"U.S. NAVAL ECLIPSE EXPEDITION/ NIUAFOOU TONGA/ 21 OCTOBER 1930." rubber stamp cachet on 9 covers (8 are legal-sized) with various 1d/5d 1920/35 issue franking combinations tied by Niuafoou hand cancels with additional "TIN CAN MAIL" and boxed "NIUAFOOU" handstamps, addressed to Samoa (2) or USA (7), fresh and F-VF (Image)

CV. 150

Tonga 1910s/40s Covers Assortment, approx 75 with some philatelic incl some postcards, couple Wilson covers, FDC incl 1949 UPU, registered, US WW II APOS, useful assortment of town cancels, foreign destinations incl Germany, USA, GB, New Zealand, Samoa, Australia, Fiji, Canada, Japan, etc., generally Fine group of desirable covers from this popular island (Image)

CV. 250

Domestic "Tin Can" Mail Covers, 5 1938/39 covers (3 unfranked); the unfranked with 4-line "INWARD-TIN-CAN/ MAIL-COVER/ NIUAFOOU-TONGA/ South-Sea" handstamp plus array of other cancels, cachets and seals, franked covers also with wide selection of cancels and cachets, Very Fine (Image)

CV. 75

Incoming "Tin Can" Covers from Pacific Islands, 14 covers from Australia (7), New Zealand (3) and Fiji (4) postmarked 1936/39 and with 3-line "Inwarb/ Tin Can Mail/ Niuafoou" handstamp plus wide array of additional cancels and cachets covering both sides of the envelope, some typical light bends/ postal wear but overall Fine selection (Image)

CV. 150

Incoming "Tin Can" Mail from USA, 11 covers postmarked 1930/41 with variety of frankings incl few single 5c issues, assorted postmarks plus the plethora of Tin Can cancels and cachets on both sides of the envelope, usual mixed condition, Fine group (Image)

CV. 100

TONGA 1894 SURCHARGES ISSUE STUDY. mint and used collection neatly arranged on pages and including many blocks and varieties, note ½d on 4d Chestnut mint (60+) with blocks of 14 (unused), 12 and four (6), "SURCHARCE" variety (10, one also with missing "S" in "SURCHARCE" and missing "HA" in "HALF"), misplaced surcharge with "SURCHARGE" entirely omitted, "HALF-PENNY" with four letters omitted, also used surcharge on piece with 1893 7½d on 8d (SG 18); ½d on 1/- Brown mint (57) and used (7) with blocks of eight, six and four (2), "SURCHARCE" variety (9), various letters partially omitted; 2½d on 8d Mauve mint (35) or used (17) with blocks of four (4), no stop variety (3), various broken letters; 2½d on 1/- Green mint (15) or used (8, one on piece with ½d on 1/- brown and 1893 5d on 4d), etc., usual mixed condition but generally Fine and a nice group for the specialist

CV. 200