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 #1360 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEW ZEALAND 1874 Victoria, 1p-1sh, complete set, l.h. and unusually fresh, 1p small thin, otherwise fine-v.f., signed Diena, with 2005 Sismondo certificate, * Catalog #51-56 Catalog Value $1,665 | Price Realized $625.00 |
 | Lot #1361 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEW ZEALAND 1898 issue complete with many additional shades, 23 different, l.h. or h.r., fresh, fine-v.f., scarce lot, * Catalog #70-83 Catalog Value $1,848 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #1362 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEW ZEALAND 1900 5sh Mt. Cook, three different, h.r., fine-v.f., * Catalog #98,120,120a Catalog Value $780 | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #1363 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEW ZEALAND 1902 6p red, horizontal pair imperf. Vertically, small h.r., fine (SG 312ba) * Catalog #115d Catalog Value £850 | Price Realized $270.00 |
 | Lot #1364 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEW ZEALAND 1908 King Edward VII Land and Victoria Land (2), fine-v.f., * Catalog #121a,131d Catalog Value $750 | Price Realized $170.00 |
 | Lot #1365 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEW ZEALAND 1911 Victoria Land, 1/2p yellow green and 1p carmine, small h.r., fine-v.f. (SG A2-3) * Catalog #130-131d Catalog Value £1,175 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #1366 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH NEW ZEALAND 1938-39 Pictorials, 9d red & gray black, perf. 13 1/2x14, bottom sheet margin pair, watermark inverted, also 2sh olive green, perf. 13 1/2x14, bottom sheet margin pair, also top sheet margin single, variety "Captain COQK", plus similar variety in block of four, perf. 14x13 1/2, l.h. or n.h., fine-v.f. lot (SG 1,543) * Catalog #213a,var,215a,var | Price Realized $290.00 |
