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Bali Funeral Pungawa Singaradja KPM Indonesia 1920s

Bali Funeral Pungawa Singaradja KPM Indonesia 1920s

$ 13.19

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Postage Condition: Unposted
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Condition: For a detailed description of the condition of the item please see the item description text below.
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Region: Bali
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Indonesia
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Modified Item: No
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back

    Description

    This is a colour postcard of Bali, Indonesia. It shows a beautiful view of the cremation of the Poenggawa van Singaradja (= Pungawa of Singaraja). This postcard was published by the K.P.M. = Koninklijke Paketvaart Maatschappij = Royal Dutch Packet Company in the 1920s. So it is about 90 years
    OLD.
    This kind of postcard used to be on top of the first class menu. A first class passenger could tear it off and send it away. This postcard is shown in the book INDONESIA 500 Early Postcards by Leo Haks and Steven Wachlin on page 223. However some brown aging on the back it does not affect the picture on the front side (see scan) and it is still a great collectible. Condition: good. This postcard should be in every Balinese or Indonesian collection. Buyer pays $ 3.00 for handling and worldwide shipping. Buyer of multiple items can save on shipping. Buyer of multiple items must wait for the invoice. Buyer must make his payment within 14 days. Please take a look in my
    eBay store
    to make your Bali, Indonesian or Asian collection complete.