Great Britain 1875 2½d rosy mauve Plate 5 imprimatur, SG138var Sarawak stamps Tonga became a constitutional monarchy

Tonga became a constitutional monarchy under King George Tupou I (named after King George III)

A fine mint positional example with original gum

making Elvis the first recording artist to have their first two albums go straight to #1 in the same year

A fine used example despite being off-centre because of the very fine 'CA' circular date stamp of Calliaqua in RED

Great Britain 1855 1d Red brown SG24var PL2

Great Britain 1875 2½d rosy mauve Plate 5 imprimatur, SG138var Sarawak stamps Tonga became a constitutional monarchyGreat Britain 1875 2d rosy mauve Plate 5 imprimatur, SG138var. A very fine and fresh unused, with original gum, imperforate imprimatur lettered OG. Plates 4 & 5 were registered on Anchor Watermark paper though put to press on the Orb Watermark paper. Therefore the only way of obtaining this plate number on Anchor Watermarked paper is from the imprimatur sheet. Very scarce, one of only 22 possible examples many of which are held within institutional