Niuafo'ou, Tonga Islands, last erupted in 1985.
Details of the eruption can be obtained at the
Smithsonian site
The second set of stamps to be issued for the island consisted
of a map with various denominations
The third set consisted of the island map originally issued
for Tonga but overprinted.
Stamps depicted below commemorate the eruption which began
September 9th, 1946.
The stamps were issued September 29th, 1983.
The next is a panorama of the caldera, issued August 10th,
1993.
The next commemorate the 1946 eruption, issued September 21st,
1994
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