the arthur gray kgv collection

112 Pages·2016·9.86 MB·English

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KGV COLLECTION
– PART TWO
Melbourne, Monday 23 May 2016
926–930 High Street
Armadale, Victoria 3143
03 9508 8888
MELBOURNE SYDNEY BRISBANE LONDON www.mossgreen.com.au
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ADMINISTRATION
ENQUIRIES
Department Administrator Accounts
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[phone] Finance Assistant
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Telephone & Absentee Bids Condition Reports
& Photo Requests
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SPECIALIST
ENQUIRIES
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HOW TO
BUY AT
MOSSGREEN
AUCTIONS
We have compiled the following guide to assist you
with the exciting process that is bidding at auction.
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Viewing
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greater detail. Their names and contact details are published in
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Condition Reports
Typically, the viewing period is the three or four days immediately
before the auction date, from 10.00am to 5.00pm at our premises Condition reports are available upon request. These supplement
in Armadale. Additional viewing venues, dates and times may be the catalogue description of the lot and provide guidance on
specified in the catalogue and on the Mossgreen website. quality and appearance. They are advisable to obtain if you have
a query about a lot that you are unable to view in person. Please
Estimates send your email request to [email protected]
An estimate of value is provided for each lot, taking into
account rarity, condition, quality and provenance, plus the
perceived state of the market. Estimates are generally pitched at
“realistically conservative” levels. In almost all cases, the reserve
is 75% of the estimate.
Bidding
Mossgreen Auctions offers all clients four options to bid at our happening in the room itself and will bid on your behalf in line
auctions: with your instructions.
Because there can be problems with phone bidding - you
1. Personal attendance at the Auction are not home when we call; your phone is switched off or the
battery dies; there is a service interruption; the line is poor; etc -
Experience the excitement, theatre and fun of bidding at a live
we strongly recommend that you provide us with covering bids
auction.
for the lots in which you are interested. This does not need to be
Make sure you arrive with enough time to register for a bidding your top figures. The reason for doing it is to provide you with
number. If you haven’t purchased from Mossgreen before you insurance against any of the mentioned problems occurring, and
will need to bring along photo identification such as your they do all occur!
driver’s licence or passport.
We have prepared a pamphlet “Assistance with Phone Bidding”
that you may find helpful. To obtain your copy, simply phone or
2. Postal or Absentee Bidding email Romani Benjamin.
This is the ideal solution when you can’t attend in person, or
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Simply use the Postal Bid Form at the back of this catalogue. Mossgreen Live is an online bidding service created exclusively
For each lot in which you are interested, enter the lot number for Mossgreen clients who wish to bid “live” from the comfort
and the maximum amount you wish to bid for the lot. Your of home or office. You can register for online bidding at
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auctioneer. If you are the highest bidder, the lot will be knocked commission added for lots purchased via Mossgreen Live.
down to you at reserve (if there are no other bids), or at one
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Regardless of the bidding method you
bidding step above the second-highest bid. In the event of equal
prefer, we request if you have not purchased from Mossgreen
bids being received, the earlier bidder will be successful. Post,
before that you provide us with appropriate photo ID by way of
fax a copy or scan and email the bidsheet to us.
your driver’s licence or passport. In this era of identity theft and
Especially if you are placing your bids close to the date of the internet fraud, this is a necessary protection for both the auction
auction, you can tip the balance in your favour by ticking the house and you, our valued client.
“Break Ties” box or the “Increase by” box (making sure you
insert the appropriate percentage increment).
International Bidding
If the total of your proposed bids exceeds your budget, simply
enter the total you are prepared to spend against “My overall If you are an overseas bidder who has not purchased from
purchase limit is $xxx”. We will stop actioning your bids when Mossgreen before, it is important that you make arrangements
your limit is reached. Nobody wants to be unsuccessful in to bid at least a week before the auction. In addition to
an auction. By using a limit you may be able to buy lots you providing photo ID (your identity card, driver’s licence or
otherwise may not have bid for. passport), our accounts staff may request that you put $A500 in
our bank account as a security deposit, and the funds must be
NB: If you post your bids from interstate or overseas, it’s wise to
“cleared” before the auction.
confirm that we have received them. Many clients have been let
down by expecting the post office to deliver mail in a reasonable If you are successful in the auction, this deposit will be deducted
time. A simple phone call or email can avoid disappointment. from your invoice total. If you are unsuccessful, the deposit
will be refunded within 48 hours or, if you prefer, held on your
account for use in a future auction.
3. Telephone Bidding
This can be the perfect solution for when you can’t attend
an auction. A member of the Mossgreen staff will assist you
personally in the auction room, relaying each bid and what is
These notes have been updated as at 1 November 2015.
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Mossgreen Auctions
926–930 High Street
Armadale, Victoria 3143 WATTLETREE RD
Recommended Auction Agent
Well-known philatelic identity Mark Knothe
regularly represents multiple clients at our auctions.
His services as a bidding agent are highly regarded.
You can contact Mark by phone on [phone]
or by email to [email protected]
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THE ARTHUR GRAY
KGV COLLECTION
– PART TWO
 Melbourne, Monday 23 May 2016
Viewing times Viewing & Auction location Auction
Friday 20 May 10am–5pm Mossgreen Auctions Monday 23 May 2016
Saturday 21 May 10am–5pm 926–930 High Street Time: 2.00pm
Sunday 22 May 10am–5pm Armadale, Victoria 3143
Monday 23 May 10am–1pm
or at other times by appointment:
please contact Romani Benjamin
GST Registration Payments & Collection
10% Goods & Services Tax (GST) is To register to bid, all potential Clients who attend the auction may
charged to Australian buyers if the purchasers not known to Mossgreen pay and collect purchases on the
vendor is from overseas, or is an entity will be asked to provide an accredited day of the auction. After the auction,
registered for GST that does not self- form of photo identification. payment/collection will be handled at
report to the ATO. In both cases GST- 926-930 High Street, Armadale
payable lots are indicated by a small Postal/Telephone Bidding Tuesday 24 May 10am–5pm
dagger symbol † immediately after
Please complete the Postal or Wednesday 25 May 10am–5pm
the estimate for each affected lot. NB:
Telephone bidsheet at the back Thursday 26 May 10am–5pm
Overseas clients pay no Australian tax
of this catalogue and post or fax
or otherwise by appointment with
it to Mossgreen, or email it to
Romani Benjamin
Buyer’s Premium [email protected]
A buyer’s premium of 24% applies to All payments must be made in
all purchases. GST is applicable to the International Bidders Australian dollars. Credit cards will
buyer’s premium only, unless indicated be accepted with a surcharge of 2.2%
Unless approved by Gary Watson
otherwise by the symbol † (inc GST) for Visa and Mastercard
or Charles Leski, overseas bidders
and 3.3% (inc GST) for American
who have not previously dealt with
Express. Please refer to the payment
Images Mossgreen may be required to
form at the back of this catalogue for
Please note that images illustrated in transfer a deposit of $A500 into
further details.
this catalogue are not all to scale. Mossgreen’s bank account; details on
the payment form at the back of this
catalogue.
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CATALOGUE INTRODUCTION
MAY 2016
1. You are probably aware that our sale of Arthur Gray’s 3. This sale also includes many studies, collections and
King George V Heads and Commemoratives, held on accumulations, the product of a lifetime of interest in
30th October 2015, was a great success. By the time the issues of King George V. These meaty lots are sure
the dust had settled, only two lots remained unsold, to appeal to collectors who want “a lot of bang for their
a clearance rate of 99.66%. The invoices for the sale buck”, to specialists, and to re-sellers alike.
exceeded $3,000,000 (including the buyer’s premium), an
Because of the volume of material to be processed, we
Australian auction record.
simply didn’t have time to carefully check every single
We received tremendous feedback about the catalogue, stamp. We therefore expect that the diligent viewer will
everything from the fabulous material on offer to the discover items that eluded our careful examination. The
exceptional production. At the Canberra Stampshow in message is clear: to get the most from this opportunity,
March this year, Mossgreen was awarded a Gold Medal you really need to physically view the material.
(88 points) for the Arthur Gray catalogue, one of the
4. Arthur was adamant that none of his material would
highest marks ever achieved for an auction catalogue at a
moulder away in the bowels of an institution. We know
philatelic exhibition.
that collectors and dealers alike are grateful to Arthur for
2. We’re not expecting outcomes of that magnitude allowing them to acquire his treasures. And all of us at
for this offering of the balance of Arthur’s KGV material. Mossgreen feel privileged to have been involved in the
However, we are anticipating at least as much interest dispersal of Arthur Gray’s exceptional KGV collection.
from the collecting and trade fraternities. That’s because
I highly commend this sale to you and, as always, I wish
Arthur’s additional material, plus the duplicates, is more
you success with your bidding.
extensive than most people’s principal collections. If you
thought you had missed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
back in October, you may well have a second crack at a
similar rarity on this occasion.
Many of the items in this sale were previously displayed
in Arthur’s Large Gold Medal exhibits but, as the exhibits
grew - or to achieve better balance - they were Gary Watson and your Team at Mossgreen:
relegated to a secondary rôle. Others were acquired too Romani Benjamin, Nick Anning, Yang Liu
late to be incorporated in the exhibits. Still others were and Charles Leski (Consultant).
rather too specialised for the purpose of exhibiting, too
large, or otherwise didn’t quite “fit”.
There are numerous terrific items offered here, from
monogram pieces to official photographs of original
artwork, from complete sheets - including one of two
surviving sheets of the 4d blue! - to varieties you can see
without a magnifier. Arthur was very keen on positional
blocks, and they are scattered liberally throughout the
catalogue. He was also a fan of watermark errors, of
which there are numerous examples presented here,
including Lot 250 which must be one of the most
extraordinary paper/watermark errors in all of philately!