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 #1756 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS ISRAEL 1948-56 collection on "J.Scheps" album pages, with Scott 1a-3b, "wrong Tabs" on 10m and 15m, 1948 Holidays, also horizontal gutter tete-beche pairs, Flag and Petah Tikva (right and left tab of each), No.16 souvenir sheet, Negev, 28-30, 33-34, 55, C1-6, C16, plus all other issues (without the Postage Dues and Officials), n.h., few condition problems noted (1-6 hinge removed, occasional finger prints), mostly fine-v.f. ** Catalog #1-55,C1-17 | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #1757 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS ISRAEL 1948-63 balance of a consignment, with various sets with Tabs, including 10-14 (two sets), 25, 27, 37, 48-50, perf. varieties of Doar Ivri 3m (perf.10x10, two tab singles), Imaba booklet (1-6 pairs with tabs), some other booklets, 1964 Freedom from hunger horizontal tete-beche pair, vertical gutter pair and vertical gutter tete-beche block of four (three of each), also Palestine last set of definitives, plus Israel Doar Ivri, three sets of forgeries with tabs, fine-v.f. lot ** | Price Realized $575.00 |
 | Lot #1758 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS ISRAEL 1948-2018 single property offered intact, with better items including 1-9 singles, 1a-3b and 10-14 with tabs, Menorah (Scott 55) with tab also tab block (small stains), numerous errors and varieties, notable Helmet Essay (in red), Zodiac 32a surcharge omitted, Bale 340 pair, missing red and blue inscriptions, 237b vertical strip of five, middle stamp surcharge omitted, Bezalel Tabrow sheetlet of five (Bale 143eB), some booklets, Palestine 250m, 500m and £1 blocks of four, some revenues, including strip of five, left stamp value omitted, plus others, mixed condition, useful lot  ** | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #1759 LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS ISRAEL 1960s Six Day War, etc., group of 50+ unused picture postcards, military, battle scenes, generals, etc.  | Price Realized $100.00 |
