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.

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #2022
ITALIAN COLONIES - Hawkins Collection Eritrea Parcel Post
1937 10c deep blue, n.h. and post office fresh, well centered for issue, signed Bolaffi, Sorani, also Zanaria, with 1963, 2008 and 2013 certificates. A rarity from Eritrea (Sass.22, €16,500)
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Catalog #Q21A
Catalog Value $13,500
Price Realized
$2,000.00

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