The Netherlands Indies were the colonial possessions of the Netherlands in Asia and included the islands of Java, Sumatra, part of Borneo, the Moluccas, Celebes, western New Guinea and other smaller islands in the Indonesian archipelago. The Dutch government granted independence to the Dutch East Indies in 1949, which took the name of Indonesia, except for the western part of New Guinea
1949 - 75th anniv. of the UPU
The Universal Postal Union is a specialized agency of the United Nations that coordinates postal policies among member countries, in addition to the worldwide postal system. Before the establishment of the UPU, each country had to prepare a separate treaty with other nations that post had wanted to bring international mail to and from. The UPU was created in 1874.
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