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 #2045 PHILIPPINES 1854 5c orange, worn plate, position 3, top sheet margin example, unused without gum, slightly discolored, with couple of pinholes, not mentioned on the accompanying clear 1991 Graus certificate, (*) Catalog #1 Catalog Value $4,000 | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #2046 PHILIPPINES 1854 10c deep carmine, unused without gum, margins all around, splendid color, fresh and v.f., with 2009 COMEX certificate, (*) Catalog #2 Catalog Value $700 | Price Realized $650.00 |
 | Lot #2047 PHILIPPINES 1855 5c pale red, unused with gum, margins all around, signed Calves, also additional blue handstamped guarantee just showing though on front, fine appearance, * Catalog #6 Catalog Value $1,600 | Price Realized $650.00 |
 | Lot #2048 PHILIPPINES 1855 5c vermilion, unused without gum, margins all around, with 1991 Graus and 1993 Philatelic Foundation certificates, each confirming "genuine with lightened staining at top", fine appearing example of this rarity, (*) Catalog #7 Catalog Value $6,000 | Price Realized $4,500.00 |
 | Lot #2049 PHILIPPINES 1863 5c vermilion, 10c carmine, 1r violet, 2r blue, 1r gray green and 1r green, complete set of six, unused, 2r without gum, others l.h. or h.r., margins all around, 1r signed Stolow, 2r signed Peter Holcombe, v.f. set, *(*) Catalog #14-20 Catalog Value $2,251 | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
 | Lot #2050 PHILIPPINES 1872 "Habilitado Por La Nacion" 2r blue, unused with traces of gum, additional strike of "Nacion" at top, margins all around, v.f., signed Bartels, I.Koslow, etc., ex-Yacano, * Catalog #32var Catalog Value $500 | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #2051 PHILIPPINES 1881 "Habilitado Para Correos" red overprint on 2r blue, double overprint variety, l.h. and well centered, tiny corner perf. crease at upper left, still v.f., with 2010 APS certificate. A rarity, only two (!) reported (catalogued as the normal stamp) * Catalog #127A,var Catalog Value $900 | Price Realized $625.00 |
 | Lot #2052 PHILIPPINES 1881 "Habilitado Para Correos" blue overprint on 10c bistre, unused part original gum, h.r., signed Kohler, with 2001 APS certificate, * Catalog #129B Catalog Value $900 | Price Realized $950.00 |
