Lot 820
Tonga SG 57s/63s archival Specimen strips






Auction: 14 & 15 October 2025 from 10:00 BST
Description
1921 two pieces from the Madagascar Specimen archive. Three singles of the 2d Die I overprinted SPECIMEN Type 9 on one piece, and vertical strips of three of the 2d to 1s values overprinted Type D12a on the other. The 10d strip is from R1-3/7 and contains both the small ‘o’ varieties. Exhibition pieces. SG 57s, 58s, 60s-3s
Footnote
This Tonga 2d and the 1919 Jamaica 1½d are the only two stamps to have received the Type D9 Specimen overprint






