FINE AND RARE STAMPS 2008, REST OF THE WORLD, TONGA

Lot 862		Estimate: $300 1987 Canoe Race 57s gutter strip, one unit with error 'Value omitted', SG 969a. Cat £350
Lot 863		Estimate: $2,000T Realised Price : $1,500 Postal History: 1894 (18 Dec) cover used locally to Vavau bearing 2½d on 8d Mauve, SG 23, tied by very rare 'NEIAFU' datestamp, minor pin-holes. Very rare local usage
Lot 864		Estimate: $1,250T Realised Price : $950 Postal History: 1895 (20 Jun) cover to New Zealand bearing ½d on 2½d and 1d on 2½d (2), SG 29 and 30, tied by Nukualofa datestamps, Auckland arrival backstamp
Lot 865		Estimate: $1,750T Postal History: 1895 (17 Jul) cover Nukualofa to Germany bearing 1d bisected diagonally (SG 10b) and 1d, backstamps of Auckland, London and Hamburg. Rare commercial usage
Lot 866		Estimate: $1,250T Postal History: 1896 (24 Jun) 4d Registered Envelope (H&G.C6) uprated with 2½d (SG 33) used Nukualofa to USA, backstamps of Auckland and San Francisco. Scarce commercial usage
Lot 867		Estimate: $1,250T Realised Price : $1,300 Postal History: 1900 (20 Mar) cover (small faults) to New Zealand bearing Pictorial ½d (3) and 2d plus 3d bisected diagonally, tied by Vavua datestamps, backstamps of Nukualofa and Auckland. Unlisted and rare
Lot 868		Estimate: $1,250T Realised Price : $1,000 Postal History: 1900 (20 Mar) cover (small faults) to New Zealand bearing Pictorial 1d (5) bisected diagonally examples tied by Vavua datestamps, backstamps of Nukualofa and Auckland. Unlisted and rare