The Hawkins Collection of Select European Countries
December 4, 2019

The Hawkins collection is a fine assembly of unused stamps from several pre-World War II European Countries, notably Albania, Austria, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland. There are many rare and seldom offered classics, such as an unused 1851 2 Reales Isabella and 3 Cuartos Arms of Madrid from Spain, Zurich and Geneva 4Rp and 6Rp, as well as a Basel Dove and a complete selection of Sitting and Standing Helvetias. Most of the individual lots are accompanied by certificates, with excellent and comprehensive balances offered intact, with Greece, Germany, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and others. A compact and powerful single owner sale, the Hawkins Collection will be sold on 4th December 2019 at 1:00 PM at our New York Galleries and via CherrystoneLive.

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #5001
ALBANIA
1913 2 1/2pi violet brown, h.r., well centered, v.f., signed Champion, Thier, also Raybaudi and Sismondo, with their respective certificates (Mi.9, €900)
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Catalog #1
Catalog Value $750
Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #5002
ALBANIA
1913 10pa green, with red "Behie" overprint, n.h., v.f., with 2006 Sismondo certificate (Mi.A12, €750) (catalogued as hinged)
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Catalog #2
Catalog Value $675
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #5003
ALBANIA
1913 5pa ocher, 10pa blue green, the former n.h., signed Calves, the latter signed Rommerskirchen, with 2010 Sismondo certificate,
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Catalog #4,5
Catalog Value $800
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #5004
ALBANIA
1913 20pa carmine rose, horizontal pair, n.h., fresh and fine, with 2006 Sismondo certificate (catalogued as hinged)
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Catalog #6
Catalog Value $700
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #5005
ALBANIA
1913 1pi ultramarine, horizontal pair, n.h., trivial shorter perf. at right, v.f., ex-Lef Nosi, with 2008 Otto Graf certificate (catalogued as hinged)
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Catalog #7
Catalog Value $650
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #5006
ALBANIA
1913 2pi blue, black, n.h., v.f., ex-Lef Nosi, with 2010 Otto Graf certificate (Mi.8) (catalogued as hinged)
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Catalog #8
Catalog Value $500
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #5007
ALBANIA
1913 5pi dark violet, n.h., some shorter perforations at top, ex-Lef Nosi, with 2008 Otto Graf certificate ("the mint unhinged stamp is in very fine condition, a few short perforations have to be regarded normal with this generally not well perforated issue") (Mi.10) (catalogued as hinged)
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Catalog #10
Catalog Value $1,400
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #5008
ALBANIA
1913 10pi orange brown, h.r., excellent color and well defined handstamp, few irregular perforations as often, fine example of this rare stamp, with 2013 Sismondo certificate (Mi.11,€4,500)
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Catalog #11
Catalog Value $5,000
Price Realized
$2,100.00

Lot #5009
ALBANIA
1913 10pa green, with red "Behie" overprint, blue (instead of black) double Eagle handstamp, n.h., v.f., ex-Lef Nosi, with 2010 Otto Graf certificate (Mi.A12var, €1,275) (catalogued as hinged)
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Catalog #13Avar
Catalog Value $900
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #5010
ALBANIA
1913 20pa carmine rose, with blue "Behie" overprint, handstamped with blue Double Eagle, n.h., fine, ex-Lef Nosi, with 2010 Otto Graf certificate (Mi.13, €1,530) (catalogued as hinged)
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Catalog #14var
Catalog Value $800
Price Realized
$600.00

Lot #5011
ALBANIA
1913 1pi bright blue, with red "Behie" overprint, l.h., some shorter perforations as often, fine and rare stamp, only 326 issued, with 2010 Sismondo certificate (Mi.14, €1,800)
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Catalog #15
Catalog Value $1,900
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #5012
ALBANIA
1913 2pa olive green, Double Eagle handstamped in red (instead of black), n.h., v.f., rare (Mi.3, €850) (catalogued as hinged)
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Catalog #17var
Catalog Value $425
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #5013
ALBANIA
1913 1p black on deep rose, black Double Eagle handstamp inverted, n.h., fresh and fine. Only 345 were issued, of which only a fraction exist with inverted overprint, ex-Lef Nosi, with 2010 Otto Graf certificate (Mi.15var, €3,000) (catalogued as hinged single with upright handstamp)
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Catalog #18var
Catalog Value $3,000
Price Realized
$2,100.00

Lot #5014
ALBANIA
1913 surcharged "10" on 20pa carmine rose, blue (instead of black) Double Eagle handstamp, n.h., v.f., with 2010 Sismondo certificate (Mi.16var, €2,040) (catalogued as hinged)
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Catalog #19var
Catalog Value $1,250
Price Realized
$550.00

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