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Tonga |
Introduction page List of countries Classification of specimen types |
Member as a British protected state as result of a Treaty of Friendship on 18 May 1900; independent member from 26 January 1972.
All post cards have a view printed on the reverse. For more information and illustrations of ALL 30 VIEWS click here.
| class | H&G | year | value | description | colour / card | specimen type | notes |
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| post card | 1 | 1906 | 1d | Ovava tree – coloured view on reverse | black & red on white card | D{4} | |
| 2 | 1911 | 1d | King George II – black & white view on reverse | red on white card | D{4} | ||
| 2b | 1911 | 1d | King George II – sepia (cameo) view on reverse | red on cream card | D{4} | ||
| letter card | A1 | 1910 | 1½d | King George II | red on blue | D{4} | 2 |
| type | image | dimensions | application |
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91½–93 × 8½–9 | overprinted diag BL to TR |
| 1 | The items listed above were printed by De La Rue. |
| 2 | Inscription on reverse reads 'IF USED FOR TRANSMISSION ABROAD . . .' Only known with SPECIMEN overprint apart from one used example in the Baxendale collection. |
Information and illustrations provided by Martin Baxendale.
Last updated 26 June 2009
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