1899 (31.7.), stampless 'On His Tongan Majesty's Service' cover with black 'TONGA GOVERNMENT FRANK' on front used from NUKUALOFA to Apia/Samoa, very small part of backflap missing otherwise a very fine and scarce cover
Public auction #38
By: Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG
Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG Public auction #38
The 38th Christoph Gärtner auction October 10+11th and 16th - 20th, 2017 is an outstanding offer with more than 40.000 lots is on line.
The auction schedule as follows:
October 10 - 11, 2017 / coins & banknotes
World bank notes
Germany bank notes
October 16 - 20, 2017 / philately & picture postcards including:
Asia, Europe, Thematics, Overseas, Germany and picture post cards
Sale Terms
Lot #14560 - tonga
1908 (20.3.), native tree 1d red/black pictorial stat. postcard used from NUKUALOFA to Hamburg/Germany with colourful picture 'A NATIVE VILLAGE, TONGA' on reverse, fine and attractive
Lot #14561 - tonga
1912, Stationery picture card 1 d. red with b/s garden-picture "Haamoga Amaui" sent from "NUKUALOFA 13 AP 12" to Hirschberg, Germany.
Lot #14562 - tonga
1914, Picture card "Among the friendly islands, buildng native house" bearing Tonga 1 D "Tree" sent with german cancel "APIA 24.4.14" and "Paquebot" to Braunschweig, Germany.
Lot #14563 - tonga
1979. Lot of 6 free-form-stamps each with SPECIMEN punching out of the series' "10th Anniversary of Introduction of Self-Adhesive Stamps" containing 2 postage values (5s, 25s), 2 air post values (15s, 31s) and 2 air post official values (45s, 65s). All unused mounted on cards. (Sc #454, 456; #C259, C262; #CO156, CO157)
Lot #32040 - tonga
1891/1910 (ca.), small group with 7 different unused postal stationeries incl. one pictorial postcard (Palace Haapai), one envelope (faults), one lettercard and four registered letters incl. two long-sized types, attractive lot! (T)
Lot #32041 - tonga
1900/2005, collection of apprx. 400 covers and cards, housed in 4 albums, comprising a surprising range of interesting and attractive frankings, commercial and philatelic mail incl. officials, includes more than 20 "Tin Can Mail" covers and apprx. 240 entires bearing self-adhesive labels (mainly several labels on each cover). Very attractive collection! (K)
Lot #32042 - tonga
1906/1944, lot of three covers and two used stationery cards, only better items (single lots), nice group! (S)
Lot #32043 - tonga
1943/2000, u/m collection of approx. 1.700 specialities like specimen overprints, imperfs, stage proofs, photographic printing plates, essays etc., showing a vast array of interesting issues, attractive thematics, also se-tenant sheets, souvenir sheets etc. This marvellous collection includes also extremely rare pieces (stated to be 20 copies in existence!). Collections in that extent are rarely to be offered, very good opportunity! (A2)
Lot #32044 - tonga
1968/1994 (ca.), accumulation incl. some NIUAFO'OU issues in glassines etc. in box with stamps and miniature sheets incl. imperforate issues, progressive proofs and others mostly optd. SPECIMEN, many nice thematic issues and others, mint never hinged and seldom offered! (S)
Lot #32045 - tonga
1993, Family planning in a lot with eight complete se-tenant sets with gutter between in part sheets all optd. SPECIMEN, mint never hinged, Mi. 1260/67 (M)
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