Indonesia

Indonesia is a large all-island nation in Southeast Asia straddling the Indian and Pacific Oceans.  File:Indon red REPOEBLIK ovpt.jpg File:Indonesia on 3.5 occup.jpg File:Indonesia rep Indo ovpt on Sumatra ovpt.jpg 
 * After occupation by Japanese forces during World War II, nationalist groups began overprinting old Netherlands Indies stamps with REPOEBLIK INDONESIA as well as producing their own stamps inscribed N.R. Indonesia starting at war's end.


 * A long photogravure issue was ordered by the newly declared independent government. Technically issued in December 1948, few initially reached Indonesia due to a Dutch blockade. Known as the "Vienna issue", they were inscribed REPOEBLIK INDONESIA.
 * In 1950 an issue inscribed REPUBLIK INDONESIA SERIKAT was released, follow by old Netherlands Indies stamps overprinted RIS. See: RIS.
 * August 1950 brought the first stamps inscribed REPUBLIK INDONESIA.
 * In January 2000, this changed to just INDONESIA.

Its postage dues are inscribed or overprinted BAJAR PORTO; after 1973 BAYAR PORTO. See: BAJAR PORTO

 File:Indonesia 4s RIS.jpg|4 sen RIS overprint. File:Indonesia Sukarno.jpg|1953 1.25r Sukarno definitive. File:Indonesia pangolin.jpg|1953 `35 sen pangolin. File:Indonesia dancer.jpg|1962 3r dancer. File:Indonesia Suharto.jpg|1966 Suharto definitive; note date at lower left. File:Indonesia food.jpg|Satay stamp from 2009 food set. 

Stamp issuing provinces

 * Riau Archipelago
 * Irian Barat, later Irian Jaya, then Papua