Birds: Scarce Tonga emergency overprint 30 / 55 DUCK stamp MNH

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Please see lot title and picture for details. THE LOT COMPRISES A scarce Tongan emergency overprint stamp isued to meet the immediate requirements for local postal use. Since the 2008 (Coronation issue) there have been no new issues in Tonga, except for occasional overprints on older stamps. Because Tonga Post do not respond to overseas inquiries or orders, no one really knows what overprints exist or are available. � There are no records available (if at all) of quantities of each of the different overprints produced. The only thing that collectors, catalogue producers and stamp dealers alike do know is that they are extremely difficult to obtain, especially in mint condition. I recall reading in Pacifica (the journal of the Pacific Islands Study Circle - which i would highly recommend to anyone interested in the stamps of the islands of the pacific ocean region) that the post offices in Tonga will only sell you stamps for letters, parcels etc that you take to the post office. They will not sell you any surplus stamps to put by or use later (or collect).� N.B. THE PICTURE SHOWN IS A STOCK PICTURE. � THE STAMP THE WINNING BIDDER RECEIVES WILL BE OF EQUAL QUALITY AND FROM THE SAME SHEET (ALTHOUGH IT WILL BE FROM A DIFFERENT POSITION IN THE SHEET TO THE ONE PICTURED). � STAMPS WILL BE SENT TO THE WINNING BIDDER DIRECT FROM FIJI BY REGISTERED AIRMAIL. > _____________________________ I N F O R M A T I O N _____________________________ N.B. THESE STAMPS WILL BE SENT TO THE WINNING BIDDER DIRECT FROM FIJI BY REGISTERED AIRMAIL. THIS MEANS THAT YOU WILL HAVE AN ATTRACTIVE COVER BEARING COLOURFUL FIJIAN STAMPS AS A BONUS. REFERENCE TO MY FEEDBACK WILL SEE SEVERAL MESSAGES OF APPRECIATION JUST FOR THE COVERS BUYERS RECEIVE THEIR STAMPS IN ! AS A GUIDE REGISTERED AIRMAIL FROM FIJI TO THE UK NORMALLY TAKES AROUND 10 TO 14 DAYS. HOWEVER, OCCASIONALLY IT IS SLIGHTLY FASTER AND SOMETIMES IT IS SLIGHTLY SLOWER. I HAVE ENQUIRED WITH POST FIJI AND THEY EXPLAIN THAT THE ROUTE THE MAIL TAKES IS OUTSIDE THEIR CONTROL ONCE IT HAS LEFT FIJI. IN THIS AGE OF HIGH ANTI-TERRORISM ALERT STATUS, SOME COUNTRIES THAT THE MAIL TRANSITS SEEM TO SUBJECT INTERNATIONAL MAIL TO QUITE INTENSE SECURITY AND THIS CAN LEAD TO SLIGHT DELAYS. As a result, this means that a registered airmail packet might be as much as 4 or 5 weeks in transit on rare occasions. ALL LOTS WILL BE WELL PACKED BEFORE SENDING. Stamps will be removed from the album pages or display sheets before mailing to reduce postage costs. Save on postage when you purchase more than one lot. I will not do local pickup. Please pay within 3 days of winning this item. Please note: (NEW REQUIRED STATEMENT BY EBAY) 1. Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges (if applicable) are the buyer's responsibility. 2. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying. It is also the buyers responsibility to check that the items in this lot are not restricted or prohibited by the postal system of your country. . 3. These customs charges etc. are normally collected by the delivering post office or freight (shipping) company or when you pick the item up - please do not confuse them for additional shipping charges. I send out an email on the day that I mail your item. I try hard to post items within 1-2 days of receiving completed payment, not including Sunday. All items are described to the best of my ability (check my feedback). PayPal is accepted from all bidders. However, I am more than happy if UK bidders pay by personal cheque (drawn on a UK bank) or postal order. Please note: for buyers residing outside the United Kingdom PayPal is the ONLY available payment method. Some eBay members don’t "do" feedback for a variety of reasons. To each his (or her) own. Normally I do not leave feedback for buyers until after they have left it for me. This way I also know that you have received yo... read more

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