Sale No: 249
Lot No: 1405
Symbol: B
Cat No: Collection
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BOOKLET: c.1911 'ONE PENNY STAMPS/VALUE==ONE POUND' with Blue/Pink cover (Pale Blue within) and photograph of 'GENERAL POST OFFICE, ADELAIDE' on the reverse ACSC B4(S) (SG SB1b) with 1d carmine four upper half-sheets of 60 (12x5; the first pane reduced to 8x5; the others are intact), the cover partly split at the fold and repaired with archival tape, a few other very minor blemishes but surprisingly with no external rust around the staples (which are original), Cat $25,000 (£15,000). A great rarity of the early Federal Period.
The ACSC states that "Catalogue prices for pre-1928 booklets are for complete booklets with all contents intact...", but also states that only one example of this booklet has been recorded. Arthur Gray's extraordinary collection of Australian Booklets included only two from this series: a cover only, with Hobart GPO on the reverse, that sold for £1080; and an incomplete booklet with Victorian stamps (stated to be "not guaranteed original") & Adelaide GPO on the reverse, that sold for £3840. All-up, Arthur Gray had thirteen of the various issues of 1909-11 One Pound booklets. Eleven of them had no contents, and the other two were incomplete.
This booklet has 200 of 240 stamps (83% complete) and is guaranteed to be original. As far as these sensational, and incredibly rare booklets are concerned, this is about as good as they come. In our professional opinion, the catalogue prices should reflect the reality of the situation. They should be for the covers only, and examples such as this that are largely complete, should be worth a huge premium.
Grade B (Image1)
Estimate AU$7,500
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Opening AU$ 5,750.00
Sold...AU$ 5,750.00
Closed..Nov-08-2022, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 5750
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