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Mike Roberts Collections - Nov. 2026 continued...

ORKNEY ISLANDS POSTAL HISTORY, 1687-1917 continued...
Lot Catalog No. Descrip Opening
581   imageKIRKWALL - 4-MARGIN 2d BLUE STRIP OF SIX ON COVER TO USA: 18 May 1853 EL (wrinkled) to New York ex Kirkwall endorsed "missent", franked by horiz. strip of 6 2d blues DA-DF (4 margins all the way round but close at right), tied by US transit cds's. Very rare islands usage and of exhibition quality.Cross Reference: 1841 2d BLUES, MISSENT MAIL (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 500

Currently...£500.00
Currently...USD 675.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM
582   imageRARE BLUE "BIRSAY" UDC ON 1d RED COVER TO EDINBURGH: 22 Dec. 1855 env. to Edinburgh unusually endorsed "Per Steamer's Mail on 24 Decr. 1855", franked 1d red 'Stars' (off -centre; filing fold) tied by Kirkwall "207" numeral, with rare blue "BIRSAY" UDC on side-flap (opened out for display) overstruck by light green "KIRKWALL" cds. Very few examples of this Birsay UDC have been recorded (only from 1853-55). Exhibition item. [ex Cavendish Auctions June 2021, lot 1847; realised £550+BP] (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 200

Currently...£200.00
Currently...USD 270.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM
583   imageSCOTS LOCAL CANCELS - SUB-OFFICE CDS & BOXED LOCAL: 1 Apr. 1857 env. to Portsoy with mostly fine boxed "FINSTOWN" local mark across join on reverse; and 29 Sept. 1873 env. sent locally to "Minister of Harray by Finstown" with two strikes of unusual "FINSTOWN S.O." cds on front & back. (2)Cross Reference: LOCAL POSTS, SCOTS LOCAL CANCELLATIONS (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 100

Currently...£100.00
Currently...USD 135.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM
584   imageSCOTS LOCAL CANCEL - ISLE OF ROUSAY RARE LOCAL BACKSTAMP & "FINSTOWN" CANCEL: 18 Jan. 1858 env. (minor toning; side flap opened out) ex Rousay franked 1d red 'Stars' tied by v.fine rare boxed "FINSTOWN" Scots Local cancel (Type VII; recorded by Alcock for 1857-60 only), with v.fine rare blue boxed "ROUSAY" backstamp slightly overstruck by Banchory arrival ds. Rousay never used its boxed namestamp as a cancellation for stamps; very few pre-1880 stamped covers are known from Rousay & this combination with the Finstown Scots Local may be unique(?). Exhibition item. [Ex Cavendish Auctions June 2012, lot 1357; realised £900+BP]Cross Reference: LOCAL POSTS, SCOTS LOCAL CANCELLATIONS (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 340

Currently...£340.00
Currently...USD 459.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM
585   imageSCOTS LOCAL CANCEL - RARE KIRKWALL "HARBOUR/RECGOFFICE" ON 1d RED COVER: 3 Dec. 1859 EL (filing crease) to Edinburgh ex Kirkwall franked 1d red 'Stars' cancelled by mostly fine "HARBOUR/RECGOFFICE" hs. Particularly rare cover.Cross Reference: SHIPS/SHIPPING, SCOTS LOCAL CANCELLATIONS (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 100

Currently...£100.00
Currently...USD 135.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM
586   imageSCOTS LOCAL CANCEL - BOXED "SANDAY" HS ON 1d RED COVER: 17 May 1858 E to Thurso ex Isle of Sanday franked 1d red 'Stars' cancelled by fine boxed "SANDAY" local hs, with Thurso & Kirkwall backstamps.Cross Reference: LOCAL POSTS, SCOTS LOCAL CANCELLATIONS (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 200

Currently...£200.00
Currently...USD 270.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM
587   imageSCOTS LOCAL CANCEL - BOXED "WESTRAY" ON 1d RED COVER: June 1858 env. to Kirkwall ex Westray franked 1d red 'Stars' cancelled by mostly fine boxed "WESTRAY" local hs, with Kirkwall backstamp.Cross Reference: SCOTS LOCAL CANCELLATIONS, LOCAL POSTS (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 200

Currently...£200.00
Currently...USD 270.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM
588   imageLATER QV LINE ENGRAVED COVERS INC. LOCAL CANCELS, CDS'S, ETC.: 1855-76 group inc. 27 Dec. 1873 env. to the Reverend "by Finstown" franked 1d red cancelled by mostly fine "FINSTOWN S.O." cds; 24 Dec. 1868 env. to Thurso ex Sanday with "SANDAY" & "THURSO" cds's nicely placed on reverse; plus other Kirkwall & Stromness cds's & duplexes, mail to the Isle of Rousay (2) or Papa Westray, etc. (13 covers + 1 PC)Cross Reference: SCOTS LOCAL CANCELLATIONS, LOCAL POSTS (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 130

Currently...£130.00
Currently...USD 175.50
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM
589   imageISLE OF EDAY - LOCAL REGISTERED ENV.: 11 Jan. 1888 Regd env. (with contents) from a landlord to his tenant franked 1½d lilac revenue pair cancelled by ms "X" with clear "EDAY" cds on front.Cross Reference: SCOTS LOCAL CANCELLATIONS, LOCAL POSTS (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 100

Currently...£100.00
Currently...USD 135.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM
590   imageLATER QV MAIL SELECTION: 1885-1901 group of covers (7) plus PPC inc. 1 Dec. 1896 printed E to Edinburgh with most of address erased, franked ½d cancelled by v.fine Stromness "316" duplex, with v.fine "OF THE NATURE/OF A LETTER/131" hs applied on arrival alongside "1" charge hs; 19 Aug. 1893 Regd Letter env. from Kirkwall to a stamp dealer on the Strand, London, posted without stamps & not handed to a P.O. therefore endorsed "Posted out of course" and charged 9d; 1 June 1886 env. to Cairo ex Kirkwall; 31 Jan. 1898 ½a P.Stat. env. ex "FIELD P.O. No.1" in India; plus 1895 Vaccination Certificate; etc. (9 items)Cross Reference: EGYPT, INDIA, INSTRUCTIONAL MARKS (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 110

Currently...£110.00
Currently...USD 148.50
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM
591   imageKEVII & KGV PARCEL POST LABELS, QV CANCELS ON PIECE, ETC.: KEVII (5) + KGV (1) PP labels plus QV piece with a variety of frankings cancelled by "GRAEMSAY" (3), "KIRKWALL" (3) or "STMARGARETS HOPE" cds's/cancels. (7)Cross Reference: PARCEL POST LABELS (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 80

Currently...£80.00
Currently...USD 108.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM
592   imageORKNEY & SHETLAND STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY NEWSPAPER LABELS: 1902/3 3d (2) or 1d newspaper stamps (faults) optd "For Pentland Firth only.". Inc. the scarcer 1st type with vertical overprint. (3) Cross Reference: SHETLAND ISLANDS POSTAL HISTORY, 1666-1943, SHIPS/SHIPPING, NEWSPAPER STAMPS (Image)

Starting at £ 65

Currently...£65.00
Currently...USD 87.75
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM
593   imageKIRKWALL - WWI CENSOR MARKS: 27 Jan. 1915 PPC of Earl's Palace, Kirkwall to London franked KGV ½d tied by fine dumb cancel with v.fine rare purple "CENSORED/KING'S HARBOUR MASTER/KIRKWALL" hs; and 3 July 1917 env. (minor wear) used locally in Kirkwall franked KGV 1d tied by v.fine double-ring "KIRKWALL" cds with mainly v.fine double-oval "CENSORED/ORKNEY R.G.A." (Royal Garrison Artillery) on the front. A rare pair. [Ex Cavendish Auctions June 2021, lot 1848; realised £380+BP] (2) Cross Reference: PICTURE POSTCARDS, MILITARY - WWI, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 130

Currently...£130.00
Currently...USD 175.50
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM
594   image20th CENTURY POSTAL HISTORY & EPHEMERA: 1904-66 group of covers (7) & PPCs/PCs (3), all but one outbound. Inc. 1904 PPC to Melbourne, Australia ex St Margaret's Hope franked 1d tied by "604" numeral, redirected to Tasmania & uprated by Victoria 1d tied by Melbourne cds; 1914 env. to Hampshire ex HMS Agincourt at Scapa flow endorsed "Urgent", franked 1d 1d red tied by 'target' cancel with "PASSED BY/A. Coke/CENSOR" signed censor mark; etc. Also inc. trio of 1913-18 Notices to Mariners. (13 items)Cross Reference: MILITARY - WWI, MILITARY - WWII, EPHEMERA, SHIPS/SHIPPING (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 100

Currently...£100.00
Currently...USD 135.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM
OUTER HEBRIDES POSTAL HISTORY, 1796-1942
Lot Catalog No. Descrip Opening
595   imageISLE OF LEWIS - PRESTAMP MAIL INC. SCARCE STORNOWAY MILEAGES, ETC.: 1787-1833 group, virtually all ex Stornoway & mainly to Edinburgh, with various Stornoway mileage marks. Inc. 16 July 1828 part-E with scarce "STORNOWAY/781-E" hs; plus single line "STORNOWAY" hs's inc. scarce concave type; etc. (8 covers) (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 100

Currently...£100.00
Currently...USD 135.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM
596   image1805-12 INBOUND MAIL GROUP: Inc. 24 Jan. 1811 EL sent free from Lord Seaforth (of Clan Mackenzie) in London to "Robert Brown/care of the Postmaster [in Dingwall]" endorsed "to be forwarded to him instantly wherever he is" & subsequently sent on to Stornoway, with double-ring "[crown]/FREE" cds; 25 June 1805 E to Dunvegan ex Edinburgh endorsed "Missent to" next to fine "ARISAIG" hs on fold, with a poor strike of the same hs on reverse; etc. (4)Cross Reference: AUTOGRAPHS, FREE MAIL (Image)

Starting at £ 110

Currently...£110.00
Currently...USD 148.50
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM
597   imageNORTH UIST - RARE LOCHMADDY "UIST to/DUNVEGAN" HS WITH MATCHING BOXED "½" MARK: 10 June 1837 EL to Hamilton ex Lochmaddy charged "1/1" plus boxed "½" hs with matching "UIST to/DUNVEGAN" hs on reverse. Both unusually fine. (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 200

Currently...£200.00
Currently...USD 270.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM
598   imageNORTH UIST - UNIQUE LOCHMADDY "UIST to/DUNVEGAN" HS ON 1d BLACK COVER: 13 July 1840 EL to Edinburgh ex Lochmaddy franked by 3-margin 1d black cancelled by oily red MX, with "UIST to/DUNVEGAN" hs overstruck by cds & "[D]UNVEGAN" s/line hs (partly struck off-cover). [ex Cavendish Auctions Oct. 1991, lot 880; realised £900+BP] Cross Reference: 1840 1d BLACKS (Image)

Starting at £ 1,000

Currently...£1,000.00
Currently...USD 1,350.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM
599   imageNORTH UIST - "UIST to/DUNVEGAN" LATE USAGE: 22 July 1842 EL to Portree ex Lochmaddy franked 1d red cancelled by black MX, with v.fine late usage of the "UIST to/DUNVEGAN" hs on reverse.Cross Reference: 1841 1d REDS (Image)

Starting at £ 160

Currently...£160.00
Currently...USD 216.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM
600   imageLEWIS & SOUTH UIST: 1842-53 group inc. 25 June 1846 EL to Edinburgh ex Killden with mostly fine rare blue "HOWMORE" hs; 3 Aug. 1848 EL to Isle of Arran ex Stornoway franked 1d red cancelled by unusual blue numeral; 20 Feb. & 28 Dec. 1842 EL/E to Edinburgh ex Stornoway both franked 2x1d reds (one horiz. pair); etc. (6) Cross Reference: 1841 1d REDS (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 100

Currently...£100.00
Currently...USD 135.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM

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