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 #1227 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CAYMAN ISLANDS 1900-1950 collection on pages, complete except for 2 1/2p and War Tax Surcharges, with almost all additional shades listed by Stanley Gibbons, with Queen Victoria, KEVII, George V with additional shades of 5sh and 10sh, Centenary, George VI, War Tax, including few fraction bar omitted varieties and plate blocks, mostly l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., SG £4,000+ * | Price Realized $1,100.00 |
 | Lot #1228 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CAYMAN ISLANDS 1907 2 1/2p on 4p brown & blue, surcharge incomplete at left, h.r., overall toning, otherwise fine, signed Diena, etc., with Raybaudi certificate, * Catalog #20 Catalog Value $2,000 | Price Realized $5,750.00 |
