Tonga 1962 5s "Emancipation" 5s orange-yellow and slate-lilac error, SG127a Bermuda stamps 600 copies sold

600 copies sold

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Tonga 1962 5s "Emancipation" 5s orange-yellow and slate-lilac error, SG127a Bermuda stamps 600 copies soldTonga 1962 (7 Feb) "Emancipation" 5s orange yellow and slate lilac, type 59 overprint, ERROR OVERPRINT INVERTED, SG127a. A very fine unmounted mint example with full original gum. An attractive stamp featuring the "Mutiny on the Bounty". The overprinted stamps were issued in celebration of the Centenary of Emancipation. Emancipation Day remains a public holiday in the Kingdom of Tonga to this day celebrating the abolition of the system of serfdom