2420

Sale number: 108

Tonga: Early Incoming Mail: 1887 envelope addressed to Marcus Hamilton at Vavau, sent from Suva Sept. 13 franked 2d. green perf. 10 x nearly 12, with fine ''F-I/TONGA/19 SP 87'' Nukualofa transit and part Vavau arrival on reverse. Photo.

Price Realised £190

2421

Sale number: 108

Tonga: Early Incoming Mail: 1888 Union Bank of Australia envelope addressed to Marcus Hamilton at Vavau, sent from Hay, New South Wales Aug. 10 franked 2d. blue, with Nukualofa, Tonga Aug. 30 transit and Neiafu, Vavau Sept. 7 arrival on reverse. Photo.

Price Realised £210

2422

Sale number: 108

Tonga: Early Incoming Mail: Fine strike of very rare Nukulaofa Dead Letter Office ornate marking in violet, numbered ''153'' in blue pencil, on Great Britain 1892 21/2d. light grey-blue stationery envelope addressed to ''Messrs/W. McArthur & Co/Merchants/Tonga or Friendly Islands'', cancelled by West Hartlepool July 12 1894 duplex with Auckland Aug. 16 and Nukualofa Sept. 16 arrival on reverse. R.P.S. certificate (1991). Photo.

Price Realised £1600

2423

Sale number: 108

Tonga: Early Incoming Mail: 1901 envelope addressed to Robert Hanslip on Tongapatu, sent from Goulburn, New South Wales Jan. 15 endorsed ''Via Auckland'', franked 1/2d. and 2d. with Nukualofa Jan. 26 arrival on reverse. Photo.

Price Realised £80

2424

Sale number: 108

Tonga: Early Incoming Mail: 1902 Paterson, Laing & Bruce invoice envelope mistakenly addressed to ''Nukualofa/Fiji'', sent from Sydney bearing 1/2d., company perfin 1d., 2d. (2, one defective) cancelled on arrival by Nukualofa July 16 c.d.s's. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD

2425

Sale number: 108

Tonga: Incoming envelope from England, bearing 1d. cancelled Hornsey Nov. 26 1903 squared circle and endorsed ''Card Only'' but sent sealed contrary to regulations with framed ''CLOSED AGAINST/INSPECTION'', hexagonal framed ''T'' (''L'' below) and ''TO PAY/8/DOUBLE DEFICIENT POSTAGE'' marks, showing on reverse Auckland transit c.d.s. with Pictorial 1/2d. and 71/2d. affixed as postage due cancelled Nukualofa ''JA 18 4''. Photo.

Price Realised £230