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 #1719 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS FRANCE 1849-2015 collection in nine Lighthouse hingeless albums, 19th century mostly used, quality mixed with faults noted, with many better items to 5fr, solid representation of Type Sage, some better values unused, 20th Century generally complete unused, with Type Merson (Scott 109-32), regular issues and commemoratives, Semi-Postals (including B3-10), souvenir sheets, various overprinted items (197,246), occasional imperforate singles (few better), Air Post (C1-2,C6b,15,16-17 some n.h., also additional used), also Postage Dues, pre-cancels, etc. The last 30+ years include all special issues, booklets, sheetlets (substantial face value) *O | Price Realized $7,500.00 |
| Lot #1720 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS FRANCE 1849-1989 collection in two SAFE albums, used and unused, with First Issue Ceres to 1fr, Empire to 80c, perforated issues with 5fr lavender (red cancel), 20th Century mostly unused, with First Orphans to 1fr, Le Havre, surcharges, Strasbourg souvenir sheet, Air Post with C15, 16-17, Pexip souvenir sheet, also Postage Dues and other back of the book issues, some French Zone, Occupations, etc., mixed condition, with occasional minor faults possible, mostly fine or better *O | Unsold | |
| Lot #1721 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS FRANCE 1900-50 large stock of thousands, mostly complete sets arranged in three stock books, with regular issues and commemoratives, good selection of the various Semi-Postals, including overprints and better items (hinged and never hinged), later issues with Famous Men, Air Post, Pre-Canceled and other back of book items (these up to 1998), while there are occasional condition problems (some toning or hinge remnants), most of the material is n.h., fine-v.f., good working stock of these attractive and popular stamps, huge catalogue value  */** | Price Realized $4,750.00 | |
| Lot #1722 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS FRANCE 1938-64 complete years sets in various quantities, with 1938 (32), 1939 (34), 1940 (8), 1941 (2), 1942, 1943 (2), 1944 (11), 1945 (4), 1946 (5), 1947-1949 (2 of each), 1950 (4), 1951 (3), 1952 (4), 1953 (4), 1954 (8), 1955 (8), 1957-59 (10 of each), 1960 (12), 1961 (8), 1962 (25), 1963 (21), 1964 (13), all arranged on individual cards, n.h., fine-v.f., YT €64,000 ** | Unsold | |
 | Lot #1723 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS FRANCE 1940s-70s Imperforate issues, stock of hundreds of sets, including Famous Men, Europa, Council of Europe, Unesco, Sports, Space, Paintings, souvenir sheets, Air Post, few booklets (cat. €31,905), also imperf. deluxe sheets (€565), plus Monaco imperf. Paintings (Napoleon, Flowers, etc.), some regular issues, UPU, Postage Dues (€14,380) and French Polynesia, flowers, paintings, sport, etc. (€14,380), various quantities up to 50, many pairs, blocks, few sheets, n.h., fine-v.f., YT €64,550 ** | Price Realized $2,800.00 |
 | Lot #1724 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS FRANCE 1980s-90s imperforate deluxe sheets, selection of 460+, mostly different, excellent selection of modern commemoratives, Paintings, Sport, Flowers, Birds, regular issues, Famous Men, Movie Stars, Singers, Europa, Red Cross, Unesco, also some additional French Andorra, few souvenir sheets, etc., v.f., YT €50,000+ P | Unsold |
| Lot #1725 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS FRANCE 1990-2016 "La Poste" engraved deluxe sheetlets, hundreds in specially prepared Post Office stock books, v.f. ** | Unsold |
