Makassar. 1864, 10 cent red on letter from Makassar to Sourabaya. Stamp with full to very wide margins, tied by half-round franco cancel 11.5 1868 with an additional strike on the cover; on back is Soerabaija arrival 14.5 1868. A complete folded letter without content, sent to trading company Gimberg & Co. in Soerabaya. On letter front above stamp is noted in ink “Postwissel no. 224, groot F. 8.50”, i.e. this letter was a money order to the value of 8.5 Dutch guilder. An appealing stamp on a complete letter sheet of good paper quality. With certificate NVPH, 2003 (stating that the stamp has no margin bottom right; we disagree).
AN EXCEPTIONAL ISLAND USE FROM MAKASSAR ON CELEBES ISLAND AND THE ONLY LETTER RECORDED. ALSO THE ONLY MONEY ORDER WITH THE FIRST ISSUE STAMP WE HAVE SEEN. AN EXCITING TOP RARITY OF THE NEI AND AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE USAGE. A MONEY ORDER SURPASSES IN RARITY OTHER SPECIAL USAGES, SUCH AS REGISTERED OR PRINT MATTER MAIL.
The money order notes an amount that was probably prepaid and to be received by the recipient, the merchants Gimberg & Co. in Surabaya. The franking is the standard 10 cent domestic uniform postage rate, and we speculate that a fee was paid at the post office for the service.
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