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.

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #1192
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA
1891-1907 collection on pages, with 1891-95 Overprints to £1, 1892-3 surcharges, 1895 Arms to 1sh, 1896 Arms to 5sh, 1897 1p-4sh, £10 overprinted Specimen and KEVII to £1, mostly l.h. or h.r., some small faults noted, generally fine-v.f.
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Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #1193
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA
1891-95 1p-10sh, set of 13, heavy h.r., both shades of the 6p with toned spots, otherwise fine-v.f. (SG 1-13)
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Catalog #1-13
Catalog Value £650
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #1194
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA
1891-95 £2 rose red, h.r. (some gum added), few irregular perfs as often, otherwise v.f., with 2013 Sismondo certificate (SG 15)
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Catalog #15
Catalog Value £1,400
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #1195
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA
1896 £1 blue and black, h.r., some light gum toning, otherwise v.f. (SG 40)
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Catalog #40
Catalog Value £1,300
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #1196
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA
1896 £10 vermilion and black, £25 blue green and black, overprinted Specimen, heavy h.r., fine-v.f. (SG 41-42s)
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Catalog #41-42S
Catalog Value £750
Price Realized
$300.00

Lot #1197
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA
1897 Coat of Arms Redrawn, 1p-£1, complete set, also 1p on 3sh surcharge, h.r., fine-v.f. (SG 43-51,53)
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Catalog #43-55,57
Catalog Value £1,314
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #1198
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA
1903 KEVII, £10 ultramarine and black, overprinted Specimen in black, h.r., v.f. (SG 67s)
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Catalog #69S
Catalog Value £500
Price Realized
$270.00

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