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 502. Previous|123456|Next 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. View details Estimate$4,000StatusUnsold SymbolgGradea c1 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. View details Estimate$2,000Price Realized$1,600StatusSold Symbol*Gradea 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. View details Estimate$5,000Price Realized$9,500StatusSold Symbol*Gradea b1 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 View details Estimate$15,000Price Realized$10,500StatusSold Symbol**/*Gradea/b 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. View details Estimate$300Price Realized$500StatusSold SymbolgGradea b2 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). View details Estimate$750Price Realized$2,200StatusSold SymbolcGradea Lot #107 ONE PENNY RED COMB PERF SMOOTH PAPER: Smooth Paper 1d carmine with Thin 'G' BW #71(2)L, Cat $600. View details Estimate$300Price Realized$340StatusSold Symbol*Gradea c1 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 View details Estimate$25,000Price Realized$22,000StatusSold Symbol**Gradea b1 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] View details Estimate$4,000Price Realized$3,000StatusSold Symbol*Gradea- c1 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. View details Estimate$500Price Realized$550StatusSold SymbolgGradea c1 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 View details Estimate$500Price Realized$3,000StatusSold SymbolgGradea- b1 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, View details Estimate$5,000Price Realized$6,000StatusSold Symbol* 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). View details Estimate$300Price Realized$360StatusSold Symbol*Gradea c1 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". View details Estimate$5,000Price Realized$4,200StatusSold Symbol*Gradea b1 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 View details Estimate$40,000Price Realized$35,000StatusSold Symbol**Gradea a1 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! View details Estimate$25,000Price Realized$20,000StatusSold Symbol*/**Gradea/a- 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). View details Estimate$3,000Price Realized$5,000StatusSold Symbol*Gradea b1 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. View details Estimate$1,500Price Realized$2,600StatusSold Symbol*Gradea+ b1 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. View details Estimate$2,500Price Realized$5,500StatusSold Symbol*/**Gradea b1 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. View details Estimate$2,500Price Realized$5,000StatusSold Symbol*Gradea b1 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] View details Estimate$1,000Price Realized$2,000StatusSold SymbolgGradea c1 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 View details Estimate$5,000Price Realized$9,000StatusSold Symbol*/** 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. View details Estimate$250Price Realized$300StatusSold Symbol*Gradea b1 Lot #124 ONE PENNY RED COMB PERF ROUGH PAPER: 1d orange-red (G65) BW #72F, Sydney cds, Cat $750. Michael Drury Certificate (2004). View details Estimate$350Price Realized$600StatusSold SymbolgGradea c1 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). View details Estimate$750Price Realized$1,500StatusSold Symbol*Gradea+ c1 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). View details Estimate$1,000Price Realized$1,500StatusSold Symbol*Gradea c1 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] View details Estimate$2,500Price Realized$2,400StatusSold SymbolgGradea c1 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] View details Estimate$5,000Price Realized$6,500StatusSold SymbolgGradea b1 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. View details Estimate$12,500StatusUnsold SymbolPGradeb 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) View details Estimate$10,000StatusUnsold SymbolPGradea 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). View details Estimate$1,000Price Realized$800StatusSold Symbol**Gradea+ 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 View details Estimate$30,000Price Realized$22,500StatusSold Symbol*Gradea 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. View details Estimate$500Price Realized$2,800StatusSold Symbol**Gradea+ c1 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). View details Estimate$1,500Price Realized$14,000StatusSold Symbol*/**Gradea c1 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. View details Estimate$1,000Price Realized$5,000StatusSold Symbol**Gradea d1 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] View details Estimate$1,250Price Realized$2,600StatusSold Symbol**Gradea b1 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. View details Estimate$1,000Price Realized$3,000StatusSold Symbol*/**Gradea b1 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. View details Estimate$200Price Realized$700StatusSold Symbol*Gradea- d1 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. View details Estimate$200Price Realized$440StatusSold SymbolcGradea 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". View details Estimate$2,000Price Realized$3,800StatusSold SymbolcGradea- 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". View details Estimate$30,000Price Realized$38,000StatusSold SymbolgGradea c2 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 View details Estimate$400Price Realized$1,500StatusSold Symbol*Gradeb 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 ' View details Estimate$60,000Price Realized$50,000StatusSold Symbol*Gradea 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 View details Estimate$5,000Price Realized$4,000StatusSold SymbolcGradea 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] View details Estimate$500Price Realized$700StatusSold SymbolcGradec 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 View details Estimate$7,500Price Realized$6,500StatusSold SymbolcGradea+ 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). View details Estimate$350Price Realized$460StatusSold Symbol**Gradea b1 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. View details Estimate$300Price Realized$550StatusSold Symbol*/**Gradea b1 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. View details Estimate$450Price Realized$480StatusSold Symbol*/**Gradea b1 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] View details Estimate$250Price Realized$800StatusSold SymbolΩGrade(b) 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. View details Estimate$250Price Realized$500StatusSold SymbolfGradea c1 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. View details Estimate$2,000Price Realized$1,900StatusSold Symbol**Gradea b1 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. View details Estimate$250Price Realized$340StatusSold SymbolfGradea d1 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. View details Estimate$1,000Price Realized$750StatusSold Symbol*Gradea b1 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 View details Estimate$5,000Price Realized$3,800StatusSold SymbolcGradeb 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). View details Estimate$2,000Price Realized$3,400StatusSold Symbol*Gradeb 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+ Items per page 102550100 Previous|123456|Next Previous 123456 Next Previous 123456 Next
