'The Arthur Gray KGV Collection' Mossgreen/Prestige auction catalogue (30.10.2015), hardbound, with p/r. A sumptuous catalogue & indispensable reference for the dealer and collector alike, very fine.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$30

Mint selection including multiples noted Single Watermark 1d violet block of 19, 1½d brown block of 18 (2x9), 1½d green block of 20 (2x10) and block of 12 with variety White Spot Over 'S' Of 'AUSTRALIA' [17R48; creased] and 2d red block of 17, also Small Multiple Wmk 'FIVE/PENCE' on 4½d violet vertical strip of 4; plus Engraved KGV 1d block of 8 (4x2) & block of 4 and a few Commemoratives noted Canberra 1½d marginal block of 23, some perf separation in places & a few with minor blemishes/faults but condition generally very fine unmounted. (Qty 146 stamps)

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

½d green ACSC 63 multiples comprising block of 20 (2x10) including varieties SW Corner Broken (7L44) and Retouched Shading In Oval (7L49; some perf separation between these units), block of 14 (2x7) with extra unit at U/R including variety Notch In Kangaroo's Tail (4R13), block of 10 (5x2) including variety Break In Oval Above 'U' of 'AUSTRALIA' (6L29) and a block of 8 (4x2), variable centring, a couple of units with light bends but all unmounted, Cat $550+ for ACSC-listed varieties as mounted. (Qty 52)

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1d carmine-red Smooth Paper Die II ACSC 71(1)(i) with Notch In Top Frame To Left Of Crown, well-centred, hinge remainder. Cat $750.

Grade A- B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

Smooth Paper 1d reddish pink block of 4 being two Die I-II pairs ACSC #71F(1)ia [Pos II/49-50,55-60], the gum a little aged still of very fresh appearance with the lower units being unmounted, Cat $2400+. Scott Starling Certificate (2016).

Grade A B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

Smooth Paper 1d damson punctured 'OS' ACSC 71Kbb, Cat $1250, Scott Starling Certificate (2019) states "a good example of a very rare shade in mint condition".

Grade A D1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$180

Smooth Paper 1d rose-carmine with Inverted Watermark & punctured 'OS' ACSC #71La & bb. Scott Starling Certificate (2016) states "severely displaced so that each corner shows one-quarter of the watermark".

Grade B D2 (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

2d orange with variety Cracked Electro From 'E' of 'POSTAGE' to Right Value Tablet ACSC 95(1)ha [1R16] on piece with Perth '..[NO]V20' machine cancel just clear of variety, Cat $300. This is a very early state of the variety with only a tiny notch on the upper left frame and a thin curved crack from the left-hand base of the 'E'.

Grade A D1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

2d orange with variety Cracked Electro Vertically Through Right Side from Top Corner to Emu's Back Leg ACSC 95(1)k [1R27] on piece with light WA machine cancel mostly clear of variety, Cat $400.

Grade A D1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$120

2d orange with variety Cracked Electro State II Through Left Wattle & Through Left '2' ACSC 95(3)ga [3L19] on piece with '[KAL]GOORLIE/16NO21/WESTERN AUSTRALIA' cds clear of variety, Cat $300.

Grade A C1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

2d orange with variety Cracked Electro Vertically Through Right Side from Wattles to Emu's Front Leg ACSC 95(U)m, on piece with WA machine cancel slightly obscuring top half of variety, Cat $600.

Grade A C1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

2d orange with variety Cracked Electro Vertically Throught Right Wattles to 'L' of 'AUSTRALIA' ACSC 95(U)o on piece with light Perth '-8DEC21' machine cancel well clear of variety, Cat $600.

Grade A C1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

4d blue withTemple Flaw variety ACSC 112(1)g [1L40], well centred, a few uneven perfs and small crease across L/L corner, Melbourne cds of 25JE23 clear of variety, Cat $1500.

Grade B A2 (Image1)

Estimate AU$200