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Original 1962 Netherlands New Guinea aerogramme mailed from Sorong to Springfield, Oregon, franked with the correct imprinted stationery plus an added 10c Bird-of-Paradise adhesive. Clear Sorong 27.1.62 circular date stamp.

Includes the complete enclosed letter, dated January 29, 1962, offering remarkable firsthand commentary on the tense political situation in Netherlands New Guinea during the final months before the territory was transferred to UN control and later Indonesia.

Letter Highlights (full transcription available in photos):

Writer discusses fears of war with Indonesia and expresses hope that the U.N.O. (United Nations) will intervene.
Strongly pro-Western sentiment: writer states residents are “pro to the West” and reject “Moscow or Peking color.”
Notes that Indonesians “want to occupy this country” and predicts conflict is unavoidable.
Mentions the Dutch promise of future freedom (target year 1970).
Personal details: wife and children returning to Holland; six-month leave beginning mid-1962; request to contact his brother in Los Angeles.

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