SOUTH MOLUCCAS

The sovereignty of Indonesia was established on December 27, 1949. The new central
government of the Republic of Indonesia did not immediately unite all the islands of Indonesia.
On April 25, 1950, the Republic of the South Moluccas was declared on the islands of Ambon
and Saparoea and stamps were overprinted Republik Malaku Salatan. The leaders of this
movement sent a representative, Mr. K. Nikijoeloew, to the United Nations, New York and
opened The Information Office of the South Moluccas Republic at 310 East 44th Street, New
York City. In 1952, they also renamed the currency units from sen to kopeng and from
rupiah to remas.
We created these catalog numbers and prices to allow us to organize our stock and offer this
material for sale.
Overprints on First
Indonesia Issue

On 1950 Independence
Flag
25

15 sen, black ovpt.............80.00

Map of Ambon,
Saparoea, Boeror and
Ceram with Flag

UPU IMPERFORATE
29v 2 R orange.....................1.50
Airmail
30v 2 R red, ovpt
Luchtpost................1.50
31v 2 R green, ovpt
Pos Udara...............1.50
29v-31v Imperf SET (3)..............4.50
A booklet with 4 miniature sheets
exists.
A 2 R orange cinderella exists
with a Ballon/Europa overprint.

1ST ANNIVERSARY POST

OFFICE 1951
Republik Malaku Selatan (RMS)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

1 sen, black ovpt ......40.00

2 sen, black ovpt.......40.00
2 sen, black ovpt...45.00
3 sen, black ovpt.......45.00
4 sen, black ovpt.......55.00
5 sen, black ovpt.......40.00
7 sen, black ovpt...40.00
10 sen, black ovpt.....40.00
12 sen, black ovpt..........
40.00
10
15 sen, black ovpt.....40.00
11
20 sen, red ovpt........55.00
12
25 sen, red ovpt p11 .....
65.00
12A 25 sen, red ovpt p12 ....40.00
13
30 sen, black ovpt.....60.00
14
40 sen, red ovpt........60.00
15
50 sen, red ovpt........55.00
16
60 sen, red ovpt........55.00
17
80 sen, black ovpt.....55.00
18
1 R, black ovpt........190.00
19
2 R, black ovpt........250.00
20
3 R, black ovpt........275.00
21
5 R, black ovpt........410.00
22
10 R, black ovpt......825.00
23
25 R, black ovpt......825.00

26
27
28

5 sen, red..........................20.00
10 sen, blue......................20.00
15 sen, brown...................20.00

UPU 1950
32 4 sen, brown.......................3.00
33 10 sen blue.........................3.00
34 25 sen.................................3.00
35 50sen, red...........................3.50
36 1 R, green...........................5.00
32-36 SET (5)...........................17.50

29 2 R orange......................1.50
Airmail
30 2 R red, ovpt Luchtpost.......
1.50
31 2 R green, ovpt
Pos Udara.................1.50
29-31 Perf SET (3)......................4.50

UNITED NATIONS 1951

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52v 1 R ..................................1.25
53v 2 R.................................1.25
54v 5R ..................................2.00
46v-54v Imperf SET (9)..............9.00
A 5R souvenir sheet with imitation
perfs and a reproduction of
MacArthurs signature exists.

37
38

2 sen..................................50
5 sen.........................................
.50
39 10 sen....................................50
40 20 sen....................................50
41 25 sen....................................50
42 50 sen....................................50
43 1 R .....................................75
44 2 R.........................................
.75
45 5 R ..................................1.50
37-45 Perf SET (9)......................6.00

A booklet with DeLuxe S/S of each

value bound in also exists.
Booklet Value....................... $125.00

BUTTERFLY 1952
TRIANGLES

71

2 R.........................................
1.00
72 5 R ..................................1.00
Airmai (Pos Udara)
73 75 k .....................................75
74 1 R .....................................75
75 1 R.....................................75
76 2 R .....................................75
77 2 R.........................................
1.25
78 5 R ..................................1.25
65-78 SET (14).........................12.00

TROPICAL BIRD IMPERF

67v 75 k

TROPICAL FISH 1953

TRIANGLES

UN IMPERFORATE
37v 2 sen.................................75
38v 5 sen....................................75
39v 10 sen...................................75
40v 20 sen...................................75
41v 25 sen...................................75
42v 50 sen...................................75
43v 1 R ..................................1.25
44v 2 R.................................1.25
45v 5 R ..................................2.00
37v-45v Imperf SET (9)..............9.00

GEN MAC ARTHUR 1951

55
56
57
58
59
60

2 k .....................................75
3 k .....................................75
5 k .....................................75
7 k .....................................75
10 k .....................................75
12 k....................................75

Airmail (Pos Udara)

61 5 k ..................................1.00
62 7 k ..................................1.00
63 10 k ..................................1.00
64 12 k.................................1.00
55-64 SET (10)...........................8.00

BUTTERFLY
IMPERFORATE

46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53

2 sen..................................50
5 sen .....................................50
10 sen....................................50
20 sen....................................50
25 sen....................................50
50 sen....................................50
1 R .....................................75
2 R.........................................
.75
54 5 R ..................................1.50
46-54 SET (9).............................6.00

GEN MAC ARTHUR

IMPERFORATE
46v
47v
48v
49v
50v
51v

2 sen.................................75
5 sen.....................................75
10 sen...................................75
20 sen...................................75
25 sen...................................75
50 sen...................................75

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55v
56v
57v
58v
59v
60v

2k
3k
5k
7k
10 k
12 k

79 1 k .....................................50
80 2 k .....................................50
81 2 k .....................................50
82 3 k .....................................50
83 4 k .....................................50
84 5 k .....................................50
85 7 k .....................................50
86 10 k .....................................50
87 12 k....................................75
88 15 k .....................................75
89 17 k.................................1.00
90 20 k ..................................1.00
91 22 k.................................1.00
92 25 k ..................................1.00
93 30 k ..................................1.25
94 35 k ..................................1.25
79-94 SET (16).........................12.00

TROPICAL FISH IMPERF

TROPICAL BIRDS 1952

DIAMONDS

84v
87v
90v
91v

5k
12 k
20 k
22 k

TROPICAL ANIMALS
1953

65
66
67
68
69
70

25 k .....................................75
50 k .....................................75
75 k .....................................75
1 R .....................................75
1 R.........................................
.75
2 R .....................................75

95
96

1k
2k

.....................................50
.....................................50

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97

2 k.........................................
.50
98 3 k .....................................50
99 4 k .....................................50
100 5 k .....................................50
101 7 k.........................................
.50
102 10 k .....................................50
103 12 k...................................50
104 15 k .....................................50
105 17 k...................................75
106 20 k .....................................75
107 22 k...................................75
108 35 k .....................................75
109 40 k ..................................1.00
110 45 k ..................................1.00
111 50 k ..................................1.00
112 1 R ..................................1.00
95-112 SET (18).......................12.00

ANIMAL OFFICIAL
(RESMI)

113 5 k .....................................75
114 10 k .....................................75
115 15 k .....................................75
116 17 k...................................75
117 20 k ..................................1.00
118 35 k ..................................1.00
119 50 k ..................................1.50
120 1R ..................................1.50
113-120 SET (8).........................8.00

TROPICAL FLOWERS
1954

121 1 k .....................................50
122 2 k .....................................50
123 2 k.........................................
.50
124 3 k .....................................50
125 4 k .....................................50
126 5 k .....................................50
127 7 k.........................................
.50
128 10 k .....................................50
129 12 k...................................50
130 20 k .....................................50

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131 22 k...................................50
132 25 k .....................................50
133 30 k .....................................50
134 35 k .....................................50
135 40 k .....................................75
136 45 k .....................................75
137 50 k .....................................75
138 60 k .....................................75
139 80 k .....................................75
140 1 R .....................................75
141 2 R ..................................1.00
142 2 R.................................1.00
143 3R ..................................1.25
144 5R ..................................1.25
121-144 SET (24).....................16.00

PERMESTA
On February 15, 1958, the P.R.R.I.
(Pemerintah Revolusioner Republik
Indonesia or Revolution Against the
Rule of Indonesia) was proclaimed.
Dissidents in the military in North
Celebes had these stamps printed in
Formosa for use in areas under their
control.
They are issued ungummed on thin
paper.

FLOWER IMPERFORATE
121v
122v
123v
124v
125v
126v
127v
128v
129v
130v
131v
132v
133v
134v
135v
136v
137v
138v
139v

1k
2k
2k
3k
4k
5k
7k
10 k
12 k
20 k
22 k
25 k
30 k
35 k
40 k
45 k
50 k
60 k
80 k

145 50 sen green...................100.00

146 1 r red..............................100.00
147 2 r brown.........................100.00
148 2 r dark ultramarine....100.00
145-148 Set............................400.00
145-148 Used......................1,000.00
Forgeries (often referred to as
reprints) abound and are identified
by their uneven printing of details.
On the originals, the north part of
Borneo is in a clear, neat lighter dot
pattern, the numerals are clean and
the background is smooth, with even
dot structure.
Forgeries appear uneven, with the
north Borneo area uneven or
absorbed into the whole island, the
numbers weakly defined and the
background pale with a weak dot
structure.

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