint block of four, pos. 78-79, 88-89, with full original gum, a light hinge remnant at top and a hinge trace below and the two lower...

1864, 10 cent red, mint marginal strip of three, pos. 41-43 with large part original gum unevenly applied and light hinge remnant at top right. Clear,...

1864, 10 cent red, mint pair, pos. 53-54, full and even margins all around; full and intact original gum characteristically brown with a light hinge remnant...

1864, 10 cent red, mint pair, pos. 65-66, full and even margins all around; intact original gum characteristically brown with a small hinge remnant at...

1864, 10 cent red, block of six, pos. 2-3, 12-13, 22-23, struck by framed FRANCO neatly centered between each pair, a couple of nicks in the right-hand...

1864, 10 cent red on letter from Bandjermasin 2.2 1866 to Soerabaija. Stamp cut into at base, tied by well-struck framed FRANCO with very clear red Bandjermasin...

1864, 10 cent red on letter from Batavia 29.11 1864. Stamp in exceptional quality with wide margins and part of sheet margin to right, deep, intense shade...

1864, 10 cent red on letter from Batavia 20.1. 1865. Stamp in exceptional quality with wide, even margins, tied to cover by well-struck black framed FRANCO...