Sale 1287 — Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 23-24 May, 2023
Category — French, British, and Dutch Occupations
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1399
French Occupation "Samarang 10 St" Handstamp. Partly clear strike in red on mostly complete folded letter (missing section had the year date) to "De Heer F. von Wonze, Commissaris ordonnateur over geheele Eyland Java, Batavia", wear and splits along folds, small erosion spot in center of address panelFINE STRIKE OF THIS RARE SAMARANG HANDSTAMP, USED DURING THE BRIEF PERIOD OF FRENCH OCCUPATION OF JAVA FROM 1808 TO 1811.
When France conquered Holland during the Napoleonic Wars, they took control of Dutch colonial possessions in the East Indies, but left the administration of the islands largely in the hands of local officials. This French occupation period letter has content and a signature we are incapable of reading, but the PDF provided on our website will be useful to those who wish to assign a year date -- in any case, only a few examples are known of this marking
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E. 1,000-1,500
1,500
1400
"JAVA GENERAL POST OFFICE/BA=/TAVIA/DOL=/LORS/STY=/VERS" Double-circle Handstamp (WdB 13). Exceptionally clear strike in red with manuscript "18" stuivers rate, clear strike of matching "POST PAID" boxed handstamp on folded letter datelined at Batavia on Feb. 5, but the last digit of year is unreadable--certificate says 1812, exhibit write-up says 1813--addressed to Van Nausen in Grissee, lightly toned, still Extremely Fine, desirable clear strikes of these markings during the British Occupation period, with 1997 NVPH certificate
E. 400-500
475
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"JAVA GENERAL POST OFFICE/BA=/TAVIA/DOL=/LORS/STY=/VERS" Double-circle Handstamp (WdB 13). Exceptionally clear strike in red with manuscript "20 Kop" kopper rate (=4 stuivers) applied on arrival, part strike of red "VOC 10 St" in circle handstamp on folded letter datelined Samarang, Dec. 11, 1814 (?) to Batavia, slight ink erosion reinforced inside, Fine, the "VOC 10 St" prepayment marking was applied at Samarang, but the correct rate was 12 stuivers, so the 2s deficiency was doubled and exchanged to 20 koppers, as reflected in the Batavia double-circle marking, the combination of the VOC and British Occupation handstamp is remarkable and very rare
E. 400-500
425
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"JAVA GENERAL POST OFFICE/BA=/TAVIA/DOL=/LORS/STY=/VERS" Double-circle Handstamp (WdB 13). Partly clear strike in red without rate, part strike of matching "POST PAID" boxed handstamp on folded cover with interior docketing "H. C. Sloop of War Malabar, Batavia roads, Octr. 8th 1813", from J. Nutting to London, England, mostly clear strike of red "SHIP LETER/FALMOUTH" crown oval handstamp (Robertson S4), manuscript "1/4" rate, backstamped with bold red "10 o'Clock MY 6, F.Nn." delivery datestamp, additional May 6 receiving backstamp, small ink stain, light soiling, Fine, very rare cover from a British naval vessel in Batavia to London with the Falmouth Ship Letter marking, with 2009 Van der Vlist certificate
E. 750-1,000
1,700
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"DROST/AT GRISSE/IAAV/EEIC" Negative Circle Handstamp (WdB 27). Clear strike of arrival handstamp in red with "JAVA POST OFFICE/SA=/MARANG/DOL=/LORS/STY=/VERS" (WdB 14) red double-circle despatch handstamp without rate on folded letter datelined Samarang, Jan. 11 (no year, ca. 1815) and addressed to Van Nausen at Grissee, military letter with sender's signature on address panel, letter states "Should the two vessels under his charge have room after taking in the Prisoners to stow a few sheep, you will also oblige me me by sending on board as many fine Ewes and a proportion of Rams as he can take...", some splitting along folds, slight stain from adhesive used to seal tear at top from the insideVERY FINE STRIKES AND AN ATTRACTIVE FOLDED MILITARY LETTER FROM THE BRITISH OCCUPATION PERIOD. THIS IS THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THE GRISSE NEGATIVE SEAL. ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT STAMPLESS COVERS OF THE DUTCH EAST INDIES.
With 2015 B.P.A. certificate.
E. 3,000-4,000
4,000
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"INDRAMAYOE" Negative Oval Handstamp (WdB 24). Mostly clear strike in red with manuscript "9 st" rate applied on arrival with faint red "JAVA GENERAL POST OFFICE/BA=/TAVIA/DOL=/LORS/STY=/VERS" double-circle handstamp (WdB 13) with manuscript "9" stuivers rate and very faint "POST PAID" boxed handstamp (between the oval and circle) on folded cover from Batavia to Indramayoe, no date but ca. 1815 during British Occupation period, Fine and very scarce, with 2009 Van der Vlist certificate
E. 400-500
350
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"INDRAMAYOE" Negative Oval Handstamp (WdB 24). Bold strike in red with manuscript "3 st" rate applied on arrival with faint red "JAVA GENERAL POST OFFICE/BA=/TAVIA/DOL=/LORS/STY=/VERS" double-circle handstamp (WdB 13) with manuscript "9" stuivers rate and very faint "POST PAID" boxed handstamp at right on folded letter datelined Batavia Nov. 11, 1815, to Indramayoe during British Occupation period, Fine and very scarce, with 2009 Van der Vlist certificate
E. 400-500
350
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"JAVA POST OFFICE/SA=/MARANG/DOL=/LORS/STY=/VERS" Double-circle Handstamp (WdB 14). Perfect clear strike of handstamp in red, matching "POST PAID" boxed handstamp and manuscript "18" stuivers rate on folded letter datelined Samarang, Apr. 2, 1823, to Batavia, Extremely Fine, these markings are seldom struck this clearly, used during Dutch Occupation, with 1997 NVPH certificate
E. 300-400
350
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"JAVA POST OFFICE/SA=/MARANG/DOL=/LORS/STY=/VERS" Double-circle Handstamp (WdB 14). Perfect bold strike of handstamp in red without rate, matching "POST PAID" boxed handstamp on Mar. 8, 1823 folded letter to Batavia, writing bleeds thru slightly, Very Fine, used during Dutch Occupation -- there is an additional faint circular handstamp at bottom left which had not been identified
E. 200-300
100
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"JAVA POST OFFICE/SA=/MARANG/DOL=/LORS/STY=/VERS" Double-circle Handstamp (WdB 14). Partly clear strike of handstamp in red without rate, matching "POST PAID" boxed handstamp on folded letter from Mauritius to Java, datelined "Port Louis le 11 May 1820" to Boutet Fils, Samarang, clearly struck "PORT LOUIS/UNPAID" two-line handstamp, lightly struck red "ZeeBrief Ongefrankeerd" oval handstamp applied on arrival, forwarded to Djocjokarta, Very Fine, unusual use of these markings on mail originating outside the Dutch East Indies, the British double-circle handstamps were used by the Dutch after the British left in 1816
E. 500-750
1,300
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"JAVA POST OFFICE/SA=/MARANG/DOL=/LORS/STY=/VERS" Double-circle Handstamp (WdB 14). Unusually clear strike of handstamp in red without rate, matching "POST PAID" boxed handstamp on folded letter from Mauritius to Java, datelined "Port Louis le 17 Septr 1820" to Boutet Fils, Samarang, forwarded to Djocjokarta, slight wear along file fold, Very Fine, unusual use of these markings on mail originating outside the Dutch East Indies, the British double-circle handstamps were used by the Dutch after the British left in 1816
E. 400-500
800
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"FRANCO 4 St." Straightline Handstamp (WdB 35). Red handstamp perfectly struck with "4" stuivers rate in manuscript on folded letter from Djocjokarta (docketing notation) to J. Boutet in Samarang, Extremely Fine, a very scarce "Paid" marking with the rate inserted between "Franco" and "St(uivers)", with 2003 R.P.S. certificate
E. 200-300
325
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"POST COMPTOIRE/SOURA/BAYA/GUL/DENS/STUI/VERS" Double-circle Handstamp (WdB 38). Lightly inked strike in red with manuscript "2" stuivers rate and matching "FRANCO" straightline handstamp on undated folded cover to Grissee, minor splits along folds, Fine, very rare markings used at Sourabaya from 1817 to 1819, with 1997 NVPH certificate
E. 400-500
200
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British and Dutch Occupation Markings on Stampless Covers. A wonderful group of 33 folded covers or letters, includes 7 with double-circle handstamps used during British Occupation 1812-17, including 1 Sourabaya and 6 Batavia (one with "POST PAID", one with "CHERIBON" and one with "INDRAMAYOE" negative oval and "POST PAID", others without additional markings); 10 with double-circle handstamps used during Dutch Occupation 1817-25, including 1 Batavia, 8 Samarang with "POST PAID" (one marked "Cito" in manuscript, stained but rare), and 1 Sourabaya with "FRANCO" straightline; 6 with "FRANCO" straightline handstamps, including 4 1819-25 and 2 1856-60 (a few with additional boxed town markings); 10 with town handstamps, including clearly struck red "PACCALONGAN" circular datestamp (WdB 21) on undated folded cover with part of letter (very rare--with 2009 Van der Vlist certificate), weak strike of negative "Resident Djocjacarta" (rare), one with Indramayoe oval and others with standard markings from Buitenzorg, Cheribon, Rembang and Tagal; some toning and faults endemic to the area and period, but overall an exhibit-worthy group (many are on original exhibit pages), most of the better items have certificates (Van der Vlist describes marking enhancement on a couple), overall Fine with several Very Fine covers, a large group of scarce to rare covers with an average value of $200-300 and a few worth closer to $750-1,000
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E. 4,000-5,000
2,900
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