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 101-200 of 218. Previous|123|Next Lot #157 PENNY-HALFPENNY GREEN: 1½d green on Very Coarse Mesh Paper BW #88a block of 6 (3x2), one pulled perf at the top, four units are unmounted, Cat $5200+. Michael Drury Certificate (2015). Identified as from Electro 11. View details Estimate$1,500Price Realized$2,000StatusSold Symbol**/*Gradea c1 Lot #158 PENNY-HALFPENNY GREEN: 1½d green on Very Coarse Mesh Paper punctured 'OS' BW #88a punctured‹ 'OS' two singles & a vertical pair, 'GOOMALLING/WESTERN AUSTRALIA' cds, Cat $1600+. Ex Herbert McNess. Separate Michael Drury Certificates (2015). The ACSC states "The original catalogue listing was based on used examples cancelled at Goomalling (WA)". View details Estimate$500Price Realized$440StatusSold Symbolg/fGradea d1 Lot #159 PENNY-HALFPENNY GREEN: Electro 11: 1½d green Harrison Imprint block of 4 BW #88(11)z, weak central perfs, unmounted, Cat $850. [The imprint is 10mm below the base of the stamps] View details Estimate$400Price Realized$600StatusSold Symbol**Gradea- Lot #160 PENNY-HALFPENNY GREEN: Electro 14: 1½d green Harrison Imprint block of 8 BW #88(14)z, the lower units are unmounted, Cat $750+. [The imprint is 4½mm below the base of the stamps, and unit [R55] has Thinner & Irregular Lower Frame] View details Estimate$350Price Realized$1,100StatusSold Symbol*/**Gradea Lot #161 PENNY-HALFPENNY GREEN: Electro 16: 1½d green Harrison Imprint block of 4 BW #88(16)z, a trifle aged, unmounted, Cat $850. [The imprint is 4mm below the base of the stamps] View details Estimate$400Price Realized$480StatusSold Symbol**Gradea- Lot #162 PENNY-HALFPENNY GREEN: Electro 17: 1½d green Major Cracked Electro from the Right-Hand Frame across the top of the Right-Hand Value Tablet through Base of the King's Neck to the Roo's Back (Early State) BW #88(17)r [R26], unused, Cat $750. [See also Lots 169 & 170] View details Estimate$200Price Realized$280StatusSold SymbolΩGradea- v1 Lot #163 PENNY-HALFPENNY RED: 1½d red on Unsurfaced Paper BW #89ac marginal pair from the base of the sheet, red diagonal line across both units is coincident with what must have been a Pre-Printing Paper Fold, well centred, lightly mounted, Cat $4000+. Michael Drury Certificate (2015). View details Estimate$1,000Price Realized$750StatusSold Symbol*Gradeb b1 Lot #164 PENNY-HALFPENNY RED: ditto, marginal pair from the base of the sheet the first unit on Unsurfaced Paper but the second unit is normal, lightly mounted, Cat $8000: see Note 4 on page 4/200. Unique and technically important. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2004) states "Variety due to faulty paper manufacture & is extremely rare". The ACSC states "one pair is known". [NB: this pair originally adjoined the previous lot, as evidenced by the Pre-Printing Paper Fold that crosses the margin below the first View details Estimate$4,000Price Realized$6,500StatusSold Symbol*Gradea c1 Lot #165 PENNY-HALFPENNY RED: 1½d red Printed on the Gum with the Watermark Inverted and punctured 'OS' (as always) BW #89c (SG O80wa) vertical pair, the central perfs reinforced, Cat $1000+ (£600+). A very scarce multiple. The ACSC states that portions of two sheets - about 100 stamps in all - came onto the market in 1925. "The sheets had apparently been divided into vertical strips for use, and thus no blocks survive...the largest piece now extant appears to be a strip of 3". [Sir Gawaine Baillie's pai View details Estimate$500Price Realized$650StatusSold Symbol*Gradea c1 Lot #166 PENNY-HALFPENNY RED: 1½d red Printed on the Gum with the Watermark Inverted and punctured 'OS' (as always) BW #89c (SG O80wa) tied to a small piece from an envelope by 'STOCK EXCHANGE/10JE--/MELBOURNE VIC' cds, Cat $1000 (unpriced used by Stanley Gibbons). The ACSC states "several examples are known used on piece, cancelled by a Melbourne machine cancellation". This is obviously an additional item. It has been suggested that it is a philatelic usage. However, official mail from the Stock Exchan View details Estimate$400Price Realized$700StatusSold SymbolfGradea d1 Lot #167 PENNY-HALFPENNY RED: 1½d red upper-left corner pair with a Major Void Affecting 80% & 15% of Both Units caused by a pre-printing paper fold resulting also in the "missing" sections being Printed on the Gum BW #89ca and - because they are entirely in the margin - Completely Imperforate, very minor blemishes that don't affect the stunning appearance, lightly mounted in the upper margin only otherwise unmounted, Cat $7500. Unique and sensational! Illustrated at page 4/200. View details Estimate$5,000Price Realized$7,500StatusSold Symbol**Gradea- Lot #168 PENNY-HALFPENNY RED: 1½d scarlet No Imprint block of 4 and Mullett Imprint block of 4, Cat $675 minimum. AJ Mullett dispensed with Harrison's Imprint for Electros 21 to 24, and introduced his own imprint for Electros 25 to 29. (2 blocks) View details Estimate$250Price Realized$400StatusSold Symbol*Gradea Lot #169 PENNY-HALFPENNY RED: Electro 17: 1½d red Major Cracked Electro from the Right-Hand Frame across the top of the Right-Hand Value Tablet through Base of the King's Neck to the Roo's Back (Advanced State) BW #89(17)r [R26], very lightly mounted, Cat $600. View details Estimate$400Price Realized$420StatusSold Symbol*Gradea c1 Lot #170 PENNY-HALFPENNY RED: 1½d red the [R26] Substituted Cliché identified by Richard Guy et al from Feather on 'T' of 'THREE' & Accent above 'C' of 'HALFPENCE', light cds of 15SE24. Unlisted in the ACSC. View details Estimate$100Price Realized$160StatusSold SymbolfGradea b1 Lot #171 PENNY-HALFPENNY RED: Electro 24: 1½d red Major Cracked Electro from the Upper Frame at Right Diagonally to the Centre of the Crown BW #88(24)p being the first unit in a horizontal strip of 3 [R46-48], the central unit lightly mounted, the others - including the variety - are unmounted, Cat $750+ (mounted). View details Estimate$400Price Realized$500StatusSold Symbol**/*Gradea c1 Lot #172 TWO PENCE ORANGE: 2d orange with the Watermark Inverted BW #95a (SG 62w), well centred, neat repairs to a small tear at the base & to the upper-left corner, 'BALLANDEAN/12MAY22/QUEENSLAND' cds, Cat $10,000 (£5500). Michael Drury Certificate (2015). The ACSC states "Approximately 20 used examples" and notes that no mint example is recorded. View details Estimate$1,000Price Realized$950StatusSold SymbolgGrade(a-) Lot #173 TWO PENCE ORANGE: 2d orange Two-Lines Harrison Imprint block of 4 with the imprint 7½mm below the base of the stamps, the gum a bit aged & a few tiny tonespots, Cat $2000 minimum. [Although this block presents as being from Electro 2 ("7.75mm"), [L60] does not have the varieties mentioned in the ACSC. No spacing is given for the Electro 5 imprint but again the listed variety is not present] View details Estimate$500Price Realized$600StatusSold Symbol*Gradeb Lot #174 TWO PENCE ORANGE: 2d orange Two-Lines Harrison Imprint block of 12 (6x2) with the imprint 5mm below the base of the stamps, all six lower units have over-inking at the base occluding the frameline below 'TWO PENCE', the imprint block of 4 is unmounted, Cat $2000++ minimum (mounted). [Although this block presents as being from Electro 7 ("5.0mm"), [L60] & [R55] do not have the varieties mentioned in the ACSC] View details Estimate$1,000Price Realized$1,500StatusSold Symbol**/*Gradea Lot #175 TWO PENCE ORANGE: Electro 1: 2d orange Two-Lines Harrison Imprint block of 4 with the imprint 5½mm below the base of the stamps & White Flaw on the Roo's Tail [L60] BW #95(1)z, a few split/rejoined perfs, the lower units are unmounted, Cat $2000. View details Estimate$750Price Realized$1,400StatusSold Symbol*Gradea Lot #176 TWO PENCE ORANGE: MAJOR CRACKED ELECTROS: Electro 1 vertical pair [R4/10] the lower unit with Crack below Right-Hand '2' to Frame at Base BW #95(1)g, the variety is unmounted, Cat $450+ (mounted). [This is an advanced state that is far more evident than in the ACSC illustration. It appears that there is a secondary crack from the upper portion of the '2' to beyond its lower-left extremity] View details Estimate$400Price Realized$1,000StatusSold Symbol*/**Gradea b1 Lot #177 TWO PENCE ORANGE: Electro 1 vertical pair [R21/27] the lower unit with Crack Vertically from the Upper-Right Corner to the Frame at Base BW #95(1)k, very lightly mounted, Cat $600. One of the longest single-unit cracks in the entire KGV Series. View details Estimate$400Price Realized$850StatusSold Symbol*Gradea b1 Lot #178 TWO PENCE ORANGE: Electro 3 [R19] with Crack from Base of the Left-Hand Wattles through the Left-Hand Frame BW #95(3)g, Sydney machine cancellation clear of the variety; and the Second State with an Additional (?) Crack from the Left-Hand Frame below the Roo's Tail to below 'ST' of 'POSTAGE' #95(3)ga, mint but with overall gum-toning; Cat $800. View details Estimate$300Price Realized$550StatusSold Symbolf*Gradea/c Lot #179 TWO PENCE ORANGE: Electro 9 [L8] with Crack appearing as a Ponytail on the Right-Hand '2' BW #95(9)f, faint bend, very lightly mounted, Cat $1250. [There appears to be a very faint secondary horizontal crack from the lower section of the '2' at left to the left-hand frame] View details Estimate$400Price Realized$700StatusSold Symbol*Gradea- b1 Lot #180 TWO PENCE ORANGE: Unlocated [A11] vertical pair the lower unit with Crack from above & through the Right-Hand Wattles to the Emu's Neck BW #95(U)m, the variety is unmounted, Cat $1500+ (mounted). View details Estimate$600Price Realized$1,000StatusSold Symbol*/**Gradea c1 Lot #181 TWO PENCE ORANGE: Unlocated [A42] with Crack from the Top Frame vertically to the Oval above 'L' of 'AUSTRALIA' BW #95(U)o, rounded lower-right corner, Reynella (SA) cds largely clear of the variety, Cat $600. View details Estimate$250Price Realized$260StatusSold SymbolfGradea- c2 Lot #182 TWO PENCE ORANGE: Unlocated [?] with Crack from the Top Frame vertically through the Right-Hand Side of the Crown, Melbourne machine cancellation well clear of the variety. Unlisted in the ACSC. View details Estimate$250Price Realized$340StatusSold SymbolgGradea d1 Lot #183 TWO PENCE SCARLET: 2d scarlet with the Watermark Inverted BW #96a (SG 63w), faint bend & two small thin spots, Cat $30,000 (£19,000). Ex Prestige Philately (18/11/2066). Michael Drury Certificate (2015). The ACSC states "Two mint examples...can be traced". Most of the Watermark Inverted rarities are used stamps. It is very unusual for only mint stamps to be recorded, especially in such small numbers. View details Estimate$10,000Price Realized$7,500StatusSold Symbol*Gradeb c1 Lot #184 TWO PENCE SCARLET: 2d scarlet Dry Ink BW #96c punctured 'OS', disturbed gum, Cat $225; and 2d scarlet with Strong 100% Offset BW #96ca, some toning, Cat $2000. Separate Michael Drury Certificates (2015). View details Estimate$500Price Realized$380StatusSold Symbol*Gradeb/c Lot #185 TWO PENCE SCARLET: Electro 2: 2d scarlet Two-Lines Harrison Imprint block of 8 (4x2) with the imprint 7¼mm below the base of the stamps, some minor perf separation/rejoining, Cat $2000+. The ACSC states that the spacing is "7.75mm". It is the only electro noted as having a spacing greater than 5¾mm. View details Estimate$750Price Realized$1,500StatusSold Symbol*Gradea Lot #186 TWO PENCE SCARLET: Electro 8: 2d scarlet [8R45] Cracked Electro from Top Frame at Upper-Left through the Left-Hand Wattles BW #96(8)ga, no gum, Cat $850. View details Estimate$250Price Realized$400StatusSold SymbolΩGradea- b1 Lot #187 TWO PENCE SCARLET: 2d scarlet Two-Line Harrison Imprint block of 8 (4x2) BW #96(8)z with the imprint 4½mm below the base of the stamps & [L60] with Thinner Frame below 'TWO PENCE', some minor perf separation/rejoining, a few minor tonespots, Cat $2000+. View details Estimate$500Price Realized$850StatusSold Symbol*GradeB Lot #188 TWO PENCE SCARLET: Electro 11: 2d scarlet with Retouched ("Roman") Nose BW #96(11)i, very well centred, minor hinge remainder, Cat $2500. Michael Drury Certificate (2015). View details Estimate$750Price Realized$800StatusSold Symbol*Gradea- a1 Lot #189 TWO PENCE SCARLET: Electro 12A: 2d scarlet with Recut '2' at Right & Shaved Top to Crown BW #96(12A)j, regummed, Cat $2000. Michael Drury Certificate (2015). View details Estimate$500Price Realized$380StatusSold SymbolΩGradea- b1 Lot #190 TWO PENCE SCARLET: Electro 14: 2d scarlet block of 4 [L11-12/17-18] the second unit with Retouched King's Face BW #96(14)e, a few separated/rejoined perfs, Cat $3000+. View details Estimate$1,250Price Realized$1,500StatusSold Symbol*Gradea c1 Lot #191 TWO PENCE SCARLET: 2d scarlet with Retouched King's Face BW #96(14)e, well centred, light 'COBDEN/7SE23/VIC' cds partly obstructs the variety, Cat $400. Michael Drury Certificate (2015). View details Estimate$150Price Realized$280StatusSold SymbolgGradea b1 Lot #192 TWO PENCE SCARLET: Electro 16: 2d scarlet block of 4 [L4-5/10-11] the first unit with Large White Flaw to Right of '2' at Left BW #96(16)f, minor perf separation/rejoining, Cat $9750+. This is an early, previously unrecorded state of the variety & a technically important piece. The ACSC states "extremely rare in red". The ACSC also states "It has been suggested that a small printing in red was made after printings in red-brown had commenced". Apart from this being highly improbable, Arthur Gray View details Estimate$4,000Price Realized$3,000StatusSold Symbol*Gradea c1 Lot #193 TWO PENCE SCARLET: 2d scarlet [L4] with Large White Flaw to Right of '2' at Left BW #96(16)f, well centred, very fine 'WARBURTON/6OC23/VIC' cds clear of the variety, Cat $3500. Michael Drury Certificate (2015). This is the advanced state listed in the ACSC. It suggests that the flaw developed very quickly. View details Estimate$1,000Price Realized$1,400StatusSold SymbolgGradea b1 Lot #194 TWO PENCE SCARLET: 2d scarlet [R59] with Lower Frame below 'WO PEN' Missing BW #96(16)t, machine cancellation largely clear of the variety, Cat $3500. Michael Drury Certificate (2015). The ACSC states "extremely rare in red". View details Estimate$1,000Price Realized$1,600StatusSold SymbolgGradea c1 Lot #195 TWO PENCE BROWN: 2d brown with exceptional centring tied to a plain cover by Sydney slogan cancellation of MY1/1924 being the official First Day of Issue BW #97y, Cat $10,000. Ex George Lang. The ACSC states "Two first day covers have been recorded". View details Estimate$6,000Price Realized$4,600StatusSold SymbolcGradea Lot #196 TWO PENCE BROWN: 2d brown with the Watermark Inverted BW #97a (SG 78w), Melbourne cds, Cat $35,000 (£22,000). Superb and unique! Ex Peter Nightscales. RPSofV Certificate (1991). The ACSC states "Only one example" & notes the Melbourne cds is dated 10JE20 which, of course, is an impossible date for a stamp issued in 1924. While the year does appear to be '20', the strike is a little imperfect & it actually reads '26', which is within the period of issue. View details Estimate$35,000Price Realized$32,000StatusSold SymbolgGradea+ c1 Lot #197 TWO PENCE BROWN: 2d brown Two-Line Harrison Imprint blocks of 4 from Electro 12 (with perfs through the margin) & Electro 16 BW #97(12)z & #97(16)z, both unmounted, Cat $950+ (mounted). View details Estimate$600Price Realized$900StatusSold Symbol**Gradea Lot #198 TWO PENCE BROWN: Electro 16: 2d brown block of 4 [L49-50/55-56] the lower units with Right-Hand Frame Largely Missing (Second State, with Attendant Vertical Crack) BW #97(16)La and Retouched Lower-Left Corner (Second State, with Right-Hand Frame Missing Behind the Emu) #97(16)ma, both varieties are unmounted, Cat $850+ (mounted). View details Estimate$400Price Realized$700StatusSold Symbol*/**Gradea c1 Lot #199 THREE PENCE DULL BLUE DIE I: 3d dull blue (and 4d olive) tied to a plain cover by 'REGISTERED/1MY24/SYDNEY NSW' cds being the official First Day of Issue of both stamps BW #104y, red/white 'NSW/Sydney' registration label, 'ARNCLIFFE/2MY24/NSW' arrival b/s, minor blemishes still a most attractive cover, Cat $10,000. The ACSC states that three first day covers - each also with the 4d - exist, one of which is in the Australia Post Archives. View details Estimate$4,000Price Realized$5,000StatusSold SymbolcGradeb Lot #200 THREE PENCE DULL BLUE DIE I: 3d dull blue marginal pair from the base of the sheet Imperforate Three Sides BW #102b (SG 79), very lightly mounted & "as fresh as a daisy", Cat $15,000 (£11,000). Superb! This is the finest pair we have seen. It is vastly superior to Hugh Morgan's pair - creased & rounded corner - that sold for £6960. View details Estimate$10,000Price Realized$14,000StatusSold Symbol*Gradea+ Lot #201 FOUR PENCE ORANGE: 4d lemon-yellow with the Watermark Inverted BW #110Ca, overall gum toning but apparently unmounted, Cat $1500 (mounted): see Four Pence Varieties Tabulation in the 2007 Edition at pages 4/259 & 260. [There were a number of errors in the 2007 table but it's surely an oversight that these pages were omitted from the 2014 edition] View details Estimate$300Price Realized$460StatusSold Symbol**?Gradec c1 Lot #202 FOUR PENCE ORANGE: 4d lemon-yellow with the Watermark Inverted BW #110Ca, corner stain at upper-left, Beverley (WA) cds, Cat $750: see Four Pence Varieties Tabulation in the 2007 Edition at pages 4/259 & 260. A very early RPSofV Certificate "No C/A 20" (undated) signed by Bert Dunn, Rev JCW Brown and Bill Purves. This was the discovery example, found by Ken McNaught in New Zealand. View details Estimate$200Price Realized$420StatusSold SymbolfGradeb c1 Lot #203 FOUR PENCE ORANGE: 4d orange set of Monogram blocks of 4 BW #110(1)z & zb and #110(2)z & zb on exhibit page, the Plate 1 'CA' block is a bit aged, a few minor perf separations/rejoins but all four lower pairs are unmounted, Cat $4000+ as mounted corner pairs. View details Estimate$3,000Price Realized$4,600StatusSold Symbol*/**Gradea/b Lot #204 FOUR PENCE ORANGE: 4d lemon-yellow on illustrated East-West Railway cover, superb 'FREMANTLE/23OC17/WESTN AUSTRALIA' cds & large red/white registration label, Melbourne transit & superb 'HAWTHORN' arrival b/s, some spotting & flap faults, Cat $600 on cover. Despite the imperfections, this is a most attractive and apparently commercial cover. This envelope is quite common but this is one of only a few registered examples we have seen. The domestic letter rate was 1d + 3d registration. The addres View details Estimate$400Price Realized$900StatusSold SymbolcGradec Lot #205 FOUR PENCE ORANGE: Plate 1: 4d lemon-yellow 'JBC' Monogram block of 6 (3x2) BW #110C(1)z, well centred, a few separated perfs, unmounted, Cat $5400++ as normal singles. A very rare & desirable block. Michael Drury Certificate (2015) as "lime-yellow". View details Estimate$4,000Price Realized$9,500StatusSold Symbol**Gradea b1 Lot #206 FOUR PENCE ORANGE: 4d lemon-yellow 'CA' Monogram block of 6 (3x2) BW #110C(1)zb, unmounted, Cat $5400++ as normal singles. Another very rare & desirable block. Superb! Michael Drury Certificate (2015) as "lime-yellow". View details Estimate$4,000Price Realized$9,000StatusSold Symbol**Gradea+ c1 Lot #207 FOUR PENCE ORANGE: 4d orange One-Line Harrison Imprint block of 4 BW #110H(1)zd, the lower units are unmounted, Cat $7500+ (mounted). A very rare & desirable imprint block. [Julian Sterling's similar block sold for $4575] View details Estimate$4,000Price Realized$6,500StatusSold Symbol*/**Gradea c1 Lot #208 FOUR PENCE ORANGE: Plate 2: 4d orange with Line through 'FOUR PENCE' on scarcer shades 4d buff-orange & 4d yellow-orange BW #110F & I(2)r, both lightly mounted, and on 4d lemon-yellow BW #110C(2)r, very fine used, Cat $2850: see Four Pence Varieties Tabulation in the 2007 Edition at pages 4/259 & 260. Michael Drury Certificate (2015) for the used stamp. [NB: the number of varieties was increased in the 2014 Edition. The Line through 'FOUR PENCE' was formerly BW #110(2)h] View details Estimate$1,000Price Realized$1,100StatusSold Symbol*fGradea Lot #209 FOUR PENCE ORANGE: 4d orange vertical strip of 6 from the upper-right corner of the sheet, the second unit with Line through 'FOUR PENCE' BW #110H(2)r (SG 22e), minor gum-side blemishes, the first unit mounted otherwise unmounted, Cat $1000++ (£500++) mounted. View details Estimate$500Price Realized$480StatusSold Symbol**/*Gradeb Lot #210 FOUR PENCE ORANGE: 4d bright orange with the Watermark Inverted BW #110Aa (SG 22w) corner block of 6 from the upper-right corner of the sheet, the last unit with Line through 'FOUR PENCE' BW #110A(2)r (SG 22e) but without the listed varieties on [6] & [11], well centred, five units - including the variety - are unmounted, Cat $1100++ (£525++) mounted. A beautiful "double variety" block. View details Estimate$750Price Realized$1,500StatusSold Symbol**/*Gradea b1 Lot #211 FOUR PENCE ORANGE: 4d orange with Line through 'FOUR PENCE' BW #110(2)r (plus ½d green for the war tax) tied to KGV 4d Registration Envelope to a missionary in India by 'YUNNDAGA/22NO18/WESTN AUST' cds that slightly impinges on the variety, 'YUNNDAGA' h/s in violet on large serpentine-rouletted registration label, Perth & 'DHANASHKODI' transit & 'POONA' arrival b/s. A very rare and attractive franking. View details Estimate$500Price Realized$2,800StatusSold SymbolpsGradea- Lot #212 FOUR PENCE ORANGE: 4d orange from the first printing (aged gum, CTO) & from a later printing (**) both Pos [R60] with the Perforation Pinning Point in the margin, & 4d blue from the same position (**), Cat $300+. View details Estimate$150Price Realized$550StatusSold SymbolV**Gradea/a- Lot #213 FOUR PENCE ORANGE: 4d lime-yellow 'JBC' Monogram block of 6 (3x2) BW #110D(2)z, well centred, a few split/rejoined perfs at the top, minor overall aging that doesn't affect the very fine facial appearance, the three lower units are unmounted, Cat $12,750++ as normal singles. Extremely rare. Michael Drury Certificate (2015) as "lime-yellow". View details Estimate$6,000Price Realized$9,000StatusSold Symbol*/**Gradeb b1 Lot #214 FOUR PENCE ORANGE: 4d orange TS Harrison One-Line Imprint block of 8 (4x2) BW #110(2)zd, remarkably well centred for an imprint block, the gum a little aged which desn't affect the very fine facial appearance, the lower units are unmounted, Cat $7500++ (mounted). Another very rare block. [Stuart Hardy's fine block sold for $5825] View details Estimate$4,000Price Realized$7,500StatusSold Symbol*/**Gradeb b1 Lot #215 1920-21 FOUR PENCE COLOUR TRIALS: 1920 (Dec 31) 4d Perf 14 colour trials in brown-purple shades on thick ungummed unwatermarked paper each with an identifying letter in red ink on the reverse, comprising "B" "C" "D" and "N", well centred, the last with minor adhesions on the reverse otherwise remarkably fine, Cat $80,000. The ACSC states that "The trials seem to have come into collectors' hands in two series, one of eight and one of six..." This & the next six lots represent the entire group View details Estimate$40,000Price Realized$30,000StatusSold SymbolPGradea/a- Lot #216 1920-21 FOUR PENCE COLOUR TRIALS: 4d colour trial in brown-purple (brown) endorsed on the reverse "B" in red, Cat $20,000. View details Estimate$10,000Price Realized$7,500StatusSold SymbolPGradea b1 Lot #217 1920-21 FOUR PENCE COLOUR TRIALS: 4d colour trial in warm brown-purple (bright brown) endorsed on the reverse "C" in red, Cat $20,000. View details Estimate$10,000Price Realized$7,500StatusSold SymbolPGradea b1 Lot #218 1920-21 FOUR PENCE COLOUR TRIALS: 4d colour trial in warm red-purple (deep reddish purple) endorsed on the reverse "N" in red, exceptional centring, Cat $20,000. View details Estimate$10,000Price Realized$7,500StatusSold SymbolPGradea a1 Lot #219 1920-21 FOUR PENCE COLOUR TRIALS: 1920 (Dec 31) 4d Perf 14 colour trials in reddish shades on thick ungummed unwatermarked paper each with an identifying letter in red ink on the reverse, comprising "E" "F" and "H", the second with slightly trimmed perfs at right & the first two with minor adhesions on the reverse, Cat $60,000. Our assessment of the shades, again with the K&G shades in brackets, is "E" in red-lilac (carmine-rose), "F" in deep red-violet (reddish violet) & "H" in deep red-lilac ( View details Estimate$25,000Price Realized$19,000StatusSold SymbolPGradea/a- Lot #220 1920-21 FOUR PENCE COLOUR TRIALS: 4d colour trial in deep red-violet (reddish violet) endorsed on the reverse "F" in red, irregular perforations, Cat $20,000. View details Estimate$7,500Price Realized$5,750StatusSold SymbolPGradea c2 Lot #221 1920-21 FOUR PENCE COLOUR View details Estimate$20,000Price Realized$15,000StatusSold SymbolPGradea/b Lot #222 FOUR PENCE VIOLET - Plate 1: 4d violet Harrison One-Line Imprint block of 12 (6x2) BW #111(1)z with [L58] Splintered Lower-Left Corner and [R57] White Spot over Second 'A' of 'AUSTRALIA' #111(1)k & p, remarkably well centred for an imprint piece (especially one of this size), some perf separation/rejoining including re-attachment of the right-hand vertical pair but - apart from a small reinforcement in the lower margin - the imprint block of 4 is unaffected, Cat $5500+. (mounted). [Sir Gawaine B View details Estimate$2,000Price Realized$2,800StatusSold Symbol*Gradea/a- Lot #223 FOUR PENCE VIOLET: Plate 2: 4d violet with Line through 'FOUR PENCE' BW #111(2)r (SG 64a), the margin partly separated & rejoined, Cat $40,000 (£30,000). One of the iconic rarities of the Georgian Heads and the first mint example we have offered. Ex James B Williamson (1981) & "Ayres" (John Sussex). Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2003). The ACSC states "The variety Line through 'FOUR PENCE' must have been retouched very soon after beginning of printing in violet" and that five mint examples are re View details Estimate$30,000Price Realized$23,000StatusSold Symbol*Gradea c1 Lot #224 FOUR PENCE VIOLET: 4d violet with Line through 'FOUR PENCE' BW #111(2)r (SG 64a), a few short perfs & a small central hole that is not evident from the face still one of the more attractive used examples, indistinct NSW cds, Cat $12,000 (£8000). Michael Drury Certificate (2015). The ACSC states that approximately 15 used examples are recorded. [Stuart Hardy's and Hugh Morgan's very fine examples sold for $11,067 & £8400 respectively] We note that this stamp is on remarkably Thin Paper, a varie View details Estimate$4,000Price Realized$3,800StatusSold SymbolgGradeb c2 Lot #225 FOUR PENCE VIOLET: 4d violet Harrison One-Line Imprint block of 16 (8x2) BW #111(2)z with [R58] White Spot over 'FO' of 'FOUR' #111(2)vd, remarkably well centred for an imprint piece (especially one of this size), some perf separation/rejoining including to the left of the gutter, 12 units are unmounted, Cat $5500+. [An imprint pair only sold at a Melbourne auction in July 2015 for $1908] View details Estimate$2,000Price Realized$2,600StatusSold Symbol**/*Gradea b1 Lot #226 FOUR PENCE BLUE COOKE PLATES - Plate 1: 4d ultramarine with Temple Flaw BW #112(1)g, Cat $5000. Michael Drury Certificate (2015). Research by Geoff Wotherspoon, published in the "Bulletin" of the Australian Commonwealth Collectors Club of NSW (Dec 2007), indicates there are between 6 & 8 mint examples, of which two are perf 'OS'. View details Estimate$2,500Price Realized$1,900StatusSold Symbol*Gradea c1 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] View details Estimate$750Price Realized$800StatusSold SymbolvGradea+ c1 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] View details Estimate$10,000Price Realized$8,000StatusSold Symbol*Gradea b1 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. View details Estimate$10,000Price Realized$7,500StatusSold Symbol*/**Gradea b1 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". View details Estimate$750Price Realized$1,400StatusSold SymbolgGradea c1 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). View details Estimate$1,000Price Realized$1,700StatusSold Symbol**/*Gradea c1 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. View details Estimate$10,000Price Realized$19,000StatusSold Symbol*/**Gradea b1 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. View details Estimate$400Price Realized$360StatusSold SymbolclGradeb 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] View details Estimate$5,000Price Realized$4,600StatusSold Symbol*Grade(a) d1 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] View details Estimate$4,000StatusUnsold Symbol*Gradeb b1 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 View details Estimate$5,000Price Realized$3,250StatusSold SymbolPGradec Lot #237 FOUR PENCE OLIVE: 4d olive Plate 3 Harrison Imprint block of 4 BW #114(3)z & Plate 4 No Imprint (Mullett) block of 4 #114(2)za with [R55] with Scar on King's Neck #114(2)n, both with the lower units unmounted, Cat $925 (mounted). (2 blocks) View details Estimate$350Price Realized$360StatusSold Symbol*/**Gradea Lot #238 FOUR PENCE HALFPENNY VIOLET: 4½d violet with the Watermark Inverted punctured 'OS' BW #118a (SG O84w) with the Watermark Significantly Misplaced, superb 'PRESTON/3DE29/VIC' cds, Cat $20,000 (£14,000). Michael Drury Certificate (2015). The ACSC states "At least six examples with watermark inverted and punctured OS exist. All but one are cancelled with the Preston (Vic) datestamp, one dated 3DE29" (this stamp). View details Estimate$12,000Price Realized$22,000StatusSold SymbolgGradea c1 Lot #239 FIVEPENCE YELLOW-BROWN SINGLE-LINE PERF: 5d imperforate plate proof lower-left corner block of 4 [L49-50/55-56] in the issued colour on ungummed watermarked paper BW #122PP(3)A, margins large to enormous, cancelled with two strikes of the 36mm 'COMMONWEALTH...AUSTRALIA/POSTMASTER/GENERAL'S/19JUN21 AM/DEPARTMENT' cachet, Cat $50,000: see Note 3 on page 4/339. One of the most visually arresting items in the entire Georgian Heads Series: illustrated at page 4/338. Ex Dr Leslie Abramovich and Charle View details Estimate$30,000StatusUnsold SymbolPGradea Lot #240 FIVEPENCE YELLOW-BROWN SINGLE-LINE PERF: 5d imperforate plate proof marginal single from the top of the sheet in the issued colour on ungummed stout horizontally laid paper BW #122PP(3)B, margins large to enormous, cancelled with manuscript "X Y" & a horizontal line, Cat $10,000. Ex Dr Leslie Abramovich. Unique and superb! The ACSC states that this is "the only recorded example" and that "its significance is not known". The ACSC states that both this & the previous lot are on "white wove paper" View details Estimate$5,000Price Realized$3,800StatusSold SymbolPGradea+ Lot #241 FIVEPENCE YELLOW-BROWN SINGLE-LINE PERF: 5d yellow-brown Printed on the Gum and with the Watermark Inverted punctured 'OS' BW #122c (SG O42b) horizontal pair, the left-hand unit with a couple of ironed-out creases, the right-hand unit is superb, both are unmounted, Cat $11,500++ (£15,000++) mounted. Extremely rare. This error exists only punctured 'OS', and no used examples are recorded. Michael Drury Certificate (2012) for this pair only, being a re-issue of the certificate he provided for the View details Estimate$10,000Price Realized$7,500StatusSold Symbol**Grade(b)/a+ Lot #242 FIVEPENCE YELLOW-BROWN SINGLE-LINE PERF: 5d yellow-brown 'CA' - below [L56] - Monogram block of 4 with [L56 - the monogram unit - Second State] Damaged Upper-Left Corner and White ("Breakfast") Flaw in the King's Beard BW #122za, well centred, a few separated/rejoined perfs at upper-left & a few minor tonespots, the lower units are unmounted, Cat $1500++ (mounted). View details Estimate$400Price Realized$900StatusSold Symbol*/**Gradeb b1 Lot #243 FIVEPENCE YELLOW-BROWN SINGLE-LINE PERF: 5d yellow-brown 'CA' - repositioned below [L57] - Monogram strip of 3 with listed varieties on all three units BW #122zbb, a trifle aged & with a few hinge remainders, Cat $8500+. Very rare: the ACSC states in the introductory comments on page 4/338 "The monogram in this position is rare, suggesting the shift occurred only in the last printing (November 1916)". [Stuart Hardy's similar but better centred strip sold for $8446] This is actually an unlisted View details Estimate$6,000Price Realized$5,000StatusSold Symbol*Gradeb d1 Lot #244 FIVEPENCE YELLOW-BROWN SINGLE-LINE PERF: 5d yellow-brown 'JBC' Monogram block of 4 with listed Second State Varieties on the lower units BW #122zf, the lower units are unmounted, Cat $1200++ (mounted). The 'JBC' Monogram was the stay-at-home sibling, remaining below [R59] in all printings. View details Estimate$600Price Realized$1,000StatusSold Symbol*/**Gradea c1 Lot #245 FIVEPENCE YELLOW-BROWN COMB PERF: 5d yellow-brown [1L33; White Spot on Roo's Tail], short corner perf at lower-right & minor tonespots, CTO with the same departmental cachet as used on the proof block in Lot 239, large-part o.g. Most unusual. View details Estimate$100Price Realized$140StatusSold SymbolP ?Gradea- b2 Lot #246 FIVEPENCE YELLOW-BROWN COMB PERF: 5d yellow-brown BW 123 (SG 23b/ba) two blocks of 4 in slightly different shades, one is marginal (the upper units very lightly mounted), unmounted, Cat $1350+ (£216++, mounted) minimum. View details Estimate$500Price Realized$380StatusSold Symbol*/**Gradea Lot #247 FIVEPENCE YELLOW-BROWN COMB PERF: 5d yellow-brown with the Watermark Inverted BW #123a (SG 23bw) block of 4, the lower units are unmounted, Cat $5000+ (£2600+) mounted. View details Estimate$2,500Price Realized$2,400StatusSold Symbol*/**Gradea c1 Lot #248 FIVEPENCE YELLOW-BROWN COMB PERF: 5d yellow-brown 'CA' Monogram block of 6 (3x2) BW #123z, separated/rejoined perfs at upper-left, some characteristic gum "bubbles", the lower units are unmounted, Cat $7500+. Another very rare monogram block. Here we go again: this block has [L55] with Retouched Lines behind the Kangaroo and [L57] with Dent at Base of Left-Hand Frame. However, [L56] is not the Second State with the White Flaw in the King's Beard. In fact, this monogram strip is essentially iden View details Estimate$5,000Price Realized$8,000StatusSold Symbol*/**Gradea- c1 Lot #249 FIVEPENCE YELLOW-BROWN COMB PERF: 5d yellow-brown 'JBC' Monogram pair with varieties veb & vfa BW #123zb, unmounted, Cat $1250+ (mounted). View details Estimate$800Price Realized$750StatusSold Symbol**Gradea c1 Lot #250 FIVEPENCE YELLOW-BROWN COMB PERF: 5d yellow-brown Harrison Two-Line Imprint block of 6 (3x2) BW #123zf with large margin & full imprint, [R56] with Bird Poop in the King's Hair #123vd, rejoined perfs below [R55] & repaired along a split in the margin, Cat $7500+. View details Estimate$2,500Price Realized$1,700StatusSold Symbol*Gradea/a- Lot #251 FIVEPENCE YELLOW-BROWN ON ROUGH PAPER SINGLE-LINE PERF: 5d yellow-brown punctured 'OS' (as always) BW #124 (SG O60), ironed-out vertical crease & no gum, Cat $7500 (£4500) mint. Michael Drury Certificate (2015). The ACSC states that "between 15 & 20 mint copies exist...One mint block of 4 is recorded - see Lot 253 - as well as two or three pairs". [Stuart Hardy's mint example sold for $3378] View details Estimate$1,500Price Realized$1,300StatusSold SymbolΩGrade(b) c1 Lot #252 FIVEPENCE YELLOW-BROWN ON ROUGH PAPER SINGLE-LINE PERF: 5d yellow-brown punctured 'OS' part-imprint single BW #124 (SG O60), a few separated/rejoined perfs at the base, Car $7500+ (£4500) or $22,500 for a part-imprint pair. Superb! Michael Drury Certificate (2015). The ACSC states "Only two part-imprint pairs have been recorded". However, Arthur Gray stated "Of the 15 to 20 mint examples recorded, two of these have a part-imprint", suggesting that it is two singles that have the part-imprint. View details Estimate$5,000Price Realized$5,500StatusSold Symbol*Gradea+ b1 Lot #253 FIVEPENCE YELLOW-BROWN ON ROUGH PAPER SINGLE-LINE PERF: 5d yellow-brown punctured 'OS' BW #124 (SG O60) block of 4, unusually well-centred for this issue, a couple of very minor bends, very fresh & lightly mounted, Cat $30,000++ (£18,000++) as singles. Ex Jack Kilfoyle. The unique block! One of the great rarities of the entire Georgian Series. David Brandon Certificate (1980). Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2012) states "Very rare stamp [mint] & a great rarity as a block - the only recorded". By View details Estimate$25,000Price Realized$24,000StatusSold Symbol*Gradea b1 Lot #254 FIVEPENCE YELLOW-BROWN ON ROUGH PAPER SINGLE-LINE PERF: 5d yellow-brown punctured 'OS' BW #124 (SG O60) "jumbo" single with "railroad margins", 'REGISTERED ELIZABETH ST/9MR21/MELBOURNE' cds, Cat $250 (£180). Superb! Michael Drury Certificate (2015). View details Estimate$150Price Realized$380StatusSold SymbolgGradea+ a1 Lot #255 FIVEPENCE YELLOW-BROWN ON ROUGH PAPER SINGLE-LINE PERF: 5d yellow-brown punctured 'OS' with Damaged Upper-Right Corner (Advanced State) BW #124h well centred example tied to OHMS cover to Ultimo by light 'REGISTERED/4MY21/SYDNEY NSW' cds well clear of the variety, red/white 'NSW/Sydney' registration label, light vertical folds well clear of the stamp which is very fine, Cat $750++ ($1500 for a non-variety stamp on cover). Ex Kevin Nelson. View details Estimate$1,000Price Realized$1,400StatusSold SymbolclGradeb Lot #256 ONE SHILLING & FOURPENCE GREENISH BLUE: 1/4d greenish blue to turquoise standard gradation of shade x4 (two with minor hinge remainders, two very lightly mounted), plus the rare Deep Turquoise-Blue BW #128F (exceptional centring & unmounted but with "suntanned" gum) and Very Deep Turquoise #128G (minor hinge remainder), variable centring, Cat $11,000 approximately. A most unusual opportunity. Michael Drury Certificate (2015) for the Very Deep Turquoise. View details Estimate$4,000Price Realized$11,000StatusSold Symbol*Gradea/b Items per page 102550100 Previous|123|Next Previous 123 Next Previous 123 Next
