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TONGA 1962 SGO11/a/13/a Official variety OFFICIAI for OFFICIAL

Stock Code: P189017834

Official. 1962 "Emancipation" 2d ultramarine, 5d violet, 1s red-brown, type O3 opt, matching left marginal blocks of 9 from R9-11/1-3, the centre stamp (R10/2) in each block showing variety "OFFICIAI" for "OFFICIAL" (R4/2 of the 5x6 setting, upper and lower halves of the sheet), very fine unmounted o.g. A very rare and splendid set of positional multiples. Only 2400 (= 40 sheets) issued of the 2d and 5d and 2100 (= 35 sheets) of the 1s, and the great majority used. [N.B. The first stamp in the third row of each block shows the constant variety Deformed "2" in "1962", which only occurs on R11/1 of the sheet.]

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