TONGA 1922 VAVAU HARBOUR IMPERF SPECIMEN PAIR
5s Vavau Harbour imperforate vertical pair in olive-brown and turquoise-green with 'SPECIMEN' overprint. Mounted on thin dark grey card numbered '32'. Scarce De La Rue marketing sample. SG53var; SC52var
Note: the design was originally issued 1 June 1897 in brown-red and black on tortoises watermark paper during King George II's reign. It was reissued in 1943 on multiple script CA watermark paper during Queen Salote's reign. Samples were produced circa 1922 for marketing purposes
