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 #5030 BELGIUM 1849 King Leopold, 20c blue watermarked, unused without gum, margins all around, beautiful color, v.f., signed Bloch (catalogued as unused without gum) (*) Catalog #2 Catalog Value $1,900 | Price Realized $1,700.00 |
 | Lot #5031 BELGIUM 1849 Framed Watermark, King Leopold, 20c dark blue, unused with crackly original gum, never hinged and post office fresh, margins all around, v.f., with 1966 Williame certificate ("en parfait etat, belles marges, pleine gomme originale et fraicheur exceptionnelle") (catalogued as hinged) ** Catalog #4 Catalog Value $2,200 | Price Realized $2,600.00 |
 | Lot #5032 BELGIUM 1851 10c brown, two distinct shades, unused, one without gum (signed Bloch), the other h.r., margins mostly all around, fine, * Catalog #6 Catalog Value $1,000 | Price Realized $425.00 |
 | Lot #5033 BELGIUM 1851 20c blue, unused with original gum, h.r., margins all around, fine and scarce unused stamp, with 1996 APS certificate, * Catalog #7 Catalog Value $800 | Price Realized $625.00 |
 | Lot #5034 BELGIUM 1919 25c Perron of Liege, single from sheet, h.r., fine, with handstamped guarantee, * Catalog #123B Catalog Value $400 | Unsold |
