TONGA BOAT RACES

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TONGA BOAT RACES

Post by aukepalmhof » Fri Oct 11, 2013 8:36 pm

Tonga issued on 01 July 1987 a set of four stamps and one miniature sheet to remember the first friendly boat races between the people of the Tonga and Samoa Islands.The craft depict is unknown and is a stylized canoe.
In this islands the fautasi is mostly used for races, a long narrow canoe with a length between 15 and 21 metre.

Tonga 1987 32/1p50 sg967/70scott? sgMS ?, scott?

Source: Internet
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