Sale No: 243
Lot No: 140
Symbol: V
Cat No: 24 cds)
½d to £2 complete set, CTO with Melbourne cds (eight values including the £2 with the #24 cds), part-o.g. but all neatly tacked to part of an archival page, Cat $12,400. Fresh as a daisy. (15)
2d grey block of 12 (6x2) from the top of the sheet with Whale below 'P' of 'POSTAGE' [R2/4] ACSC 5/5(2)g, some faint discolouration at right where there is also minor perf separation, Cat $3000++.
2½d indigo block of 4, CTO with two full strikes of the Melbourne cds of DE3/13 ACSC 9wb, a little aged with light tonespots, Cat $320+ (as singles). Scarce multiple. [The 'Goldmine' corner block of 4 sold at a Melbourne auction in 2019 for $835]
3d olive-green 'JBC' Monogram strip of 3 ACSC 12(2)zb, exceptional centring, lightly mounted with the monogram unit showing only the faintest evidence of having been hinged, Cat $7500.
9d violet ACSC 24 marginal block of 4 from the base of the upper pane, unusually well centred for this denomination, a few nibbled perfs at U/L otherwise superb unmounted, Cat $4000+. A rare multiple, especially of this quality.
9d violet block of 4 CTO with Melbourne cds of DE3/13 ACSC 24wb block of 4, large-part o.g. with the lower units being unmounted, Cat $480+ as singles. Scarce block.
2/- brown 'JBC' Monogram single ACSC 35(2)zc, light horizontal creases don't detract from the fine appearance, reperforated at the top & left, a couple of reinforced perfs, unused, Cat $27,500.
10/- grey & pink 'CA' Monogram single ACSC 47Az, well centred, light crease, lightly mounted, Spanish guarantee handstamp!, Cat $75,000. [The ACSC states "...monograms are extremely rare" and states that only four 'CA' singles (one punctured Large 'OS') have been recorded]
£1 brown & blue ACSC 51A block of 4, a pulled perf and small tear at right both expertly repaired, tonespot on the first unit, the left-hand units are unmounted, Cat $44,000+. Ex Arthur Gray: sold in 2007 for US$40,250 (= A$55,900 at the time). [Only four blocks of 4 recorded. Stuart Hardy's block of 4 with hinge remainders on all units sold in 2013 for $20,970]
£1 brown & blue ACSC 51A corner block of 4 from the U/R of the sheet, excellent colours and facial appearance, lightly hinged in the margins otherwise unmounted but with faint aging that is most evident in the side margin, Cat $70,000++. A very rare multiple, especially of this quality.
£1 brown & blue 'JBC' Monogram single with 'Specimen' handstamp ACSC 51Azb, strong colours & very fresh, a few short perfs, lightly mounted, Cat $25,000. [The ACSC states that £1 monograms are "very rare". Of the 'JBC' monograms, only five singles - three with 'Specimen' handstamp - and no strips of 3 are noted as being in private hands]
Sale No: 243
Lot No: 159
Symbol: *
Cat No: 16 shade
£2 black & crimson as ACSC 55B (SG16 shade) marginal single from the base of the sheet with the perfs reinforced, lightly mounted, gum a little aged, Cat $17,500 (SG £6500 for normal shade). A very attractive example of this stamp that is missing from most collections. [The ACSC listing for this scarce shade as "grey & deep rose" is misleading]
Sale No: 243
Lot No: 160
Symbol: *
Cat No: 16 shade
£2 black & crimson ACSC 55B (SG 16 shade) from the base of the sheet with misplaced watermark & horizontal marginal watermark-line, strong colours, light gum-bend, very lightly mounted at the base, Cat $17,500 (£6500 for the normal shade). [The ACSC listing for this scarce shade as "grey & deep rose" is misleading]
PUNCTURED LARGE 'OS': ½d to 5/- (a couple of short/pulled perfs), rich fresh colours, the 4d & 9d are poorly centred, most of the others are well centred, all but the low values are lightly to very lightly mounted, Cat $10,500. Separate Chris Ceremuga Certificates (2018) for all values between 2½d & 5/-.
(Qty 12)
PUNCTURED LARGE 'OS': 2½d indigo 'CA' Monogram strip of 3 from the L/R of Plate 2 ACSC 9bazb, well centred & extremely attractive, virtually full o.g. with the first - the Monogram unit - & the third units being unmounted and the other showing the faintest evidence of having been mounted, Cat $13,500+ based on Footnote 1 that states mint varieties - which we expect is intended to include monograms - punctured 'OS' are priced at three times the normal stamps. Superb! Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2012) states "...genuine in all respects. Great rarity: the only perf large 'OS' strip known to me"]
PUNCTURED LARGE 'OS': £1 brown & blue ACSC 51b, 3mm repaired tear at U/R, large-part o.g., Theodore Champion guarantee handstamp, Cat $15,000. Chris Ceremuga Certificate (2018) states "genuine in all respects...extremely rare". [Because most examples have faked punctures, this is a stamp for which expertising is required. The Champion imprimatur was given at a time when 'OS' stamps sold at a significant discount. It also suggests (almost implies) that this stamp is Ex Baron Philippe de la Renotiere Ferrary]
PUNCTURED SMALL 'OS': ½d green to 1/- blue-green SG O16-25, variable centring, the 2½d creased & the 5d with a hinge remainder, Cat $5000+ (£2400+).
(Qty 10)
PUNCTURED SMALL 'OS': 2d grey block of 6 (3x2) the second unit with Whale off Western Australia ACSC 5bc/5(2)d, well centred, tiny gumside blemishes, unmounted, Cat $2250++.
Kangaroos - First Watermark Penny Red - Australia'
Sale No: 243
Lot No: 83
Symbol: E
ESSAY: 1912 (circa) stamp-size photographic reduction of 1d Map & Flags essay with vignette of Australia's first Prime Minister, Edmund Barton, affixed to piece of thin brown card that has a closed spikehole at U/R suggesting storage in an official file. An intriguing item of unknown provenance. Unrecorded in the ACSC.
The production elements are consistent with other photographic reductions of the period. It is also clear that on the original essay, the vignette had been glued in place, also consistent with production of the bicoloured Kangaroo essays. The design is very similar to the so-called Type 1 Kangaroo & Map essays but has had the map redrawn & amended to include Tasmania. We also note that the ornaments at the sides are different. But it is almost certain that this is the work of the same artisan. As such, we believe it was produced officially and not as an entry in a stamp design competition. This item was discovered in 2008 and, to the best of our knowledge, no other examples have been recorded.
IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOF: Die I pair in red on thin buff card ACSC 2PP(1)A, large margins and free of the wrinkling/creasing that affects most such proofs, Cat $650+. Ex Julian Sterling: sold for $366. [The ACSC states these proofs are on "thick buff manilla paper", which is inaccurate]
IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOF: Die I imperforate plate proof block of 4 in red on thin buff card ACSC 2PP(1)A with complete interpanneau margin at the base, large margins and virtually free of the wrinkling/creasing that affects most such proofs, Cat $1300++. Ex Arthur Gray: sold for US$690 (= A$958 at the time). [The ACSC states these proofs are on "thick buff manilla paper", which is inaccurate]
The block has been plated as Die I Plate B [L49-50/57-58], the third unit being the No Monogram position, distinguished by the white spot in the marginal line. A makeready correction largely eliminated the spot on the printed sheets.
FIRST DAY COVER: 1d Die I single (tonespot at top) & block of 4 tied to Fred Hagen front to the prominent collector HL White at Scone by 'REGISTERED/2JA13/SYDNEY NSW' cds being the First Day of Issue BW #2y, Sydney orange/black Registration Label (stain), Cat $15,000+. Postage was letter rate 1d x2 + 3d registration. An outstanding item for the serious collector of Kangaroos or First Day Covers. Ex Greg Pope: sold at the Prestige auction of 24.1.2004 for $13,440.
The ACSC notes that eight FDCs are recorded, of which two are in the Australia Post Archives and another is in the Royal Collection. Of the five remaining in private hands, this is the only registered item, the others bearing a single 1d only tied by a usually incomplete Sydney machine cancellation. The ACSC valuation of $15,000 is for these solo franking covers. [With an extract from "The Australian Philatelist" of Autumn 1989 concerning the discovery of this item]
FIRST DAY COVER: Die I single & pair tied to philatelic cover by Melbourne Krag machine cancel of 4JAN13 being the First Day of Issue at Melbourne. Superb! [The ACSC states at least eleven FDCs cancelled at Sydney 2.1.1913 are recorded, Cat $15,000. Melbourne FDCs are probably scarcer but are neither listed nor priced. This example is far superior to a cover with solo franking that sold at our auction of 30.11.2019 for $1377]
Sale No: 243
Lot No: 88
Symbol: O
Cat No: 2(B)d x7
Duplicated selection of obvious varieties 'ROSTAGE' ACSC #2(B)d x7, Island SW of Tasmania ('Two Tasmanias') #3(E)d x8, Dot before 'POSTAGE' #3(E)f x23 including two in pairs, Island off Yorke Peninsula #3(F)h x20, Cut Throat on Roo #4(G)j x14 including in a pair, Ferry Wake NE from Cairns #4(K)f x13, Value Circle Broken at Base #4(K)h x9 and apparently unlisted Island Before 'AUSTRALIA' & Damaged Top of 'T' of 'AUSTRALIA' x26 and Island off Cape Leeuwin x10, many cancelled clear of the varieties, condition a bit mixed, Cat $8000 + the two unlisted varieties. An outstanding opportunity for the serious student.
(Qty 150+)
Used array in small box including many blocks of 4 or 6 plus blocks of 8 & 12 and an interpanneau strip of 6, many Large 'OS' including a block of 4 & a single with Double 'OS', plenty of 'OS/NSW' punctures including strips of 3 & 4, potential for varieties or postmarks, condition variable but mostly fine to very fine.
(Qty 1000+) (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 625.00
Sold...AU$ 1,050.00
Closed..Mar-24-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 1050
Sale No: 243
Lot No: 90
Symbol: */**
Cat No: Collection
Blocks of 4 comprising Die I x4, Die II x5 & Die IIA x2 with shade variation, generally very fine with many units unmounted, Cat $2000++. Ex Arthur Gray, on his exhibit pages. An extremely difficult group to assemble.
(Qty 11 blocks)
Dramatic Double Print that is a famous fake, minor creasing, 'NEWCASTLE/24JE13/NSW' cds. Ex Arthur Gray, who stated that, using genuine stamps, these were created 'by chemical transfer' in 1927, and that six examples showing different patterns of doubling have been recorded. [Arthur Gray's other two examples sold for US$719 & US$862 = A$998 & A$1198 respectively at the time. See also Adams Bell & Pope at pp354-5]
Die I punctured Large 'OS' with Extensive Damage in the nature of a 'Tin Shed Flaw', most evident through 'STR' of 'AUSTRALIA' to Arnhem Land and 'ONE P' of 'ONE PENNY' plus numerous white flaws and several significant frame-breaks, lightly cancelled. A truly extraordinary stamp.
Die II 'Cherry-Red' shade, well centred, very fine 'MANNUM/12OC13/STH AUSTRALIA' cds. A famous albeit unlisted shade that is a very distinctive deep brown-red. [Superior quality to & better centred than the example in our Online Auction 4 of 19.2.2021 that sold for $1557]
DIE I - PLATE A: Quarter-sheet of 30 (6x5) from the U/R of the R/H pane including White Scratch from Upper L/H Frame SSE to Western Australia Coast [24] but before appearance of the similar flaw on [11], generally well centred, a few minor imperfections but most units are unmounted, Cat $1000++. Ex Arthur Gray.
Positional pieces & large blocks from Plate A are extremely scarce. This plate was quickly withdrawn and broken-up to extract electros for printing postal stationery. A previous owner suggested that Plate A varieties and blocks should be worth at least 10 times those from Plates B & C. This scarcity was borne out in our recent online auction where large blocks Cat $800+ and $2800+ sold for $3594 & $3474 respectively.
Sale No: 243
Lot No: 96
Symbol: **/*
Cat No: Collection
DIE I - PLATE A: Interpanneau block of 24 (12x2) with both No Monogram blocks of 6 ACSC 2z & za, unit [R51] with Retouch below 'Y' of 'PENNY' & Frame Break below 'N' of 'PENNY', all but two units are unmounted, Cat $4600++. Ex William & Hugh Morgan: sold for £3360. Technically important and the most significant piece in the collection. [Illustrated by Adams Bell & Pope at p221]
DIE I - PLATE B: Block of 8 from the base of the L/H pane [51-54/57-60] with full Intersheet Gutter at the base & vertical marginal watermark line at right, unit [57] being the No Monogram unit, distinguished by the small white dot in the upper Jubilee line, creasing in the margin as should be expected, unmounted. Ex Arthur Gray. [A similar single punctured Large 'OS' sold at our Online Auction of 19.2.2021 for $2156]
DIE I - PLATE B: Watermark Sideways with the Crown Pointing Left as seen from the Face ACSC 2ab block of 4 [R15-16/21-22], well centred, the first unit with a couple of thins & a minor surface blemish otherwise fresh & attractive, Cat $9000+. A rare multiple. [Better centred than the block of 4 - three units unmounted - sold at our auction of 30.11.2019 for $7787]
DIE I - PLATE B: No Monogram block of 12 (6x2) ACSC 2za, well centred, a couple of minor gum bends, unmounted, Cat $2000++ for a mounted No Monogram strip of 3.
DIE I - PLATE B: Large-part sheet of 96 (12x8) with listed varieties 'ROSTAGE' [L1], Scratch in Bight [L24], Island off Northern Territory [R15], Islands off SW Western Australia [R23], Colour Flaw below first 'N' of 'PENNY' [R32] and Frame Dent opposite Brisbane [R47] but before the appearance of varieties on [L40, 45, 48, & 53] and on [R18, 32 & 47], a couple of faults in the margins otherwise very fine unmounted, Cat $2000++. A technically interesting and significant piece, being the almost complete pane of Plate B.
Grade A
Estimate AU$1,200
Opening AU$ 900.00
Sold...AU$ 1,200.00
Closed..Mar-24-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 1200
Sale No: 243
Lot No: 101
Symbol: **
DIE I - PLATE C: Punctured Large 'OS' 'CA' Monogram block of 36 (6x6) ACSC 2(C)z with Notch in Frame off Cape Leeuwin [L26] & Fishing Line from 'L' of 'AUSTRALIA' [L37] but before appearance of White Flaw in Gulf of Carpentaria [L38] & Break at Left of Value Circle [L42], very fresh apart from the top row which is threatening to secede, one unit in the top row mounted otherwise unmounted. The ACSC states that varieties punctured Large 'OS' are worth double the unpunctured stamps: on that basis, Cat $3000 for a mounted monogram strip of 3 plus $240 for the two mounted varieties, plus $75 x30 for the other unmounted singles = $5500++.
DIE I - PLATE C: 'JBC' Monogram block of 12 (6x2) ACSC 2(C)zb with Colour Flaw at L/R [R60] ACSC 2(C)zb, well centred, a band of toning at the top & another affecting the first three units on the second row & just impinging on the monogram unit, most units including the monogram strip of 3 are unmounted, Cat $1500++ for mounted.
DIE I - PLATE C: Interpanneau block of 24 (12x2) with 'CA' and 'JBC' Monogram blocks of 6 ACSC 2(C)z & zb, unit [R60] with Colour Flaw at L/R Corner plus unlisted varieties Islands in Bass Strait [L50] and Archipelago in the Coral Sea [L60], gum disturbance affects the gutter block but both monogram strips of 3 are very fine unmounted, Cat $3000++. Another rare block. Ex Jack Kilfoyle and William & Hugh Morgan: sold for £1560.
DIE II - PLATE D: 'CA' Monogram block of 12 (6x2) ACSC 3(D)z, lightly mounted, Cat $2000. [Adams Bell & Pope state: "Lower Plate D is one of the most interesting of the Penny Red plates. It was in commission for a very short time...so material is in short supply and there are only a few flaws"]
Sale No: 243
Lot No: 105
Symbol: **
Cat No: Collection
DIE II - PLATE D: Virtually complete L/H pane of 60 (6x10) missing only the last unit, with the 'CA' Monogram block of 6 and listed varieties White Flaw over 'T' of 'AUSTRALIA' [L20] and White Flaws over 'AUS' [L31], remarkably well centred including the monogram strip of 3, unmounted, Cat $5900+++ for 55 unmounted normal units plus mounted varieties and monogram strip. Ex Arthur Gray. Effectively the complete pane of Plate D, and one of the stand-out pieces in the collection.
