Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World; Hawkins II - European Colonies
May 12-13, 2020
Our May 12, 2020 sale was prepared in anticipation of London 2020 World Stamp Exhibition. While the show has been rescheduled, this auction will take place as scheduled. There is an important collection of Great Britain and British Commonwealth, with many individual Colonies offered intact. In addition, there are hundreds of better individual lots of Inverted Centers of the World, French Colonies Postal History selection from the Lorenz correspondence to Trieste, excellent range of European countries, with Italy and Colonies, especially Fezzan, Poland, Russia, as well as rarities from Japan, Korea and more. There are many attractive and substantial Large Lots and Collections, often fully scanned.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #1192 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA 1891-1907 collection on pages, with 1891-95 Overprints to £1, 1892-3 surcharges, 1895 Arms to 1sh, 1896 Arms to 5sh, 1897 1p-4sh, £10 overprinted Specimen and KEVII to £1, mostly l.h. or h.r., some small faults noted, generally fine-v.f. * | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
 | Lot #1193 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA 1891-95 1p-10sh, set of 13, heavy h.r., both shades of the 6p with toned spots, otherwise fine-v.f. (SG 1-13) * Catalog #1-13 Catalog Value £650 | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #1194 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA 1891-95 £2 rose red, h.r. (some gum added), few irregular perfs as often, otherwise v.f., with 2013 Sismondo certificate (SG 15) * Catalog #15 Catalog Value £1,400 | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #1195 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA 1896 £1 blue and black, h.r., some light gum toning, otherwise v.f. (SG 40) * Catalog #40 Catalog Value £1,300 | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #1196 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA 1896 £10 vermilion and black, £25 blue green and black, overprinted Specimen, heavy h.r., fine-v.f. (SG 41-42s) S Catalog #41-42S Catalog Value £750 | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #1197 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA 1897 Coat of Arms Redrawn, 1p-£1, complete set, also 1p on 3sh surcharge, h.r., fine-v.f. (SG 43-51,53) * Catalog #43-55,57 Catalog Value £1,314 | Price Realized $400.00 |
 | Lot #1198 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA 1903 KEVII, £10 ultramarine and black, overprinted Specimen in black, h.r., v.f. (SG 67s) S Catalog #69S Catalog Value £500 | Price Realized $270.00 |
