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 #2089 SPANISH COLONIES Fernando Po 1868-1919 issues virtually complete on 10 PALO pages, 197 different unused, l.h. or h.r., with sets of King Alfonso and Queen Isabella, numerous surcharges, varieties, occasional minor flaws noted, generally fine or better, cat. $10,000+ * Catalog #1/180 | Price Realized $6,500.00 |
 | Lot #2090 SPANISH COLONIES Fernando Po 1899 25c greenish blue overprinted and surcharged in red "Correos 15 Centavos", h.r., margins all around, vertical crease at right, otherwise fine. A rare stamp, with 2011 Sismondo certificate, * Catalog #43A Catalog Value $1,800 | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
