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 #2011 GERMAN COLONIES Caroline Islands 1910 20pf ultramarine, right half used as 10pf on cover, stamp tied by Ponape 12.7.10 cds, with negative Official seal alongside, v.f., signed Mansfeld, Zobish, etc., with 1998 Ronald Steuer certificate (Due to shortage of 10pf stamps, the postmaster resorted to bisecting the existing stock of 20pf stamps to be used by sailors during the visit of the Imperial Fleet in Ponape) (Mi.10H, €9,000)  Catalog #10a Catalog Value $8,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2012 GERMAN COLONIES Caroline Islands 1910 5pf on 3pf brown, tied by Ponape (12.7) cds to picture postcard ("Gruss von den Karolinene Inseln "Eine kathol. Familie auf Ponape"), v.f., with 1996 Ronald Steuer certificate (Mi.Pv, €6,000) Catalog #20 Catalog Value $5,500 | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
