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Dutch New Guinea (6): Irian Barat (2)

Written in: Dutch • Cees Janssen • May 17, 2013

The Indonesian postal service issued separate stamps for the former territory of New Guinea up to and including 1970 under the name Irian Barat. In the spring of 1966, President Sukarno was forced to resign, and in 1967 he wore...

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