This intriguing 50k official (“RESMI”) issue from the short-lived Republic of South Maluku depicts a stylized forest mammal, rendered in soft tones against a woodland backdrop. RMS stamps were produced in limited quantities during the separatist movement of the early 1950s, making surviving examples scarce and historically significant. The design reflects the improvised artistic style common to provisional issues of unrecognized states, highly prized by specialists in rebel or breakaway-state postal history. A notable item for collectors of Indonesian regional philately and political postal issues.