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 #1749 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS IRAN 1860-1960 balance of a collection in two large stock books, with hundreds of used and unused singles, blocks of four, errors and varieties, multiples, reference items with sheets of Spira forgeries, also reprints, inverted centers, unissued items, modern items and much more, mixed condition, mostly fine-v.f.  *O | Price Realized $4,000.00 |
| Lot #1750 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS IRAN 1990-1960 covers and cards in binder, many interesting items, some FDCs, censor markings, etc.  | Price Realized $2,300.00 | |
 | Lot #1751 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS IRAN 1920-72 collection of used singles and sets, 480+ different stamps, fine-v.f. O Catalog #681/1669 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1752 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS IRAN 1951-77 definitive sets, mounted on Persiphila album pages, also with Air Post and Officials, l.h. or n.h., fine-v.f., */** Catalog #950/1972 Catalog Value $5,016 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1753 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS IRAN 1961-77 definitive sets in blocks of four, including Air Post and Officials, all complete sets, mounted on Persiphila album pages, n.h., fine-v.f., **Catalog #1173/1972 Catalog Value $3,528 | Unsold |
