Netherlands New Guinea

Netherlands New Guinea, or Nederlands Nieuw Guinea, was a Dutch colony. the western part of the island of New Guinea. It was originally part of the Netherlands Indies until 1949.


 * In 1949, the region was separated from the the rest of the former colony now known as Indonesia. Netherlands New Guinea began issuing its own stamps in 1950. They continued until October 1962 when it would be administered by the United Nations in preparation for a return to Indonesia, using obsolete stamps overprinted UNTEA. See: UNTEA.

Afterwards, the region was called West Irian/Irian Barat.





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