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 301-400 of 502. Previous|123456|Next Lot #301 ONE PENNY GREEN Plate 4: 1d green with Wattle Line Fourth State (9mm of Upper Right-Hand Frame Omitted) BW #80(4)fc, minor blemishes, Cat $6000. Michael Drury Certificate (2015). This dramatic variety exists only in Small Multiple Watermark printings, but in both perfs. It was soon retouched, for a second time, by John Ash. Symbol*Gradeb c2 View details Estimate$1,500Price Realized$2,800StatusSold Lot #302 PENNY-HALFPENNY RED: 1½d red marginal example from the base of the sheet Imperforate at Base BW #91b, crudely separated by hand with the lower-left corner missing & two related 10mm closed tears, Cat $30,000. Michael Drury Certificate (2015). The ACSC states "The only examples are...a mint single, an imprint pair from Plate 4, & a used single perforated OS". Presumably this mortally wounded little soldier is the "mint single" referred to. Symbol*Graded View details Estimate$500Price Realized$2,000StatusSold Lot #303 PENNY-HALFPENNY RED: 1½d red Plate 4 Mullett Imprint pair Imperforate at Base BW #91b, Cat $75,000: see Note 3 at page 4/220. Ex Herbert McNess, Greg Manning International Rarities Auction (1980) and Sir Gawaine Baillie: acquired for $40,250. Michael Drury Certificate (2015). These are the only recorded undamaged examples of this error and, of course, include the imprint. This is a major error, much rarer than the more highly regarded 1d violet Imperforate Three Sides. Symbol*Gradea View details Estimate$50,000Price Realized$32,000StatusSold Lot #304 PENNY-HALFPENNY RED: 1½d red Imperforate at Base BW #91b punctured 'OS', roughly separated at the base leaving part of the "Jubilee Line" in evidence but with coincident minor surface abrasion affecting the lower frame, 'NEWTOWN/17JE30/NSW' cds, Cat $25,000. RPSofV (1994) & Michael Drury (2015) Certificates. This is the only recorded used example of this error. SymbolgGradeb View details Estimate$5,000Price Realized$3,800StatusSold Lot #305 PENNY-HALFPENNY RED: Plate 1a: 1½d red Plate Dot (.75mm Diameter) block of 4 BW #91(1a)z & Mullett Imprint block of 8 (4x2) with the Identifying "Delta" for first 'A' of 'AUSTRALIAN' BW #91(1a)za, the first block is unmounted, Cat $2250; plus a Plate 1 Plate Dot block of 4 (Cat $70) for comparison. (3 blocks) Symbol**/*Gradea View details Estimate$750Price Realized$800StatusSold Lot #306 PENNY-HALFPENNY RED: Plate 2: 1½d red Void Corner BW #91(2)g/ga exhibit page with 1) Full Void in block of 8 with Mullett's Fifth Imprint ("Tick" to Right of Imprint); 2) Third Correction in block of 8 on Translucent Paper with Mullett's Third Imprint ("Screw" to Right of Imprint); and 3) Full Void in Perf 13½x12½ Ash Imprint strip of 4 - BW #91(2)zb & ze and #92(2)zd, a few minor blemishes, Cat $1000. (3 items) Symbol*Gradea/b View details Estimate$250Price Realized$460StatusSold Lot #307 ONE SHILLING & FOURPENCE: 1/4d greenish blue, turquoise-blue (one toned perf-tip) & deep turquoise BW #129A B & C, all very lightly mounted, Cat $4000. Michael Drury Certificate (2015) for the Deep Turquoise. Symbol*Gradea/a- View details Estimate$2,000Price Realized$2,800StatusSold Lot #308 ONE SHILLING & FOURPENCE: 1/4d greenish blue with the Watermark Inverted BW #129a (SG 93w), slightly soiled & a couple of minor wrinkles, bold 'RICHMOND/14JA37/VIC' cds, Cat $25,000 (£23,000). An extremely late but obviously commercial usage. The ACSC states "Possibly only three or four exist. Two are cancelled by a MO Richmond (Vic) cds, one dated 14JA3-. This stamp has the regular Richmond cds & is similarly dated. Arthur Gray stated "Four used examples recorded". SymbolhGradea- b1 View details Estimate$12,500Price Realized$28,000StatusSold Lot #309 ONE SHILLING & FOURPENCE: 1/4d greenish blue Mullett Imprint strip of 5 (2+3), the last unit with Thick '1' at Right BW #129n, the first & last units are very lightly mounted otherwise unmounted, Cat $4700+ as singles. Symbol*/**Gradea View details Estimate$1,500Price Realized$1,150StatusSold Lot #310 ONE SHILLING & FOURPENCE: 1/4d greenish blue Mullett Imprint block of 4 BW #129z, very lightly mounted, Cat $3500. Symbol*Gradea View details Estimate$1,500Price Realized$1,300StatusSold Lot #311 PUNCTURED 'OS': 3d dull blue with the Watermark Inverted BW #106aa/ab (SG O93w) block of 12 (6x2) from the base of the sheet with three Types A-B pairs & Mullett Imprint, the six left-hand units are unusually well centred, very minor perf reinforcing in the margin at base otherwise unmounted, Cat $5000++ (£1440+++, for twelve mounted singles). This is possibly the largest surviving imprint block. [The inverted watermark is clearly visible in the margins from the front of the block] Symbol**Gradea View details Estimate$2,000Price Realized$1,900StatusSold Lot #312 ONE PENNY GREEN: 1d green lower-right corner example affected by a Major Paper Fold and the Design at Left Under-Inked (also caused by the paper fold), somewhat aged, some perf separation/rejoining & a closed 10mm split along the fold at the upper-right of the stamp. A really dramatic freak: opened-out, the stamp is effectively 50mm wide! Symbol*Grade(b) View details Estimate$1,000Price Realized$1,600StatusSold Lot #313 ONE PENNY GREEN: Plate 1: 1d green John Ash ('N' over 'N') Imprint block of 18 (6x3) BW #81(1)zb with Die I-II pairs #81(1)ia x6 (one with Recumbent Spur), unmounted, Cat $1000+. Symbol**Gradea View details Estimate$400Price Realized$550StatusSold Lot #314 ONE PENNY GREEN: 1d green Die 2 with the Watermark Inverted BW #81(1)i (SG 95bw) from a coil with characteristic trimmed perfs at left, a little aged, Cat $4000 (£1800): see Note 2 at page 4/124. The ACSC states that stamps with inverted watermark are from coils & that "The variety in sheet form has been reported but is rare", which sounds like a contradiction in terms. Symbol*Gradeb c2 View details Estimate$1,000Price Realized$1,100StatusSold Lot #315 ONE PENNY GREEN: ditto, a more attractive & fresher example, Cat $4000. [Sir Gawaine Baillie's similar example sold for $3220] Symbol*Gradea b2 View details Estimate$1,500Price Realized$1,700StatusSold Lot #316 PENNY-HALFPENNY RED: 1½d deep golden-scarlet BW #92J upper-right corner block of 4 with Plate 2 Dots, unmounted, Cat $3600+. Superb! Michael Drury Certificate (2015). Symbol**Gradea+ b1 View details Estimate$1,250Price Realized$1,200StatusSold Lot #317 PENNY-HALFPENNY RED: 1½d scarlet block of 6 (2x3) with five units affected between 15% & 100% by a Strong Offset BW #92ce, unmounted, Cat $6,000+ (for 100% Offset x3 plus a premium for the other two units). Michael Drury Certificate (2015). Symbol**Gradea View details Estimate$2,000Price Realized$2,400StatusSold Lot #318 PENNY-HALFPENNY RED: Symbol*Gradec View details Estimate$20,000StatusUnsold Lot #319 PENNY-HALFPENNY RED: 1½d scarlet endorsed "2d/Paid/PM/LHI" BW #92ch tied to an obviously commercial cover (a few blemishes & central vertical fold) by 'LORD HOWE_ ISLAND/20SP/1930/NSW' cds, Cat $1750. BPA Certificate (1987). The ACSC states "The usage of 1½d King George V stamps was very small - with which we concur - but almost certainly entirely philatelic" with which, based on this cover addressed to Sydney hardware merchants Nock & Kirby, we confidently take issue. TE Field had a similar c SymbolcGradeb View details Estimate$2,500Price Realized$6,500StatusSold Lot #320 TWOPENCE RED DIE II: 2d imperforate plate proof marginal block of 4 in the issued colour on thin wove paper from the right of the sheet BW #100PP(1), blue pencil lines largely removed (as usual), Cat $4000+. The ACSC states that blocks of 4 are the largest surviving multiples. [Hugh Morgan's and Lord Vestey's blocks of 4 sold for £2040 & £1080 respectively] SymbolPGradea- View details Estimate$1,500Price Realized$1,600StatusSold Lot #321 TWOPENCE RED DIE III: Symbol*/**Gradea b1 View details Estimate$10,000StatusUnsold Lot #322 FOURPENCE OLIVE: 4d olive with the Watermark Inverted BW #116a (SG 102w), well centred, a couple of minor wrinkles, light indistinct cds cancellation, Cat $20,000 (£12,000). Michael Drury Certificate (2014, an error for "2015"). The ACSC states "Five examples with watermark inverted - all used - have been recorded". Watermark Inverted varieties occur when the stamp paper is inserted upside-down in the printing machinery. Such errors were relatively common prior to the appointment in June 1927 SymbolvGradea- b1 View details Estimate$7,500Price Realized$17,000StatusSold Lot #323 FOURPENCE OLIVE: Plate 4: 4d greenish olive marginal block of 15 (4x4, missing the last unit) with Right-Hand Frame Thickened & Bulging BW #116(4)k, most units are very well centred, unmounted, Cat $1100+. Superb! Symbol**Gradea+ View details Estimate$500Price Realized$900StatusSold Lot #324 FOURPENCE-HALFPENNY DIE II VIOLET: 4½d violet BW #121 (SG 120a) very well centred, lightly mounted slightly browned gum as usual, Cat $12,500 (£5000). One of the best centred examples we have seen. Michael Drury Certificate (2015). The ACSC states "This stamp was never placed on general post office sale...mint stamps are rare" because the entire printing was supposed to be postmarked for inclusion in collectors sets and presentation sets. [Of far superior appearance to Julian Sterling's example Symbol*Gradea b1 View details Estimate$7,500Price Realized$6,500StatusSold Lot #325 FOURPENCE-HALFPENNY DIE II VIOLET: 4½d violet BW #121 block of 4 in a pale shade, well centred, CTO with 'GPO/24MR--/MELBOURNE' cds (no year), no gum, Cat $1750: see Note 2 on page 4/337 where it is stated "This stamp, because of the nature of its issue [sic], should not exist in multiples." SymbolvGradea b1 View details Estimate$750Price Realized$950StatusSold Lot #326 FOURPENCE-HALFPENNY DIE II VIOLET: 4½d violet BW #121 block of 4 in a deep shade, CTO with central 'GPO/24MR--/MELBOURNE' cds (no year), no gum, Cat $1750. SymbolvGradea c1 View details Estimate$600Price Realized$700StatusSold Lot #327 FOURPENCE-HALFPENNY DIE II VIOLET: 4½d violet BW #121 block of 8 (4x2) in a deep shade, CTO with two central strikes of the 'GPO/24MR--/MELBOURNE' cds (no year), no gum, Cat $3500+. The ACSC states "the largest surviving multiple is believed to be a block of 8". [Stuart Hardy's similar block sold for $3029] SymbolvGradea b1 View details Estimate$2,000Price Realized$1,800StatusSold Lot #328 FOURPENCE-HALFPENNY DIE II VIOLET: Plate 3: 4½d violet John Ash ('N' over 'N') Imprint pair BW #121(3)z, CTO with full unmounted o.g., Cat $15,000 (for a block of 4). Superb! The ACSC states "At least six imprint blocks exist. The [unique] mint imprint block of 4...has been reduced to an imprint pair". SymbolvGradea+ c1 View details Estimate$4,000Price Realized$9,000StatusSold Lot #329 ONE SHILLING & FOURPENCE GREENISH BLUE: 1/4d turquoise-blue John Ash Imprint block of 4 BW #130z, one short perf at upper-right, three units are unmounted, Cat $3000+ (mounted). Symbol**/*Gradea/a- View details Estimate$1,250Price Realized$1,500StatusSold Lot #330 PUNCTURED 'OS': 3d dull blue John Ash Imprint block of 18 (6x3) BW #108az, well centred especially for an imprint piece, unmounted, Cat $1600++ as unmounted singles. Symbol**Gradea b1 View details Estimate$500Price Realized$700StatusSold Lot #331 PUNCTURED 'OS': 4d greenish olive upper-left corner block of 4 from the left-hand pane with Flaw in Left-Hand Wattles, Scratch over Left-Hand Wattles and Rounded Upper-Right Corner BW #116(3)d e & f, well centred, the first unit with two closed pinholes, unmounted, Cat $500+. Symbol**Gradea/a- View details Estimate$200Price Realized$280StatusSold Lot #332 PUNCTURED 'OS': 1/4d greenish blue upper-right corner block of 4 with early states of the Colour Flaw in King's Hair and Flawed Right-Hand Frame & Shading BW #130bi & j, exceptional centring, minor crease in the upper margin just intrudes on the first unit, unmounted, Cat $6000++. A very rare & desirable positional block. Symbol**Gradea/a- a1 View details Estimate$2,500Price Realized$4,400StatusSold Lot #333 OVERPRINTED 'OS': 2d scarlet Ash Imprint block of 4 with the Watermark Inverted BW #102(OS)a (SG O125w), a couple of split/rejoined perfs in the lower margin otherwise unmounted, undercatalogued at $50,000 (£18,000++ as singles): see Note 1 at page 4/281. Ex Herbert McNess. Michael Drury Certificate (2015). The ACSC states "About eight mint examples...including an imprint block of four, and about ten used stamps".The catalogue price for a mounted single is $10,000 so it is clear the price... Symbol**Gradea b1 View details Estimate$50,000Price Realized$37,500StatusSold Lot #334 OVERPRINTED 'OS': 4d olive BW #116(OS) - exceptional centring - and 1d green perf 'OS' on CSIRO airmail cover to "Brocks Creek NT", 'CANBERRA/FCT AUS' machine cancellation & Brisbane transit backstamp, the cover with minor blemishes, Cat $800 on cover. A very scarce franking. SymbolclGradea- View details Estimate$300Price Realized$550StatusSold Lot #335 ONE PENNY GREEN: 1d green with the Watermark Reversed BW #82aa (SG 125x) part-imprint example, tiny imperfections on the reverse, very lightly mounted, Cat $4500 (£2000). Michael Drury Certificate (2015). Symbol*Gradea- c1 View details Estimate$1,500Price Realized$1,200StatusSold Lot #336 ONE PENNY GREEN: 1d green corner block of 4 from the upper-left of the right-hand pane Imperforate at the Top BW #82b, both the variety units are unmounted, Cat $40,000++ (mounted). Ex Jill Nette, Holding (1982) & Sir Gawaine Baillie: acquired for $34,500. Michael Drury Certificate (2015). The ACSC states "One sheet...had the final strike of the comb omitted, creating 12 stamps imperforate at top". [Illustrated at page 4/127] Symbol**/*Gradea View details Estimate$30,000Price Realized$30,000StatusSold Lot #337 PENNY-HALFPENNY BROWN: 1½d brown vertical strip of 3 from the top of the sheet Imperforate at the Top BW #94b, very lightly mounted, Cat $12,500. The ACSC states that 11 examples are recorded including a block of 4 & a vertical block of 8. [Sir Gawaine Baillie, Stuart Hardy and Julian Sterling each had similar strips of 4, that sold for $9775 $5359 & $6710 respectively] Symbol*Gradea View details Estimate$6,000Price Realized$12,000StatusSold Lot #338 ONE SHILLING & FOURPENCE GREENISH BLUE: 1/4d deep turquoise BW #131C, very lightly mounted, Cat $6000. Michael Drury Certificate (2015). Symbol*Gradea c1 View details Estimate$2,000Price Realized$5,000StatusSold Lot #339 ONE SHILLING & FOURPENCE GREENISH BLUE: 1/4d intensely deep turquoise BW #131D, minor toning on the reverse that in no way detracts from this delightful shade, very lightly mounted, Cat $8500. Michael Drury Certificate (2015). Symbol*Gradeb c1 View details Estimate$2,500Price Realized$5,000StatusSold Lot #340 ONE SHILLING & FOURPENCE GREENISH BLUE: 1/4d turquoise-blue upper-left corner block of 4 with Defective Top Frame & Cross on Crown and Tiny White Flaw on Emu's "Tail" [sic] BW #131d & e, unmounted, Cat $2400++. Superb! Symbol**Gradea b1 View details Estimate$1,000Price Realized$1,300StatusSold Lot #341 ONE SHILLING & FOURPENCE GREENISH BLUE: 1/4d deep greenish blue Ash Imprint block of 4 BW #131Az, the lower units are unmounted, Cat $1000 (mounted). Symbol*/**Gradea c1 View details Estimate$400Price Realized$750StatusSold Lot #342 ONE SHILLING & FOURPENCE GREENISH BLUE: 1/4d deep greenish blue x9 including a block of 6 (plus 2d red & Victoria Centenary 3d) on large-part oversize airmail cover front (346x123mm, folded for display) to Perth with 'CARNARVON/14JUL34/WESTERN AUSTRALIA' cds. An extraordinary franking. The rate was 2d per ounce for a domestic letter x25 + 3d per half-ounce airmail supplement x50 = 150d = 12/6d for a letter weighing between 24½ & 25oz (1 pound 8½-9oz) so the postage was underpaid 1d. SymbolcxGradeb View details Estimate$750Price Realized$1,700StatusSold Lot #343 WATERMARK INVERTED VARIETIES: 3d dull blue BW #109a (128w), well centred, one slightly pulled perf at right, slogan cancellation, Cat $20,000 (£16,000). Michael Drury Certificate (2015). The ACSC states "Watermark inverted is of considerable rarity. Three mint and three used examples are recorded". [Julian Sterling's example with cds sold for $7320] Watermark Inverted varieties occur when the stamp paper is inserted upside-down in the printing machinery SymbolgGradea- b2 View details Estimate$5,000Price Realized$1,500StatusSold Lot #344 WATERMARK INVERTED VARIETIES: 4d olive BW #117a (129w), bold WA cds, Cat $20,000 (£10,000). Michael Drury Certificate (2015). The ACSC states "At least six examples with watermark inverted - all used - have been recorded". [Stuart Hardy's and Julian Sterling's very fine examples sold for $9902 & $7320 respectively] SymbolhGradea c1 View details Estimate$7,000Price Realized$7,500StatusSold Lot #345 WATERMARK INVERTED VARIETIES: 5d yellow-brown BW #127a (130w), well centred, 'WERRIS CREEK/6MR33/NSW' cds, Cat $12,500 (£8000). Michael Drury Certificate (2015). The ACSC states "Approximately eleven used examples - and no mint - with watermark inverted have been recorded". [Julian Sterling's similar example sold for $6100] SymbolgGradea b1 View details Estimate$6,000Price Realized$6,000StatusSold Lot #346 WATERMARK INVERTED VARIETIES: 1/4d turquoise-blue BW #131a (SG 131w), well centred, 'CANBERRA CITY/-AU34/FCT' cds, Cat $12,500 (£14,000). Michael Drury Certificate (2015). The ACSC states "At least eight used examples - and no mint - with watermark inverted can be traced. These all have Canberra City datestamps of August 1934". SymbolgGradea b1 View details Estimate$7,500Price Realized$11,000StatusSold Lot #347 POSTAL FORGERY: Symbol**Gradea/b View details Estimate$25,000StatusUnsold Lot #348 POSTAL FORGERY: 2d red on gummed unwatermarked paper Perf 11 BW #103cc two examples - one very fine, the other torn in half before being affixed (and obvious only on close examination) - tied to a cover to Adelaide by Sydney 'POST EARLY IN THE DAY' slogan cancellation of 23MAR/1932, a couple of really insignificant blemishes still the finest "Irish Sweepstakes" cover we have seen, Cat $6000: see Note 3 on page 4/283. The ACSC states "about six covers are recorded, with dates of 23 24 or 27 March SymbolcGradea- View details Estimate$2,500Price Realized$4,200StatusSold Lot #349 OVERPRINTED 'OS': ½d to 5d plus Small Multiple Watermark 4d "set" of Ash Imprint blocks of 4, the 1d with hinge remainders, the others are unmounted, $1300+ (mounted). (6 blocks) Symbol**Gradea View details Estimate$500Price Realized$700StatusSold Lot #350 OVERPRINTED 'OS': ½d orange block of 4 (plus Airmail 3d green punctured 'OS') tied to plain Belmonte cover to Brisbane by '2 AIR MAIL 2/8JE32/SYDNEY-NSW' cds being the official First Day of Issue, 'BRISBANE/9JE32/QLD' arrival b/s. Unlisted in the ACSC. The ACSC states "The stamp was first issued in Sydney on 8 June 1932". SymbolcGradea View details Estimate$2,500Price Realized$2,200StatusSold Lot #351 OVERPRINTED 'OS': ½d orange with the Overprint Inverted BW #69(OS)c (SG O128) being the upper unit in a reconstructed vertical pair from the top of the sheet with two paper tabs from the Official Substitution of One or More Defective Units, CTO with light 'BRISBANE/QUEENSLAND' cds with virtually full o.g., under-catalogued at $15,000+ (£20,000). Superb! Michael Drury Certificate (2015). The ACSC states "Fourteen cancelled to order examples have been traced, comprising a strip of 6 (!), a strip o SymbolvGradea+ View details Estimate$20,000Price Realized$21,000StatusSold Lot #352 OVERPRINTED 'OS': 1d green with the Watermark Inverted BW #82(OS)a (SG O129w), one slightly pulled perf at right, very lightly mounted, Cat $2500 (£1300). Michael Drury Certificate (2015). Symbol*Gradea- b2 View details Estimate$1,000Price Realized$850StatusSold Lot #353 OVERPRINTED 'OS': 1d green with the Watermark Reversed BW #82(OS)aa (SG O129x) marginal example from the right of the left-hand pane, minor blemishes on the reverse, Cat $4500 (£2250). Michael Drury Certificate (2015). Symbol*Gradeb c1 View details Estimate$1,000Price Realized$1,900StatusSold Lot #354 OVERPRINTED 'OS': 2d scarlet with the Overprint Inverted BW #103(OS)c (SG O130), well centred, minor corner wrinkle otherwise superb, very fine Melbourne cds, Cat $60,000 (£45,000). Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2004). The ACSC states "Great rarity with only three examples recorded", all of them used. However, the ACSC states that one is in the Australia Post Archives and the other is on a cover-front. This is therefore the only off-cover example in private hands, making it one of the most outst SymbolgGradea b1 View details Estimate$60,000Price Realized$46,000StatusSold Lot #355 OVERPRINTED 'OS': 5d yellow-brown BW #127(OS) and Kangaroo 6d brown punctured 'OS' on Director of Labour (Queensland) linen-lined cover (254x190mm), Brisbane cds and blue & black/white registration label, 'DIRRANBANDI' arrival backstamp, minor damp-spotting still very attractive, Cat $750 on cover. A very scarce franking. The rate was letter rate 2d per ounce x4 + 3d registration fee = 11d. SymbolcoGradeb View details Estimate$250Price Realized$380StatusSold Lot #356 Set of photographic reductions to stamp-size of original artwork for five designs submitted to the Australian High Commissioner in London, comprising 2d KGV x2 variations on the theme, 6d Kangaroo, 10d Federal Parliament House (Melbourne) & 2d Ferns and each on separate backing card (38x65mm) endorsed "17th May 1923" & "A" to "E" respectively. Superb! A unique set! These essays are not listed in the ACSC. They represented a speculative venture by De La Rue to print stamps for Australia. However SymbolEGradea+ View details Estimate$1,500Price Realized$1,700StatusSold Lot #357 STAMP DESIGN COMPETITION: Beautiful stamp-size essay with an ornamental frame incorporating the Australian & British Flags printed in carmine on thin glazed card (41x33mm) with inscriptions & tiny maps of Australia hand-painted in crimson & the Star & Shield vignette printed in brown on similar card & affixed centrally BW #132ES(6), Cat $4000. Gorgeous and superb! Submitted under the pseudonym "Arte et Marte". Illustrated by Geoff Kellow at page 18. The Stamp Design Competition attracted 1025 s SymboleGradea+ View details Estimate$2,000Price Realized$2,400StatusSold Lot #358 STAMP DESIGN COMPETITION: a very similar & equally lovely essay from the same artist, with a St George & the Dragon vignette printed in brown affixed centrally BW #132ES(7), Cat $4000. Illustrated by Geoff Kellow at page 18. SymboleGradea+ View details Estimate$2,000Price Realized$1,900StatusSold Lot #359 STAMP DESIGN COMPETITION: Original artwork of Parliament House flanked by Kangaroo & Emu, in pencil, crimson ink & Chinese white highlights on thin artboard (210x171mm) BW #132ES(9), endorsed with pseudonym "ESPERO N 1", Cat $5000. Submitted by Edgar Steitz from Western Australia. Illustrated by Geoff Kellow at page 18. SymboleGradea View details Estimate$1,500Price Realized$1,900StatusSold Lot #360 STAMP DESIGN COMPETITION: Skilfully rendered original artwork of Parliament House superimposed on an Outline Map of Australia with Magpie, Kookaburra & Golden Wattle, in pencil & watercolour (shades of grey & black) on artboard (290x215mm) BW #132ES(10), Cat $5000. Submitted by H Perry. Illustrated by Geoff Kellow at page 18. SymboleGradea View details Estimate$2,000Price Realized$1,900StatusSold Lot #361 STAMP DESIGN COMPETITION: Printed stamp-size designs of Parliament House (vertical) or 'ADVANCE/AUSTRALIA' & Map (horizontal), in brown on thick wove paper BW #132ES(12) & (13), tonespots mostly on the reverse, Cat $5000. Submitted by an unknown entrant. Illustrated by Geoff Kellow at page 18. SymboleGradeb View details Estimate$500Price Realized$380StatusSold Lot #362 STAMP DESIGN COMPETITION: 1926 stampless OHMS cover to one of the entrants, Melbourne slogan & Postmaster-General's Department dated cachet in violet. With the original enclosure, being a mimeographed letter to all the unsuccessful entrants, with a breakdown of the origin of the entrants (including 125 from Victoria, 60 from New South Wales, 20 from New Zealand, two each from the USA India & France (!), and one each from Canada & Ceylon!), 'OCT 21 1926' handstamp at upper-right. An important alb Symbolcl/lGradea View details Estimate$250Price Realized$190StatusSold Lot #363 REQUISITION FOR THE DIE: Undated copy letter on PMG's Department letterhead being AJ Mullett's instructions to Waterlow & Son (London) re the engraving of the die: "...the printers plates will be made in Australia...The die should not be hardened as this will be done in Australia...", folded for display. Illustrated by Geoff Kellow at page 22. SymbollGradea View details Estimate$250Price Realized$190StatusSold Lot #364 REQUISITION FOR THE DIE: Stamp-size photographic reduction of the original artwork forwarded to Waterlow & Son with the letter: see previous lot. Illustrated by Geoff Kellow at page 23. SymboleGradea View details Estimate$400Price Realized$300StatusSold Lot #365 PROGRESSIVE DIE PROOFS - State 1: Many details unfinished, notably the Allegorical Figure, the Shield and the Sky, in carmine-lake on high quality wove paper (folded to 146x116mm) BW #132DP(1) with Printing Instrument Number '11286' embossed (in reverse) at left & endorsed "2.12.26/(4.30)" at lower-right, Cat $20,000. Superb! The figures in parentheses "4.30" apparently refer to the time of day. The ACSC states that three examples are recorded, this being the only one in private hands. As such, SymbolPGradea+ View details Estimate$15,000Price Realized$14,000StatusSold Lot #366 PROGRESSIVE DIE PROOFS State 2: The Allegorical Figure & Shield Largely Completed as is a small portion of the Sky at Centre-Left BW #132DP(2) in carmine-lake, endorsed "2 proofs - 6 Dec 26/11.30am/JACH/1" at upper-right, Cat $20,000. Superb! The ACSC states that only two examples are recorded, confirming the notation "2 proofs". Illustrated by Geoff Kellow at pages 24 & 26. The initials are of Waterlow's engraver JAC Harrison. SymbolpGradea+ View details Estimate$10,000Price Realized$7,500StatusSold Lot #367 PROGRESSIVE DIE PROOFS State 3: The Sky is Largely Completed, Lettering 'THREE HALFPENCE' is Complete, & Shading Lines have been added to the Shield & elsewhere BW #132DP(3)B in bright green, the embossed number omitted, Cat $20,000. Superb! Illustrated by Geoff Kellow at page 25. SymbolPGradea+ View details Estimate$15,000Price Realized$11,000StatusSold Lot #368 PROGRESSIVE DIE PROOFS BW #132DP(3)C in deep blue, the embossed number omitted, Cat $20,000. Superb! Illustrated by Geoff Kellow at page 26. SymbolPGradea+ View details Estimate$15,000Price Realized$11,000StatusSold Lot #369 PROGRESSIVE DIE PROOFS BW #132DP(3)D in bright orange, Cat $20,000. Superb! SymbolPGradea+ View details Estimate$15,000StatusUnsold Lot #370 PROGRESSIVE DIE PROOFS BW #132DP(3)E in sepia-brown, Cat $20,000. Superb! SymbolPGradea+ View details Estimate$15,000StatusUnsold Lot #371 PROGRESSIVE DIE PROOFS State 4 (Final): Shading of the Sky now Completed & some evidence of Strengthening of Diagonal Background Lines BW #132DP(4)C in bright green, endorsed "Appd/7 12 26" at lower-right, a few minor blemishes mostly on the reverse, Cat $20,000. Unique! SymbolPGradea- View details Estimate$15,000StatusUnsold Lot #372 PROGRESSIVE DIE PROOFS BW #132DP(4)A in carmine-lake (close to the issued colour), a couple of minor paper inclusions well clear of the impression otherwise superb, Cat $20,000. Illustrated by Geoff Kellow at page 27. SymbolPGradea View details Estimate$15,000StatusUnsold Lot #373 "SPECIMEN" DIE PROOFS 1½d die proof SymbolPGradeb View details Estimate$10,000StatusUnsold Lot #374 PRESENTATION DIE PROOFS: 1½d die proof in carmine-lake on wove paper (235x190mm) with printed inscription 'PRESENTED TO MR L BERNARD HALL..." and signed "HP Brown/7-2-27" at lower-right BW #132DP(8)B, minor blemishes mostly on the reverse, Cat $15,000. An impressive proof. Acquired at Gary Watson's auction of 11/4/1988. Illustrated by Geoff Kellow at page 32. Four similarly inscribed proofs were prepared for AJ Derrick, B Hall (this item), AJ Mullett SymbolPGradea- View details Estimate$12,500Price Realized$8,000StatusSold Lot #375 PRESENTATION DIE PROOFS: 1½d die proof in carmine-lake without inscriptions on thick wove paper (223x171mm) with deckled edge BW #132DP(9)B, some toning but generally of fine appearance, Cat $12,500. Illustrated by Geoff Kellow at page 34. The ACSC states that three examples were created, one inscribed to the radio presenter at the Opening of Parliament House - now in the Australia Post Archives - and two uninscribed. The whereabouts of the other uninscribed proof is unknown. SymbolPGradeb View details Estimate$7,500Price Realized$4,500StatusSold Lot #376 ISSUED STAMPS: Exhibit page with First Day of Issue usages including a block of 4 with 4 "strikes" of the datehead only from a Melbourne Krag machine (most unusual), pair with the rare 'POST OFFICE/CAMP D FCT' rubber cds (used at the temporary Military Camp established for the Opening Celebrations) in violet, block of 4 from 'NORTHAM' (WA), block of 8 from 'HENTY/NSW' etc. (6 items) Symbolv/gGradea View details Estimate$300Price Realized$420StatusSold Lot #377 ISSUED STAMPS: 1½d upper-right corner block of 4, the second unit partly Imperforate at Top because of a post-printing paper-fold. Not listed in the ACSC, nor by Geoff Kellow in "The 1927 Canberra Commemorative". At page 30 he illustrates a different perforation error & states "...one example is recorded of stamps partly imperforate due to paper folds occurring after printing, but before perforating". The book was published in 2011 & this item was apparently discovered only in the last few years Symbol*Gradea View details Estimate$2,500Price Realized$3,000StatusSold Lot #378 ISSUED STAMPS: 1½d vertical pair Imperforate Between BW #132b (SG 105a), above-average centring for this error, minor crease at upper-left, very lightly mounted, Cat $5000 (Cat £5000). The ACSC states "22 pairs have been identified...[including] a block of 4 in the Royal Collection & a pair in the Australia Post Archives...well-centred examples command a premium". Illustrated in the ACSC at page 5/7. Symbol*Gradea- b1 View details Estimate$2,500Price Realized$4,200StatusSold Lot #379 ISSUED STAMPS: 1½d horizontal pair Imperforate Between BW #132ba (SG 105b), minor perf damage at left, minor wrinkles & hinge remainder, Cat $20,000 (£10,000). The ACSC states "seven pairs have been identified...[including] a block of 4 in the Royal Collection & a pair in the Australia Post Archives..." & a lightly cancelled pair. Illustrated in the ACSC at page 5/7 & by Geoff Kellow at page 55. [Stuart Hardy's very fine pair sold for $17,475] Symbol*Gradeb View details Estimate$7,500Price Realized$9,000StatusSold Lot #380 ISSUED STAMPS: 1½d upper-left corner block of 4 Imperforate at Left BW #132bb, characteristic rough perfs, the lower variety unit is unmounted, Cat $20,000+ (mounted). Ex Alex Hick. Of the eight errors possible, the ACSC states two are in the Royal Collection & the Australia Post Archives, and four of the remaining six examples are in two blocks of 6. Illustrated in the ACSC at page 5/7 & by Geoff Kellow at page 56. [Stuart Hardy's example in a horizontal strip of 3 sold for $6698] Symbol*/**Gradea View details Estimate$12,500Price Realized$19,000StatusSold Lot #381 ISSUED STAMPS: 1½d upper-left corner blocks of 4 with Plate Numbers '1' to '12' complete BW #132z-zk, the plate numbers are mostly lightly printed as is usually the case, Number '2' shows 50% only but all other numbers are complete, most are well centred, Number '3' has a blemish in the margin at left and Number '6' has some split/rejoined perfs & a repaired tear into the corner stamp, all others are very fine to superb, most have two units unmounted, Numbers '1' '2' '3' and '5' have all units u Symbol*/** View details Estimate$10,000Price Realized$11,000StatusSold Lot #382 PUNCTURED 'OS': 1½d marginal block of 12 (3x4) from the base of the sheet, CTO with 'PARLIAMENT HOUSE CANBERRA/9MY27/FCT' cds - the First Day of Issue - & full unmounted o.g., Cat $240++. An unusually large block. SymbolfGradea View details Estimate$200Price Realized$380StatusSold Lot #383 PUNCTURED 'OS': 1½d two singles on double-rate cover to Geelong (Vic) with '[Coat of Arms]/THE SENATE' printed in red on the flap, 'BRISBANE/27MY27/QUEENSLAND' cds, a few very minor blemishes, undercatalogued at $600 for a single on cover. This is a very scarce stamp commercially used, and it is rare properly used on cover. Only 18,800 stamps were punctured, of which a large number were CTO'd on the day of issue or placed in collectors' sets. Usage outside Canberra or Melbourne is most unusual, SymbolcGradea- View details Estimate$1,000Price Realized$750StatusSold Lot #384 PUNCTURED 'OS': 1½d upper-left corner strip of 3 with almost complete Plate Number '6' BW #132bd/ze, all units unmounted, Cat $5000: see Note 4 on page 5/8. Ex Alex Hick. Unique! The ACSC states that this is the only recorded punctured 'OS' plate number item. This strip and a Plate Number '12' block of 4 are both illustrated by Geoff Kellow at page 68. However, the block has been adjudged a fake: see "Forgeries of Official Perfins on the 1927 Symbol**Gradea c1 View details Estimate$2,500Price Realized$1,900StatusSold Lot #385 STAMP DESIGN COMPETITION: Original pen & ink artwork for a rather bucolic scene of a Kangaroo "family" & a border of wattle blossoms, in crimson on thick wove paper (170x122mm) affixed to a slightly larger piece of thin card endorsed "BERT/ 3 " on the reverse, the design is superb, the backing has a few minor problems including slight damp-spotting at left. "Bert" was the pseudonym of ET Luke. This little-known competition was conducted by the Organising Committee to promote the International SymboleGradea View details Estimate$500Price Realized$600StatusSold Lot #386 SHEET STAMPS: 3d blue tied to a plain cover by Newcastle machine cancellation of NO2/1928 being the First Day of Issue BW #133y, Cat $2000. Both the sheet stamps and "miniature sheets" were Line Perf 11 on unwatermarked paper. However, the sheet stamps are on vertical mesh paper, and the "miniature sheets" are on horizontal mesh paper. SymbolcGradea View details Estimate$750Price Realized$700StatusSold Lot #387 SHEET STAMPS: 3d blue complete sheet of 120 (12x10) with Blind Double Perforations above the Top Row & at the Base of the Last Row, generally well centred, folded for display, unmounted, Cat $1200++ as normal singles. The ACSC states "One sheet is known...with double perforations along the base". We expect that is a different item, with obvious double perfs. Symbol**Gradea/a- View details Estimate$400Price Realized$800StatusSold Lot #388 "MINIATURE SHEETS": 3d blue single stamp tied to Fred Hagen illustrated commemorative cover by the Exhibition cds of 29OC28 in red being the First Day of Issue BW #133MSya. Most attractive. SymbolcGradea View details Estimate$100Price Realized$420StatusSold Lot #389 "MINIATURE SHEETS": 3d sheetlet from the lower-left of the sheet signed by "JA Murray/PMG Dept" and "John Ash/Stamp Printer", the lower units unmounted. James Murray was Chief Clerk of the Postmaster-General's Department. Symbol*/**Gradea- View details Estimate$250Price Realized$500StatusSold Lot #390 "MINIATURE SHEETS": 3d block of four sheetlets from the lower-right of the sheet of 15, the first sheetlet with perforations on all sides, well centred, unmounted, Cat $1100++. A "perfect" single-page exhibit. In the sheet of fifteen sheetlets (5x3), only the second third & fourth sheetlets on the second row have perforations on all sides. These should be worth a significant premium, befitting both their relative scarcity and attractiveness. Symbol**Gradea/a+ View details Estimate$500Price Realized$800StatusSold Lot #391 "MINIATURE SHEETS": 3d horizontal strip of three sheetlets from the lower-right of the sheet of 15 Imperforate Between BW #133MSba with a Missing Row of Perforations Centrally between the First & Second Sheetlets, minor creasing in the margin at lower-right that doesn't impact on the variety, Cat $20,000. A remarkable error, mainly because it is so obvious yet can so easily be overlooked. The ACSC states "Two examples...have ben recorded...The third portion of this sheet may also exist". [In fac Symbol*Gradea View details Estimate$7,500Price Realized$6,250StatusSold Lot #392 "MINIATURE SHEETS": 3d vertical strip of three sheetlets from the right of the sheet of 15, the upper sheetlet with Double Horizontal Perforations Between the Two Pairs, unmounted. Unlisted in the ACSC. The ACSC lists only a sheetlet with Double Perfs at Left - now in the Australia Post Archives - and a sheetlet with Aberrant Diagonal Perforations, Cat $2000. Symbol**Gradea View details Estimate$600Price Realized$550StatusSold Lot #393 "MINIATURE SHEETS": 3d sheetlet from the upper-left of the sheet, CTO with the Exhibition cds x2 strikes of each in red & in green all of 29OC28 being the First Day of Issue, full unmounted o.g., Cat $500++. Superb! This is the only sheetlet we have seen with the green cds in conjunction with the red cds. For many years, successive editions of the ACSC referred to cancellations in red or "green", with no reference to blue strikes. Consequently, the common blue impressions were routinely, and er SymbolfGradea+ View details Estimate$750Price Realized$1,200StatusSold Lot #394 PRESENTATION DIE PROOF: 3d die proof in green struck on thick handmade paper (216x175mm) with deckled edges BW #134DP(2), Cat $12,500. The ACSC states that 11 proofs were presented, one of which is in the Australia Post Archives. Only four others have been accounted for. [Lord Vestey's example - reduced to 166x130mm, with the deckled edges trimmed off - sold at auction in October 2014 for £4560. Derick Ray's example sold at our auction of 5/3/2015 for $8190] SymbolPGradea View details Estimate$7,000Price Realized$4,500StatusSold Lot #395 CANCELLED PRIOR TO THE OFFICIAL DATE OF ISSUE: 3d block of 4, well centred, CTO with central 'GRAFTON/19MY29/NSW' cds & virtually full o.g. (the lower units being unmounted). The official First Day of Issue was 20/5/1929. The ACSC states "A stamp [sic] is known postmarked at Grafton (NSW) 19 May 1929". SymbolvGradea/a+ View details Estimate$100Price Realized$600StatusSold Lot #396 BOOKLET STAMPS: 1930 2/- booklet with black/blue cover BW #B40 with one pane removed, plus the contents from another "exploded" booklet, a few blemishes & tonespots, Cat $1500 for a complete booklet. SymbolbGradeb View details Estimate$250Price Realized$200StatusSold Lot #397 BOOKLET STAMPS: 1930 2/- booklet with black/blue cover BW #B40, unusually fine, Cat $1500. SymbolbGradea View details Estimate$750Price Realized$575StatusSold Lot #398 BOOKLET STAMPS: 1930 2/- booklet with black/blue cover with each pane including the Long Wing to Plane variety BW #B40d, Cat $5000. This is a remarkably fresh booklet. However, it has been reconstructed & the first pane - with the upper units hinged - does not belong to it! Fortunately, the three "Long Wings" - Cat $2700 as single stamps - are genuine! SymbolbGradea View details Estimate$1,500Price Realized$1,350StatusSold Lot #399 BOOKLET STAMPS: 1935 2/- booklet with black/greenish cover BW #B50 "exploded" with the cover & all contents, the three panes are unmounted but have minor tonespots, Cat $2250 intact. Symbolb**Gradea- View details Estimate$500Price Realized$800StatusSold Lot #400 BOOKLET STAMPS: 1931 apparently commercial cover to London with extraordinary and rare franking of 3d green x7 (three with the Long Wing to Plane!! BW #B136d) & KGV 2d red tied by 'CREMORNE/22AP31/NSW' cds, superb 'SPECIAL/22AP31/=SYDNEY=' b/s, SymbolcGradeb View details Estimate$400Price Realized$300StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|123456|Next Previous 123456 Next Previous 123456 Next
