TONGA 1896 'Half-/Penny-' on 7½d on 2d pale blue variety, SG37BpTonga 1896 (May) 'Half Penny ' on 7d on 2d pale blue, typewritten surcharge in violet with Tongan surcharge reading upwards, perforations 12, and exceptionally showing the variety 'Deformed E in PENI' (R2 2), SG37Bp. A fine mint example with part original gum. Minor traces of gum toning but fine appearance and very rare with this combination of perforation and plate variety. Few can have existed. Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: 800+. Tonga became a