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...

1864, 10 cent red on letter from the sub-post office Meester Cornelis 6.8 1865. Stamp in perfect quality with wide, even margins, tied to cover by diagonally...

1864, 10 cent red on letter from Benkoelen 31.3 1865 to Batavia. Perfect stamp of fresh colour with wide, even margins, tied to cover by well-struck black...

1864, 10 cent red on letter from Buitenzorg 24.7 1864. Stamp with full margins, cut close on right and lower left, tied to envelope by well-struck black...

1864, 10 cent red on letter from sub-post office Klatten to Samarang. Stamp in exceptional quality with full, even margins and deep colour, tied to cover...

1864, 10 cent red on letter from Magelang 13.8 1865 to Samarang. Stamp with full margins cut close in a few places and a little stained, tied to cover...

1864, 10 cent red on letter from Makassar 17.5 1865 to Batavia. Stamp with fresh colour and full to wide margins on all sides, tied to cover by centrally...

1864, 10 cent red on letter from sub-post office Padang Pandjang via Padang 29.7 1865 to Batavia. Stamp with full to wide margins, tied to cover by diagonally...

1864, 10 cent red on letter sent to the Assistant Resident of Madura, J.C.G.S. Kraaijennoord. Superb stamp with good colour and full to wide margins on...

1864, 10 cent red on letter sent from sub-post office Malang to Soerabaya. Superb stamp with deep, intense colour, strong impression and wide margins on...

1864, 10 cent red on letter sent from Riouw to Samarang. Stamp with full to wide margins on all sides, just touching at foot, tied to very attractive Chinese...

1864, 10 cent red on letter sent from sub-post office Japara to Samarang, dated 29.10 1868. Superb stamp with deep, intense colour and wide margins on...

1864, 10 cent red on complete folded letter sent from sub-post office Rangkasbetong via Serang to Batavia, datelined in Tjilanakakan 13.1 1865 and black...

1864, 10 cent red on folded letter sent from sub-post office Modjokerto to Soerabaija, with red circular Soerabaija 23.9 1865. Stamp placed top left with...

1864, 10 cent red on letter sent from Soerakarta to Samarang. Stamp with excellent colour and ample margins on all sides, tied to Chinese cover by black...

1864, 10 cent red on folded letter sent from sub-post office Bodjonegoro, via Toeban 26.1 1866 to Soerabaya. Stamp with good to wide margins all around,...

Ambarawa. 1864, 10 cent red on letter sent from Ambarawa to Würzburg in Bavaria, Germany. Bearing two single stamps and a strip of 4; two stamps have been...

Anjer. 1864, 10 cent red with ample margins on all sides, with perfectly struck Anjer half-round franco 6.11 1868, the latest date recorded. Bulterman...

Amboina. 1864, 10 cent red with good, even margins on small letter piece, with exceptionally well-struck Amboina half-round franco 31.8 1867. Bulterman...

Amboina. 1864, 10 cent red on letter from Amboina to Batavia and re-directed to Buitenzorg. Stamp with good to wide margins and slightly cut into at lower...

Banda. 1864, 10 cent red with wide margins on all sides, with ideally struck, complete Banda half-round franco ?.8 1866. Bulterman Poststempels RR, Voerman...

Bandjermasin. 1864, 10 cent red strip of three with full to huge margins and portions of two adjoining stamps, with well-struck Bandjermasin half-round...