1 LIWA
The city LIWA is located in the Barisan Mountains in the southern part of the
residency Benkoelen about 20 kilometres northeast of Kroë. Actually, it is situated in the
direct neighbourhood of the lake Ranau in the south-eastern part of the residency Palembang.
A sub-post-office was opened here in 1941 and it reported to the post office of
Tandjongkarang (Tdk, is that correct??). Is het dan niet opmerkelijk dat de Japanners
het indelen bij Benkoelen?
Before the war the long bar cancel 6/010 was used (fig. 1), and this cancel was also
used during the Japanese occupation (fig. 2). The Japanese cancel 220 has not been reported
from this office.
Figure 1: The pre-war long bar cancel 6/010 of LIWA dated in December and October 1941. Figure 2: The pre-war long bar cancel 6/010 of LIWA dated in July 1943 (=18), April 1944 (=19)
and April 1945 (=20), all three show the Showa calendar. Probably, after the transfer of sovereignty the original pre-war long bar cancel was still
in use, however, now with a 24-hour indication changing the cancel into a type 6 (fig. 3).
Figure 3: The long bar cancel 6/010 of LIWA dated in March 1958 and 1960. Summary:
1) Before the war the type 6/010.
2) Japanese occupation DN type 6/010. The Japanese cancel 220 has not been reported.
3) Interim period so far no objects available.
4) Probably not re-occupied by the Dutch troops
5) Indonesia post-war cancel type 6.
2 3 Summary:
1) Before the war the ZWP type 6 (DN type 010).
2) Japanese occupation DN type 010 (ZWP type 6), the Japanese cancel DN type 220 has not
been reported.
3) Interim Period DN type 010 (ZWP type 6). Heb ik dus niets van !!!
4) Restored Dutch authority probably not existent.
5) Indonesian state ZWP type 6 ??? Heb ik ook niets van.