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A listing of postage stamps of Tonga depicting design errors.

1953 (month unknown)

Tonga

1-shilling stamp depicts map of the islands of Tonga. At the top, Toku and Fonulei are placed way too close to Vava'u; Toku should be as far away as Late island.

Catalog numbers: Scott 109

Approximate value: US$0.40.

1979 February 16

Tonga

18-seniti postage stamp and 74-seniti air post official stamp celebrate a decade of progress, with caption thanking the "United States Peace Corp" with the final "s" missing from "Corps".

Catalog numbers: Scott 451,CO154

1988 July 11

Tonga

42-seniti stamp depicts Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbor Bridge, but a pair of tickets misspell "SIDNEY", and the picture is a mirror flip showing the bridge on the left and the opera house on the right.

Catalog numbers: Scott 672l

Approximate value: US$3.00.

Next country: USSR.

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