TONGA (1984) Parrot*. Cromalin proof on heavy cardboard from printer's archives. Reproduction of Tonga #51 for Aussipex '84. Scott No 589, Yvert No 583. Only 3-4 exist. Extraordinary margins and very lovely!
AVAILABLE AT $90
TONGA (1989) Butterfly Hypolimnas bolina. Monochrome artwork proof on thin cardboard without values or words, made directly from the artwork to see how the design would look at stamp size. Scott No 714, Yvert No 729. Only one proof was done for this design. Unique!!
AVAILABLE AT $120
TONGA (1989) Butterfly Hypolimnas bolina. Monochrome proof on thin cardboard with mockup of values or words added, made after the artwork was accepted to see where the words and values would go. Scott No 714, Yvert No 729. Only one proof of this type was done. Unique!!
AVAILABLE AT $120
TONGA (1989) Butterfly Jamides bochus. Monochrome proof on thin cardboard with mockup of values or words added, made after the artwork was accepted to see where the words and values would go. Scott No 715, Yvert No 730. Only one proof of this type was done. Unique!!
AVAILABLE AT $120
TONGA (1989) Butterfly Jamides bochus. Monochrome artwork proof on thin cardboard without values or words, made directly from the artwork to see how the design would look at stamp size. Scott No 715, Yvert No 730. Only one proof was done for this design. Unique!!
AVAILABLE AT $120
TONGA (1989) Butterfly Melanitis leda solandra. Monochrome artwork proof on thin cardboard without values or words, made directly from the artwork to see how the design would look at stamp size. Scott No 716, Yvert No 731. Only one proof was done for this design. Unique!!
AVAILABLE AT $120
TONGA (1989) Butterfly Melanitis leda solandraw. Monochrome proof on thin cardboard with mockup of values or words added, made after the artwork was accepted to see where the words and values would go. Scott No 716, Yvert No 731. Only one proof of this type was done. Unique!!
AVAILABLE AT $120
TONGA (1989) Butterfly Danaus plexippus. Monochrome proof on thin cardboard with mockup of values or words added, made after the artwork was accepted to see where the words and values would go. Scott No 717, Yvert No 732. Onlyone proof of this type was done. Unique!!
AVAILABLE AT $120
TONGA (1989) Butterfly Danaus plexippus. Monochrome artwork proof on thin cardboard without values or words, made directly from the artwork to see how the design would look at stamp size. Scott No 717, Yvert No 732. Only one proof was done for this design. Unique!!
AVAILABLE AT $120
TONGA (1989) Rugby Through the Ages*. This is a monochrome proof of the artwork sketch of the design for the rugby series issued for the opening of the National Sports Stadium. Striking similarity to the final design, but obviously arough draft. This proof was probably used to approve the design. Scott No 718, Yvert Nos 733-7. Unique!
AVAILABLE AT $250
TONGA (1989) Butterfly*. Cromalin proof in full color on thick, glossy cardboard. Hypolimnas bolina - the common or great eggfly. Scott No 714, Yvert No 729. Only a few exist! Rare!
AVAILABLE AT $100
TONGA (1989) Dark Cerulean Butterfly "Jamides Bochus"*. Cromalin proof in full color on heavy cardboard from printer's archives. Scott No 715, Yvert No 730. Only 3-4 exist. Very rare!
AVAILABLE AT $100
TONGA (1989) Brown Butterfly "Melanitis leda solandra*. Cromalin proof in full color on heavy cardboard from printer's archives. Scott No 716, Yvert No 731. Only 3-4 exist. Very rare!
AVAILABLE AT $100
TONGA (1989) Rugby players*. Cromalin proof in full color on thick cardboard, from the printer's archives. Only 2-3 exist! Scott Nos 718a-e, Yvert Nos 733-7 :Rugby Through the Ages. Very rare!
AVAILABLE AT $125
TONGA (1989) Butterfly*. Progressive proof imperforate pair, the 2nd stamp in the pair shows only colors blue and yellow. Hypolimnas bolina - the common or great eggfly. Scott No 714, Yvert No 729. Only a few exist! Rare!
AVAILABLE AT $60
TONGA (1989) 20th UPU Congress. Monochrome proof. Scott No 729.
AVAILABLE AT $40
TONGA (1989) 20th UPU Congress. Cromalin proof in full color. Scott No 730, Yvert No BF14. Only 2-3 made.
AVAILABLE AT $150
TONGA (1990b) Turtle*. Stamp-on-stamp*. Cromalin proof in full color on thick, glossy cardboard. From 1897 to 1942, all Tongan stamps had turtle watermarks. This set commemorating the 150th anniversary of the first postage stamp showed the watermark on the front of stamp, and hence on the proof also. Only a few exist! Scott No 740, Yvert No 772. Rare!
AVAILABLE AT $90
TONGA (1990b) Broken glass* on beach*. Sun*. Shark fins*. Cromalin proof in full color on thick, glossy cardboard. Health and Safety issue inscribed "Swim From Safe Beaches" and "Beware of Broken Glass." Scott No 770b-c, Yvert No 812-3. Only a few exist! Rare!
AVAILABLE AT $100
TONGA (1990a) Native catamaran*. Proof strip of 2 and gutter illustration from printer's archives. Polynesian explorers - "Bidding farewell." Scott No 748, Yvert No 776. Scarce!
AVAILABLE AT $40
TONGA (1990) Windmills*. Chromalin proof in full color from printer's archive. Scott No 743, Yvert No 775. Only 2-3 exist. Rare!
AVAILABLE AT $100
TONGA (1990) Porites (coral)*. Trial color imperforate plate proofs in marginal block of 4. Usually only one sheet of 40 of these proofs was printed. Scott No 756, Yvert No 786. Rare!
AVAILABLE AT $30
TONGA (1990) Lawn bowling*. Cromalin proof in full color from the printer's archives. Scott No 733, Yvert No 762.
AVAILABLE AT $100
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AVAILABLE AT $120
TONGA (1991) Communications. Complete set of 12 monochrome proofs of the 1991 telecommunications series. Scott Nos 783-6.
AVAILABLE AT $120
TONGA (1991) Communications satellite*. Cromalin proof in full color from the printer's archives. Scott No 783b, Yvert No 821.
AVAILABLE AT $50
TONGA (1992) Bats*. Monochrome proof (same size as stamp) mounted on cardboard, sent to printer to check design. Sacred bats of Kolovia - Kula leaving for Upolo. Scott No 823a, Yvert No BF17. Issued as a souvenir sheet. Rare!
AVAILABLE AT $40
TONGA (1992) Bats*. Monochrome proof (same size as stamp) mounted on cardboard, sent to printer to check design. Sacred bats of Kolovia - Kula looking through path of fires. Scott No 823b, Yvert No BF17. Issued as a souvenir sheet. Rare!
AVAILABLE AT $40
TONGA (1992) Bats*. Monochrome proof (same size as stamp) mounted on cardboard, sent to printer to check design. Sacred bats of Kolovia - Kula walking down path, Hila. Scott No 823c, Yvert No BF17. Issued as a souvenir sheet. Rare!
AVAILABLE AT $40
TONGA (1992) Bats*. Monochrome proof (same size as stamp) mounted on cardboard, sent to printer to check design. Sacred bats of Kolovia - Kula leaving with pet fruit bats. Scott No 823d, Yvert No BF17. Issued as a souvenir sheet. Rare!
AVAILABLE AT $40
TONGA (1993) Fireman's badge*. Cromalin proof in full color from the printer's archives. 25th anniversary of fire and police service in Tonga. Scott No 840, Yvert No 924. Only 2-3 exist.
AVAILABLE AT $100
TONGA (1994) Maui - The Fisher of Islands*. Monochrome proof on thin cardboard, from the printer's archive. Very limited quantities produced. Scott No 853a, Yvert No 944. Scarce!
AVAILABLE AT $30
TONGA (1994) Turtle*. Large sized cromalin proof in full color. Chelonia mylas. Scott No 880, Yvert No 965. Only 2-3 color proofs were produced. Very rare!
AVAILABLE AT $150
TONGA (1995a) Bicycle*. Child*. Cromalin proof in full color on thick cardboard from printer's archives. Children of the Commonwealth (Polynesia). 25th anniversary of Tonga's entry into British Commonwealth. Scott No 897, Yvert No 993. Only 3-4 exist. Very rare!
AVAILABLE AT $90
TONGA (1995b) Bicycle*. Children*. Cromalin proof in full color on thick cardboard from printer's archives. Children of the Commonwealth (Asia). 25th anniversary of Tonga's entry into British Commonwealth. Scott No 898, Yvert No 994. Only 3-4 exist. Very rare!
AVAILABLE AT $90
TONGA (1995c) Bicycle*. Child*. Cromalin proof in full color on thick cardboard from printer's archives. Children of the Commonwealth (Africa). 25th anniversary of Tonga's entry into British Commonwealth. Scott No 899, Yvert No 995. Only 3-4 exist. Very rare!
AVAILABLE AT $90
TONGA (1995) Shark*. Cromalin proof in full color on thick cardboard, from the printer's archives. Only 2-3 exist! Scott No 884, Yvert No 991: Stegostoma fasciatum. Very rare!
AVAILABLE AT $75
TONGA (1995) Children of holocaust survivors*. Plate proof from the printer's archives. Scott No 905b, Yvert No 1027.
AVAILABLE AT $50
TONGA (1996) Green sea turtle*. Imperforate plate proof from sheet margin showing color code marks. Scott No 920. Scarce!
AVAILABLE AT $60
TONGA (1996) Egyptians*. Greek statues*. Romans*. Coliseum*. Monochrome proof from the printer's archives mounted on cardboard. 13th Congress of International Union of Prehistoric and Protohistoric Sciences. Scott No 929b. Scarce!
AVAILABLE AT $60
TONGA (1996) Orchid*. Cromalin proof in full color on thick cardboard, from the printer's archives. Only 2-3 exist! Scott No 907: Calanthe triplicata.
AVAILABLE AT $60
TONGA (1996) Orchid*. Cromalin proof in full color on thick cardboard, from the printer's archives. Only 2-3 exist! Scott No 909: Spathoglottis plicata.
AVAILABLE AT $60
TONGA (1996) Orchid*. Cromalin proof in full color on thick cardboard, from the printer's archives. Only 2-3 exist! Scott No 911: Dendrobium platagastium.
AVAILABLE AT $60
TONGA (1996) Orchid*. Cromalin proof in full color on thick cardboard, from the printer's archives. Only 2-3 exist! Scott No 913: Dendrobium toki.
AVAILABLE AT $60
TONGA (1996c) Orchid*. Cromalin proof in full color on thick cardboard, from the printer's archives. Only 2-3 exist! Scott No 912: Goodyera rubicunda.
AVAILABLE AT $60
TONGA (1997) Mushrooms*. Imperforate plate proof full sheet of 3 strips of 6. Scott No 976. Incredible!
AVAILABLE AT $160
TONGA (1997) High school band*. Monochrome proof on thin cardboard, from the printer's archive. Very limited quantities produced. Scott No 966. 50th anniversary of Tonga High School. Scarce!
AVAILABLE AT $20
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AVAILABLE AT $120
TONGA (1997b) Clock face*. Ox*. Sheet of 4 plate proofs of minisheet of 4 stamps issued for Year of the Ox, inscribed "Tonga - Where Time Begins." Only one large sheet of 16 blocks of 4 (4 times the size of this sheet) was printed.Since it was too large to send through the mail, the printer's archives broke it down into 4 blocks of 4 similar to this sheet. Most of those were cut up into smaller blocks. This may be the only sheet of 4 in existence! Scott No 942. Very rare! Spectacular!
AVAILABLE AT $375