375th Auction

1892, Arms of Tonga 1d. pale rose diagonally bisected together with 2d. additional franking tied by duplex cancel to Apia Samoa, some typical peripheral aging, nice cover with this authorized bisect making up the 2½d. UPU-rate

1896, TONGA GOVERNMENT FRANK two fine government free frank items: 1896 wrapper to England with the NUKUALOFA cds  without year (as normal); 1900 Customs cover to New Zealand with scarcer TONGA GOVERNMENT VAVAU and dated cachet on reverse. Above average condition for this material