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 #1041 CHINA - PRC 1967 Thoughts of Mao Tse-tung, single and set of se-tenant strips of five with imprints, unfolded, exceptional quality, without any tarnish, n.h., v.f., ** Catalog #938,943a,948a Catalog Value $4,825 | Price Realized $4,250.00 |
 | Lot #1042 CHINA - PRC 1968 Literature & Art, complete set of nine, n.h., fine-v.f., ** Catalog #982-90 Catalog Value $1,440 | Price Realized $850.00 |
 | Lot #1043 CHINA - PRC 1968 Directives of Chairman Mao, unfolded strip of five, n.h., post office fresh, v.f., ** Catalog #996a Catalog Value $7,000 | Price Realized $4,750.00 |
