From the Pacific Island of Niuafoou 1989 Evolution of the Earth set. Design shows cooling of the earth with volcano in background smoking.
The strip of 3 has the outside stamps overprinted specimen and contains in the middle a progressive proof tab.
Around 1984 Tonga introduced progressive proof tabs into the printing process of its stamps.
Instead of having blank gutters, Tonga shows 5 different progressive proof tabs in each sheet of stamps, with each proof tab showing how the stamp looked at a different stage of the printing process.
For instance, proof tab 1 usually shows how the stamp looked when the first color yellow was done.
The proof tab shows the same picture/design as the issued stamps, but is only yellow, and is also missing the words and values.
Proof tab 2 is usually blue, the second color used in the printing process.
Proof tab 1 2 shows what the stamp looked like when both yellow and blue were mixed together, giving the result of a greenish/yellow proof.
Proof tab 3 is usually red which was the third color done.
Proof tab 1 2 3 always shows the stamp in its finished colors after the red is mixed with the blue and yellow – except black is not yet done. This progressive proof looks like the issued stamps but is missing black still.
Many collectors and exhibitors are finding that a strip with the proof tab in the middle is a “different” way to show an item in their collection or exhibit. Very few people thought to collect these strips in this format.
Payment can be made in two ways:-
(1) By cash (euros or US dollars) posted through the mail. Cash travels safely through the mail when placed between several sheets of paper or inside an old card.
(2) Or payment can be made through PayPal in euros or US dollars.
PLEASE NOTE, I cannot accept checks or money orders due to very high bank charges here, and I cannot accept credit cards direct. I can only accept credit cards by payment through PayPal.
Buyer to pay airmail postage (which includes firm and secure packaging) on this item of 2 euros. Less per item if same buyer takes more than one item.
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Shipping and handling:
Unless otherwise advised in the item description, airmail
postage and firm packing is US$2.80 to anywhere in the
world. More than one small item (such as stamps) will
go together in the same envelope for the one lot of postage.
Where the items to be posted are larger (such as covers or large
stamp blocks or artwork), then the cost of postage is shown in the
item description. But US$2.80 is the minimum cost to
anywhere in the world except for Australia where the cost is
US$1.50.
IMPORTANT NOTE - those wishing to pay by PayPal must add 4% to the
total.
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IMPORTANT NOTE - for buyers in China, India, Russia and Romania who
pay by PayPal, REGISTRATION is COMPULSARY. Too
many unregistered letters have somehow gotten lost or stolen when
sent to these high risk countries and paypal forces me to
refund payment to the buyers even though I have posted their
letters. If you pay by moneybookers then registration is not
compulsory. But if buyers from these countries pay by
paypal THEN REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED no matter what the cost of the
item is.
Buyers from all countries must pay for registration if the total
amount purchased comes to US$50 or more and they are paying by
paypal. If you are paying by moneybookers and the
total is over $50, then you can decide whether you want the
protection of registration or not. But if registration
is not taken, then risk of posting is at buyers risk.
COST OF REGISTRATION in Australia is now AU$18.50 (US$14.00) for a
large A4 sized international registration envelope and AU$12.00
(US$9.00) for a small sized international registered envelope.
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Niuafoou 1989 Evolution strip 3 - specimen x 2 + proof - earth cooling, first plants and trees on sale on Delcampe (ending date: Fri 8th May 2009)
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