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 #1282 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND 1914-22 "Affects of the Civil War on the Mails of Ireland" collection of 27+ different items, written-up exhibition style on pages, with political satire, registered parcel post label with handwritten note "Cash of Arms came today April 7, 1916" (The Easter Rebellion started on April 16, 1916 in Dublin), Irish Republican Army Local Post cancel, undated and unsigned 1918 letter of protest against DeValera, card with handstamp "Republican Censor Spies & Informers Beware", censored cover from Canada to Dundrum, "Raided Mail Correspce", salvaged mail, cover addressed to New York, with "Salved From Fire GPO Dublin" handstamp; cover to prisoner with "Passed by I.R.A. Prison Censor" handstamped, "Recovered from Raided Mail" covers, cover addressed to General D.A. MacManus, Easter Rebellion covers, Emergency cancels, cover from Ireland to Algeria, redirected to Malta, again to Smyrna and Constantinople to Liverpool (three countries postage via six countries), recovered mail, Suspended Service, etc. A fascinating group of Irish Postal History, ex-Pedneault  | Price Realized $4,750.00 |
 | Lot #1283 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND 1922 (11 July) cover from Corcaigh to Cork, franked with left diagonal half of 4p gray green, with 5-line Dollard overprint, tied by framed "Lean Irish Taiilteann Games August" slogan supported by adjoining departure cds at left, sender's notation in magenta ink: "no 1/2d, 1d, 1 1/2d or 2d stamps available Cork GPO July 11 22", charged "4d" on arrival. The Post Office with no policy in place for bisects noted "Mutilated Stamp" and raised the mandated double the deficiency with the British 4p Postage Due at bottom, filing fold away from the stamps, with 1997 MacDonnell Whyte certificate. A rarity from Ireland, one of only four known bisects, ex-T.E.Field and Pedneault collections | Unsold |
 | Lot #1284 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND 1923 (3 Feb) cover from Monkstown in West Cork, franked with left half of 4p gray green, with red 5-line Dollard overprint, tied by departure pmk and addressed to Blackrock Co. Cork, some overall toning and filing fold away from the stamp. An unusual and unchallenged way to pay the normal 2 pence local rate. IRA raids on Monkstown Post Office left them with no low value postage. One of only four known bisects, ex-Pedneault | Unsold |
 | Lot #1285 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND 1923 (13 May) cover from Dublin to Dover, England, franked with right half of 1p red, used in combination with 1 1/2p definitive, paying the correct 2 pence to England, tied by slogan cancel, with departure pmk alongisde. An unusual and unchallenged way to pay the normal 2 pence local rate, one of only four known bisects, ex-Pedneault | Unsold |
 | Lot #1286 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND 1923 (27 Dec) coverfront from Dublin to Belfast, Northern Ireland, franked with diagonal right half of 2 1/2p blue, with clear Phibsborough D.P. Dublin departure pmks, fine. IRA raids and robberies took their toll on post office stocks and some bisects went through untaxed, rare usage, ex-Pedneault | Unsold |
 | Lot #1287 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND 1922-76 advanced collection on pages, with complete sets, Seahorses including Blue Black set of three, 1925-27 both Narrow and Wide Settings, 1935 set, St. Patrick, etc., with various shades and varieties, including 1p scarlet with overprint inverted (Scott no. 2a), 2p with overprint inverted (16a with Proschold certificate), several "accent omitted", Coil varieties, also a selection of booklets, Postage Dues, UPU Presentation folders, etc., mostly l.h. or h.r., generally fine-v.f. and useful collection * | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
 | Lot #1288 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND 1922 1p scarlet, overprint inverted, left margin single, n.h., v.f., with 2006 APS certificate (catalogued as never hinged) ** Catalog #2a Catalog Value $450 | Price Realized $130.00 |
 | Lot #1289 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND 1922-23 2sh6p light brown, horizontal pair, right stamp missing accent over "A" variety, l.h., v.f., ex-Fletcher, with 2012 Hamilton-Bowen certificate (SG 64b) * Catalog #56a Catalog Value £500 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #1290 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IRELAND 1925-27 Seahorses, Somerset Printing, Wide and Narrow Settings, 2sh6p-10sh, set of three vertical se-tenant pairs, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f. (SG 83-85a) * Catalog #77-79a Catalog Value £1,950 | Price Realized $900.00 |
