TONGA 1922 QUEEN SALOTE IMPERF SPECIMEN PAIR
1s Queen Salote imperforate pair in green and black with 'SPECIMEN' overprint. Mounted on thin dark grey card numbered '34'. Very scarce De La Rue marketing sample. SG63var; SC62var
Note: the 1s value was originally issued during 1922 in red-brown and black on tortoises watermark paper. It was reissued in 1942 on multiple script CA watermark paper. Samples were produced circa 1922 for marketing purposes