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Mike Roberts Collections - Nov. 2026 continued...

SCILLY ISLANDS PRESTAMP & STAMPLESS MAIL, 1727-18 continued...
Lot Catalog No. Descrip Opening
681   imageST MARY'S - TRIO AT SINGLE, DOUBLE OR TRIPLE RATE TO THE MAINLAND: 1832-8 with 1832 E (light stains) to Rye with poor SCILLY hs rated single 1/1; 1832 EL to Huth, London with fine SCILLY hs and rated double 2/2 plus 1838 E (faults) to London with clear but near albino SCILLY hs on reverse and rated 3/3 treble. (3 items) (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 120

Currently...£120.00
Currently...USD 162.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM
682   imageST MARY'S - TREBLE RATE LETTER, SCILLY SHIPS AGENT ILLUS. LETTERHEAD, ETC.: 1833 E to Rev. Parker, London with good SCILLY hs and rated 3/3 treble; 1832 EL (reinforced internal folded corners) with fine illus. letterhead, "Tregarthen & Banfield Ships Agents, Scilly" to Huth, London with fine Penzance cds plus 1837 Doctors invoice "St Mary's Scilly, The Repret of the Late Captn Wm Bairy etc." a charge of £6.2.6 - we wonder how much he would have paid if had survived the good Doctors "attendance"! (3 items) (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 160

Currently...£160.00
Currently...USD 216.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM
683   imageST MARTIN'S - THE SECOND EARLIEST RECORDED LETTER: 10 Mar. 1828 EL headed internally St Martins Island Scilly from the Rev. George Nance to the Society Promoting Christian Knowledge, London with fine SCILLY hs and rated 1/1. Scarce and fine cover. [Ex Rawlings Cavendish sale 08/09/2011 lot 777 realised £850+BP.] (Image)

Starting at £ 200

Currently...£200.00
Currently...USD 270.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM
684   imageST MARTIN'S - PREPAID LETTER TO LONDON: May 1839 EL (filing folds & light stains) internally headed "St Martins Scilly" from a William Rees to London with good SCILLY hs, red London PAID ds and ms. red Pd 1/-. Fine uncommonly prepaid letter from this island. [Illustrated in S.I.P.H., p.12.] (Image)

Starting at £ 160

Currently...£160.00
Currently...USD 216.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM
685   imageTRESCO - VERY EARLY LETTER POSTED FROM ST. MARY's WITH SCILLY HS TO LONDON: 14 Oct. 1827 EL (Missionary contents) clearly headed internally Tresco, Scilly Islands to SPCK in London rated 1/1 with a near fine SCILLY hs on the top flap. Rare early letter from this small island. [Illustrated in S.I.P.H., p.12.] (Image)

Starting at £ 160

Currently...£160.00
Currently...USD 216.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM
686   imageTRESCO - 1828 & 1839 PAIR AT SINGLE AND DOUBLE RATE: 4 Feb. 1828 EL from Rev. Lane internally headed Tresco Scilly Islands to SPCK rated 1/1, arguing his case for additional funds with fine SCILLY hs across join plus 1839 EL from Rev. Lane to SPCK initially rated 1/1 crossed through and overstruck by London Inspectors crown and rerated 2/2 with albino SCILLY hs on reverse. Fine pair. (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 200

Currently...£200.00
Currently...USD 270.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM
687   imageTRESCO - 1831 & 1833 PAIR AT TREBLE AND QUADRUPLE RATE: June 1831 E Tresco to SPCK London with two strikes of the SCILLY hs charged at the treble rate 3/3; similar 1833 E to SPCK but charged at the quadruple rate, 4/4 plus 1831 Revenue piece headed Tresco Scilly Islands with At seven days sight please to pay to ...Bankers Penzance ... £57-8-9 ..James Lane with Revenue impression at left. (3 items) (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 200

Currently...£200.00
Currently...USD 270.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM
688   imageUPP PAID & UNPAID MAILS TO SCOTLAND: Jan. 1848 paid EL to Peebles with v.fine Scilly cds, ms red "1", London PAID cds, etc., plus unpaid Oct. 1848 env. to Perth with ms "2", v.fine Scilly cds, London transit ds, etc. Good pair. Cross Reference: EDINBURGH (Image)

Starting at £ 130

Currently...£130.00
Currently...USD 175.50
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM
689   imageLETTER EX-BATAVIA LANDED AT SCILLY ISLANDS & OUTGOING LETTER TO FRANCE: 10 Mar. 1845 E Batavia (endorsed on flap) to London with 28 July 1845 fine Scilly cds arrived London two days later plus unpaid 1858 EL Scilly to Quimper, Finistere with fine blue Scilly 26 Nov. cds, Penzance 27 Nov. cds, London & Calais Amb 29 Nov. cds and Paris the following day. Early outgoing overseas mail is uncommon. Fine pair. Cross Reference: FRANCE, NETHERLANDS COLONIES (Image)

Starting at £ 200

Currently...£200.00
Currently...USD 270.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM
690   imageMAPS INC. EARLY 1754, SCILLY ISLES TREATISE, ETC.: Small collection of maps inc. J Mynde 1754 Sylley Islands their Distances & Flats (vertical crease otherwise pristine) from "Philos. Trans Vol.XLVIII TAB.III p.55"; 1752 printed 7 pg. treatise by Rev. Mr. Wm Borlase to the Rev Thomas Birch (Secretary Royal Society) reporting on his visit to the "Sylley" Islands last summer; three further 19th century maps of Scillies or Cornwall. (6 items) Cross Reference: MAPS (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 80

Currently...£80.00
Currently...USD 108.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM
SCILLY ISLANDS QV STAMPED MAIL, 1841-1902
Lot Catalog No. Descrip Opening
691   imageONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED 1d BLACK COVERS FROM THE SCILLY ISLANDS – WITH BLACK MX (MATCHING THE “SCILLY” CDS ON THE FRONT); Attractive 29 March 1841 EL (some light toning well clear of the stamp) ref. the recent abortive launch of a lifeboat to try to reach the stricken steamer Thames during a storm the previous month and addressed to the “National [Shipwreck] Institution” in London. Posted from St Mary's franked by a fine 1d black (NC, Plate 9; 4 good to wide margins) tied by a fine ‘bounced’ strike of the St Mary’s black Maltese Cross, matching the very fine "SCILLY" cds (IS5; just crossed by filing crease) on the front (with red London 1 Apr. arrival backstamp). Very Rare Offshore Islands 1d Black Usage; believed to be one of only two recorded. [Ex P.J. Elkins Collection; Cavendish 11 Sept. 1998, lot 2399 - realised £800+BP] [Illustrated in S.I.P.H., p.13.] Exhibition Item of Great Rarity. Cross Reference: 1840 1d BLACKS, CRASH/WRECK MAIL (Image)

Starting at £ 1,300

Currently...£1,300.00
Currently...USD 1,755.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM
692   imageRARE ST MARY'S MALTESE CROSS CANCEL ON MAIL TO CORNWALL: 1843 E (vertical filing crease clear of marks and stamp) to Hayle Foundry franked 3 margin 1d red Pl. 21 QC tied by superb St Mary's Maltese Cross with fine Scilly cds opposite. Rare thus. [Illustrated in S.I.P.H., p.13] [Ex PJ Elkins Cavendish sale 11/09/1998 lot 2400) (Image)

Starting at £ 340

Currently...£340.00
Currently...USD 459.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM
693   imageSCILLY ISLANDS MAILS - HOUSE OF COMMONS PRINTED REPORT, ETC.: 1844 House of Commons "SCILLY ISLANDS MAILS" Return (34pgs.) which has "Copies of all Communications addressed to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, respecting the POST OFFICE ARRANGEMENTS at the Islands of Scilly ...", etc. Detailed reports, numbers of letters, boats, etc., covering the period 1842-44 plus one page Return detailing the Packet Mails between Scilly & Penzance, with letters in each weight category, etc., covering period Jan.-Mar. 1843. (2 items) (Image)

Starting at £ 65

Currently...£65.00
Currently...USD 87.75
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM
694   imageEARLIEST KNOW USE OF THE 610 NUMERAL CANCEL: 24 Sept. 1847 E (vert. filing folds inc. through left side of 1d red) from St Mary's Rope Co. to Hayle with 1d red tied by good 1844 Type "610" hs with v.fine SCILLY 24 SP 1847 cds bottom left, this the earliest recorded use. [See Parmenter Barred Numeral Cancellations.] (Image)

Starting at £ 160

Currently...£160.00
Currently...USD 216.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM
695   imageWRECK OF THE CAROLINE ON SEVEN STONES REEF: 8 Dec. 1848 EL (vert. filing fold clear of stamp) to London with four margin 1d red tied v.fine Type 1844 "610" hs. The contents inc a covering letter to the addressee plus a full detailed one page account of the sinking of the schooner Caroline, on passage from Newport to Barcelona, on Seven Stones reef. The rescue was conducted by longboat, manned by 5 men, who due to the rough seas had to head back to land, 14 miles away, in heavy seas having saved just one member of the Caroline's crew. Important historical document. Cross Reference: CRASH/WRECK MAIL (Image)

Starting at £ 200

Currently...£200.00
Currently...USD 270.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM
696   imageAWARD BY THE SHIPWRECK INSTITUTE SUBSEQUENT TO THE WRECK OF THE CAROLINE: 19 Jan. 1849 EL to London franked 3 margin 1d red (vert. fold at left) tied by v.fine 1844 Type "610" hs and on reverse a v.fine Scilly cds. The letter acknowledges receipt of the sum of £2 awarded to the 5 men who rescued the mate of the wrecked Caroline, "which shall be handed over to them". [Ex PJ Elkins Cavendish sale 19/07/2003 lot 466 £340+BP) Cross Reference: CRASH/WRECK MAIL (Image)

Starting at £ 200

Currently...£200.00
Currently...USD 270.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM
697   imageILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS ENGRAVINGS INC. LIGHTHOUSES, SCHILLER WRECK, ETC.: 1848-74 selection of cuttings and illustrations from the ILN inc. the old and new (1858) Bishops Rock lighthouses, the aftermath of the sinking of the Schiller inc burials, the Telegraph Cable completion, 1874 Sketches of the Scilly Isles, etc. (8 items) (Image) (Image2) (All Images)

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Starting at £ 65

Currently...£65.00
Currently...USD 87.75
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM
698   imageOUTGOING MAILS TO LONDON OR EDINBURGH WITH BLUE-GREEN SCILLY DS: 1857 EL Custom House, Scilly to Northern Lighthouse Office, Edinburgh franked 1d red star tied weak 1844 Type "610" hs and on reverse the large double arc Scilly ds in blue -green ink plus 1861 E to London with 1d red star (filing crease at left of stamp) with v.fine "610" hs and on reverse blue-green single circle Scilly ds. Good pair. Cross Reference: EDINBURGH (Image)

Starting at £ 200

Currently...£200.00
Currently...USD 270.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM
699   imageSHIPPING AGENTS LETTERS SCILLY FOR HUTH LONDON, ETC.: 6 May 1860 E to London franked 1d red star tied v.fine Type 1844 "610" hs with on reverse flap Scilly, Penzance and London cds endorsed Capt Soderbergh who Lloyds List record as "Constance" arrived from Java 2 May [Illustrated in S.I.P.H., p.14], plus 3 June 1861 EL from Thomas Buxton to Huth London reporting the arrival of the Rambler, Capt Bell from Gallipoli with oil franked 1d red (vert fold at left) tied fine "610" hs and Scilly, Penzance & London cds on reverse. Good pair. Cross Reference: NETHERLANDS COLONIES (Image)

Starting at £ 130

Currently...£130.00
Currently...USD 175.50
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM
700   imageMAIL EX MONTEVIDEO LANDED AT SCILLY FOR LIVERPOOL: 1861 EL Montevideo to Liverpool endorsed pr Rannys and Consignee landed at the Scilly Islands for onward transmission with 1d red star tied fine "610" hs with both Scilly and Liverpool cds on reverse. Brandon Cert. (1998). [Illustrated in S.I.P.H., p.15] Cross Reference: URUGUAY (Image)

Starting at £ 100

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

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