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Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name
1897.01   01.06.1897   Definitives   wmk turtle   
2s6d     73     Maroon Shining Parrot    Prosopeia tabuensis     

1924.01   Surcharge on 1897.01      
2d     73     Maroon Shining Parrot    Prosopeia tabuensis     

1942.01   Definitives   wmk crown   1897.01
Maroon Shining Parrot Prosopeia tabuensis
2s6d     73     Maroon Shining Parrot    Prosopeia tabuensis     

1974.01   20.03.1974   Air   sa   
Maroon Shining Parrot Prosopeia tabuensis Maroon Shining Parrot Prosopeia tabuensis Maroon Shining Parrot Prosopeia tabuensis Maroon Shining Parrot Prosopeia tabuensis Maroon Shining Parrot Prosopeia tabuensis Maroon Shining Parrot Prosopeia tabuensis Maroon Shining Parrot Prosopeia tabuensis Maroon Shining Parrot Prosopeia tabuensis Maroon Shining Parrot Prosopeia tabuensis
7s     73     Maroon Shining Parrot    Prosopeia tabuensis     
9s     73     Maroon Shining Parrot    Prosopeia tabuensis     = 7s
12s     73     Maroon Shining Parrot    Prosopeia tabuensis     = 7s
14s     73     Maroon Shining Parrot    Prosopeia tabuensis     = 7s
17s     73     Maroon Shining Parrot    Prosopeia tabuensis     = 7s
29s     73     Maroon Shining Parrot    Prosopeia tabuensis     = 7s
38s     73     Maroon Shining Parrot    Prosopeia tabuensis     = 7s
50s     73     Maroon Shining Parrot    Prosopeia tabuensis     = 7s
75s     73     Maroon Shining Parrot    Prosopeia tabuensis     = 7s

1978.01   15.12.1978   Conservation of endangered species   10v set, sa   
Maroon Shining Parrot Prosopeia tabuensis Maroon Shining Parrot Prosopeia tabuensis
28s     73     Maroon Shining Parrot    Prosopeia tabuensis     
39s     73     Maroon Shining Parrot    Prosopeia tabuensis     = 28s

1979.01   17.08.1979   Air   sa   
Blue-crowned Lorikeet Vini australis Blue-crowned Lorikeet Vini australis Blue-crowned Lorikeet Vini australis Blue-crowned Lorikeet Vini australis Blue-crowned Lorikeet Vini australis Blue-crowned Lorikeet Vini australis Blue-crowned Lorikeet Vini australis Blue-crowned Lorikeet Vini australis Blue-crowned Lorikeet Vini australis Blue-crowned Lorikeet Vini australis Blue-crowned Lorikeet Vini australis
5s     73     Blue-crowned Lorikeet    Vini australis     
11s     73     Blue-crowned Lorikeet    Vini australis     = 5s
14s     73     Blue-crowned Lorikeet    Vini australis     = 5s
15s     73     Blue-crowned Lorikeet    Vini australis     = 5s
17s     73     Blue-crowned Lorikeet    Vini australis     = 5s
18s     73     Blue-crowned Lorikeet    Vini australis     = 5s
22s     73     Blue-crowned Lorikeet    Vini australis     = 5s
31s     73     Blue-crowned Lorikeet    Vini australis     = 5s
39s     73     Blue-crowned Lorikeet    Vini australis     = 5s
75s     73     Blue-crowned Lorikeet    Vini australis     = 5s
1p     73     Blue-crowned Lorikeet    Vini australis     = 5s

1980.01   Air   No leaves in the background, sa   1979.01
5s     73     Blue-crowned Lorikeet    Vini australis     

1984.01   17.09.1984   Ausipex, stamp on stamp   sa   
32s     92     Laughing Kookaburra    Dacelo novaeguineae     
1.50p     73     Maroon Shining Parrot    Prosopeia tabuensis     

1984.02   17.09.1984   Ausipex, stamp on stamp   Sheet, sa   1984.01
Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae Maroon Shining Parrot Prosopeia tabuensis
32s     92     Laughing Kookaburra    Dacelo novaeguineae     
1.50p     73     Maroon Shining Parrot    Prosopeia tabuensis     

1986.01   27.08.1986   Stamp anniversary, stamp on stamp   8v sheet   1974.01
Maroon Shining Parrot Prosopeia tabuensis
50s     73     Maroon Shining Parrot    Prosopeia tabuensis     

1987.01   06.05.1987   Wildlife conservation   12v sheet   
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus California Gull Larus californicus Common Ostrich Struthio camelus
42s     37     Bald Eagle    Haliaeetus leucocephalus     
42s     66     California Gull    Larus californicus     
42s     2     Common Ostrich    Struthio camelus     

1988.01   11.07.1988   Australian settlement      
42s     5     Emu    Dromaius novaehollandiae     

1988.02   18.10.1988   Definitives      
Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
42s     27     Lesser Frigatebird    Fregata ariel     
57s     31     Brown Booby    Sula leucogaster     

1989.01   02.03.1989   Definitives      
Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans
7s     17     Wandering Albatross    Diomedea exulans     

1990.01   21.02.1990   Air      
Not identified Not identified
10p          Not identified    Not identified     

1992.01   28.04.1992   Columbus   12v sheet   
57s     73     Scarlet Macaw    Ara macao     
57s     73     Scarlet Macaw    Ara macao     

1992.02   10.11.1992   Christmas   4v set   
3p     73     Maroon Shining Parrot    Prosopeia tabuensis     

1994.01   14.12.1994   Anniversary of Tongan self-adhesive stamps   Booklet   
Maroon Shining Parrot Prosopeia tabuensis
25s     73     Maroon Shining Parrot    Prosopeia tabuensis     sa, 1974.01

1995.01   30.06.1995   Surcharge on 1992.02      
60c     73     Maroon Shining Parrot    Prosopeia tabuensis     “Where time begins”
60c     73     Maroon Shining Parrot    Prosopeia tabuensis     “The 21st Century”

1996.01   07.02.1996   WWF   4v set   
Polynesian Storm Petrel Nesofregetta fuliginosa
1.50p     19     Polynesian Storm Petrel    Nesofregetta fuliginosa     

1997.01   30.05.1997   Pacific 97      
Pacific Swallow Hirundo tahitica
2p     181     Pacific Swallow    Hirundo tahitica     MS

1998.01   26.08.1998   Birds      
White Tern Gygis alba Tongan Whistler Pachycephala jacquinoti Western Barn Owl Tyto alba Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio Red-footed Booby Sula sula Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis Swamp Harrier Circus approximans Blue-crowned Lorikeet Vini australis Great Frigatebird Fregata minor Tongan Ground Dove Gallicolumba stairi Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda Maroon Shining Parrot Prosopeia tabuensis Pacific Imperial Pigeon Ducula pacifica Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Tongan Megapode Megapodius pritchardii
5s     66     White Tern    Gygis alba     
10s     153     Tongan Whistler    Pachycephala jacquinoti     
15s     77     Western Barn Owl    Tyto alba     
20s     46     Purple Swamphen    Porphyrio porphyrio     
30s     31     Red-footed Booby    Sula sula     
40s     46     Buff-banded Rail    Gallirallus philippensis     
50s     37     Swamp Harrier    Circus approximans     
55s     73     Blue-crowned Lorikeet    Vini australis     
60s     27     Great Frigatebird    Fregata minor     
70s     70     Tongan Ground Dove    Gallicolumba stairi     
80s     23     Red-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon rubricauda     
1p     73     Maroon Shining Parrot    Prosopeia tabuensis     
2p     70     Pacific Imperial Pigeon    Ducula pacifica     
3p     58     Pacific Golden Plover    Pluvialis fulva     
5p     7     Tongan Megapode    Megapodius pritchardii     

2000.01   15.09.2000   Sydney 2000 Olympics   5v strip   
80s     92     Laughing Kookaburra    Dacelo novaeguineae     

2001.01   05.06.2001   Year of the mangrove   5v set   
Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
55s     14     Pacific Black Duck    Anas superciliosa     
1p     26     Pacific Reef Heron    Egretta sacra     

2001.02   05.06.2001   Year of the mangrove   5v sheet   2001.01

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Pacific Black Duck  Anas superciliosa Pacific Reef Heron  Egretta sacra
55s     14     Pacific Black Duck    Anas superciliosa     
1p     26     Pacific Reef Heron    Egretta sacra     

2002.01   27.11.2002   Red Shining Parrot      
Maroon Shining Parrot Prosopeia tabuensis Maroon Shining Parrot Prosopeia tabuensis Maroon Shining Parrot Prosopeia tabuensis Maroon Shining Parrot Prosopeia tabuensis
45s     73     Maroon Shining Parrot    Prosopeia tabuensis     
1p     73     Maroon Shining Parrot    Prosopeia tabuensis     
1.50p     73     Maroon Shining Parrot    Prosopeia tabuensis     
2.50p     73     Maroon Shining Parrot    Prosopeia tabuensis     

2002.02   Surcharge      1998.01
5s     73     Blue-crowned Lorikeet    Vini australis     "5"
15s     73     Maroon Shining Parrot    Prosopeia tabuensis     

2003.01   Surcharge      1998.01
15s     73     Blue-crowned Lorikeet    Vini australis     "15c"
20s     73     Blue-crowned Lorikeet    Vini australis     "20c"
45s     73     Blue-crowned Lorikeet    Vini australis     "45c"

2003.02   Surcharge      1998.01
5s     73     Blue-crowned Lorikeet    Vini australis     "05s"

2003.03   Surcharge      1998.01
5s     73     Blue-crowned Lorikeet    Vini australis     "05s", large
10s     73     Blue-crowned Lorikeet    Vini australis     "10s", large
15s     73     Blue-crowned Lorikeet    Vini australis     "15s", large
20s     73     Blue-crowned Lorikeet    Vini australis     "20s", large

2004.01   Surcharge      1998.01
5s     73     Blue-crowned Lorikeet    Vini australis     "5s", small
10s     73     Blue-crowned Lorikeet    Vini australis     "10s", small
15s     73     Blue-crowned Lorikeet    Vini australis     "15s", small
20s     73     Blue-crowned Lorikeet    Vini australis     "20s", small
45s     73     Blue-crowned Lorikeet    Vini australis     "45s", small

2004.02   Surcharge      1998.01
60s     70     Tongan Ground Dove    Gallicolumba stairi     

2004.03   Surcharge      1998.01
5s     73     Blue-crowned Lorikeet    Vini australis     "5c"
10s     73     Blue-crowned Lorikeet    Vini australis     "10c"
15s     73     Blue-crowned Lorikeet    Vini australis     "15c", large

2005.01   09.02.2005   Year of the rooster   4v sheet   
Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
80s     11     Red Junglefowl    Gallus gallus     
1p     11     Red Junglefowl    Gallus gallus     

Tonga map

Location: Oceania, archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean
Population: 119,000
Climate: tropical; modified by trade winds; warm season, cool season
Terrain: most islands have limestone base formed from uplifted coral formation; others have limestone overlying volcanic base

Birds: 73 species; 2 endemic

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