Tonga - The Shining Red Parrot.

This stamp intrigued me and made me go after it.The Maroon Shining Parrot.

A stamp first released in 1897 and surcharged over in 1922  then re-issued in 1942 to 1943 .

1897 - Turtle Watermark
1922 - a surcharge
1942 1943 - Crown Watermark.

this stamp is a nice collectible ,  the designs are the same across the years .

Tonga has some colorful stamps of different shapes and sizes the Parrot has been a frequent theme on their postage stamps , also they show a lot of colorful birds.

1897

As a one off just collecting a single 1897 / 1942 should help a bird collecting enthusiast.

1942/1943 variants