INDONESIA

INDONESIA.

125th Anniversary of First Netherlands Indies Stamp.
With a stylized map of Indonesia.
Stamp issued on 01.04.1989.
Face value: 1,000 Indonesian rupiah.
Printing: Photogravure.
Size: 32 x 24 mm.

Catalogues
- Michel No. 1298.
- Scott No. 1384.
- StampWorld No. 1341.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 1928.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 1178.

In 1602 Netherlands established the Dutch East India Company (Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie) on the islands of present-day Indonesia and became the dominant European power in the area. The Company was dissolved in 1800, and the government of the Netherlands established the colony of the Dutch East Indies (Nederlandsch-Indië). During the Second World War, the territory was invaded by Japan, which surrendered in August 1945. Immediately afterwards, the nationalist leader Sukarno proclaimed the independence of Indonesia, which was not officially recognized by the Netherlands until December 27, 1949. The Dutch East Indies issued its first stamp on April 1, 1864, with the effigy of King William III.