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 #1209 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BRUNEI 1895-1968 advanced collection on pages, resplendent with many additional shades and varieties, with First Issue used and unused, also 1c-$1 in blocks of eight (unused without gum) and 1c pane of 50 (mostly n.h.), 1907-21 set to $5, with many additional shades and types identified, Malaya-Borneo Exhibition including complete set with short "I" variety, seven different with broken "E" variety (including $1) and eight different with broken "N" in "Borneo" variety (including $1), 1924-37 set to $1 with additional shades and varieties including 5c retouched (used single variety in block of four), unissued 2c, 3c, 6c, 8c and 15c, etc., with Japanese Occupation, mostly l.h. or h.r., few small faults possible, fine-v.f., ideal for resale or expansion *O | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #1210 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BRUNEI 1906 1c-$1 on 8c, complete set, mostly l.h., fine-v.f. (SG 11-22) * Catalog Value £600 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #1211 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BRUNEI 1907-21 $25 black on red, very lightly hinged, v.f. (SG 48) * Catalog #39 Catalog Value £650 | Price Realized $280.00 |
