TONGA - 1892 1d rose, bisected diagonally, SG 10b, forming a strip of three with two normal stamps, tied to a piece by 8 DEC 93 NUKUALOFA TONGA spoon cancel, very fine and attractive. (Image1)

Est. £120-150

TONGA - 1895 7½d on 2½ vermillion, 'Stop after POSTAGE' variety, SG 31d, fine mint. (Image1)

Est. £100-120

TONGA - 1897 fine mint blocks of four with watermark upright ½d & 1d, watermark sideways 1d, 2½d & 3d, some are never hinged. (5 blocks = 20 stamps) (Image1)

Est. £50-60

TONGA - 1897 high values with sideways wmk, SG 51/53, used with fine CDS cancellations. (Image1)

Est. £55-70

TONGA - 1899-1913 COVERS GROUP Includes 1899 'On His Tongan Majesty's Service' envelope to Australia with 'Tonga Government Frank' crown cachet & transit cds's, 1900 registered cover to USA with five stamps, 'Nukualofa' & transit cds's, 1903 registered cover to USA with 2½d & 5d tied by 'Vavau' cds's, plus oval 'Registered at Vavau' cachet & arrival cds, 1914 cover to USA bearing 7½d (SG 48) tied by violet 'Vavau' cds. (4 covers) (Image1)

Est. £200-220

TONGA - 1901-1947 COVERS Interesting collection on stock pages, includes 1901 cover to England with 'Vavau' pmk's, 1902 registered cover to Germany, 1904 cover to USA from Medical Department Tonga, 1908 registered cover to German New Guinea with 1s, 1910's two official covers with 'Tonga Government Frank' crown cachets, 1920 registered cover to England with 'Haapai' cds's, 1924 long registered cover to NSW bearing 2d on 2s6d & 2d on 5s strips of 3, 1931-1941 Tin Can Mail covers (x7), 1938 Anniv set on registered cover etc. Very attractive. (25 covers) (Image1)

Est. £400-500

TONGA - 1902 (July) envelope registered to Hungary, bearing Pictorial ½d, 1d, 2d, 2½d and 3d tied by Nukualofa cds's, on reverse is an Apia transit and arrival mark. (Image1)

Est. £60-70

TONGA - 1923-24 2d on 10d black & lake surcharge watermark inverted, SG 66, fine mint lower marginal horizontal STRIP of 4, fresh. (4 stamps) (Image1)

Est. £40-50

TONGA - 1924 (April) neat philatelic local cover, bearing 1923-24 2d on 2s, on 2s.6d and on 5s, SG 68/70 (assumed cheapest watermark versions), tied Haapa cds's. (Image1)

Est. £45-55

TONGA - 1942-49 Pictorial set (ex 6d) perf SPECIMEN, SG 74s/78s & 80s/82s never hinged mint. (8 stamps) (Image1)

Est. £100-130

TONGA - 1987 STRIKING - MISSING VALUE VARIETY Canoe Race 57s, a horizontal left marginal pair, the right stamp showing value omitted (R3/2), SG 969a, superb never hinged mint, very scarce. (Image1)

Est. £225-250