Tonga

1897  -- 2½d KGI Portrait - Wmk-Upwards - "No Fraction Bar" -- Scott's© Catalog # 42av [STANLEY Gibbon's© Catalog # 43a ] -- Mint, Light Hinging, No Gum, VF -- M9

NOTE #1: 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.

2023 STANLEY Gibbons Catalog Value => £130+++

NOTE #2: See Scan #3 Image for Turtle Watermark Types. Upwards & Sideways Watermarked Stamps are considered by STANLEY Gibbons to have the same value as either Watermarked Upwards or Sideways and can be substituted as either type.

NOTE #3: This Pictorial Issue has many types of Watermarks and Die Types. Value of sets/singles vary considerably accordingly

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