One of the most popular railway routes for travelers was the Java Night Express, which ran between Surabaya and Batavia. Letters could be sent along on this train. To this end, a mailbox stood on the platform of the station in Surabaya. That mailbox was...
A registered letter sent by airmail from The Hague to Batavia stood out because of an imprint of a hand with an outstretched finger, printed in red ink. Such a little hand seems typically American. But it wasn't that little hand and the...
The Royal Netherlands East Indies Airlines (KNIL) was founded on July 16, 1928. Many collectors believe that KNILM was a subsidiary of KLM, but that is not the case. The company also had nothing to do with the KNIL, the Royal...
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