%0 Journal Article %T Chinese correspondence in Dutch East Indies (1865-1949) %A Tjong Han Siem %J - %D 2017 %R http://dx.doi.org/10.17510/wacana.v18i2.588 %X This article is an attempt to describe some aspects of the social history of the Chinese minority in the Dutch East Indies using items of postal history as a guide. It is a very personal view, seen through the eyes of a philatelist. Using a postal history collection, aspects of political history can be illustrated and/or documented. This article is certainly not to be read as a solid, documented scientific exercise. It should be read in the spirit of educational entertainment %K Social history %K Peranakan %K Dutch East Indies %K philately %K postal history %K Tio Tek Hong %K Chinese Red Cross %K Yang Seng Ie Red Cross %K Palang Merah Tiong Hoa. %U http://wacana.ui.ac.id/index.php/wjhi/article/view/588