Tonga 1893 ½d on 1d ultramarine Official, O6 Bahamas stamps McCartney wrote the song Hey

McCartney wrote the song Hey Jude to console Julian after the divorce of his parents

when his plane crashed into the North Sea following the cancellation of the mission

A fine and very scarce die proof printed from the master die in this large format

which Garland holds playfully with her thumb

Very fine unmounted mint example with full original gum and extremely rare in this condition

Tonga 1893 ½d on 1d ultramarine Official, O6 Bahamas stamps McCartney wrote the song HeyTonga 1893 (Dec) d on 1d ultramarine Official, block of 8 (4x2) from upper right corner of left pane showing four applications of the vertical two unit handstamp, SGO6. A fine mint positional block with original gum. Despite small imperfections (slight gum creasing, second stamp in lower row with small thin at foot), it remains a rare positional multiple of fine appearance and much above average condition for this Official stamp rarely seen without