Tonga

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The Kingdom of Tonga is an archipelago of "The Friendly Islands" in the southern Pacific Ocean (about a third of the way between New Zealand and Hawaii). It was united into a Polynesian kingdom in 1845. It became a constitutional monarchy in 1875 and a British protectorate in 1900. Tonga acquired its independence in 1970 and became a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. It remains the only monarchy in the Pacific.

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#89

Scott: #89O

Issued: 10.10.1949

UPU Issue

Inside #89: Stamps on Envelopes

#114-8a

Scott: #114-8P

Issued: 1.12.1961

75^th Anniversary of Postal Service

Inside #114: Tonga #1O

http://www.snap-dragon.com/first_issues_-_t.htm

#146-7 #C17

Scott: #146-7O, #C17O

Issued: 18.6.1966

Centenary of Tupou College and of Secondary Education, Overprint #114

#168

Scott: #168O

Issued: 25.3.1967

New Currency Provisionals, surcharge #147

#C154-8

Scott: #C154-8P

Issued: 20.6.1974

Centenary, UPU

Inside #C154-8: Stamps on Envelopes

Scott: #337-41P

Issued: 20.6.1974

Centenary, UPU

Inside #337-41: Tonga #CO87P

Simplified: inscriptions, value removed and new value superimposed

Lou wrote: The 1974 publicity release and Scott catalog both note the design of these stamps is a letter addressed to Tonga, so if you disregard that the mailer address is the UPU, Lausanne, Switzerland and you can accept that there IS a stamp on the letter, then by its shape and colors I think the designer intended it to represent #CO87. I argued for these to be included in the sos checklist back in 1974, but got outvoted. I still think they belong.

Thanks to Lou Guadagno

#454 #455 #456

#457 #458

Scott: #454P, #455P, #456P, #457O, #458P

Issued: 1.6.1979

10^th Anniversary, Tongan Self-adhesive Stamps

(all on First Day Covers)

#223

Inside #454-8: Tonga #222-4O

#C61

Inside #454-8: Tonga #C60-2O

#C64 #C66

Inside #454-8: Tonga #C63-7O

#260

Inside #454-8: Tonga #259-61O

Inside #454-8: Tonga Type A46O (Pic of #274)

Inside #454-8: Tonga Type A50O (Pic of #292)

Inside #454-8: Tonga Type AP11O (Pic of #C135)

Inside #454-8: Tonga Type A58O (Pic of #342)

#CO88 #CO89

Inside #454-8: Tonga #CO87-9P

#322

Inside #454-8: Tonga Type A55O (Pic of #322)

#C175

Inside #454-8: Tonga #C174-5O

Inside #454-8: Tonga Type AP12O (Pic of #C146)

Inside #454-8: Tonga Type AP19O (Pic of #C205)

Inside #454-8: Tonga #C194-5O

#408

Inside #454-8: Tonga #407-8O

Inside #454-8: Tonga Type AP22O (Pic of #C223)

Inside #454-8: Tonga #CO132-3O (Thanks to Lou for the scans)

#C259 #C260 #C261

#C262 #C263

Scott: #C259P, #C260P, #C261O, #C262P, #C263P

Issued: 1.6.1979

10^th Anniversary, Tongan Self-adhesive Stamps

(All on First Day Covers)

Inside #C259-63: Tonga Type AP10O (Pic of #C130)

Inside #C259-63: #C155P

Inside #C259-63: #C146O

Inside #C259-63: #CO54O

Inside #C259-63: #222O

Inside #C259-63: #C66O

Inside #C259-63: #C62O

#CO156 #CO157 #CO158

Scott: #CO156-8O

Issued: 1.6.1979

10th Anniversary, Tongan Self-adhesive Stamps

Inside #CO156-8: Tonga #CO118O

#469 #470 #471

#472 #473

Scott: #469-73O

Issued: 30.4.1980

Surcharge and Overprint #454-8 "1980 OLYMPIC GAMES"

#C285 #C287

#C289

Scott: #C285-9O

Issued: 30.4.1980

Surcharge and Overprint #C259-63 "1980 OLYMPIC GAMES"

#CO156-8

Scott: #CO176-8O

Issued: 30.4.1980

Surcharge and Overprint #CO156-8 "1980 OLYMPIC GAMES"

#504 #505 #506

#507 #509

Scott: #504-8O

Issued: 22.2.1982

75^th Anniversary, Boy Scout Movement

Inside #508: Cape of Good Hope #179O

#548

Scott: #548O

Issued: 22.6.1983

World Communications Year

Inside #548: US #C76P

Inside #548: U.S. #1434aP(Cambodia)

#588 #589

Scott: #588-9O

Issued: 17.9.1984

Ausipex '84

#18 Inside #588: Australia #18O

#51 Inside #589: Tonga #51O

#589A

Scott: #589AP

Scott: #589A (Specimen)O

#629 #630

Scott: #629-30O

Issued: 22.5.1986

25^th Anniversary, Peace Corps in Tonga

Inside #629-30: Pseudo Stamp

Scott: #630aO

Scott: #630bO

#635 #636

#637 #638

Scott: #635-8P

Issued: 27.8.1986

Centenary, Tongan Stamps

#1b Inside #635: Tonga #1O

Inside #636: Tonga #47aO

http://members.aol.com/TongaJan/ttcmsc.html

#91 Inside #637: Tonga #91O

Inside #638: Tonga #628O

(Thanks to Lou for the scan)

#639

Scott: #639a-hO

Inside #639a: Tonga #40O

Inside #639a-b, #639e-f: Tonga #C29O

Inside #639b-d: Tonga #245O

Inside #639c: Tonga Type AP10O (Pic of #C130)

Inside #639d: Tonga #C148O

Inside #639e: Tonga #429O

Inside #639e: Tonga #440O

Inside #639f: Tonga #C135O

Inside #639g: Tonga #507O

Inside #639h: Tonga #514O

Scott: #671O

Issued: 4.7.1988

70^th Birthday, King Taufa'aahau Tupou IV

Inside #671: Tonga #506O

Scott: #672a-kO

Thanks to Lloyd Gilbert for the scan

Issued: 11.7.1988

Australia Bicentennial

Inside #672c: Australia #248P

Inside #672g: Australia #21P

Inside #672h: G.B. #588P (Belize)

Lou wrote: The G. B. #588 in #672h commemorates the Ross-Smith flight as does the label on the reproduced cover. These labels were produced by the Australian government, not the postal service, and had no franking value. They were added to mail that had been carried on the flight and cancelled with a special commemorative date stamp; some covers without any other postage were allowed into the mail-stream, one even went to England without incurring any postage due.

Inside #672h and in margin: Australia-Sanmabria #1O

(England- Australia first Aerialpost vignette, 1919)

Inside #672k: Australia #676P

Thanks to Lou Guadagno

#729

Scott: #729O

Issued: 17.11.1989

World Stamp Expo '89

Inside #729: Tonga #730k-lO

Scott: #730O

Issued: 17.11.1989

20th UPU Congress

Inside #730a: G.B. #1

Inside #730a: Gt. Britain #U3 Mulready letter sheet (Thanks to Lou)

Inside #730a: The actual cover which sold for $80,000 in 2007 (Thanks to Lou)

Inside #730d: France #33P(Comoro Is.)

On actual cover: an 1870 Balloon Monte flown from the siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War

(Thanks to Lou)

Inside #730h: U.S. #C18O

On actual cover: A 1933 U.S. - Germany Graf Zeppelin flight

(Thanks to Lou)

Inside #730k: U.S. #C76P(Tonga)

Inside #730k: U.S. #1434aP(Cambodia)

#740 #739 #741

#742 #743

Scott: #739-43O

Issued: 1.5.1990

150^th Anniversary, Penny Black

Inside #739: G.B. #1

Inside #740: G.B. #2

Inside #741: Tonga #1O

http://www.snap-dragon.com/first_issues_-_t.htm

Inside #742: Tonga #CO180O

Inside #743: Tonga #736O

Thanks to Lou for the scan

Scott: #740aO

Thanks to Lou for the scan

Scott: #744-7O

Issued: 4.7.1990

#668-71 Inscribed

“Silver Jubilee of His Majesty King Taufa'aahau Tupou IV 1965-1990”

Thanks to Lloyd Gilbert for the scans

#797

Scott: #797a-lO

Issued: 28.4.1992

500^th Anniversary, Discovery of America

Inside #797d: Spain #C48P

Inside #797d: Spain #426P(Paraguay)

Scott: #819-21O

Thanks to Lloyd Gilbert for the scans

Issued: 4.7.1992

25^th Anniversary, Coronation of King Taufa'ahou

Inside #820a-c: Tonga #C33O

Scott: #870O

tonga booklet pane with 870k

Scott: #870kO

Issued: 14.12.1994

Australia Bicentennial

Inside #870k: Tonga #CO158O

Lou wrote: Scott #870 is a prestige booklet issued on December 14, 1994, noting the 25th Anniversary of the Introduction of Self Adhesive Stamps in Tonga. On the multi-pages are reprints of actual such stamps previously issued by Tonga.

Only one page has a stamp on stamp - on #870k is Tonga #CO158 with a revised inscription, updating the anniversary date from 10th to 25th.

The booklet is a very interesting history, with very colorful stamps, but now it is fairly expensive. However, I saw several offers online for just the one booklet page, which is really all you need.

Thanks to Lou Guadagno