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1946 (May 23) Airmail envelope to Twickenham endorsed On Active service from Soldier E.A. Rosenfeld, Staf 1/3 R I, “V” Brigade, Kon Landmacht, Java bearing Queen Wilhelmina 3 x 30c & single 20c tied Batavia cds ………….A proclamation of Indonesian Independence was read at 1000 hours on 17 August 1945 & this marked the start of the armed resistance against the Netherlands forces. Although Indonesia take the date of Independence as 17 August 1945 the U.N. acknowledge that the date is 27 December 1949..