This remarkable selection from the Netherlands Indies features the Queen Wilhelmina “Sea View” issue, a definitive series produced between 1902 and 1909, printed by typography with line perforation 12½ and without watermark. The stamps depict a youthful portrait of Queen Wilhelmina in profile, facing left against the symbolic background of the sea with a sailing vessel, an emblematic design reflecting the colonial and maritime character of the Dutch East Indies. The lot includes denominations of 3½ cents violet (surcharged), 12½ cents orange (surcharged), 20 cents violet-black with 10 cent surcharge, 10 cents carmine-lilac (two shades), and 20 cents ultramarine, corresponding to Michel catalogue numbers 124–132 and Stanley Gibbons 211–219. The series represents one of the most enduring colonial issues, notable for its delicate engraving and colonial postal history significance. Issued during a time of administrative reforms in the East Indies, these stamps carried everyday correspondence across the archipelago and abroad, and are today highly regarded among specialists for both their aesthetic appeal and their postal-historical context. Condition: Used examples, fine centering, light to moderate cancellations, overall good condition with sound perforations and intact design.
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