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 #1573 POLAND 1772 large part of cover from Lemberg to Warszawa, with a good strike of "Lemberg" with Eagle at top and posthorns at bottom, backflap missing, fine and rare prephilatelic usage, signed Jendroszek, with his 2019 certificate, ex-Mikulski  | Price Realized $1,600.00 |
 | Lot #1574 POLAND 1775 outer FL from Lemberg to Vienna, with a good strike of "Lemberg" with Eagle at top and posthorns at bottom, endorsed "Leopoli", fine and rare prephilatelic usage (this handstamp was in use only for two years 1775-76), signed Jendroszek, with his 2019 certificate, ex-Mikulski | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #1575 POLAND 1776 large part (one side flap missing) of outer FL from Lemberg to Lowicz, with a good strike of "Lemberg" with Eagle at top and posthorns at bottom, full wax seal on reverse, charged "6" (kr), fine and rare prephilatelic usage (this handstamp was in use only for four years 1776-80), signed Jendroszek, with his 2019 certificate, ex-Mikulski | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
 | Lot #1576 POLAND 1791 outer FL from Piaski (Lublin administration) to Malanow, with a good strike od "PIASKI" with crown at top and posthorns at bottom, fine and rare prephilatelic usage, signed Schmutz, also Jendroszek, with his 2019 certificate, ex-Mikulski | Price Realized $1,900.00 |
 | Lot #1577 POLAND 1806 (21 May) complete military letter from General Jan Henryk Dabrowski, Army headquarters in Foggia, endorsed "Servigio Militare" and addressed to the Minister of War, Kingdom of Italy in Milan, sent via Naples and Rome, with red "NAPOL" departure handstamp, written in Italian and personally signed by "Dabrowski", fine and rare usage from the commanding general of the Polish Legion in Napoleonic Army, with Jendroszek certificate (Dabrowski is a Polish national hero, first for his part in Tadeusz Kosciuszko's rebellion against Russia (1794) and later his command of the Polish legions in Napoleon's army. In 1815 he was appointed general of cavalry and senator of the new Kingdom of Poland. His military exploits are mentioned in the Polish national anthem, which is also known as the "Dabrowski Mazurka.") | Price Realized $5,750.00 |
 | Lot #1578 POLAND 1860 Russia 10k (za lot) stationery entire envelope with indicia at left, canceled "1" in concentric rings of Warszawa and sent via Lublin, Uscilug, Rowno to Horobkow in Nowostawrach (gouv. Wolyn), intact wax seal on back, v.f., signed Wallisch | Unsold |
 | Lot #1579 POLAND 1860 10k carmine & blue, defective, canceled "14" in hexagon of dots (Wierzbolow-St.Petersburg train), fine appearance, signed Jendroszek O Catalog #1 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1580 POLAND 1860 10k rose and greenish blue, placed upside down at upper left corner, canceled by "1" in concentric rings on FL (3 Sep) from Warszawa to Moscow, with red Warszawa in Cyrillic letters departure at right, arriving in Moscow on 8 Sep, 1862, fresh and fine usage to Russia, signed Schmutz, with 2019 Walisch certificate (Fi.1ac) Catalog #1 | Price Realized $1,600.00 |
 | Lot #1581 POLAND 1860 10k carmine & blue, canceled by "1" in concentric circles on FL used in 1864 from Warszawa to Elzbietow, red Warszawa 21.1. departure in red, arrival docketing on back, filing fold through the stamp, fine appearance Catalog #1 | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #1582 POLAND 1862 Russia 10k brown & blue (perf 12 1/2) used several times (postal fraud, the original stamp was probably Poland Number One), finally canceled by "282" numeral in concentric circles on FL from Kibarty to St. Petersburg, with "Gebruder Levi & Co Wirballen" company handstamp at left, bilingual Kibarty departure pmk at right, with 29 Jan 1862 St. Petersburg arrival pmk, fine example of Postal Fraud, signed Mikulski, with 2018 Korszen certificate | Unsold |
 | Lot #1583 POLAND 1866 Russia 10k brown & blue (unwatermarked), small faults, canceled by "147" in concentric circles (Ilza), fine appearance, signed Jendroszek (Bojanowicz rated "10" = very rare!) O | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #1584 POLAND 1883 Russia 1k black & yellow and 2x3k black & green (horizontally laid paper), tied by blue Dobrzyn (Plock gouv) 14 January 1883 pmks, sent via New York to Jersey City, with transit and arrival pmks, cover little dirty at top, otherwise fine, signed Korszen with his 2019 certificate. Covers from the Kingdom of Poland to USA are uncommon | Unsold |
 | Lot #1585 POLAND 1917 "Krolewstwo Polskie" Edward Trojanowski 40gr Hussar Essay in black, on thick card paper, miscut at top, with 2018 Korszen certificate E | Unsold |
 | Lot #1586 POLAND 1917 "Krolewstwo Polskie" Edmund Bartlomiejczyk 40gr Granary essay in brown orange, on stamp paper, v.f., signed Saliker, with 2018 Korszen certificate, rare E | Unsold |
 | Lot #1587 POLAND 1918 Warsaw Issue, surcharges inverted, set of four, first two n.h., others l.h. or h.r., v.f., signed Petriuk, Walisch, etc., */** Catalog #11a-14a Catalog Value $592 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #1588 POLAND 1918 20pf ultramarine, tied by Sosnowice 20.2.19 cds on piece, v.f., signed and described by Schmutz, also Jungjohann. A rarity from Poland, O Catalog #21a Catalog Value $2,250 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1589 POLAND 1918 3h on 3h olive gray, complete pane of 50, n.h., showing varieties (Fischer B1, B2), left stamps with missing stars and parts of the overprint, v.f., signed Korszen, with his 2020 certificate (Fi.20a 19,819zl = $5,218)  **Catalog #30 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1590 POLAND 1918 10h brown surcharge (error) on 30h slate green, complete pane of 50, n.h., showing varieties (Fischer B4, B13), left stamps with missing or partially defective stars and parts of the overprint, v.f., signed Korszen, with his 2020 certificate. A rare complete sheet (Fi.22b 45,840zl = $12,000) **Catalog #32b | Unsold |
 | Lot #1591 POLAND 1918 Lublin Issue, five different varieties, mostly inverted, including 10h brown surcharge inverted, also 45h on 60h overprinted on both sides, n.h., v.f. group, signed by Korszen, Miszczak, Walisch, etc. (Fi.4,710zl = $1,230) ** Catalog #32b/36a | Unsold |
 | Lot #1592 POLAND 1918 Lublin Issue, 25h on 40h and 45h on 80h inverted surcharges, blocks of four, the latter with additional variety showing black vertical smudge line and "ZTA" omitted in "POCZTA" from stamps at left, n.h., fine-v.f., signed Mikulski, Korszen, etc. (Fi.3,870zl = $1,000) **Catalog #34a,36a | Unsold |
 | Lot #1593 POLAND 1918 50h deep green, complete pane of 50, n.h., showing varieties (Fischer B3,B9,B10,B11,B12), right stamps with partially defective overprint, v.f., signed Korszen, with his 2020 certificate. A rare complete sheet (Fi.28, 25,380zl = $6,680) **Catalog #39 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1594 POLAND 1919 80h orange brown, overprint inverted, n.h., v.f., signed Schmutz, Mikstein, etc. ** Catalog #49a | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #1595 POLAND 1921 (12 Apr) telegram from Slonim to Skarzysko (train station), franked with 4x10m and single 100f Official, canceled by crayon, folded away from the stamps, scarce usage | Unsold |
 | Lot #1596 POLAND 1924 Arms of Poland, 15gr red and 50g magenta, imperforate vertical se-tenant gutter pair, unused without gum as issued, usual crayon invalidating marks, folded between stamps in gutter, v.f., rare se-tenant (*) Catalog #220,225var | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
 | Lot #1597 POLAND 1944 Wodzowie Issue, lithographed screen proof in red brown, on yellowish paper, v.f., signed Mikulski P Catalog #341-43P | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
 | Lot #1598 POLAND 1944 1zl K.R.N. surcharge and overprint inverted, used on piece, Lublin 31.12.44 cds, v.f., signed Korszen (Fi.3,500zl) O Catalog #345Avar | Unsold |
 | Lot #1599 POLAND 1945 Goznak Issue, 1zl on 50gr, also 1.50zl on 25gr form II and form III, all inverted surcharges, n.h., v.f., signed Schmutz, Korszen, Walocha, etc. ** Catalog #346,364var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1600 POLAND 1945 Goznak Issue, 1zl on 50gr red surcharge inverted, block of four with sheet margin, n.h., v.f., signed Walocha **Catalog #364var | Unsold |
 | Lot #1601 POLAND 1946 Warszawa, 3zl blue overprint shifted and inverted, n.h., v.f., signed Schmutz. An unusual variety ** Catalog #384var | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #1602 POLAND 1959 Mushrooms, 40gr imperf. proof, center omitted, vertical tete-beche pair, v.f., signed Schmutz P Catalog #844P | Price Realized $240.00 |
