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 #1468 IRAN 1878 Lion Coat of Arms, 5kr blue Type B, Tabriz cancel, margins all around, v.f., rare, signed Sadri, with his 2016 certificate (Persiphila 30A, $2,000) O Catalog #36var | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1469 IRAN 1902 Meched, 5 Chahis violet and 5 Chahis black, each used on piece, fine-v.f., with Persiphila certificates, O Catalog #225,226 Catalog Value $550 | Price Realized $625.00 |
 | Lot #1470 IRAN 1902 12 Chahis blue, horizontal pair with red rosette overprint, used on back of a registered cover from Teheran, via Baku (2 May 1912 transit) to Holland, with Rotterdam arrival pmk, fine and rare usage, with 2009 Guy de Vachat certificate  Catalog #252 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #1471 IRAN 1909 printed matter 1ch and 2ch surcharges, on Imperforate Mohammad Ali Shah, complete set of 17, canceled to order, v.f., only 500 sets printed, with 2006 Persiphila certificate, O Catalog #464-80 Catalog Value $3,055 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1472 IRAN 1910 Saatdjian Coronation Issue, complete set of 16, gold borders, h.r., fresh and fine-v.f., beautiful set (Persiphila C21-36) * | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #1473 IRAN 1915 2ch on 5ch Ahmad Shah, block of four, n.h., fine-v.f., signed Sadri,  **Catalog #538 Catalog Value $1,200 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1474 IRAN 1918 4k multicolored, pair and block of four used with additional franking on large coverback, Meched cds, fine-v.f., probably unique (catalogued as used singles off cover) Catalog #604A Catalog Value $1,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1475 IRAN 1915 The Kings and Historical Buildings, complete set of 19 with gold borders, prepared but not issued (due to the outbreak of WWI), h.r., fresh and fine-v.f., with 2009 Guy de Vachat certificate. A rare set, most of the printed stamps were destroyed, leaving around 130 complete sets or less (Persiphila C91-109, $2,600) * | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
 | Lot #1476 IRAN 1922 5ch Ahmad Shah overprinted "Controle", block of four, n.h., v.f., signed Sadri, **Catalog #649 Catalog Value $1,200 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1477 IRAN 1922 Ahmad Shah 30kr overprinted "Controle", natural gum skips, fine and rare stamp, signed Sadri, * Catalog #662 Catalog Value $1,800 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1478 IRAN 1922 Ahmad Shah, four different surcharges, h.r., fine-v.f., each stamp signed Sadri, * Catalog #663-66 Catalog Value $825 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #1479 IRAN 1926 Shah Pahlavi Government, overprinted "Specimen", complete set of 16, fine-v.f., rare, signed Sadri, with Persiphila certificate (Persiphila 710-25, $3,700) S Catalog #707-22S | Unsold |
 | Lot #1480 IRAN 1949 10r carmine and blue green, center inverted, top sheet margin single, stamp n.h., v.f., with 1994 APS certificate. A rarity, ex-Sagar collection, ** Catalog #927a Catalog Value $3,500 | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
 | Lot #1481 IRAN 1949 50d brown and olive, center inverted, n.h., natural gum irregularity, penciled position ("10") and signed on back, n.h., v.f. Only 100 printed, ** Catalog #1059Ab Catalog Value $3,750 | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
