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RAF Signed Cover Collection 3 in Superb Album With Slipcase. 40 (approx) covers including rare Battle of Britain Aces signed and many scarce varieties housed in expensive Importa Blue cover album with slipcase. Covers have a retail price of over £1600 including DE1393 SC20 RAF Finningley 21st Anniversary of the First Direct Jet Crossing of the Atlantic. Flown from Finningley to St Mawgan in a Canberra, then Lyneham to Goose Bay, Newfoundland in a Hercules. RRP £8 DE1401 SC20 RAF Finningley 21st Anniversary of the First Direct Jet Crossing of the Atlantic. Flown from Finningley to St Mawgan in a Canberra, then Lyneham to Goose Bay, Newfoundland in a Hercules. Additionally signed by the Canberra crew who flew the first ever direct Jet crossing of the Atlantic in 1951 - Sqn Ldr Callard DFC, Flt Lt Haskett and Flt Lt Robson DFC. RRP £20 DE1403 SC20 RAF Finningley 21st Anniversary of the First Direct Jet Crossing of the Atlantic. Flown from Finningley to St Mawgan in a Canberra, then Lyneham to Goose Bay, Newfoundland in a Hercules. Signed by the pilot of the Canberra - Fg Off Jamieson, and the pilot of the Hercules - Flt Lt Johnson. Red anniversary flight cachet. RRP £15 DE1404 SC20 RAF Finningley 21st Anniversary of the First Direct Jet Crossing of the Atlantic. Flown from Finningley to St Mawgan in a Canberra, then Lyneham to Goose Bay, Newfoundland in a Hercules. Signed by the pilot of the Hercules - Flt Lt Johnson. Blue anniversary flight cachet. RRP £10 DE1410 SC20 RAF Finningley 21st Anniversary of the First Direct Jet Crossing of the Atlantic. Flown from Finningley to St Mawgan in a Canberra, then Lyneham to Goose Bay, Newfoundland in a Hercules. Unusual ERROR variation with 3p British Legion stamp with neck flaw. RRP £25 DE1429 Sir Alan Cobham cover signed by the pilot who flew the covers and S.Ldr Bernard F Collins who flew as a freelance with Cobham's Circus!! Went on to become Director of Luton Airport. RRP £40 DE1435 Sydney Camm cover signed by WWII ace and later famous Test Pilot Sqn Ldr Neville Duke. Info card and photograph inside. Excellent condition. RRP £30 DE1444 Flt Lt Lord VC cover Signed Captain Urban Drew and Flt Lt King, who both flew with Lord at Arnhem Info cards inside. Excellent condition. RRP £30 DE1447 Lord Tedder cover flown in Devon and signed by the crew. Rare variety numbered 48 of 50, additionally signed by Air Commodore Allen Mawer DFC, who flew Wellingtons, Halifax and Stirlings in Tedder's M E. command, 1941 - 44. RRP £35 DE1459 RAF HA19 Historic Aviators cover dedicated to Air Commodore Alan Deere DSO DFC. Flown from RAF Catterick in a Devon. Cover is in perfect condition with cards inside. Unusual Royal Star and Garter Home 80th Birthday special autographed by John Gibson (501 Sqn Battle of Britain Ace with 7 victories), Wing Commander David Cox (19 Sqn Battle of Britain, flew with The Bader Wing) and James Thomas Pickford DFM (Battle of Britain 604 Sqn). RRP £75 DE1462 RAF HA19 Historic Aviators cover dedicated to Air Commodore Alan Deere DSO DFC. Flown from RAF Catterick in a Devon. Cover is in perfect condition with cards inside. Limited edition numbered 1 of 1 (unique!!) signed by Sqn Ldr Kenwyn Roland Sutton DFM DFC, Battle of Britain pilot with 142 and 264 Sqns. RRP £60 DE1464 RAF HA19 Historic Aviators cover dedicated to Air Commodore Alan Deere DSO DFC. Flown from RAF Catterick in a Devon. Cover is in perfect condition with cards inside. Limited edition numbered 1 of 1 (unique!!) signed by Flt Lt John Peter Bowtell Greenwood, Spitifre, Battle of Britain 253 Sqn. RRP £95 DE1470 RAF HA19 Historic Aviators cover dedicated to Air Commodore Alan Deere DSO DFC. Flown from RAF Catterick in a Devon. Cover is in perfect condition with cards inside. Limited edition numbered 1 of 1 (unique!!) signed by Flt Lt Anthony Robert Fletcher Thompson DFC, 249 Squadron Battle of Britain. Went on to fly the Comet for BOAC. So rare. RRP £150 DE1471 RAF HA19 Historic Aviators cover dedicated to Air Commodore Alan Deere DSO DFC. Flown from RAF Catterick in a Devon. Cover is in perfect condition with cards inside. Limited edition numbered 1 of 1 (unique!!) signed by Norman Percy Gerald Barron, 236 Squadron Battle of Britain. RRP £125 DE1473 RAF HA19 Historic Aviators cover dedicated to Air Commodore Alan Deere DSO DFC. Flown from RAF Catterick in a Devon. Cover is in perfect condition with cards inside. Limited edition numbered 1 of 1 (unique!!) signed by Roy Andrew McGowan, 46 Sqn Battle of Britain. RRP £90 DE1483 Trenchard cover signed by Battle of Britain ace Dennis David. RRP £25 DE1485 Portal of Hungerford cover signed Sir T. Pike who held many top posts within the RAF during WWII. Info cards and photograph inside. Excellent condition. RRP £25 DE1491 HA28c - Grp Capt George Burgess cover depicting dogfight over Malta 1940. Flown by Canberra. Signed by Battle of Britain veteran Group Captain Dickie Haine DFC. Limited edition numbered 9 of 13. Slightly scruffy cover but rare. RRP £25 DE1503 Major W G Barker cover signed A.C.M. Sir Peter Le Cheminant DFC who served in France and North Africa during WWII and in the Ministry of Defence in the 70 s. Info cards and photograph inside. Rare variety also signed by Michael Frederic Anderson DFC, Battle of Britain veteran with 604 Squadron. RRP £50 DE1504 Major W G Barker cover signed A.C.M. Sir Peter Le Cheminant DFC who served in France and North Africa during WWII and in the Ministry of Defence in the 70 s. Info cards and photograph inside. Rare variety also signed by Battle of Britain veteran Kenneth Lusty, 25 Sqn. RRP £30 DE1509 Mjr Hawker VC cover signed by Winston Churchill M.P. - Grandson of the great War-Time Prime Minister. Info card and photograph inside. Excellent condition. RRP £20 DE1510 Mjr Hawker VC cover signed by Allan Richard Wright DFC*, Battle of Britain ace with 11 kills, three shared, five probables and seven damaged. One of the last surviving airmen of "The Few". RRP £25 DE1512 - Capt J Lidell VC MC cover depicting him over Ostend 1915. Flown by Canberra. Signed WW2 fighter & V rocket ace Wg. Cdr. Roland Beaumont DSO DFC. 87 sqn France 1940 & BOB 87 sqn. Moved to Hawkers as test pilot on Hurricanes & Typhoons. Flt Commander 609 Typhoon sqn, perfected both day & night train busting operations with a personal score of 25 trains in 3 months. Led 1st Tempest wing at Lydd, flew D-Day & across Europe to Holland. Joined English Electric and managed prototype tests of Canberra, P1 Lightning become the first British pilot to fly at the speed of sound & twice speed of sound. Also flew the 1st flight of the TSR2 - RRP £25 DE1607 Hockaday Series 1 no. 31 De-Commissioning of HMS Nurton signed by Commander Thoburn, Senior Naval Officer of Northern Ireland and Commander Stansbury, 1st CO of HMS Nurton. RRP £12 DE1608 Hockaday Series 2 no. 17 De-Commissioning of HMS Wilton. Limited special edition of 125 signed by Lt Adam, last Captain of Welton, Captain Moore, Captain Howard, Lt Cdr Thake of HMS Wilton. RRP £20 DE1609 Hockaday Series 2 no. 22 De-Commissioning of HMS Cygnet. Limited special edition of 125 signed by the last Captain of Cygnet Lt C B Hodgkinson, Lt Gen Sir Roger Wheeler, Rear Admiral Hollins, Captain Du Port and Commander Lawrence. RRP £15 DE1610 RAF(SP)1 Staffel 18 Squadron RAF cover, German Edition. Signed by FIVE Battle of Britain veterans: Alan Gear (31 Sqn), Avis Hearn MM, Trevor Gray (64 Sqn), John Keatings (219 Sqn) and Peter Ayerst. RRP £50 DE1612 605 County of Warwick sqn Westland Wapiti & Vampire cover. Flown by Vampire. Signed by WW2 Fighter ace Air Cdre. E W Wright DFC DFM, 6 Victories in Battle of Britain & 8 more Japanese aircraft in the Far East. Captured & POW, Sqn Ldr M Proudfoot & Flt Lt Peter Bouch - RRP £25 And many more. All signed items come with a Certificate of Authenticity and can be shipped worldwide.
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All autographs and first day covers will come securely packaged with an envelope stiffener in a board-backed envelope. Larger photographs and prints are sent in a tough tube, and books and oversized/framed items will be packaged with bubble wrap and sent in a box.