Padang (ID)

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Padang is the capital of the province of West Sumatra in Indonesia. It is the largest city on the western coast of Sumatra. Before Indonesia's independence, Padang was one of the major cities in the Dutch East Indies and the fifth largest city in Sumatra behind Medan, Batam, Palembang and Pekanbaru. It has an estimated population of 1,024,906 in 2014. Padang is one of the cleanest big cities in Indonesia. Up to 2009, Padang has received the "Adipura" (cleanest and greenest city) award in the category of large city 17 times and the "Adipura Kencana" award 3 times.

Read more https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padang

Indonesia Postmarks

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Dutch Indies Postmarks

Coded Postal Obliterator 5 (= Padang). c.1870. Stampset

DC PADANG in 1891.

Coded Postal Obliterator 5 (= Padang). c.1892. Stampset

Bridge PADANG 20-11-1936 on 1934 issue (Queen Wilhelmina). Note the use of watersensitive printing ink for this issue. See StampSet at

Cards and Covers

Postcard from Padang (29.12.1893) to Esslingen Bahnhof (24 Jan 94). with route stempel Ned Indie over Genoa. Padang stempels are Square type. Postal rate are 7 1/2 cent. Postal Stationery. (Source: https://hqeemstamps.wordpress.com/2019/06/17/postal-history-of-netherland-indies/)

Postal Acceptance Note for Packages, Cancelled in Padang 1907.