Tonga
1888 -- 6d KGI Portrait - Dull Blue - 12x11½ -- Scott's© Catalog # 3v [STANLEY Gibbon's© Catalog # 3ab] -- Mint, Light Hinging, No Gum, VF -- B5
2023 STANLEY Gibbons Catalog Value => £35
NOTE: It was not unusual for these Early Mint Issues to have the gum removed for mounting since Commercial Hinges and Hingeless Mounts were not available till a much later date. Collectors often removed the gum from these early issues to prevent them from sticking to album pages.
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