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1962 (Nov 16) Filatelisten Vereniging Nederl. Nieuw – Guinea printed airmail envelope creased vertically & horizontally & registered to Port Moresby bearing D.N.G. Queen Wilhelmina 40c & Pair 25c overprinted UNTEA making 90c rate & tied Hollandia cds with matching registration label No 981 & with on reverse / Registered Lae P & N.G. (23 Nov) transit & Registered /Port Moresby (26 Nov) arrival cds …………………………………………………………………….
United Nations Temporary Executive Authority (U.N.T.E.A.) was the result of a dispute between the recent Independent Indonesia & the Netherlands where Indonesia claimed the territory while the Dutch claimed the residents were not Indonesian. In December 1961 Indonesia landed paratroops that ultimately led to the establishment of U.N.T.E.A. in October 1962 that lasted until 1 May 1963.