Stamp catalog : Stamp › King George Tupou I (1797-1893)

Country:: Tonga
Series:: Officials 1893
Catalog codes:: Michel TO D5
Stamp Number TO O5
Yvert et Tellier TO S5
Stanley Gibbons TO O5
Overprints:: Click to see overprints and surcharges
Themes:: Famous People | Heads of State | Kings | Men | Royalty
Issued on:: 1893-02-13
Colors:: Ultramarine
Watermark:: NZ over Star 6mm apart [Up]
Designers:: A. E. Cousins (E)
Printers:: Government Printing Office, Wellington
Format:: Stamp
Emission:: Official
Perforation:: 12 x 11½
Printing:: Typography
Face value:: 1 s - Tongan shilling
Score:: 93% Accuracy: Very Low
Description:: Special printing of stamp in a new colour overprinted "G.F.B." (Gaue Faka Buleaga, meaning "On Government Service") in carmine
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