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.
| Images | Description | Current 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) * 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) ** 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, */** 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) ** 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) ** 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) ** 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) ** 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) * 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) ** 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) ** 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) * 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) ** 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) ** 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) ** Catalog #19var Catalog Value $1,250 | Price Realized $550.00 |
