Odd stamps : 08 Stamps with special cuts - 01 d

Another 'round up'

Tonga, a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean, had issued about 500 stamps between1886 and 1982.
About 130 of them were 'normal' stamps, rectangle with perforation.
All others, were cut into the most inventive shapes.
As i will come to this item later in this series of 'odd' stamps, i will limit this article to a set of 'round' stamps.

In 1963, a set of 6 round stamps were emitted. This set was to commemorate the first gold coinage of Polynesia.
6 values appeared as 'regular' stamps. (YT128 - YT 133)

Along with this set, a bigger shaped set, was emitted for Air Mail. (YT PA1 - PA6) this was also the first Air Mail set of the Isands.
This Air Mail set came in two sizes.

The set is completed by an Official Air Mail stamp (YT SPA 7), and is the highest value in the set.

To be continued...