ITEM DESCRIPTION:

UP FOR AUCTION IS A HIGHLY DESIRABLE ANTIQUE/VINTAGE 1930-1932 SOUTH PACIFIC "TIN CAN MAIL" COVER FROM NIUAFO'OU ISLAND, TONGA, ADDRESSED TO FAMOUS TIN CAN MAIL PROMOTER W.G. CROSBY (U.S. NAVY RETD.) IN SAN PEDRO, CALIFORNIA.

THIS HISTORICAL POSTAL COVER CELEBRATES THE FAMOUS WATERPROOF CANISTER MAIL DELIVERY SYSTEM UTILIZED BY NIUAFO'OU ISLANDERS. 

KEY CACHETS & MARKINGS:
* REVERSE: STAMPED "U.S. NAVAL ECLIPSE EXPEDITION NIUAFOOU TONGA 21 OCTOBER 1930" (DOUBLE STAMPED)
* FRONT: LARGE CIRCULAR "NIUAFOOU ISLAND 7 FEB. 1932 TONGAN ISLANDS DESPATCHED BY TIN CAN MAIL" CACHET
* ADDITIONAL STAMPS/MARKS: BOXED "TIN CAN MAIL", "AQUABOT", "NIUAFOOU", FIJI TRANSIT CANCEL, AND TWO 1D TOGA STAMPS

SPECIFICATIONS:
* TYPE: TIN CAN MAIL POSTAL COVER / PHILATELIC EPHEMERA
* LOCATION: NIUAFO'OU ISLAND, TONGA
* ADDRESSEE: W.G. CROSBY (U.S. NAVY RETD.), SAN PEDRO, CA
* DATES: OCTOBER 21, 1930 & FEBRUARY 7, 1932

CONDITION:
VINTAGE PRE-OWNED CONDITION. PAPER SHOWS AUTHENTIC AGE TONING, CORNER WEAR, AND LIGHT CREASING CONSISTENT WITH 1930s ISLAND MAIL TRANSPORT. ALL HANDWRITING, CACHETS, AND STAMPS REMAIN CRISP, LEGIBLE, AND BOLD. PLEASE REFER TO ALL HIGH-RESOLUTION PHOTOS FOR EXACT CONDITION DETAILS.

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