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Tonga, 1964 PPSEAWA First Day Cover, Heart & Island Gold Foil Stamps

$ 15.28

Availability: 91 in stock
  • Cancellation Type: First Day of Issue
  • Certification: Uncertified
  • Denomination: Mixed Denomination
  • Topic: Red Cross
  • Quality: FDC
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Tonga
  • Regional Status: Independent Nation
  • Color: Gold
  • Place of Origin: Tonga (1900-70)
  • Grade: VG (Very Good)
  • Condition: Very Good
  • Type: First Day Cover
  • Era: Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
  • Year of Issue: 1964

    Description

    Postage Stamps of Tonga
    FDC (First Day Cover) Set
    Released on October 19, 1964 to commemorate the
    PPSEAWA, Pan Pacific and South East Asia Women’s Association
    who met from August 17th - 27th, 1964 in Tonga
    I managed to find a single photo of this event and added it to the photos in this listing for reference.
    This unique FDC includes postal inked heart and linear stamps, plus
    eight (8) colorful gold foil stamps shaped like hearts and the island of Tonga.
    The stamps are in excellent condition, with slight wrinkling at one end of the cover envelope. See photos for overall condition.
    Cover envelope measures. 14" x  9"
    TONGA RED CROSS FIRST DAY OF ISSUE, 1964, LARGE, OVERSIZED COVER: #136-9, C7-C9.
    If you're a member of the PPSEAWA or a historian or curator for Tonga, please contact me here on eBay if you're interested in this listing.