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 #2014 ITALIAN COLONIES - Hawkins Collection Eritrea 1893 2c red brown, overprint inverted, l.h., fine, signed Diena, Colla, also Sismondo, with his 2008 certificate (Sass. €1,000) * Catalog #2a Catalog Value $725 | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #2015 ITALIAN COLONIES - Hawkins Collection Eritrea 1922 Italian stamps Mazzini, set of three overprinted "Somalia" in black or red, n.h., usual centering, signed Diena, with his 1991 certificate. A rarity from the Italian Colonies, only 10 (!) sets printed, ** Catalog #Sass.P1-3 Catalog Value €27,000 | Price Realized $4,000.00 |
 | Lot #2016 ITALIAN COLONIES - Hawkins Collection Eritrea 1924 1c brown, vertical pair, bottom stamp without overprint, l.h., signed Bolaffi, also Sismondo, with his 2008 certificate (Sass.77e, €2,800) * Catalog #88b Catalog Value $1,850 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2017 ITALIAN COLONIES - Hawkins Collection Eritrea 1924 2c orange brown, vertical pair, bottom stamp without overprint, n.h., signed Bolaffi, also Raybaudi, with his 1985 certificate (Sass.78e, €5,600) ** Catalog #89b Catalog Value $2,750 | Unsold |
 | Lot #2018 ITALIAN COLONIES - Hawkins Collection Eritrea 1925 1L dark blue, variety imperf. at bottom, l.h. (if at all), v.f. (Sass. 97a) * Catalog #92var Catalog Value €1,800 | Price Realized $240.00 |
