1938 registered cover from Niuafo'ou, Tonga to Belfast, Ireland with unusual ''TIN CAN MAIL'' and ''SWIMMER MAIL'' postal markings

Irish Diaspora Letters: Niuafo’ou, Tonga to Belfast, Ireland (1938)

Irish Diaspora Mail to Ireland: 1938 Niuafo’ou, Tonga to Belfast, Ireland: This is a very unusual, albeit philatelically-contrived cover from Tonga to Belfast. It has a variety of foreign language markings on the reverse – obviously applied to attract as varied an international audience as possible. The main features are the postal cachets “TIN CAN…