INDONESIA.
Acquisition of Irian Barat (West Irian).
Stylized map of Indonesia.
First stamp in a set of 3, issued on 01.05.1963.
Face value: 1.50 Indonesian rupee.
Catalogues
- Michel No. 400.
- StampWorld No. 441.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 342.
West Irian is the western part of the island of New Guinea. When it proclaimed its independence, in 1945, the Republic of Indonesia occupied this territory, belonging to the Dutch East Indies, but the Netherlands did not officially cede it until August 15, 1962 through the New York Agreement. Irian Barat then became a new province in Indonesia, and in 1973 its name was changed to Irian Jaya (Glorious Irian). The region is 1,200 kilometers (750 miles) from east to west and 736 kilometers (457 miles) from north to south, and his area is 420,540 square kilometers (162,371 square miles).
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