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 51-60 of 218. Previous|1...456789...22|Next 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 Items per page 102550100 Previous|1...456789...22|Next12345678910111213141516171819202122 Previous 12345678910111213141516171819202122 Next Previous 12345678910111213141516171819202122 Next
