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 11-20 of 502. Previous|12345678...51|Next Lot #11 ONE PENNY: 1d rose-red marginal horizontal pair from the right of the sheet Imperforate at Right BW #59bf, very lightly mounted, Cat $1250. Superb! This pair has been plated as Plate 3 [99-100]. View details Estimate$750Price Realized$1,300StatusSold Symbol*Gradea+ Lot #12 ONE PENNY: 1d rose-red marginal block of 6 (3x2) from the right of the sheet Imperforate at Right BW #59bf, very lightly mounted, Cat $2500+. Superb! This block has been plated as Plate 3 [68-70/78/80]. View details Estimate$1,500Price Realized$3,400StatusSold Symbol*Gradea+ Lot #13 ONE PENNY: 1d rose-red block of 4 with central Double Vertical Perforations BW #59bi, very lightly mounted, Cat $350+. Superb! View details Estimate$250Price Realized$360StatusSold Symbol*Gradea+ Lot #14 SIX PENCE: 6d maroon (shades) Plate Number '1' to '4' blocks of of 4 from the top of the sheets BW #60z to zc, most units are well centred, a few problems, the first three blocks each have two fine unmounted units, Cat $13,000 as mounted blocks of 8. [Hugh Morgan's and Lord Vestey's similar lots sold for £1608 & £1320 respectively] (4 blocks) View details Estimate$2,000Price Realized$1,700StatusSold Symbol*/**Gradea/b Lot #15 SIX PENCE: 6d maroon (shades) blocks of 8 with the four complete imprints BW #60z zd ze & zf, most units are well centred, the blocks from the left & base have some perf separation/rejoining & the left-hand block also has a pre-printing crease across two units, many units are unmounted & the upper block with Plate Number 'No 1' is superb with all units being unmounted, Cat $13,000+ (mounted). View details Estimate$5,000Price Realized$4,000StatusSold Symbol*/** Lot #16 SIX PENCE: 6d maroon horizontal strip of 4 from the top of sheet with complete imprint & Plate Number 'No 1' BW #60z centred, all units unmounted, Cat $3250 for a mounted block of 8. View details Estimate$1,000Price Realized$1,500StatusSold Symbol**Gradea b1 Lot #17 SIX PENCE: 6d maroon rare solo franking on an apparently commercial double-rate cover to Kentucky per "SS Maitai"with superb 'MELBOURNE/ 9 /29JA15/VICTORIA' cds & an unusually large red/white 'OPENED BY/CENSOR' label of Melbourne (?), faults but quite attractive, the stamp with toned perfs but undamaged, Cat $2500 on cover. The foreign letter rate was 2½d per half-ounce x2 so the cover was apparently overpaid 1d. At the time, the late fee was equal to the letter rate so 2½d should have been paid View details Estimate$500Price Realized$750StatusSold SymbolcGradec Lot #18 TWO PENCE: 2d perforated plate proof in purple-black on gummed unwatermarked paper BW #61PP(2)A, a couple of really insignificant blemishes, Cat $125,000. An unissued denomination. Ex Agar Wynne (?), Franklin Burchett, Jack Cato, Herbert McNess and Les King. Michael Drury Certificate (2015). This and the next lot are considered by many collectors to be the most important items of Australian Commonwealth philately. They are both illustrated in the ACSC. [The 2d die was later adapted for the 6d & View details Estimate$75,000Price Realized$57,187.50StatusSold SymbolPGradea- b1 Lot #19 ONE SHILLING SWAN: 1/- perforated plate proof in brown-purple on gummed unwatermarked paper BW #62PP(1)A, a minor hinge remainder otherwise superb, Cat $125,000. An unissued denomination, and a fabulous item for a collector of "Birds". Ex Agar Wynne (?), Franklin Burchett, Jack Cato, Herbert McNess and Les King. Michael Drury Certificate (2015). Economic considerations - plus robust public condemnation and ridicule of the 1d design - were principally responsible for the decision to abandon rec View details Estimate$125,000Price Realized$95,312.50StatusSold SymbolPGradea b1 Lot #20 ONE POUND: Die proof for an unframed KGV sideface portrait as for the 2d but slightly larger, in black on thin wove paper (112x104mm, folded to 57mm wide for display) BW #61DP(1), a couple of very minor peripheral tears well clear of the impression, Cat $25,000. Michael Drury Certificate (2015). An enigma: the ACSC states "One example is recorded...The engraving is larger than that used for the 2d stamp, but is much smaller than the similar portrait used on bank notes. It is possible that this View details Estimate$5,000Price Realized$3,500StatusSold SymbolPGradea- Items per page 102550100 Previous|12345678...51|Next123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051 Previous 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051 Next Previous 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051 Next
