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 #1787 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS SWITZERLAND 1854-1999 balance of a collection, in various albums, with imperf. Sitting Helvetia, perforated issues, including numerals, Wilhelm Tell, other regular issues, Semi-Postals, Air Post, souvenir sheets, dozens of better gutter and tete-beche se-tenant pairs and strips, Officials, Postage Dues, used and unused blocks of four, much duplication, occasional booklets and booklet panes, Soldiers' stamps and much more, mixed condition, high catalogue value
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| Price Realized $2,900.00
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 | Lot #1788 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS SWITZERLAND 1884-1999 collection in two Scott Specialty albums, 19th Century mostly unused, 20th Century with complete selection of Souvenir Sheets (Naba, Pro-Patria, Pro-Juventute and others), Pax set unused, plus few high values used, Semi-Postals and Air Post, also nice showing of Officials, mixed condition among the early items, balance fine-v.f. *O
| Unsold
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 | Lot #1789 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS SWITZERLAND 1918-55 selection of stamps and souvenir sheets in binder, better items include 1945 Pax set (293-305), nice range of souvenir sheets (all n.h. or used Scott 371a, B80, B116, B119, B130 used and 2xunused, B131, B178x4, B206, 8xB297 and others), also Officials (2x1O9-16, one n.h.), Air Post singles and blocks of four (C4a-12a), better flights and multiple frankings, plus much more, mostly n.h., fine-v.f.
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| Price Realized $700.00
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