(27-07-08 23:52:00) #31574232: Tonga 1996 imperf plate proof PAIR - olympic games - olympics - rare

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Tonga 1996 imperf plate proof PAIR - olympic games - olympics - rare - 20 exist

Item number: 31574232

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Price:	$ 24.00
Wallet :	Yes
Time left:	3 Day(s)
Location:	Australia / Qld

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Item description:

PLATE PROOFS
This item is a PLATE PROOF item of one of the values from Tonga 1996 Olympics set.

All Tonga stamps issued after 1980 were perforated.  Unlike other countries, Tonga did not issue both perf and imperf stamps, they were all perforated, none were issued imperf.   However, at the beginning of each printing run, the printers Walsall Security Printers of London, used the printing plates to print off one imperf plate proof sheet for checking purposes before the main printing run.  This plate proof sheet was not perforated, and was checked by the printers for any mistakes and for clarity of colour.  After checking, this first sheet was not perforated, but was left imperf., and was then placed in the printers archives.  The item here for sale has been taken from the printers imperf plate proof sheet, and is a very scarce item from the printers archival material.

Payment can be made in two ways:-

1.  By cash (US dollars, English pounds or Euros) posted through the mail.   Cash travels safely through the mail when placed between several  sheets of paper or inside an old card.

2.  Or payment can be made through PayPal in US dollars, English pounds or euros.

IMPORTANT – PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING POINTS:-

1. I cannot take MasterCard or VisaCard direct.  I do not have merchant facilities.  I can only take credit card payments if done through PayPal.

2. I cannot take cheques as bank fees are too high on overseas cheques.

3. If you win an item and will be paying through the mail, you MUST email me and let me know that you will pay through the mail.  If you just post payment without telling me then there is no way that I know what is happening.

Buyer to pay airmail postage (which includes firm and secure packaging) on this item of 2 Euros.

Conditions of sale:

Delivery Method:    Shipping after payment
Shipping costs:    Paid by the buyer
Places:    Seller's country, Europe, North America, Central America, South America, Asia, Africa, Oceania

Payment Cash, Domestic check (seller's country), Paypal, MoneyBookers

Shipping and handling:

For most items airmail postage and firm packing is US$2.80 to anywhere in the world. More than one small item (such as stamps) will go together in the same envelope for the one lot of postage.
Where the items to be posted are larger (such as covers or large stamp blocks or artwork), then the cost of postage is shown in the item description.

Information on the sale

Price:	$ 24.00
Wallet :	Yes
Time left:	3 Day(s)
Starting date:	Mon 7th Jan 2008 00:08:13 (GMT-5.0)
Ending date:	Sun 27th Jul 2008 23:52:00 (GMT-5.0)