The Arthur Gray Collection (#76MG) Closed Auction Info View ▼ Items per page 102550100 Sort by DefaultTime LeftLot#Lot NameNewestHighest PriceLowest PriceBids (Low - High)Bids (High - Low)Views (Low - High)Views (High - Low)Relevance Filter By Categories Category match ANY of the aboveALL of the above Featured Exclude closed lots Price Lot Number Results: Viewing items 1-100 of 218. Previous|123|Next Lot #57 HALFPENNY GREEN COMB PERF: ½d green block of 4 tied to piece by Sydney machine cancellation of 'FE22 - 1915' being the official First Day of Issue, some toning. The ACSC states that three First Day Covers are recorded, one in the Australia Post Archives, Cat $15,000. SymbolΔGradec View details Estimate$400Price Realized$500StatusSold Lot #58 HALFPENNY GREEN COMB PERF: ½d green vertical coil strip of 3 from Electro 2 [L4/10/16] with characteristic trimmed perfs at right, the upper unit with marginal coil join still attached behind. Unlisted in the ACSC because of the potential to "create" such strips from normal stamps. On his exhibit page, Arthur Gray stated "The only recorded strip according to the Dix & Rowntree monograph, who [sic] incorrectly plated the stamps as being from the right plate". Symbol*Gradea View details Estimate$250Price Realized$320StatusSold Lot #59 HALFPENNY GREEN COMB PERF: Electro 1: ½d green upper-left corner block of 24 (6x4, no margins), three units with Vertical Scratches through Right Side of Stamp [6/12/18] BW #63(1)d plus White Flaw below 'TR' of 'AUSTRALIA' and Rounded Inner Frame at Upper-Left #63(1)e & f, unmounted, Cat $500++ (mounted). Symbol**Gradea c1 View details Estimate$250Price Realized$420StatusSold Lot #60 HALFPENNY GREEN COMB PERF: ½d green 'JBC' & 'CA' Monogram corner blocks of 4 BW #63(1)z & zb, the latter with Flying Egg above Emu BW #63(1)j [59], Cat $1700. Symbol*Gradea View details Estimate$600Price Realized$900StatusSold Lot #61 HALFPENNY GREEN COMB PERF: Electro 2: ½d green with Major Cracked Electro through Oval between Kangaroo & the King BW #63(2)k, Melbourne machine cancellation largely clear of the variety, Cat $2500. SymbolgGradea b1 View details Estimate$750Price Realized$950StatusSold Lot #62 HALFPENNY GREEN COMB PERF: ½d green 'JBC' & 'CA' Monogram corner blocks of 6 BW #63(2)z & zb, the latter is unmounted, Cat $1500 (mounted). Symbol*/**Gradea View details Estimate$600Price Realized$1,200StatusSold Lot #63 HALFPENNY GREEN COMB PERF: Electro 3: ½d pale green with Major Cracked Electro below Lower-Left Value Tablet BW #63(3)h additionally with the Watermark Inverted, machine cancellation well clear of the variety, Cat $2000+. The ACSC states that "Stamps from Electro 3 are ten times scarcer than those from Electros 1 and 2". SymbolgGradea b1 View details Estimate$850Price Realized$1,300StatusSold Lot #64 HALFPENNY GREEN COMB PERF: ½d green 'CA' Monogram single BW #63(3)za, well centred, a couple of tiny blemishes, Cat $8500. The ACSC states "Electro 3 monograms are rare". Symbol*Gradeb b1 View details Estimate$1,500Price Realized$1,300StatusSold Lot #65 HALFPENNY GREEN COMB PERF: ½d green 'CA' Monogram single BW #63(3)za, very lightly mounted, Cat $8500. Superb! Symbol*Gradea+ d1 View details Estimate$2,000Price Realized$1,800StatusSold Lot #66 HALFPENNY GREEN COMB PERF: ½d green 'JBC' Monogram single BW #63(3)zc, unmounted, Cat $8500+ (mounted). Symbol**Gradea c1 View details Estimate$4,000Price Realized$3,000StatusSold Lot #67 HALFPENNY GREEN COMB PERF: ½d green lower-right corner block of 12 (6x2) with 'JBC' Monogram BW #63(3)zb, well centred, some perf reinforcement & hinge remainders, a few gum blemishes that don't detract from the very fine facial appearance, Cat $12,500+ (for a monogram strip of 3). Ex Professor Victor Dix. This monogram strip is instantly recognisable from the unusual grid-of-dots in the "Jubilee Line" below the last unit. [Much better centred than Stuart Hardy's irregular block of 6 (2/4) - t Symbol*Gradeb View details Estimate$6,000Price Realized$4,600StatusSold Lot #68 HALFPENNY GREEN COMB PERF: Electro 5: ½d green with Major Cracked Electro (First State: from Left-Hand Wattles to 'U' of 'AUSTRALIA') BW #63(5)h, well centred, minor blemishes at the top & minor wrinkles, Cat $5000. [More attractive than the "Pericles" example that sold for $2075] SymbolfGradeb b1 View details Estimate$1,500Price Realized$1,700StatusSold Lot #69 HALFPENNY GREEN COMB PERF: ½d green with Major Cracked Electro (Second State: now from 'U' of 'AUSTRALIA' through Outer Oval & Dissecting Roo's Head) BW #63(5)ha, slogan cancellation largely clear of the variety, Cat $6000. The ACSC states "The second state is rare on Single Watermark paper. The unit was substituted by Harrsion, apparently prior to his first printing". SymbolgGradea c1 View details Estimate$2,000Price Realized$3,600StatusSold Lot #70 HALFPENNY GREEN COMB PERF: ½d green horizontal pair [42-43] the first unit with Thin Fraction BW #63(5)m (SG 20d), well centred, rounded corner at upper-left and a little toned, Cat $35,000 (£19,000). Ex Dr Leslie Abramovich and Charles Zuker. One of the most highly regarded varieties of the Georgian Heads series. The ACSC states "It occurs on Single Watermark paper only on the rare May 1918 printing. Five mint examples including in a block of 6 & in three pairs Symbol*Gradeb b1 View details Estimate$7,500Price Realized$6,000StatusSold Lot #71 HALFPENNY GREEN COMB PERF: ½d green 'CA' & 'JBC' Monogram strips of 3 BW #63(5)z & zb, the latter a little aged, both with two units unmounted, Cat $1400 (mounted). Symbol*/**Gradea/a- View details Estimate$500Price Realized$800StatusSold Lot #72 HALFPENNY GREEN COMB PERF: ½d green (deep shade) with the Watermark Inverted 'CA' Monogram block of 6 BW #63(5)z, unusually well centred (especially the monogram unit), perf separation/rejoining at upper-left, the lower units are unmounted, Cat $700++ (mounted). Symbol**/*Gradea View details Estimate$500Price Realized$850StatusSold Lot #73 HALFPENNY GREEN COMB PERF: Electro 6: ½d "Cyprus" green Harrison Two Line Imprint (Stop after 'PRINTER.') block of 8 BW #63(6)za with Retouches to Neckless Emu [R53] & Crack through King's Ear [R54] BW #63(6)h & i, some perf separation/rejoining including of the left-hand block of 4, the gum a little aged, Cat $12,500. [The "Pericles" block of 32 - also with perf separation and rejoining - sold for $4054] Symbol*Gradeb View details Estimate$2,500Price Realized$2,000StatusSold Lot #74 HALFPENNY GREEN SINGLE-LINE PERF: ½d pale green BW #64B (SG 20a), a bit aged, unused (no gum), Cat $20,000 (£9500). Michael Drury Certificate (2015). The ACSC states that a block of 4 & eight mint singles (one in the Australia Post Archives) have been recorded. There was no example in the Stuart Hardy, Hugh Morgan or Lord Vestey Collections. SymbolΩGradeb b1 View details Estimate$5,000Price Realized$6,500StatusSold Lot #75 HALFPENNY GREEN SINGLE-LINE PERF: ½d emerald BW #64A & ½d pale green BW #64B (SG 20a), Ballarat or Melbourne machine cancellations, Cat $1900 (£1100). Separate Michael Drury Certificates (2015). SymbolgGradea b1 View details Estimate$750Price Realized$800StatusSold Lot #76 HALFPENNY GREEN SINGLE-LINE PERF: ½d pale green BW #64B (20a), exceptional centring, Melbourne machine cancellation, Cat $1000 (£550). Michael Drury Certificate (2015). SymbolgGradea a1 View details Estimate$400Price Realized$800StatusSold Lot #77 HALFPENNY GREEN SINGLE-LINE PERF: ½d pale green BW #64B (SG 20a) horizontal pair, well centred, light 'DANDENONG/19OC16/VIC' cds, Cat $2000+ (£1100+). Superb! A rare multiple & probably the finest of the 10 or so used pairs recorded. Michael Drury Certificate (2015). [Far superior to Stuart Hardy's pair that sold for $2213] SymbolfGradea+ b1 View details Estimate$1,000Price Realized$1,500StatusSold Lot #78 HALFPENNY COLOUR TRIAL: 1921 ½d perforated plate proof in lilac-brown on watermarked paper BW #66(PP)1, no gum, Cat $40,000. A great rarity and, in our opinion, one of the most outstanding KGV Head proofs. One of only two examples recorded. Ex the Estate of Ronald Harrison. Michael Drury Certificate (2015) as "red-brown". The ACSC states a change of colour from green to "warm plum" was approved on 16/12/1921, and that "the Stamp Printer supplied seven colour trials of the ½d in red-brown". A c SymbolPGradea c1 View details Estimate$20,000Price Realized$15,000StatusSold Lot #79 HALFPENNY ORANGE: ½d orange two singles tied to a plain Sheard First Day Cover BW #66y by two superb strikes of the 'RED HILL/8NOV23/QUEENSLAND' cds being the official First Day of Issue, minor blemishes & a minor repair at lower-right of the cover, Cat $10,000. Unique: the ACSC states "The date of issue was 8 November 1923...One first day cover has been recorded". NB: for many of the KGV Heads, there is no official First Day of Issue. SymbolcGradeb View details Estimate$2,500Price Realized$3,000StatusSold Lot #80 HALFPENNY ORANGE: ½d orange Two-Line Harrison Imprint blocks of 4 from Electro 7 BW #66(7)z State 1 (intact central "Jubilee Lines") & State 2 (central "Jubilee Lines" broken at upper-right), plus a State 2 imprint block of 8 with the Watermark Inverted BW #66a(7)z, the last block is unmounted, Cat $600++. (3 blocks) Symbol*/**Gradea View details Estimate$200Price Realized$550StatusSold Lot #81 ONE PENNY RED SINGLE-LINE PERF: 1d carmine block of 4 & 1d Kangaroo on cover to "HL White/Belltrees/Scone NSW" with two strikes of 'REGISTERED/17JL14 A/SYDNEY NSW' cds - another strike on the reverse - being the official First Day of Issue BW #70y, red & black/white 'NSW/Sydney' registration label, 'SCONE/18JL14 6A/NSW' arrival b/s, Cat $25,000. Unique! Ex Greg Deleuil. [The rate was 1d + 3d registration. Either this was a double-rate cover or the 1d Roo was superfluous. We suggest it was added SymbolcGradea View details Estimate$18,000Price Realized$24,000StatusSold Lot #82 ONE PENNY RED SINGLE-LINE PERF: 1d carmine with the Watermark Inverted BW #70a (SG 21bw), minor corner crease at lower-right, light Melbourne machine cancellation, Cat $25,000 (£13,000). The ACSC states "At least eight used examples - and no mint - have been recorded". [Lord Vestey's similar example sold for £6600] SymbolgGradea- c1 View details Estimate$7,500Price Realized$7,000StatusSold Lot #83 ONE PENNY RED SINGLE-LINE PERF: Plate 1: 1d carmine Die II BW #70(1)i (SG 21a), remarkably well centred, small thin at the top & light stain at lower-left, large-part o.g., Cat $25,000 £15,000). Michael Drury Certificate (2015) strangely states "no gum"! A great rarity. The ACSC states "...two mint stamps are recorded": note 3 at page 4/73. Symbol*Gradeb a1 View details Estimate$10,000Price Realized$7,500StatusSold Lot #84 ONE PENNY RED SINGLE-LINE PERF: 1d carmine horizontal strip of 5 comprising Dies I-II-II-I-I BW #70(1)ia, tied to a commercial piece by three light strikes of the 'REGISTERED/25NO14 B/SYDNEY NSW' cds clear of both Die II spurs, Cat $20,000+ (for two Die I-II pairs). Ex Barry Russell. Michael Drury Certificate (2015). In our opinion, this is one of the most significant Single-Line Perf items. SymbolfGradea c1 View details Estimate$10,000Price Realized$18,000StatusSold Lot #85 ONE PENNY RED SINGLE-LINE PERF: Plate 2: 1d plate proof block of 4 [39-40/45-46] in black & a single [40] in carmine-rose on glazed ungummed thin card BW #70PP(2)A & C both with Thin 'G', Cat $1600++ (as normal singles). Ex Greg Deleuil. (2 items) SymbolPGradea View details Estimate$800Price Realized$2,800StatusSold Lot #86 ONE PENNY RED SINGLE-LINE PERF: 1d carmine-red with Thin 'G' Retouch BW #70(2)L, Queensland machine cancellation well clear of the variety, Cat $2000. Superb! Michael Drury Certificate (2015). The ACSC states "Stamps from the Left Plates (Panes I-IV) with single-line perf are rare", thus it follows that the varieties are extremely rare. SymbolgGradea+ b1 View details Estimate$1,000Price Realized$3,000StatusSold Lot #87 ONE PENNY RED SINGLE-LINE PERF: 1d carmine-red with Small Dot on 'Y' of 'PENNY' (Pregnant 'Y'; Early State) BW #70(2)m, Horsham (Vic) cds well clear of the variety, Cat $2500. Superb! Michael Drury Certificate (2015). SymbolgGradea+ c1 View details Estimate$1,000Price Realized$3,000StatusSold Lot #88 ONE PENNY RED SINGLE-LINE PERF: Plate 3: 1d carmine-red No Monogram block of 10 (5x2) from the lower-left of the sheet BW #70(3)z, well centred, defect in the margin at lower-left, unmounted, Cat $3500++ for a mounted corner strip of 3. Michael Drury Certificate (2015). [Julian Sterling's very fine block of 12 sold for $2196] Symbol**Gradea- b1 View details Estimate$1,000Price Realized$1,300StatusSold Lot #89 ONE PENNY RED SINGLE-LINE PERF: 1d carmine-red No Monogram block of 30 (6x5) from the lower-right of the sheet BW #70(3)za, well centred, some minor perf separation/rejoining in the margins only, all units are unmounted, Cat $4500++ for a mounted corner strip of 3 and 27 unmounted singles. Symbol**Gradea View details Estimate$2,000Price Realized$6,500StatusSold Lot #90 ONE PENNY RED COMB PERF SMOOTH PAPER: 1d carmine block of 4 from the base of the sheet Imperforate at Base BW #71b roughly separated by hand but clear of the design & with a fragment of the "Jubilee Line" present, minor wrinkling consistent with usage on a parcel, 'MACKAY/15AP15/QUEENSLAND' cds, Cat $50,000 (see Note 24 at page 4/77). Ex Charles Dunn. For many years this was the only recorded example of this error in either the Smooth or Rough Papers. In 2003 a mint single with full margin imper SymbolgGradeb View details Estimate$20,000Price Realized$14,000StatusSold Lot #91 ONE PENNY RED COMB PERF SMOOTH PAPER: 1d carmine vertical pair with Strong Offset affecting both units (40% & 90%), unmounted. Rare: unlisted in the ACSC for both Smooth & Rough Papers. Symbol**Gradea View details Estimate$500Price Realized$1,700StatusSold Lot #92 ONE PENNY RED COMB PERF SMOOTH PAPER: 1d carmine Major "Tin Shed" Variety (Splodgy King), 'WERRIBEE/25MR15/VIC' cds. A nice example of a lack of sizing in the paper causing white voids in parts of the design. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2005) states "Genuine in all respects & not altered in any way" and notes "...some gum on front side of paper" but "it is not possible to classify the item as Printed on the Gummed Side...most likely that the stamp was printed on paper in poor condition that had SymbolgGradea c1 View details Estimate$200Price Realized$600StatusSold Lot #93 ONE PENNY RED COMB PERF SMOOTH PAPER: 1d carmine matching blocks of 24 (12x2) from the base of Plates 2 and 4, the first with No Monograms BW #71(2)z & za, a trifle aged & minor hinge remainders but most units including both No Monogram strips of 3 are unmounted; the other with varieties #71(4)ia j s u & vb plus 'CA' and 'JBC' Monograms 3mm below the "Jubilee Lines" #71(4)zd & zh, entirely unmounted!; Cat $5700++ (mounted). Extremely rare in this format. Symbol*/**Gradea-/a View details Estimate$5,000Price Realized$5,000StatusSold Lot #94 ONE PENNY RED COMB PERF SMOOTH PAPER: Plate 1: 1d carmine-rose (G30) Dies I-II-II-I block of 8 BW #71(1)ia, all four Die II Spurs are Erect, Cat $3600+. A scarce block. Symbol*Gradea c1 View details Estimate$1,250Price Realized$1,800StatusSold Lot #95 ONE PENNY RED COMB PERF SMOOTH PAPER: 1d carmine-rose Die II BW #71(1)i with the Watermark Inverted, unmounted, Cat $2750: see Note 21 at page 4/76. Michael Drury Certificate (2015), Symbol**Gradea b1 View details Estimate$1,500Price Realized$2,000StatusSold Lot #96 ONE PENNY RED COMB PERF SMOOTH PAPER: 1d carmine-rose Dies I-II horizontal pair BW #71(1)ia with the Watermark Inverted, unmounted, Cat $2750+: see Note 21 at page 4/76. Ex Greg Deleuil. Michael Drury Certificate (2015), Symbol**Gradea b1 View details Estimate$1,750Price Realized$2,800StatusSold Lot #97 ONE PENNY RED COMB PERF SMOOTH PAPER: 1d carmine interpanneau strip of 12 with Die II units [R56, recumbent] & [57, erect] plus 'CA' and 'CA' Substituted for 'JBC' Monograms BW #71(1)zh, remarkably well centred, a trifle aged & minor hinge remainders, Cat $50,000. An extremely rare and important item. The ACSC states "The CA substituted monograms were from Harrison's first printing and occur only in the carmine-red shade. These are rare as strips of 3...only two strips of 12 [as here] can be tr Symbol*Gradea- b1 View details Estimate$20,000Price Realized$16,000StatusSold Lot #98 ONE PENNY RED COMB PERF SMOOTH PAPER: Plate 2: 1d carmine-red No Monogram block of 30 (6x5) from the lower-right of the sheet BW #71(2)za with Original State of [34-35] (the later "Rusted Clichés"), Thin 'G' in 'POSTAGE' #71(2)L & Small White Flaw on 'Y' of 'PENNY' (Pregnant 'Y') #71(2)m, variable centring, a couple of minor blemishes in the margins, unmounted, Cat $4500++ for a mounted corner strip of 3. the two varieties (mounted) & 25 unmounted singles. Ex Greg Deleuil. Symbol**Gradea View details Estimate$2,000Price Realized$4,600StatusSold Lot #99 ONE PENNY RED COMB PERF SMOOTH PAPER: 1d carmine-red with Rusted (Pre-Substituted) Cliché [35] BW #71(2)k (SG 21ca), no gum, Cat £16,000. Unpriced mint in the ACSC, which states at Note 7 on page 4/81 that "Mint examples are very rare..." RPSofV (1999) & Michael Drury (2015) Certificates. SymbolΩGradea- c1 View details Estimate$10,000Price Realized$10,000StatusSold Lot #100 ONE PENNY RED COMB PERF SMOOTH PAPER: 1d carmine-red block of 6 [28-30/34-36] with both Rusted (Pre-Substituted) Clichés [34-35] BW #71(2)j & k (SG 21ca), lightly mounted. A highly important item. The ACSC states at Note 7 on page 4/81 that "Mint examples are very rare..." and that this is the only multiple including both affected units in private hands: Cat $125,000 (£32,000+++). Ex Alec Rosenblum, Rasmussen, Cato, Herbert McNess and Greg Deleuil. Michael Drury Certificate (2015).In Geoff... Symbol*Gradea c1 View details Estimate$85,000Price Realized$71,000StatusSold Lot #101 ONE PENNY RED COMB PERF SMOOTH PAPER: 1d carmine-red Rusted (Pre-Substituted) Clichés [34-35] in rose BW #71K(2)j & k (SG 21ca shade), Haymarket (NSW) or Melbourne machine cancellations largely clear of the affected areas, Cat $12,000. Rare in any shade other than carmine-red. RPSofV Certificate (2004) for Unit 35. SymbolgGradea c1 View details Estimate$4,000StatusUnsold Lot #102 ONE PENNY RED COMB PERF SMOOTH PAPER: 1d carmine-rose Substituted (Die I) Cliché BW #71V(2)ka (SG 21cb) being the first unit in a block of 4 [35-36/41-42], the unit below being the Pregnant 'Y' #71(2)m, very lightly mounted, Cat $3300+ (£1700+). A rare multiple. Ex Greg Deleuil. Symbol*Gradea View details Estimate$2,000Price Realized$1,600StatusSold Lot #103 ONE PENNY RED COMB PERF SMOOTH PAPER: 1d deep carmine-rose Substituted (Die II-I) Clichés (Worn State, both with Damage to Top of Crown) BW #71V(2)ja & ka (SG 21cb) being the lower units in a block of 4 [28-29/34-35], well centred, very lightly mounted, Cat $8000+ (£3400+): see Note 8 at page 4/81. Ex Greg Deleuil. The ACSC states that at least seven blocks including both Substituted Clichés have been recorded, of which three are in the Royal Collection. Symbol*Gradea b1 View details Estimate$5,000Price Realized$9,500StatusSold Lot #104 ONE PENNY RED COMB PERF SMOOTH PAPER: 1d carmine-rose (G30) complete pane of 60 with Substituted (Die II-I) Clichés (Final (?) State, both with Damage to Top of Crown and with Significant Wear/Damage to the Frames most Evident in the Rounded Corners) BW #71V(2)j Symbol**/*Gradea/b View details Estimate$15,000Price Realized$10,500StatusSold Lot #105 ONE PENNY RED COMB PERF SMOOTH PAPER: 1d deep carmine-rose Substituted (Die I) Cliché (Late State, No Top to Crown & Defective Corners) BW #71V(2)ka with some characteristic rough perfs, plus a normal single both tied to Shierlaw front to Adelaide by 'LATE FEE/14OC18/SPENCER ST VIC' cds well clear of the Break in the Left Frame near the Top, Cat $150 used. A very scarce franking. SymbolgGradea b2 View details Estimate$300Price Realized$500StatusSold Lot #106 ONE PENNY RED COMB PERF SMOOTH PAPER: 1d carmine Substituted Dies II & I Clichés BW #71(2)ja & ka being the third & first stamps on commercial cover to Massachusetts, heavy 'CASINO/29NO18/NSW' cds clear of the varieties. A very rare & desirable franking. Michael Drury Certificate (2015). SymbolcGradea View details Estimate$750Price Realized$2,200StatusSold Lot #107 ONE PENNY RED COMB PERF SMOOTH PAPER: Smooth Paper 1d carmine with Thin 'G' BW #71(2)L, Cat $600. Symbol*Gradea c1 View details Estimate$300Price Realized$340StatusSold Lot #108 ONE PENNY RED COMB PERF SMOOTH PAPER: 1d carmine interpanneau strip of 12 with 'CA' and 'CA' Substituted for 'JBC' Monograms BW #71(2)zh, most units well centred, very fresh and unmounted, Cat $50,000. A unique and important item. Ex Alan Davidson and Tony Finlayson: acquired at the Prestige auction of 12/5/2007 for $21,850. The ACSC states that only one such strip of 12 exists. It seems perverse that the catalogue value is the same for this strip, which is unique, and the Plate 1 strip, of whi Symbol**Gradea b1 View details Estimate$25,000Price Realized$22,000StatusSold Lot #109 ONE PENNY RED COMB PERF SMOOTH PAPER: Plate 4: 1d scarlet with 'CNE PENNY' BW #71(4)q, hinge remainders, Cat $10,000. Michael Drury Certificate (2015). The ACSC states at page 4/82 "several mint examples exist". [There was no mint example in the Hardy, Morgan and Vestey collections. Sir Gawaine Baillie's example sold for $7475 and Julian Sterling's example very similar to this sold for $3416] Symbol*Gradea- c1 View details Estimate$4,000Price Realized$3,000StatusSold Lot #110 ONE PENNY RED COMB PERF SMOOTH PAPER: 1d scarlet with 'CNE PENNY' BW #71(4)q, machine cancellation of 12OCT16 clear of the variety, Cat $1500. Michael Drury Certificate (2015). The ACSC states at page 4/82 "dated examples are mostly in the period August-September 1915", making this an unusually late usage. SymbolgGradea c1 View details Estimate$500Price Realized$550StatusSold Lot #111 ONE PENNY RED COMB PERF SMOOTH PAPER: 1d scarlet with 'I NE PENNY' (Very Advanced State of 'CNE PENNY') BW #71(4)q, unusually well centred, minor thin, indistinct cds of 7AU15 well clear of the variety, Cat $1500. Michael Drury Certificate (2015). The ACSC states at page 4/82 that examples vary from a small break in the right of the 'O' of 'ONE' to the "obliteration of most of the letter". This is a very late state, and rare thus. [More attractive than Julian Sterling's similar example that sold SymbolgGradea- b1 View details Estimate$500Price Realized$3,000StatusSold Lot #112 ONE PENNY RED COMB PERF SMOOTH PAPER: CATALOGUED SHADES: 1d shades Carmine-Red G10 to Carmine (Aniline) G33 BW #71A to Z virtually complete as per the ACSC listing, missing only Pink Eosin G27A & Brown-Red G32 but including Lilac-Pink G28½ that is no longer listed, generally well to very well centred, the Orange-Red G24½ is punctured 'OS' & the Brick G25 is a superb 'CA' Monogram single (Cat $5000, with RPSofV Certificate). Excepting the Salmon Eosin G27 (which has short perfs & no gum, Cat $17, Symbol* View details Estimate$5,000Price Realized$6,000StatusSold Lot #113 ONE PENNY RED COMB PERF SMOOTH PAPER: 1d pale terracotta (brick) G25 punctured 'OS' BW #71Qbb, very lightly mounted, Cat $800. Michael Drury Certificate (2015). Symbol*Gradea c1 View details Estimate$300Price Realized$360StatusSold Lot #114 ONE PENNY RED COMB PERF SMOOTH PAPER: 1d pale terracotta (brick) G25 BW #71Q Plate 3 'JBC' Monogram block of 4 BW #71Q(3)ze, well centred, very lightly mounted, Cat $7700+ as singles. A delightful item in this delicate & popular shade. Michael Drury Certificate (2015). This scarce shade is usually found perf 'OS'. Arthur Gray stated that "only four monogram examples are recorded". Symbol*Gradea b1 View details Estimate$5,000Price Realized$4,200StatusSold Lot #115 ONE PENNY RED COMB PERF SMOOTH PAPER: 1d salmon eosin G27 BW #71S marginal block of 4 from the top of the sheet, remarkably well centred, unmounted, Cat $90,000+ (as singles). A marvellous block of this most famous shade, and one of the most important and most highly regarded items in the collection. Ex Colonel Harrie Evans. Michael Drury Certificate (2001) as "pale salmon eosin". The ACSC states "Mint examples are very rare" but records a pair & this block of 4, the existence of which was unkn Symbol**Gradea a1 View details Estimate$40,000Price Realized$35,000StatusSold Lot #116 ONE PENNY RED COMB PERF SMOOTH PAPER: 1d pink eosin G27A BW #71SA block of 4, a couple of tiny tonespots, the lower units are unmounted, Cat $70,000+ (as singles). Ex Dr Leslie Abramovich and Charles Zuker. Michael Drury Certificate (2001). The ACSC states "Mint examples are very rare". The only multiple recorded is this block of 4. It seems beyond extraordinary that Arthur Gray apparently acquired both "eosin" blocks within a few months of one another! Symbol*/**Gradea/a- View details Estimate$25,000Price Realized$20,000StatusSold Lot #117 ONE PENNY RED COMB PERF ROUGH PAPER: 1d carmine with No Watermark BW #72ab (SG 74k) marginal example from the top of the sheet with the 'A' & horizontal watermark line visible in the margin from the face, lightly mounted, Cat $6000 (£6500). Michael Drury Certificate (2015). Symbol*Gradea b1 View details Estimate$3,000Price Realized$5,000StatusSold Lot #118 ONE PENNY RED COMB PERF ROUGH PAPER: Plate 1: 1d carmine-rose Dies I-II-II block of 6 BW #72(1)ia (SG 47/i), all four Die II Spurs are Erect, lightly mounted, Cat $3500+ (£1800+). Superb! A scarce block. Michael Drury Certificate (2005) as the then BW #72Q(1)fa. Symbol*Gradea+ b1 View details Estimate$1,500Price Realized$2,600StatusSold Lot #119 ONE PENNY RED COMB PERF ROUGH PAPER: Plate 2: 1d brownish red Substituted (Die II-I) Clichés plus Thin 'G' in 'POSTAGE' & Pregnant 'Y' BW #72N(2)ja ka L & m in 'JBC' Monogram block of 10 (2x5), well centred, the Substituted Clichés & one normal unit are very lightly mounted otherwise unmounted, Cat $4500+ for mounted but with a significant premium for the shade. Symbol*/**Gradea b1 View details Estimate$2,500Price Realized$5,500StatusSold Lot #120 ONE PENNY RED COMB PERF ROUGH PAPER: 1d dull red (G72) Substituted (Die II-I) Clichés (SG 47ba & ia) plus Thin 'G' in 'POSTAGE' & Pregnant 'Y' BW #72N(2)ja ka L & m in 'JBC' Monogram block of 20 (4x5), well centred, some perf separation/reinforcing, Cat $4500+ (£3400+). An exceptional positional piece. Ex Greg Deleuil. Symbol*Gradea b1 View details Estimate$2,500Price Realized$5,000StatusSold Lot #121 ONE PENNY RED COMB PERF ROUGH PAPER: 1d rosine (G68) Pane IV block of 4 [34-35/40-41] comprising Substituted (Dies II-I) Clichés (SG 47ca & ja) plus Thin 'G' in 'POSTAGE' & Pregnant 'Y' BW #72i(2)ja ka L & m, 'LATE FEE/28MR18/SPENCER ST VIC' cds clear of all the varieties, Cat $750 (£850+) for the Dies II-I pair only: see Note 5 on page 4/92. Much scarcer than mint blocks. [Stuart Hardy's used block of 9 sold for $2912] SymbolgGradea c1 View details Estimate$1,000Price Realized$2,000StatusSold Lot #122 ONE PENNY RED COMB PERF ROUGH PAPER: CATALOGUED SHADES: 1d shades Deep Scarlet (Aniline) G60 to Maroon G77 BW #72A to R complete as per the ACSC listing (missing only Orange-Brown G78) plus Deep Red G62½ (no longer listed), Cerise - a sub-shade of Rose-Pink G67 - Lilac-Rose (a separate listing but included within the G70½ group) & a second Rosine G68 (punctured 'OS'), the Plum G71 is a superb 'JBC' Monogram single (Cat $4000). In addition to the second Rosine, the Pink G66, Cerise G67 & Lilac-Ro Symbol*/** View details Estimate$5,000Price Realized$9,000StatusSold Lot #123 ONE PENNY RED COMB PERF ROUGH PAPER: 1d pale rose-red (G64) BW #72E, very lightly mounted, Cat $600. Michael Drury Certificate (2015) for what was formerly a pair. Symbol*Gradea b1 View details Estimate$250Price Realized$300StatusSold Lot #124 ONE PENNY RED COMB PERF ROUGH PAPER: 1d orange-red (G65) BW #72F, Sydney cds, Cat $750. Michael Drury Certificate (2004). SymbolgGradea c1 View details Estimate$350Price Realized$600StatusSold Lot #125 ONE PENNY RED COMB PERF ROUGH PAPER: 1d rosine (G68) Die II BW #72i(1)i (SG 47j), very lightly mounted, Cat $2250 (£1300). Superb! Ex Greg Deleuil. Michael Drury Certificate (2015). Symbol*Gradea+ c1 View details Estimate$750Price Realized$1,500StatusSold Lot #126 ONE PENNY RED COMB PERF ROUGH PAPER: 1d plum (G71) Die II BW #72L(1)i, lightly mounted, Cat $3250. Michael Drury Certificate (2015). Symbol*Gradea c1 View details Estimate$1,000Price Realized$1,500StatusSold Lot #127 ONE PENNY RED COMB PERF ROUGH PAPER: 1d "orange-brown" (G78) punctured 'OS' BW #72S, Melbourne cds of 23OC18, Cat $6000. Michael Drury Certificate (2009). This unusual shade is generally regarded as the most elusive of all the Penny Red shades. It exists only punctured 'OS'. [Stuart Hardy's two better centred examples sold for $2796 & $4194. Julian Sterling's example sold for $2745] SymbolgGradea c1 View details Estimate$2,500Price Realized$2,400StatusSold Lot #128 ONE PENNY RED COMB PERF ROUGH PAPER: 1d "orange-brown" (G78) Die II punctured 'OS' BW #72Sbb(1)e, well centred, Melbourne slogan cancellation, Cat $9500. Michael Drury Certificate (2009). The ACSC states at page 4/94 that "Five used examples of Die II are recorded". [Stuart Hardy's very fine example sold for $10,485] SymbolgGradea b1 View details Estimate$5,000Price Realized$6,500StatusSold Lot #129 ONE PENNY RED DIE III ON WAR SAVINGS PAPER: 1d die proof in black on low-grade wove paper (folded to 49x86mm) BW #75DP(1)A, reinforced with archival tape along the central fold & a bit aged, Cat $27,500. Ex Thomas Field - but not in the Kilfoyle sale - and Greg Deleuil. The ACSC states that the only other recorded example is in the Royal Collection. This proof is illustrated in the ACSC at page 4/100. SymbolPGradeb View details Estimate$12,500StatusUnsold Lot #130 ONE PENNY RED DIE III ON WAR SAVINGS PAPER: 1d proof in rose-red on white wove paper (55x65mm), minor shallow thin towards the base & well clear of the impression otherwise superb. Although appearing to be a die proof, this is in fact an electrotype plate proof [Pos 56, with White Flaw on 'S' of 'AUSTRALIA' as BW #75m] created by the adjoining units being masked before the impression was made. Ex Thomas Field - not in the Kilfoyle sale - and Colonel Leonard Smith. The ACSC entry for BW #75PP(1) SymbolPGradea View details Estimate$10,000StatusUnsold Lot #131 ONE PENNY RED DIE III ON WAR SAVINGS PAPER: 1d carmine-red BW 75 (SG 53) block of 8 (4x2) the right-hand block of 4 with slightly "jumped" perfs caused by the "perforate & turn" method used for this issue, a few split perfs otherwise superb!, unmounted, Cat $1800+ (£560++ mounted). Symbol**Gradea+ View details Estimate$1,000Price Realized$800StatusSold Lot #132 ONE PENNY RED DIE III ON WAR SAVINGS PAPER: 1d carmine-red punctured 'OS/NSW' marginal vertical pair from the base of the sheet Imperforate at the Base BW #75bb, tiny & insignificant thin spots in the margin otherwise superb, Cat $55,000. Ex Herbert McNess, Greg Manning's International Rarity Auction (10/5/1980 - Lot 29), and Sir Gawaine Baillie. The ACSC states that the affected sheet would have produced only six units imperf at the base because of the perforate-and-turn method adopted for the Symbol*Gradea View details Estimate$30,000Price Realized$22,500StatusSold Lot #133 ONE PENNY RED DIE III ON WAR SAVINGS PAPER: 1d carmine-red marginal vertical pair from the right of the sheet [40/50] the upper unit with Thin 'US' in 'AUSTRALIA' etc (First State) BW #75k, unmounted, Cat $800++ (mounted). Superb! Ex Greg Deleuil. Symbol**Gradea+ c1 View details Estimate$500Price Realized$2,800StatusSold Lot #134 ONE PENNY RED DIE III ON WAR SAVINGS PAPER: 1d carmine-red block of 4 [29-30/39-40] the last unit with Thin 'US' in 'AUSTRALIA' etc (Second State with Erupting 'S') BW #75ka, the lower units - including the variety - are unmounted, Cat $5200++ (mounted). Symbol*/**Gradea c1 View details Estimate$1,500Price Realized$14,000StatusSold Lot #135 ONE PENNY RED DIE III ON WAR SAVINGS PAPER: 1d carmine-red upper-right corner block of 8 [9-10/19-20/29-30/39-40] the last unit with Thin 'US' in 'AUSTRALIA' etc (Third State with Retouched 'US') BW #75kb, also with [19, White Flaw at Base of Right-Hand '1'] #75i, unmounted, Cat $3600++ (mounted). Ex Greg Deleuil. Symbol**Gradea d1 View details Estimate$1,000Price Realized$5,000StatusSold Lot #136 ONE PENNY RED DIE III ON WAR SAVINGS PAPER: 1d carmine-red lower-left corner block of 10 (5x2) with 'JBC' Monogram BW #75z, some perf separation/rejoining in the margin at base only otherwise unmounted, Cat $3400++ (mounted). A handsome block. Ex Greg Deleuil. [Stuart Hardy's similar block of 8 - two units mounted - sold for $1631] Symbol**Gradea b1 View details Estimate$1,250Price Realized$2,600StatusSold Lot #137 ONE PENNY RED DIE III ON WAR SAVINGS PAPER: 1d carmine-red lower-right corner block of 6 (3x2) with 'CA' Monogram BW #75zb, the last unit [120] with White Flaw at Lower-Right Corner BW #75r, some perf separation/rejoining in the margins, the lower three units are unmounted, Cat $3450++ (mounted). Ex Greg Deleuil. Symbol*/**Gradea b1 View details Estimate$1,000Price Realized$3,000StatusSold Lot #138 ONE PENNY RED DIE III ON WAR SAVINGS PAPER: 1d carmine-red punctured 'OS/NSW' 'CA' Monogram single BW #75bc(var), the margin largely separated & rejoined, Cat $750. Symbol*Gradea- d1 View details Estimate$200Price Realized$700StatusSold Lot #139 ONE PENNY RED DIE III ON WAR SAVINGS PAPER: 1d carmine-red scarce solo franking (inverted) tied to commercial cover to Samoa by Sydney 'HELP TO WIN THE WAR/...' slogan cancellation, Samoan #3 Censor h/s, Cat $400. SymbolcGradea View details Estimate$200Price Realized$440StatusSold Lot #140 ONE PENNY VIOLET: 1d violet tied to a plain Sheard envelope endorsed "First Day Cover" by 'RED HILL/13FEB1922/QUEENSLAND' cds, minor stain on the flap. The unique Earliest Recorded Usage cover. The ACSC states "Issued 12 February 1922. A cover dated 13 February 1922 cancelled at Red Hill (Qld) is endorsed "First day cover". SymbolcGradea- View details Estimate$2,000Price Realized$3,800StatusSold Lot #141 ONE PENNY VIOLET: 1d violet with the Watermark Inverted punctured 'OS' BW #76a (SG O67w), characteristic rough perfs, 'JAMESTOWN/17JA24/STH AUSTRALIA' cds, Cat $35,000 (£20,000). Unique! Michael Drury Certificate (2015). The ACSC states "One stamp with inverted watermark (punctured 'OS') is recorded, first reported in 1966. It has been plated as VIII/43, and is cancelled Jamestown (SA) cds 17JA24". SymbolgGradea c2 View details Estimate$30,000Price Realized$38,000StatusSold Lot #142 ONE PENNY VIOLET: 1d violet block of 6 (3x2) from the lower-left of the sheet, the lower three units affected by Grossly Misplaced Perforations, minor blemishes, some perf separation/rejoining including at left where a 12mm vertical tear at upper-left of the corner stamp has been repaired. A striking piece. The ACSC doesn't record misplaced perforations in this issue. [Hugh Morgan's two separated blocks of 4 from the same sheet, one with part-imprint, sold for £1440; and again - Lord Vestey - fo Symbol*Gradeb View details Estimate$400Price Realized$1,500StatusSold Lot #143 ONE PENNY VIOLET: 1d violet marginal pair Imperforate Three Sides BW #76b (SG 57a) from the base of the sheet with Kangaroo's Tongue Out [R56] large-part ' Symbol*Gradea View details Estimate$60,000Price Realized$50,000StatusSold Lot #144 ONE PENNY GREEN: 1d green (and ½d orange) tied to a plain cover by Sydney slogan cancellation of MY1/1924 being the official First Day of Issue BW #77y, Cat $7500. Ex George Lang: acquired at the Prestige Philately auction of 13/6/2009. The ACSC states "Two first day covers have been recorded". 1st May 1924 is considered by many collectors to be the starting point for Australian First Day Covers. Apart from the Penny Engraved in 1913 (and that date is contentious) and a few others, this was th SymbolcGradea View details Estimate$5,000Price Realized$4,000StatusSold Lot #145 ONE PENNY GREEN: 1d green apparently Imperforate Between (Horizontally) with part of the adjoining unit above punctured 'OS' with a short corner perf at lower-right, tied to local cover by 'SYDNEY/--NO26/NSW' cds, the cover with significant toning/soiling. Unlisted in the ACSC. [Probably the result of a significant Jumped Perforations Error] SymbolcGradec View details Estimate$500Price Realized$700StatusSold Lot #146 PENNY-HALFPENNY BLACK-BROWN: 1½d black-brown tied to plain cover by a superlative strike of the 'PARKVILLE/9NO18/VIC' cds being the official First Day of Issue BW #83y, Cat $12,500. Unique and superb! The ACSC states "only one first day cover can be confirmed as existing, cancelled at Melbourne" [sic] which is an error: Parkville is an inner-northern suburb of Melbourne. A ½d war tax was introduced on 28/10/1918, only two weeks before the Armistice was signed! The new 1½d stamp represented 1d p SymbolcGradea+ View details Estimate$7,500Price Realized$6,500StatusSold Lot #147 PENNY-HALFPENNY BLACK-BROWN: Electro 1: 1½d black-brown Harrison Imprint block of 4 BW #83(1)z, well centred, unmounted, Cat $475+ (mounted). Symbol**Gradea b1 View details Estimate$350Price Realized$460StatusSold Lot #148 PENNY-HALFPENNY BROWN: 1½d brown Harrison Imprint block of 4 BW #85z, the lower units are unmounted, Cat $475 minimum. The imprint is 5½mm below the base of the stamps. This spacing is not noted in the ACSC. Symbol*/**Gradea b1 View details Estimate$300Price Realized$550StatusSold Lot #149 PENNY-HALFPENNY BROWN: 1½d brown with the Watermark Inverted Harrison Imprint block of 4 BW #85az, the lower units are unmounted, Cat $525 minimum plus a significant premium for inverted watermark. The imprint is 7mm below the base of the stamps, as noted for Electros 4 6A & 7. Symbol*/**Gradea b1 View details Estimate$450Price Realized$480StatusSold Lot #150 PENNY-HALFPENNY BROWN: 1½d brown reconstructed marginal pair from the base of the sheet with large-part Harrison Imprint and Grossly Misplaced Perfs resulting in "Dwarf" Stamps, ironed-out creasing, no gum. The imprint is 8½mm below the base of the stamps, probably for Electro 9 ("8.75mm"). [NB: the first unit, while almost certainly from the same row, does not belong in this position] SymbolΩGrade(b) View details Estimate$250Price Realized$800StatusSold Lot #151 PENNY-HALFPENNY BROWN: 1½d brown with Numerous White Flaws at Right & Dramatic Disintegration of the Right-Hand Frame, light Victorian cds of 3JA20 clear of the varieties. Unlisted in the ACSC: identified by Arthur Gray as [4L31] but it lacks the pronounced notch at lower-right illustrated by Richard Guy et al. SymbolfGradea c1 View details Estimate$250Price Realized$500StatusSold Lot #152 PENNY-HALFPENNY BROWN: Electro 1: 1½d brown block of 6 [R43-44/49-50/55-56] with Major Cracked Electros from 'E' of 'POSTAGE' [49] to Left-Hand Value Tablet [50] BW #85(1)n & oa, well centred, perf separation at the base (& the gutter completely separated, but included), unmounted, Cat $3000+ (mounted). A rare positional piece including a crack common to two units. Symbol**Gradea b1 View details Estimate$2,000Price Realized$1,900StatusSold Lot #153 PENNY-HALFPENNY BROWN: Electro 7: 1½d brown with Numerous White Flaws at Upper-Right & Cracked Electro below 'AG' of 'POSTAGE' [R54], Nuriootpa (SA) cds of 28MA20 clear of the varieties. This is Richard Guy et al [54; Second State]. The ACSC lists the First State with the break-up of the plate at upper-right BW #85(7)m and the later substitution #85(7)ma, but not the Second & advanced Third State showing the additional damage caused by the crack. SymbolfGradea d1 View details Estimate$250Price Realized$340StatusSold Lot #154 PENNY-HALFPENNY BROWN: Electro 9: 1½d brown horizontal pair [L27-28] with Cracked Electros 1) from Small '1' at Left to the Oval below 'P' of 'POSTAGE' (very early state); and 2) from Oval Below 'E' of 'POSTAGE' through Right-Hand Value Tablet #85(9)f & g, well centred, very lightly mounted, Cat $2500+. A rare multiple. Symbol*Gradea b1 View details Estimate$1,000Price Realized$750StatusSold Lot #155 PENNY-HALFPENNY GREEN: 1½d green part-Harrison Imprint block of 4 on plain cover with central 'REGISTERED/6MR23 B/SYDNEY NSW' cds (a superb strike on the reverse) being the day before the official First Day of Issue, red/white 'NSW/SYDNEY' registration label, 'ARNCLIFFE/7MR23/NSW' arrival b/s, flap removed, minor blemishes & red registration line across the lower units, Cat $10,000. Unique! The ACSC states "only one first day cover can be traced", which is a reference to this cover. [NB: the blo SymbolcGradeb View details Estimate$5,000Price Realized$3,800StatusSold Lot #156 PENNY-HALFPENNY GREEN: 1½d green lower-left corner block of 4, the third unit with a 30% Void caused by a Pre-Printing Paper Fold, also with coincident printing irregularities appearing as a 1cm-Wide Darker Band Diagonally Across the Upper Units, Diagonal Green Line across the Third Unit, and Heavier Shading below King's Neck & at Lower-Right, a trifle aged & reinforced behind the paper-folds. A dramatic and technically interesting "freak". Ex Millennium (23/10/2002). Symbol*Gradeb View details Estimate$2,000Price Realized$3,400StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|123|Next Previous 123 Next Previous 123 Next
