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1963 (Jan 28)Dienst / Gouvernement van Nederlands-New-Guinea with all but Dienst deleted printed envelope registered to Teighmouth bearing D.N.G. Queen Wilhemiina 45c & 55c overprinted UNTEA tied Hollandia cds & with matching registration label 993 …………………………………..
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.