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 #1123 GREAT BRITAIN 1840 1p black, horizontal pair Plate 1a, red MC cancels, just in at left, also additional single Plate 4, black MC cancel, margins all around, fine-v.f., O Catalog #1 Catalog Value $1,575 | Price Realized $290.00 |
 | Lot #1124 GREAT BRITAIN 1840 2p blue, lettered K-B, red MC cancel, margins all around, fine, O Catalog #2 Catalog Value $950 | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #1125 GREAT BRITAIN 1840 2p blue, horizontal pair lettered D-K, D-L, right stamp with white dot between "W" and "O" of "TWO" at bottom, black MC cancel, v.f., O Catalog #2 Catalog Value $2,100 | Price Realized $800.00 |
 | Lot #1126 GREAT BRITAIN 1841 1p red brown, 2p blue, set of two, l.h. or h.r., margins all around, fresh and v.f., * Catalog #3,4 Catalog Value $6,875 | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
 | Lot #1127 GREAT BRITAIN 1879 10sh greenish gray, watermarked Maltese Cross, black cancel, small faults, v.f. appearance (SG 128) O Catalog #74 Catalog Value £3,200 | Price Realized $210.00 |
 | Lot #1128 GREAT BRITAIN 1879 10sh greenish gray, watermarked Maltese Cross, Liverpool Exchange cancel, fine (SG 128) O Catalog #74 Catalog Value £3,200 | Price Realized $625.00 |
 | Lot #1129 GREAT BRITAIN 1879 10sh greenish gray, watermarked Maltese Cross, black cancel, small flaws, v.f. appearance (SG 128) O Catalog #74 Catalog Value £3,200 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #1130 GREAT BRITAIN 1879 £1 brown lilac, watermarked Maltese Cross, lightly canceled, some toning and other small faults, v.f. appearance (SG 129) O Catalog #75 Catalog Value £4,500 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #1131 GREAT BRITAIN 1880-81 Queen Victoria definitive issue, 1/2p-1sh complete, plus additional shades and Plate Numbers, total of 18 different on album page, l.h. or h.r., occasional minor flaws (5p tiny hinge thin), SG 161 with Sismondo certificate, fresh and mostly fine-v.f. A splendid group (SG 157/169, £8,020) * Catalog #78-87 Catalog Value $7,563 | Price Realized $2,100.00 |
 | Lot #1132 GREAT BRITAIN 1882 5sh rose, Bluish Paper, watermarked Large Anchor, London cancel, small faults, fine appearance (SG 130) O Catalog #90 Catalog Value £4,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1133 GREAT BRITAIN 1882 £5 orange, lettered D-F, overprinted "Specimen", well centered, faint overall gum toning, tiny natural inclusion, v.f., SG S Catalog #93S Catalog Value £4,500 | Price Realized $1,600.00 |
 | Lot #1134 GREAT BRITAIN 1883 surcharges 3d on 3p violet and 6d on 6p violet, l.h. or h.r., fine (SG 159,162, £1,325) * Catalog #94,95 Catalog Value $1,300 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1135 GREAT BRITAIN 1883-84 2sh lilac (three different shades), also two different shades each of 5sh carmine rose, deep crimson and 10sh pale ultramarine, ultramarine, fresh, l.h. or h.r. (5sh carmine rose regummed), inconsequential natural gum bends, fine-v.f. (SG 178-181,183,183a, £8,850) * Catalog #96,108,109 Catalog Value $8,475 | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #1136 GREAT BRITAIN 1883-84 1/2p-1sh green, complete set of ten, with two additional shades of 1/2p, l.h. or h.r., 6p unused (regummed), unusually fresh group, occasional gum creases, generally fine or better (SG 187-96, £5,000) * Catalog #98-107 Catalog Value $5,189 | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #1137 GREAT BRITAIN 1884 10sh ultramarine, five used copies, some toning and other small faults, fine-v.f. appearance (SG 183) O Catalog #108 Catalog Value £2,625 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1138 GREAT BRITAIN 1884 10sh ultramarine, four used copies, some toning and other small faults, fine-v.f. appearance (SG 183) O Catalog #108 Catalog Value £2,100 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1139 GREAT BRITAIN 1884 10sh ultramarine, perfectly struck Bradford cds, fresh and v.f., O Catalog #109 Catalog Value $550 | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #1140 GREAT BRITAIN 1884 Victoria, £1 brown violet, two copies, plus £1 green, used, faults, fine appearance (SG 185, 212) O Catalog #110,124 Catalog Value £6,800 | Price Realized $425.00 |
 | Lot #1141 GREAT BRITAIN 1884 £1 brown violet, watermarked Three Crowns, overprinted "Specimen", h.r., nice color, fine, SG S Catalog #110S Catalog Value £2,800 | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
 | Lot #1142 GREAT BRITAIN 1884 £1 brown violet (watermarked Three Imperial Crowns), overprinted "Specimen", good color and intact perforations all sides, fine, SG S Catalog #110S Catalog Value £2,800 | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
 | Lot #1143 GREAT BRITAIN 1888 Victoria, £1 brown violet, Watermarked Orbs, used, small faults, fine appearance (SG 186) O Catalog #123 Catalog Value £4,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1144 GREAT BRITAIN 1891 £1 green, l.h., fresh and perfectly centered (unusual for issue), heavy natural diagonal gum creases, otherwise v.f. (SG 212, £5,000) * Catalog #124 Catalog Value £4,000 | Price Realized $675.00 |
 | Lot #1145 GREAT BRITAIN 1891 £1 green, centered to bottom, h.r., very fresh, fine, * Catalog #124 Catalog Value $4,000 | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #1146 GREAT BRITAIN 1902-11 KEVII 2shp (5), 5sh (3) and 10sh (3), fine selection of 11 different shades, l.h. or h.r., few minor gum creases, one 2sh6p regummed, others fine-v.f. (catalogued as the least expensive varieties) (SG £5,725) * Catalog #139-141 Catalog Value $4,725 | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
 | Lot #1147 GREAT BRITAIN 1902-11 KEVII £1 green, two different shades, each with redistributed or disturbed gum, well centered, fine-v.f. (SG 266, £4,000) * Catalog #142 Catalog Value $4,000 | Price Realized $650.00 |
 | Lot #1148 GREAT BRITAIN 1912 George V, 1 1/2p red brown, booklet pane of four, plus two labels ("Air Mails" and "Via Imperial"), also sheet margin block of four, upper right stamp "PENCF" variety, n.h., v.f. (SG 363a,363bw, £1,175)  **Catalog #161a,161h Catalog Value $1,000 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #1149 GREAT BRITAIN 1913 Seahorses, Waterlow Printing, 2sh brown, 2sh black brown, 5sh rose carmine and 10sh indigo blue, well centered, l.h., fresh, last one with a natural tiny inclusion in margin, intense colors, v.f. (SG 399-402, £2,325) * Catalog #173,173a,174,175 Catalog Value $1,915 | Price Realized $650.00 |
 | Lot #1150 GREAT BRITAIN 1919 Seahorses, Bradbury Printing, 2sh brown (four distinct shades), 5sh rose carmine and 10sh blue, well centered, h.r., fine-v.f. (SG 413a-417, £1,485) * Catalog #179-181 Catalog Value $1,030 | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #1151 GREAT BRITAIN 1923 1 1/2p red brown, horizontal tete-beche, l.h., v.f., * Catalog #189a Catalog Value $550 | Price Realized $160.00 |
 | Lot #1152 GREAT BRITAIN 1929 P.U.C. complete but exploded booklet, contents intact with interleaves, panes with inverted watermarks, l.h. or n.h., fine-v.f., *Catalog #205b-207c Catalog Value $640 | Price Realized $220.00 |
