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 #2054 PORTUGUESE COLONIES Azores 1868-1930 collection mostly complete unused, with overprints on the perforated issues, St. Anthony, King Luiz, commemoratives, Vasco da Gama, King Carlos and King Manuel II sets, Republica overprints, Ceres, Castello-Branco, Independence overprints, also Postage Dues, Postal Tax stamps, plus some varieties, imperf. blocks, etc., several with certificates, few faults possible, mostly fine-v.f., cat. $8,000+ * | Price Realized $4,750.00 |
 | Lot #2055 PORTUGUESE COLONIES Azores 1868 10r yellow imperforate, unused with large part original gum, margins all around, h.r., various handstamped guarantee marks including Roger Calves, A.Morrand and others, also with 2003 Bernard Behr certificate ("superb, very rare") (YT 2, cat. €15,000) * Catalog #2 Catalog Value $13,750 | Price Realized $7,500.00 |
 | Lot #2056 PORTUGUESE COLONIES Azores 1868 20r-1000r imperforate, four different, h.r., fresh and v.f., last one with Behr certificate, * Catalog #3-6 Catalog Value $800 | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #2057 PORTUGUESE COLONIES Azores 1869 240r violet, h.r., v.f., signed Economist, with 1960 PFC (previously listed as 19A) * Catalog #15 Catalog Value $800 | Price Realized $475.00 |
