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 #5189
SWITZERLAND
1854 40 Rp pale yellow green, Munich printing, very thin paper, emerald silk threads, unused without gum, large white margins all around (irregular in places), natural inclusions endemic to this fragile paper, v.f. example of this extremely rare Strubel, signed Moser, with 1990 Rellstab and 2007 Hermann certificates (Zu.26Aa, SFr 11,250) (this example served as a template for the illustration in the 2007 SBHV catalogue)
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Catalog #18
Catalog Value $11,600
Price Realized
$4,750.00

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