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TONGA Niuafoou SPECIMEN set 1985 mail delivery ships - TYPE 2 perf - Tofua I, Matua, Maripose, Ysabel

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Tonga2 [100% (3795x)] 
Price: $ 6.00
Wallet : Yes Wallet
Time left: 1 Day(s) 18 hour(s)
Location: Australia / Qld
Seller checked: Yes 


Item description:
The stamps are self-adhesive and are overprinted SPECIMEN.

The design shows the ships that called at Niuafoou (Tin Can Mail Island) to collect the islanders mail - there was no airport then (in the 1930´s and earlier) and no safe landing harbour, so the natives swam or carried by canoe the mail to the passing ships.

This is TYPE 2 - there were two printings - Type 1 is where the backing paper is perforated and the imperf stamp peels off the backing paper (and there is nothing written on the back of the backing paper) - type 2 was a second printing (experiment) where the whole stamp plus backing paper was perforated just like stamps from other countries and also on the back were the words "Bend forward and peel off backing paper) and the self-adhesive stamp which peeled off was then perforated.

POSTAGE
TWO euros to anywhere in world - firm packing included.
Less per item if more than one item is taken.
Registration if needed is extra.

PAYMENT
1. Cash sent through the mail
2. Payment through PayPal

NO cheques or money orders.
Credit card - ONLY through PayPal.
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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
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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.   But US$2.80 is the minimum cost to anywhere in the world except for Australia where the cost is US$1.50.

 
Information on the sale
Price: $ 6.00
Wallet Electronic wallet : Yes
Time left: 1 Day(s) 18 hour(s)
Starting date: Thu 21st Feb 2008 19:33:42 (GMT-5.0)
Ending date: Thu 4th Dec 2008 19:14:00 (GMT-5.0)
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Tonga2 [100% (3795x)] 
Location: Australia / Qld
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