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 171-180 of 218. Previous|1...1516171819202122|Next Lot #227 FOUR PENCE BLUE COOKE PLATES 4d pale ultramarine with Temple Flaw BW #112(1)g, light indistinct cds cancels well clear of the variety, Cat $1500. Michael Drury Certificate (2015). Superb! [A very fine example sold at the Prestige auction of 14/11/2014 for $920] SymbolvGradea+ c1 View details Estimate$750Price Realized$800StatusSold Lot #228 FOUR PENCE BLUE COOKE PLATES 4d dull ultramarine Harrison One-Line Imprint block of 4 BW #112(1)z punctured 'OS' with [L54] Thick '4' at Right #112(1)h, well centred, minor perf separation/rejoining, Cat $15,000+. 4d blue imprints are very rare and this is the only perf 'OS' imprint block we have seen. As such, it is a fabulous item, especially for the collector of Officials. [Julian Sterling's similar block of 8 - without 'OS' puncture - sold for $10,370] Symbol*Gradea b1 View details Estimate$10,000Price Realized$8,000StatusSold Lot #229 FOUR PENCE BLUE COOKE PLATES 4d blue Harrison One-Line Imprint block of 12 (6x2) BW #112(1)z with [L54] Thick '4' at Right [L58] Splintered Lower-Left Corner and [R57] Snowball above Second 'A' of 'AUSTRALIA' #112(1)h k & p, some perf separation/rejoining including at upper-left of the gutter, the lower units are unmounted, Cat $15,900+. A great rarity, especially being larger than a block of 4. Symbol*/**Gradea b1 View details Estimate$10,000Price Realized$7,500StatusSold Lot #230 FOUR PENCE BLUE COOKE PLATES Plate 2: 4d pale ultramarine with Cracked Electro (False Ear) BW #112(2)ma, 'ESPERANCE/13JL23/WESTN AUSTRALIA' cds, Cat $2000. The ACSC states "Three mint and at least eight used copies have been recorded". SymbolgGradea c1 View details Estimate$750Price Realized$1,400StatusSold Lot #231 FOUR PENCE BLUE COOKE PLATES 4d dull ultramarine upper-right corner block of 12 (2x6) with Thin 'FOUR PENCE' Second State (Retouched & Deteriorating), Horned Emu, White Scratch behind Emu and 'PE' of 'PENCE' Joined BW #112(2)rb t v & va, the lower pair hinged otherwise unmounted, Cat $2000+ (mounted). Symbol**/*Gradea c1 View details Estimate$1,000Price Realized$1,700StatusSold Lot #232 FOUR PENCE BLUE COOKE PLATES 4d bright ultramarine Harrison Two-Line Imprint block of 4 BW #112(2)za with [R60], a beautiful shade, well centred, the upper-right unit with perf separation/rejoining along the gutter, Cat $20,000+. A lovely example of the rarest imprint block in the Georgian Heads Series. Symbol*/**Gradea b1 View details Estimate$10,000Price Realized$19,000StatusSold Lot #233 FOUR PENCE BLUE HARRISON PLATES: 4d dull ultramarine BW #113 horizontal strip of 3 + 2d scarlet tied to cover to Queensland by 'SHIP MAIL ROOM/18SE23/MELBOURNE' cds, minor blemishes, slightly reduced at left & opened-out, Cat $500++ for a single on cover. The rate until 30/9/1923 was 2d per ½oz x7 for a letter weighing between 3 & 3½oz = 1/2d. SymbolclGradeb View details Estimate$400Price Realized$360StatusSold Lot #234 FOUR PENCE BLUE HARRISON PLATES: Plate 1: 4d ultramarine with the Watermark Inverted block of 4 with Harrison Two-Line Imprint BW #113aa(3)z, weak/separated perfs rejoined along the gutter at right, Cat $20,000: see note (2) on page 4/314. [Julian Sterling's pair only sold for $3416] Symbol*Grade(a) d1 View details Estimate$5,000Price Realized$4,600StatusSold Lot #235 FOUR PENCE BLUE HARRISON PLATES: Plate 2: 4d ultramarine block of 4 with Harrison Two-Line Imprint BW #113(4)z, the right-hand pair separated including through the margin at base & rejoined, "suntanned" gum, Cat $15,000. [Stuart Hardy's fine block sold for $15,727] Symbol*Gradeb b1 View details Estimate$4,000StatusUnsold Lot #236 FOUR PENCE OLIVE: 4d Perf 14 colour trial in apple-green on Single Watermark paper BW #114PP(1), very well centred, a couple of short perfs, affixed to a small piece of low-grade thin card & stained because of that, Cat $20,000. Michael Drury Certificate (2015). The ACSC states this is the only example recorded in private hands but that there are "a number of examples in the Note Printing Branch Archives". Although the initial appearance is unpromising, under close examination this is a quite SymbolPGradec View details Estimate$5,000Price Realized$3,250StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1...1516171819202122|Next12345678910111213141516171819202122 Previous 12345678910111213141516171819202122 Next Previous 12345678910111213141516171819202122 Next
