TONGA 1897 2½d black and blue variety, SG43b/ba British Indian Ocean Territory stamps but still fine for this

but still fine for this very scarce usage and much better condition than normally seen

The nickname "Nine Old Men" was given to the core animators at Walt Disney Productions

and scarce in this positional form

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complete lower right pane of 60 (6x10

TONGA 1897 2½d black and blue variety, SG43b/ba British Indian Ocean Territory stamps but still fine for thisTonga 1897 2d black and blue, watermark sideways, upper right corner block of 4, R2 10 showing variety 'No fraction bar in '', SG43b ba. A fine and fresh positional block with large part original gum. A few minor wrinkles, but very fine quality for this stamp issue. A very scarce variety and desirable in this positional form. The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is 159+. An attractive stamp featuring George Tupou II (Siasi Tupou II), who was King from