Official territory name: Netherlands New Guinea
Dutch New Guinea or Netherlands New Guinea was the western half of the island of New Guinea that was a part of the Dutch East Indies until 1949, later an overseas territory of the Kingdom of the Netherlands from 1949 to 1962. It contained what are now Indonesia’s six easternmost provinces, Central Papua, Highland Papua, Papua, South Papua, Southwest Papua, and West Papua, which were administered as a single province prior to 2003 under the name Irian Jaya, and now comprise the Papua region of the country.
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Country state: Complete
Nieuw-Guinea (New Guinea)
- 1950 Issue
1 Gulden P-4; B-101 Color: Green and pink Dimensions: 138 x 68 mm
Front: Queen Juliana; guilloche patterns.
Back: Guilloche patterns.
Security thread: None.
Printer: Johan Enschede en Zonen (Netherlands) – JEZ.
Watermark: None.
Signatures: Lubbertus Götzen.
| Description | VG | VF | UNC |
| a. Date: 2 JANUARI 1950. | – | – | – |
| as1. Diagonal red SPECIMEN overprint; serial number ZX 012345 – 067890. | – | – | 150. |
| as2. Diagonal red SPECIMEN overprint; all-zero serial numbers. | – | – | – |
| as3. Horizontal red SPECIMEN overprint on front; serial number ZX 012345 – 067890. | – | – | – |
2 1/2 Gulden P-5; B-102 Color: Red Dimensions: 138 x 68 mm
Front: Queen Juliana; guilloche patterns.
Back: Guilloche patterns.
Security thread: None.
Printer: Johan Enschede en Zonen (Netherlands) – JEZ.
Watermark: None.
Signatures: Lubbertus Götzen.
| Description | VG | VF | UNC |
| a. Date: 2 JANUARI 1950. | 300. | 800. | 2600. |
| as1. Diagonal red SPECIMEN overprint; ladder serial numbers. | – | – | 200. |
| as2. Diagonal red SPECIMEN overprint; all-zero serial numbers. | – | – | – |
5 Gulden P-6; B-103 Color: Blue Dimensions: 150 x 75 mm
Front: Queen Juliana; greater bird of paradise on branch.
Back: Guilloche patterns.
Security thread: None.
Printer: Johan Enschede en Zonen (Netherlands) – JEZ.
Watermark: None.
Signatures: Lubbertus Götzen.
| Description | VG | VF | UNC |
| a. Date: 2 JANUARI 1950. | – | – | – |
| as1. Diagonal red SPECIMEN overprint; ladder serial numbers. | – | – | 250. |
| as2. Diagonal red SPECIMEN overprint serial number ZX 000000. | – | – | – |
10 Gulden P-7; B-104 Color: Brown Dimensions: 150 x 75 mm
Front: Queen Juliana; greater bird of paradise on branch.
Back: Guilloche patterns.
Security thread: None.
Printer: Johan Enschede en Zonen (Netherlands) – JEZ.
Watermark: None.
Signatures: Lubbertus Götzen.
| Description | VG | VF | UNC |
| a. Date: 2 JANUARI 1950. | – | – | – |
| as1. Diagonal red SPECIMEN overprint; ladder serial numbers. | – | – | 400. |
| as2. Diagonal red SPECIMEN overprint; all-zero serial numbers. | – | – | – |
25 Gulden P-8; B-105 Color: Green Dimensions: 150 x 75 mm
Front: Queen Juliana; greater bird of paradise on branch.
Back: Guilloche patterns.
Security thread: None.
Printer: Johan Enschede en Zonen (Netherlands) – JEZ.
Watermark: None.
Signatures: Lubbertus Götzen.
| Description | VG | VF | UNC |
| a. Date: 2 JANUARI 1950. | 1300. | 1400. | 11k |
| as1. Diagonal red SPECIMEN overprint; ladder serial numbers. | – | – | 650. |
100 Gulden P-9; B-106 Color: Green and lilac Dimensions: 150 x 75 mm
Front: Queen Juliana; greater bird of paradise on branch.
Back: Guilloche patterns.
Security thread: None.
Printer: Johan Enschede en Zonen (Netherlands) – JEZ.
Watermark: None.
Signatures: Lubbertus Götzen.
| Description | VG | VF | UNC |
| a. Date: 2 JANUARI 1950. | – | – | – |
| as1. Diagonal red SPECIMEN overprint; ladder serial numbers. | – | – | 800. |
| as2. Diagonal red SPECIMEN overprint; all-zero serial numbers. | – | – | – |
500 Gulden P-10; B-107 Color: Brown and gray Dimensions: 150 x 75 mm
Front: Queen Juliana; greater bird of paradise on branch.
Back: Guilloche patterns.
Security thread: None.
Printer: Johan Enschede en Zonen (Netherlands) – JEZ.
Watermark: None.
Signatures: Lubbertus Götzen.
| Description | VG | VF | UNC |
| a. Date: 2 JANUARI 1950. | – | – | – |
| as1. Diagonal red SPECIMEN overprint; ladder serial numbers. | – | XF | 10k |
| as2. Diagonal red SPECIMEN overprint; all-zero serial numbers. | – | – | – |
Nederlands Nieuw-Guinea
(Netherlands New Guinea)
- 1954 Issue
1 Gulden P-11; B-201 Color: Green and brown Dimensions: 130 x 60 mm
Front: Sicklebill bird; Queen Juliana.
Back: Guilloche patterns; tapestry.
Security thread: None.
Printer: Johan Enschede en Zonen (Netherlands) – JEZ.
Watermark: Quilt pattern.
Signature: Willem Jan Arend Kernkamp.
| Description | VG | VF | UNC |
| a. Date: 8 DECEMBER 1954. | 20. | 200. | XF300. |
| as. Diagonal red SPECIMEN overprint on front/back; serial number XZ 012345 – 067890. | – | – | 100. |
2 1/2 Gulden P-12; B-202 Color: Red Dimensions: 130 x 60 mm
Front: Sicklebill bird; Queen Juliana.
Back: Guilloche patterns; tapestry.
Security thread: None.
Printer: Johan Enschede en Zonen (Netherlands) – JEZ.
Watermark: Quilt pattern.
Signature: Willem Jan Arend Kernkamp.
| Description | VG | VF | UNC |
| a. Date: 8 DECEMBER 1954. | 100. | 300. | – |
| as. Diagonal red SPECIMEN overprint on front/back; serial number XZ 012345 – 067890. | – | – | 150. |
5 Gulden P-13; B-203 Color: Purple Dimensions: 130 x 60 mm
Front: Sicklebill bird; Queen Juliana.
Back: Guilloche patterns; tapestry.
Security thread: None.
Printer: Johan Enschede en Zonen (Netherlands) – JEZ.
Watermark: Quilt pattern.
Signature: Willem Jan Arend Kernkamp.
| Description | VG | VF | UNC |
| a. Date: 8 DECEMBER 1954. | 400. | 1200. | – |
| as. Diagonal red SPECIMEN overprint on front/back; serial number XZ 012345 – 067890. | – | – | 185. |
10 Gulden P-14; B-204 Color: Green Dimensions: 150 x 70 mm
Front: Crowned pigeon bird; Queen Juliana.
Back: Guilloche patterns.
Security thread: None.
Printer: Johan Enschede en Zonen (Netherlands) – JEZ.
Watermark: Quilt pattern.
Signature: Willem Jan Arend Kernkamp.
| Description | VG | VF | UNC |
| a. Date: 8 DECEMBER 1954. | 250. | 700. | 2200. |
| as. Diagonal red SPECIMEN overprint on front/back; serial number XZ 012345 – 067890. | – | – | 250. |
25 Gulden P-15; B-205 Color: Brown and purple Dimensions: 150 x 70 mm
Front: Crowned pigeon bird; Queen Juliana.
Back: Guilloche patterns.
Security thread: None.
Printer: Johan Enschede en Zonen (Netherlands) – JEZ.
Watermark: Quilt pattern.
Signature: Willem Jan Arend Kernkamp.
| Description | VG | VF | UNC |
| a. Date: 8 DECEMBER 1954. | – | – | – |
| as. Diagonal red SPECIMEN overprint on front/back; serial number XZ 012345 – 067890. | – | – | 275. |
100 Gulden P-16; B-206 Color: Brown and blue Dimensions: 150 x 70 mm
Front: Cassowary bird; Queen Juliana.
Back: Guilloche patterns.
Security thread: None.
Printer: Johan Enschede en Zonen (Netherlands) – JEZ.
Watermark: Quilt pattern.
Signature: Willem Jan Arend Kernkamp.
| Description | VG | VF | UNC |
| a. Date: 8 DECEMBER 1954. | – | – | – |
| as. Diagonal red SPECIMEN overprint on front/back; serial number XZ 012345 – 067890. | – | – | 325. |
500 Gulden P-17; B-207 Color: Red and brown Dimensions: 150 x 70 mm
Front: Cassowary bird; Queen Juliana.
Back: Guilloche patterns.
Security thread: None.
Printer: Johan Enschede en Zonen (Netherlands) – JEZ.
Watermark: Quilt pattern.
Signature: Willem Jan Arend Kernkamp.
| Description | VG | VF | UNC |
| a. Date: 8 DECEMBER 1954. | – | – | – |
| as. Diagonal red SPECIMEN overprint on front/back; serial number XZ 012345 – 067890. | – | XF | 1000. |