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 #1257 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH GRENADA 1861-1938 advanced collection on pages or dealer/auction lot cards, unused, with early unwatermarked, Surcharges, 1883 1/2p-1sh including tete-beche vertical pairs (without 1sh), 1886 Surcharges including "THRFE" and inverted varieties, 1888-91 Provisional Surcharges, with tete-beche and others, including 1p on 8p without period after "d" (with APS certificate), 1895-99 Victoria to 1sh, KEVII sets to 10sh, 1906-11 set to 10sh, 1913-29 George V sets to 10sh with many additional shades identified, George VI with additional 10sh shades and perforations, 1p on 6p Postage Due, etc., mostly l.h. or h.r., few faults possible, generally fine-v.f. * | Price Realized $2,100.00 |
 | Lot #1258 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH GRENADA 1861 1p blue green, small h.r., fresh color, v.f. example of this rare shade, with 2017 Sismondo certificate (SG 1) * Catalog #1a Catalog Value £4,500 | Price Realized $1,700.00 |
 | Lot #1259 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH GRENADA 1875 1sh purple, small h.r., owner's handstamp on reverse, fine, with 1998 Holcombe certificate (SG 13) * Catalog #11 Catalog Value £700 | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #1260 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH GRENADA 1883 12p orange and green, unsevered pair, unused without gum, fine, with 2016 APS certificate (SG 28a) (*) Catalog #14a Catalog Value £3,500 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #1261 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH GRENADA 1886 1p on 1 1/2p orange and green, "THRFE" variety, small h.r., v.f., with 2007 BPA certificate (SG 37c) * Catalog #27e Catalog Value £300 | Price Realized $120.00 |
