TONGA 1922 RED SHINING PARROT IMPERF SINGLE IN DEEP PURPLE
2s6d Red Shining Parrot imperforate single in deep purple on wove paper. Probably produced at the same time as the SPECIMEN marketing samples. Scarce. Ex De La Rue. SG52var; SC51var
Note: the design was originally issued 1 June 1897 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
