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Autograph Auction TV Film, Victoria Cross winners, Sport, Politics, Historic, Concorde, Military signed covers FDCs
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Sir Alec Guinness signed RAF WW2 cover Bridge On The River Kwai Col Nicholson. Escape from Thailand RAF Escaping Society Commemorative Cover. He portrayed the senior British Officer, Colonel Nicholson in the epic war film The Bridge on the River Kwai, which won him an Academy Award for Best Actor in a leading role. The cover was flown to Bangkok on 14 June 1974. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.
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Actor Helena Bonham Carter signed 1997 Horror official FDC Autographed Editions. Helena Bonham Carter (born 26 May 1966) is an English actress. She is known for her character roles as eccentric women in blockbusters and independent films, particularly period dramas. Bonham Carter rose to prominence by playing Lucy Honeychurch in A Room with a View (1985) and the title character in Lady Jane (1986). Her early period roles saw her typecast as a virginal "English rose", a label with which she was uncomfortable. Bonham Carter is recognized for her unconventional fashion choices and dark aesthetic. For her role as Kate Croy in The Wings of the Dove (1997), Bonham Carter received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress, and for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth in The King's Speech (2010), she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.
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Rare Titanic survivor B.V. Dean signed Maritime England-1982 R.M.S Titanic FDC. Bertram Dean was born on May 21, 1910, in London. His parents, Bertram Frank Dean and Eva Georgette Light, owned a pub in the British capital but planned to emigrate to the United States, to Wichita in Kansas. Members of their family were already living there. Their aim was to open a tobacco store. Bertram had a younger sister, Elizabeth Gladys Dean, nicknamed Millvina who was born on February 2, 1912. She would later become one of the most famous, most popular and longest living Titanic survivors ever, while she was also officially the youngest passenger aboard the ship. Bertram boarded the Titanic with his parents and sister at Southampton on Wednesday April 10, 1912, as a Third Class passenger. He was soon to be two years old while Millvina was only a few weeks old. The Deans were originally to board the Adriatic but a coal strike caused the transfer of passengers to the new White Star liner which was then making its inaugural crossing. The Deans were in their cabin when the liner struck an iceberg on the evening of April 14, 1912. Bertram Frank, awakened by the noise, came up on deck to find out what was happening. Alerted by the news, he went back down to his cabin and woke up his wife, ordering her to dress the two children warmly and get on the Boat Deck. Once there, it is difficult to establish with certainty the sequence of events. Although Eva Dean did embark on the same lifeboat as her daughter, we cannot however know whether the young Bertram Vere was also with his mother or whether, or was lost in the crowd and the confusion, and been in another lifeboat. In any case, the two children were saved, which was not the case for Father Bertram Frank Dean who died in the sinking and whose body, subsequently, was probably never found. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.
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Dirk Bogarde Mai Zetterling Stephen Murray signed vintage Theatre programme, Duke of Yorks Theatre production of Point of Departure by Jean Anouilh. Autographed by the three leading cast members. Sir Dirk Bogarde (born Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven van den Bogaerde; 28 March 1921 - 8 May 1999) was an English actor, novelist and screenwriter. Initially a matinée idol in films such as Doctor in the House (1954) for the Rank Organisation, he later acted in art house films, evolving from "heartthrob to icon of edginess". In a second career, Bogarde wrote seven volumes of memoirs, six novels, and a volume of collected journalism, mainly from articles in The Daily Telegraph. He fought in the Second World War and over the course of five years reached the rank of major and was awarded seven medals. His poetry has been published in war anthologies, and a grey ink brush drawing, "Tents in Orchard. 1944", is in the collection of the British Museum. Having come to prominence in films including The Blue Lamp in the early 1950s, Bogarde starred in the popular Doctor film series (1954-1963). He twice won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, for The Servant (1963) and Darling (1965). His other notable film roles included Victim (1961), Accident (1967), The Damned (1969), Death in Venice (1971), The Night Porter (1974), A Bridge Too Far (1977) and Despair (1978). He was appointed a Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters in 1990 and a Knight Bachelor in 1992. Mai Elisabeth Zetterling (24 May 1925 - 17 March 1994)[1] was a Swedish film director, novelist and actress. Stephen Umfreville Hay Murray (6 September 1912 - 31 March 1983) was an English cinema, radio, theatre and television actor. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.
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Terry Gilliam signed poster from The Bruces Philosophers Song, approx 26 x 18 inches, inscribed For Lee Safe Dreams with autograph and pencil doodle. Large autograph. Terrence Vance Gilliam (born 22 November 1940)[2][3] is an American-born British filmmaker, comedian, collage animator, and actor. He gained stardom as a member of the Monty Python comedy troupe alongside John Cleese, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, and Graham Chapman. Together they collaborated on the sketch series Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969-1974) and the films Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975, also co-directed), Life of Brian (1979), and The Meaning of Life (1983). They received the BAFTA Award in 1988 for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema. In 2009, Gilliam received the BAFTA Fellowship for lifetime achievement. Gilliam transitioned to directing serious films with themes exploring imagination and oppositions to bureaucracy and authoritarianism. His films are sometimes set in dystopian worlds and involve black comedy and tragicomedic elements. He has directed thirteen feature films, gaining acclaim for Time Bandits (1981), Brazil (1985), The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988), The Fisher King (1991), and 12 Monkeys (1995). Other directing credits include Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998), The Brothers Grimm (2005), The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009), and The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018). Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.
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Comic Legends Eric Morecambe & Ernest Wise signed Albums pages 5.5 x 4/5x4 inch pages Eric Morecambe (born John Eric Bartholomew; 14 May 1926 - 28 May 1984) and Ernie Wise (born Ernest Wiseman; 27 November 1925 - 21 March 1999), known as Morecambe and Wise (and sometimes as Eric and Ernie), were an English comic double act, working in variety, radio, film and most successfully in television. Their partnership lasted from 1941 until Morecambe's sudden death in 1984. They have been described as "the most illustrious, and the best-loved, double-act that Britain has ever produced". On a list of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes drawn up by the British Film Institute in 2000, voted for by industry professionals, The Morecambe and Wise Show was placed 14th. In September 2006, they were voted by the general public as number 2 in a poll of TV's 50 Greatest Stars. Their early career was the subject of the 2011 television biopic Eric and Ernie, and their 1970s career was the subject of the television biopic Eric, Ernie and Me in 2017. In 1976, Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise were both appointed OBE. In 1999, they were posthumously awarded the BAFTA Fellowship. In 2013, they were honoured with a blue plaque at Teddington Studios, where the last four series of The Morecambe and Wise Show were recorded. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.
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WW2 Battle of Britain Sir Douglas Bader DSO DFC signed 1968 RAF 50th Ann cover. Douglas Bader (1910 to 1982) was a gifted British fighter pilot who overcame a double leg amputation to continue flying during the Second World War. Douglas was transferred to the RAF Uxbridge Hospital in 1932, having suffered a double leg amputation following a horrendous flying accident. It was at the hospital that he became acquainted with the Desoutter brothers who started a firm making artificial legs out of light metal alloys such as aluminium. He was the first customer to require two artificial legs and he defied the doctor's expectations by walking again within six months of the crash. Douglas went on to make an incredibly spirited contribution during the Battle of Britain as a fighter ace, shooting down 23 enemy aircraft. Shot down and held at Colditz Castle as POW after numerous escape attempts. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.
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Sylvia Anderson TLS Thank you letter dated 6th August 1996 headed letter. A4 sheet. Sylvia Beatrice Anderson (née Thomas; 25 March 1927 - 15 March 2016) was an English television and film producer, writer, voice actress and costume designer, best known for her collaborations with Gerry Anderson, her husband between 1960 and 1981. In addition to serving as co-creator and co-writer on their TV series during the 1960s and early 1970s, Anderson's primary contribution was character development and costume design. She regularly directed the fortnightly voice recording sessions and provided the voices of many female and child characters. She also helped develop the shows and characters, in particular creating the iconic characters of Lady Penelope and Parker in Thunderbirds. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.
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Music Bill Wyman Rolling Stones signed FDC Elvis Presley King of Rock 'n' Roll. William George Wyman (né Perks; born 24 October 1936) is an English musician who was the bassist of the rock band the Rolling Stones from 1962 to 1993. Wyman was part of the band's first stable line-up and performed on their first 19 studio albums. Following his departure, he occasionally took part in live performances with the Rolling Stones and recorded with them in 2023. He also performed as the backing vocalist and bassist for the blues rock band Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings from 1997 to 2018. Wyman was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Rolling Stones in 1989. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.
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WW2 Battle of Britain aces, Victoria Cross winners rare multiple signed FDC. Roland Beamont, Bill Reid, VC, John Cruickshank VC, Dennis David, James Tait & Neville Duke multi signed FDC. Golden Jubilee of the Royal Air Force 1918 - 1968. Single stamp plus scarce Digby Lincoln CDS postmark. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.
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WW2 fighter ace Johnnie Houlton DFC 1st Dday victory signed FDC 50th Anniversary of D-DAY Stamped Portsmouth 06 Jun 1994. Rare Covercraft official FDC. John Arthur Houlton DFC (23 September 1922 - 16 April 1996) was a New Zealand flying ace of the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) during the Second World War. He was credited with the destruction of at least five German aircraft. Born in Christchurch, Houlton joined the RNZAF in June 1941 and, after completing training in New Zealand, was sent to England to serve with the Royal Air Force. After a brief period of service with No. 485 (NZ) Squadron, he volunteered to go to Malta as part of the island's aerial defence. He was based there from August to December 1942 before returning to Europe and No. 485 Squadron. He shot down a German bomber on the day of the Normandy landings, often considered to be the first German aircraft destroyed during the invasion of France. After the war he stayed in the RNZAF and later took up commercial flying. He died in 1996, aged 73. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.
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NASA Astronaut Col Al Worden, Apollo 15 CMP signed A Century of Flight cover. Alfred Merrill Worden (February 7, 1932 - March 18, 2020) was an American test pilot, engineer and NASA astronaut who was command module pilot for the Apollo 15 lunar mission in 1971. One of 24 people to have flown to the Moon, he orbited it 74 times in the command module (CM) Endeavour. Worden was born in Michigan in 1932; he spent his early years living on farms and attended the University of Michigan for one year, before securing an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. Graduating in 1955, he elected to be commissioned in the United States Air Force, though he had no piloting experience. He proved adept at flying fighter planes, and honed his skills, becoming a test pilot before his selection as a Group 5 astronaut in 1966. He served on the support crew for Apollo 9 and the backup crew for Apollo 12 before his selection for the Apollo 15 crew in 1970, with David Scott as commander and James Irwin as lunar module pilot. After Apollo 15 reached lunar orbit, and his crewmates departed to land on the Moon, Worden spent three days alone in the CM, becoming in the process the individual who travelled the farthest from any other human being, a distinction he still holds. He took many photographs of the Moon and operated a suite of scientific instruments that probed the Moon. During Apollo 15's return flight to Earth, Worden performed an extravehicular activity (EVA), or spacewalk, to retrieve film cassettes from cameras on the exterior of the spacecraft. It was the first "deep space" EVA in history, and as of 2026 remains the one that has taken place farthest from Earth. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.
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D-Day Normandy Landings multiple signed Navy cover, inc Piper Bill Millin. This cover commemorates the Invasion of Normandy - D Day 1944. It is first day of the D Day Stamps but only one stamp with special Pegasus Bridge BFPS 2479 H/S. This cover is C Hockaday Royal Naval Cover Series Two No 7. It is signed by Piper Bill Millin. Admiral E Currey DSO DFC, Mjr Gen V Carpenter, Brig Sir N Somerville, Sir Tom Normanton, all D-day veterans. William Millin (14 July 1922 - 18 August 2010), commonly known as Piper Bill, was a Canadian-born British soldier, and the personal piper to Simon Fraser, 15th Lord Lovat, commander of the British 1st Special Service Brigade at D-Day. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.
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D-Day Op Overlord Hockaday Navy Cover Signed 5 veterans, Rear Admiral Edward Findley 'Teddy' Gueritz CB OBE DSC*, Beachmaster, Sword Beach. Sub-Lieutenant George S. Walker, Assistant Beachmaster, Sword Beach. Petty Officer R. Waddingham, Yeoman of Signals, Sword Beach. Petty Officer R.H.G. McKinlay CGM, RN Commando, Sword Beach. Leading Seaman K.C. Boyce, RN Commando Frogman, Sword Beach. Rare only 110 signed. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.
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Rare 18 sqn signed cover, Damaged by Water variety. Flown and signed by 2 crew members.26 Jun 73 BFPS 1401 25th Anniv of the Berlin Airlift. 18 Squadron. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.
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WW2 MOH winner Joseph Jacob Foss CMH signed 1989 US T-Rex FDC. Joseph Jacob Foss (April 17, 1915 - January 1, 2003) was a United States Marine Corps Major and a leading Marine fighter ace in World War II. He received the Medal of Honor in recognition of his role in air combat during the Guadalcanal campaign. In postwar years, he was an Air National Guard Brigadier General, served as the 20th Governor of South Dakota (1955-1959), president of the National Rifle Association of America (NRA) and the first commissioner of the American Football League. He also was a television broadcaster. In October 1942, VMF-121 pilots and aircraft were sent to Guadalcanal as part of Operation Watchtower to relieve VMF-223, which had been fighting for control of the air over the island since mid-August.[10] On October 9, Foss and his group were catapult launched off the USS Copahee escort carrier and flew 350 miles (560 km) north to reach Guadalcanal. The air group, code named "Cactus", based at Henderson Field became known as the Cactus Air Force, and their presence played a pivotal role in the Battle of Guadalcanal. Foss soon gained a reputation for aggressive close-in fighter tactics and uncanny gunnery skills.[13][Note 2] Foss shot down a Japanese Zero on his first combat mission on October 13, but his own F4F Wildcat was shot up as well, and with a dead engine and three more Zeros on his tail, he landed at full speed, with no flaps and minimal control on Henderson Field, barely missing a grove of palm trees. On 7 November his Wildcat was again hit, and he survived a ditching in the sea off the island of Malaita. An alternate logo used by the Marine Fighting Squadron 115 was "... drawn by the Disney Studios (...) is exemplary of the squadron itself, and the cigar pays tribute to Major Joe Foss' ever-present 'stogie' (...) the name was chosen by popular vote." As lead pilot in his flight of eight Wildcats, the group soon became known as "Foss's Flying Circus", with two sections Foss nicknamed "Farm Boys" and "City Slickers." In December 1942, Foss contracted malaria. He was sent to Sydney, Australia for rehabilitation, where he met Australian ace Clive "Killer" Caldwell and delivered some lectures on operational flying to RAF pilots, newly assigned to the theatre. On January 1, 1943, Foss returned to Guadalcanal, to continue combat operations which lasted until February 9, 1943, although the Japanese attacks had waned from the height of the November 1942 crisis.[18] In three months of sustained combat, Foss's Flying Circus had shot down 72 Japanese aircraft, including 26 credited to him.[19] Upon matching the record of 26 kills held by America's top World War I ace, Eddie Rickenbacker, Foss was accorded the honor of becoming America's first "ace-of-aces" in World War II. One of the Japanese he shot down was ace Kaname Harada, who became a peace activist and met Foss many years later. Foss returned to the United States in March 1943. On May 18, 1943, Foss received the Medal of Honor from President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The White House ceremony was featured in Life magazine, with the reluctant Captain Foss appearing on the magazine's cover. He then was asked to participate in a war bond tour that stretched into 1944. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.
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WW2 David Stirling Founder of the SAS signed RAF Escaping cover Colditz POW. Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Archibald David Stirling, DSO, OBE was a Scottish officer in the British Army and the founder and creator of the Special Air Service. Under his leadership, the SAS carried out hit-and-run raids behind the Axis lines of the North African campaign. RAFES SC19 Retour En Tunisie cover 100 Tunis stamp. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.
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Sir Hugh Dowding Battle of Britain WW2 RAF signed letter 1969 RARE, original signed letter on his own personal stationary, approx 17. 5 x 22. 5 cm, very good condition, punched, top left marks of a staple. Air Chief Marshal Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding, GCB, GCVO, CMG (24 April 1882 - 15 February 1970) was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force. He was Air Officer Commanding RAF Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain and is generally credited with playing a crucial role in Britain's defence, and hence, the defeat of Operation Sea Lion, Adolf Hitler's plan to invade Britain. Born in Moffat, Scotland, Dowding was an officer in the British Army in the 1900s and early 1910s. He joined the Royal Flying Corps at the start of the First World War and went on to serve as a fighter pilot and then as commanding officer of No. 16 Squadron. During the inter-war years he became Air Officer Commanding Fighting Area, Air Defence of Great Britain and then joined the Air Council as Air Member for Supply and Research. In July 1936, Dowding was appointed chief of the newly created RAF Fighter Command. During the Battle of Britain in the Second World War, Dowding's Fighter Command successfully defended the UK against the attacks of the Luftwaffe, thanks to his prudent management of RAF resources and detailed preparation of Britain's air defences (the Dowding system). He subsequently came into conflict with proponents of the Big Wing tactic, most notably Trafford Leigh-Mallory and Douglas Bader, which along with the inadequacies of RAF's night-time defence during the Blitz led to his eventual downfall. In November 1940, Dowding was replaced in command against his wishes by Sholto Douglas, another Big Wing advocate. After further appointments in the US and then back to the UK, Dowding retired from the Royal Air Force in July 1942, He was made a peer in June 1943. Dowding subsequently became an influential member of the British spiritualist, theosophical, and animal rights movements. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.
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Keith Park (1892-1975) signed Battle of Britain 31st Anniversary FDC. RAF Uxbridge Spitfire flown RAF cover SC30. Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Rodney Park, GCB, KBE, MC and Bar, DFC, was a New Zealand-born officer of the Royal Air Force (RAF). During the Second World War, his leadership of the RAF's No. 11 Group was pivotal to the defeat of the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain. Postmarked 18 Sep 71. Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Rodney Park, GCB, KBE, MC and Bar, DFC (15 June 1892 - 6 February 1975) was a New Zealand-born officer of the Royal Air Force (RAF). During the Second World War, his leadership of the RAF's No. 11 Group was pivotal to the defeat of the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain. Born in Thames, Park was a mariner when he enlisted in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force for service in the First World War. Posted to the artillery, he fought in the Gallipoli campaign, during which he transferred to the British Army. On the Western Front, he was present for the Battle of the Somme and was wounded. He obtained another transfer, this time to the Royal Flying Corps. Once his flight training was completed, he served as an instructor before being posted to No. 48 Squadron on the Western Front. He became a flying ace, achieving several aerial victories and eventually commanding the squadron. In the interwar period, Park served with the RAF in a series of command and staff postings, including a period as air attaché in South America. By the late 1930s, he was serving in Fighter Command, as Air Marshal Hugh Dowding's senior air staff officer. The two worked to devise tactics and management strategies for the air defence of the United Kingdom. Soon after the outbreak of the Second World War, Park was given command of No. 11 Group, responsible for the defence of South East England and London. Owing to its strategic significance and geographic location in relation to the Luftwaffe, No. 11 Group bore the brunt of the German aerial assault during the Battle of Britain. Park's management of his fighter aircraft and pilots helped ensure that Britain retained air superiority along the English Channel. Relieved of command after the Battle of Britain, Park served in a training role before being posted to the Middle East as Air Officer Commanding, Egypt, in late 1941. Midway through the following year, he took charge of the aerial defences of Malta, then under heavy attack from the Luftwaffe and the Regia Aeronautica (Italian Air Force). When the siege was lifted Park transitioned Malta's RAF forces from a defensive role into an offensive footing in preparation for the Allied invasion of Sicily. From 1944, he held senior roles in the Middle East and in British India. He retired from the RAF in 1946 as an air chief marshal. Returning to New Zealand, he worked in the aviation industry for a British aircraft manufacturer and then became involved in local body politics in Auckland. He died from heart problems in February 1975. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.
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WW2 Dambuster David Shannon Arthur Harris signed Barnes Wallis 90th Birthday FDC. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.
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Sherpa Tenzing and John Hunt signed 25th ann Everest Conquest prepaid 7p GB illustrated stamp sheet. The 1953 British Mount Everest expedition was the ninth mountaineering expedition to attempt the first ascent of Mount Everest, and the first confirmed to have succeeded when Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary reached the summit on 29 May 1953. Led by Colonel John Hunt, it was organised and financed by the Joint Himalayan Committee. News of the expedition's success reached London in time to be released on the morning of Queen Elizabeth II's coronation, on 2 June that year. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.
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Sir Ed Hillary multiple signed RARE Internetstamps 2003 Ascent of Everest FDC. Signed by 1953 team members Sir Ed Hillary, George Lowe, George Band, Mike Westmacott, Alfred Gregory. Numbered 34 of 100 with biographies of each. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.
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WW2. Odette Hallowes, Col Maurice J Buckmaster OBE and Brooks Richards Signed A Tribute to the S O E Agents in Europe 1939-45 FDC. British Stamp with 11 Sept 90 Postmark. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.
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WW2 resistance hero Mary Lindell signed 1970 Westland Lysander Escape Society cover. Lindell was a British front line nurse in WWI and a member of the French Resistance during WWII. She founded and led the Marie-Claire Escape Line, helping Allied soldiers escape from Nazi-occupied France. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.
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Scouts Robert Baden Powell signed piece from letter plus 2007 Internetstamps Scouts FDC Signed by Lord and Lady Baden-Powell. Full Set Centenary of Scouting stamps FDC. Robert Baden Powell founder of the Boy Scouts. Lieutenant-General Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, OM, GCMG, GCVO, KCB, DL was a British Army officer, writer, founder of The Boy Scouts Association and its first Chief Scout, and founder, with his sister Agnes, of The Girl Guides Association. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.
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Boer War Victoria Cross Sir Redvers Henry Buller VC signed letter biography. General Sir Redvers Henry Buller, VC, GCB, GCMG (7 December 1839 - 2 June 1908), was a British Army officer and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He served as Commander-in-Chief of British Forces in South Africa during the early months of the Second Boer War and subsequently commanded the army in Natal until his return to England in November 1900. He then served in South Africa during the 9th Cape Frontier War in 1878 and the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879. In the Zulu War he commanded the mounted infantry of the northern British column (No. 4 column) under Sir Evelyn Wood. In March 1879 the column met defeat at the Battle of Hlobane. Buller was awarded the Victoria Cross for bravery during this battle. The following day he participated in the British victory at the Battle of Kambula. After the Zulu attacks on the British position were beaten off, he led his mounted troops in a ruthless pursuit of fleeing Zulu fighters. In June 1879, he again commanded mounted troops at the Battle of Ulundi, the Zulu capital. This decisive British victory effectively ended the war. His VC citation, for actions taken during the Battle of Hlobane, reads: For his gallant conduct at the retreat at Inhlobana, on the 28th March, 1879, in having assisted, whilst hotly pursued by Zulus, in rescuing Captain C. D'Arcy, of the Frontier Light Horse, who was retiring on foot, and carrying him on his horse until he overtook the rear guard. Also for having on the same date and under the same circumstances, conveyed Lieutenant C. Everitt, of the Frontier Light Horse, whose horse had been killed under him, to a place of safety. Later on, Colonel Buller, in the same manner, saved a trooper of the Frontier Light Horse, whose horse was completely exhausted, and who otherwise would have been killed by the Zulus, who were within 80 yards of him. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.
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Great War Victoria Cross Admiral Victor Crutchley VC signed piece and biography. Admiral Sir Victor Alexander Charles Crutchley VC, KCB, DSC, DL (2 November 1893 - 24 January 1986) was a British naval officer. He was a First World War recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces, and a senior Royal Navy officer during the Second World War. In September 1915 Crutchley was promoted to lieutenant and posted to a battleship of the Grand Fleet, HMS Centurion. Centurion participated in the Battle of Jutland. After the battle Captain Roger Keyes assumed command of Centurion and acquired a highly favourable impression of Crutchley. Keyes selected Crutchley for the Zeebrugge Raid of 23 April 1918; he was assigned by Keyes as first lieutenant to Commander Alfred Godsal, also of Centurion, on the obsolete cruiser Brilliant. Brilliant and Sirius were to be sunk as blockships at Ostend. The Germans had moved a navigation buoy, and so the ships were beached in the wrong place under heavy fire. But Crutchley performed well and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. Crutchley volunteered for the Second Ostend Raid on 9 May, and was posted to the cruiser Vindictive, again commanded by Godsal. When Godsal was killed and the navigating officer incapacitated, Crutchley took command. When a propeller was damaged on the quay, preventing the vessel fully closing the canal, Crutchley ordered its scuttling and personally oversaw the evacuation under fire. Crutchley transferred to the damaged motor launch ML 254. When its wounded captain Lieutenant Geoffrey Drummond collapsed, Crutchley took command. Crutchley oversaw bailing operations, standing in water up to his waist, until the destroyer HMS Warwick, carrying Admiral Keyes, came to its aid. Although the second raid also failed fully to close the Bruges Canal to submarine traffic, Crutchley, Drummond and Rowland Bourke were awarded Victoria Crosses for the action. When there were more worthy recipients than VCs to award, the men were allowed to elect those to receive a VC. Crutchley was one of the last elected VCs. During the final months of the war, Crutchley served on HMS Sikh in the Dover Patrol, the Channel force commanded by Keyes. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.
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Victoria Cross winner Charles Rutherford VC signed piece and biography. Charles Smith Rutherford VC, MC, MM (9 February 1892 - 11 June 1989) was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. The Cover is in very Good Condition He began his service in the ranks, and as a sergeant was awarded the Military Medal on 23 February 1918. After being commissioned, he was also awarded the Military Cross, the full citation was not published until after that of his VC, in a supplement to the London Gazette of 10 January 1919 (dated 11 January 1919): As our right flank was "in the air" for over 4,000 yards, this officer was detailed with his platoon and a Tank to clear up a village. This he did most successfully, killing a large number of the enemy and taking several prisoners. The coolness and determination which he displayed in clearing up the village and his marked control over his men at all times cannot be too highly commended. Rutherford was 26 years old serving in the 4th Battle of the Scarpe near Monchy, France, when he was awarded the Victoria Cross. On 26 August 1918, while commanding an assaulting party, he found himself a considerable distance ahead of his men and at the same moment saw a fully armed strong enemy party outside a pill-box in front of him. By masterly bluff, he managed to persuade the enemy that they were surrounded and the whole party of 45, including two officers and three machine-guns, surrendered. The lieutenant then observed that gunfire from another pill-box was holding up the assault, so with a Lewis gun section he attacked it capturing another 35 prisoners and their guns. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.
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WW2 Victoria Cross Lorne MacLaine Campbell VC signed piece and biography. Brigadier Lorne MacLaine Campbell, VC, DSO and Bar, OBE, TD (22 July 1902 - 25 May 1991) was a British Army officer and a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Campbell was a 40 years old temporary lieutenant colonel in the 7th Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's), British Army, during the Second World War at Wadi Akarit in Tunisia. The citation in the London Gazette read: On the 6th April, 1943, in the attack upon the Wadi Akarit position, the task of breaking through the enemy minefield and anti-tank ditch to the East of the Roumana feature and of forming the initial bridgehead for a Brigade of the 51st Highland Division was allotted to the Battalion of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Campbell. The attack had to form up in complete darkness and had to traverse the main offshoot of the Wadi Akarit at an angle to the line of advance. In spite of heavy machine gun and shell fire in the early stages of the attack, Lieutenant-Colonel Campbell successfully accomplished this difficult operation, captured at least 600 prisoners and led his Battalion to its objective, having to cross an unswept portion of the enemy minefield in doing so. Later, upon reaching his objective he found that a gap which had been blown by the Royal Engineers in the anti-tank ditch did not correspond with the vehicle lane which had been cleared in the minefield. Realising the vital necessity of quickly establishing a gap for the passage of anti-tank guns, he took personal charge of this operation. It was now broad daylight and, under very heavy machine-gun fire and shell fire, he succeeded in making a personal reconnaissance and in conducting operations which led to the establishing of a vehicle gap. Throughout the day Lieutenant-Colonel Campbell held his position with his Battalion in the face of extremely heavy and constant shell fire, which the enemy was able to bring to bear by direct observation. About 1630 hours determined enemy counter-attacks began to develop, accompanied by tanks. In this phase of the fighting Lieutenant-Colonel Campbell's personality dominated the battle field by a display of valour and utter disregard for personal safety, which could not have been excelled. Realising that it was imperative for the future success of the Army plan to hold the bridgehead his Battalion had captured, he inspired his men by his presence in the forefront of the battle, cheering them on and rallying them as he moved to those points where the fighting was heaviest. When his left forward company was forced to give ground he went forward alone, into a hail of fire and personally reorganised their position, remaining with the company until the attack at this point was held. As reinforcements arrived upon the scene he was seen standing in the open directing the fight under close range fire of enemy infantry and he continued to do so although already painfully wounded in the neck by shell fire. It was not until the battle died down that he allowed his wound to be dressed. Even then, although in great pain, he refused to be evacuated, remaining with his Battalion and continuing to inspire them by his presence on the field. Darkness fell with the Argylls still holding their positions, though many of its officers and men had become casualties. There is no doubt that but for Lieutenant-Colonel Campbell's determination, splendid example of courage and disregard of pain, the bridgehead would have been lost. This officer's gallantry and magnificent leadership when his now tired men were charging the enemy with the bayonet and were fighting them at hand grenade range, are worthy of the highest honour, and can seldom have been surpassed in the long history of the Highland Brigade. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.
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General Sir Dighton Macnaghten Probyn VC 4 page hand written letter Sandringham notepaper. Probyn was awarded the Victoria Cross for heroism at the 1857 Battle of Agra during the Indian Mutiny. Has been distinguished for gallantry and daring throughout this campaign. At the battle of Agra, when his squadron charged the rebel infantry, he was some time separated from his men, and surrounded by five or six sepoys. He defended himself from the various cuts made at him, and before his own men had joined him had cut down two of his assailants. At another time, in single combat with a sepoy, he was wounded in the wrist, by the bayonet, and his horse also was slightly wounded; but, though the sepoy fought desperately, he cut him down. The same day he singled out a standard bearer, and, in the presence of a number of the enemy, killed him and captured the standard. These are only a few of the gallant deeds of this brave young officer. Despatch from Major-General James Hope Grant, K. C. B., dated 10 January 1858. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.
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WW2 5 Bletchley Park WW2 codebreakers ultra rare 2001 official Buses FDC. QE2 Great Britain "Bletchley Park" OFFICIAL illustrated First Day Cover issued in 2001 commemorating BUSES with C.O.A. Cover numbered 286 of 1000. Cover signed by five former Bletchley Park staff. Includes Vera Thorpe, Bobbie Holroyd, Katherine Hopkins. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.
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WW2 top US fighter aces Gabby Gabreski Col C MacDonald signed VJ RAF flown cover. Francis Stanley "Gabby" Gabreski (born Franciszek Stanislaw Gabryszewski; January 28, 1919 - January 31, 2002) was a Polish-American career pilot in the United States Air Force who retired as a colonel after 26 years of military service. He was the top American and United States Army Air Forces fighter ace over Europe during World War II and a jet fighter ace with the Air Force in the Korean War. Although best known for his credited destruction of 34½ aircraft in aerial combat and being one of only seven U. S. combat pilots to become an ace in two wars, Gabreski was also one of the Air Force's most accomplished leaders. In addition to commanding two fighter squadrons, he had six command tours at group or wing level, including one in combat in Korea, totalling over 11 years of command and 15 overall in operational fighter assignments. Colonel Charles Henry "Mac" MacDonald (November 23, 1914 - March 3, 2002) was a United States Air Force officer and a fighter ace of World War II. MacDonald commanded the 475th Fighter Group for 20 months in his P-38 Lightning, "Putt Putt Maru", and became the third ranking fighter ace in the Pacific during World War II. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.
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DM3c Award Victoria Cross to Airmen. Signed by 7 RAF Victoria Cross Holders. 15 Aug 84 Commemorating The First Award of the Victoria Cross to Airmen Jersey Special Postmark. The Award of the Victoria Cross to Airmen. Signed by VC next to image of his plane. It depicts 617 Squadron Avro Whitley for Gp Capt ( Lord ) Cheshire VC 8 Sep 1944, 210 Squadron Consolidated Catalina Flying Boat for Flt Lt j.A.Cruickshank VC 1 Sep 1944, 106 Sqn Avro Lancaster for Warrant Officer N.C.Jackson VC 26 Oct 1945, 49 Sqn HP Hampden for Wg Cdr R.A.B.Learoyd VC 20 Aug 1940, 61 Sqn Avro Lancaster for Wg Cdr W.Reid VC 14 Dec 1943, 487 ( New Zealand ) Sqn Lockheed Ventura for Gp Capt L.H.Trent VC 1 Mar 1946 and 8 Sqn Armstrong Whitworth FK8 C8594 for Air Cdre F.M.F.West VC 8 Nov 1918. Brown Flown cachet flown in VC10 'Lance Hawker VC of 10 Sqn flown from RAF Brize Norton to Bodo then over the North Pole to Winnipeg, Canada and from there returned to Brise Norton. Personally Signed by the Pilot Captain Flt Lt D J Freeston and 7 Victoria Cross holders Comes from DM medal series of cover each having a nice silk copy of the medal on the cover and nice biography details and images inside. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.
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WW2 RARE Battle of Britain aces signed 1965 BOB 25th ann FDC inc Bob Foster, G W Benn, P Ayerst, A Hearn MM, T Gray, L Martel and Richard Todd. Not common on such and early cover, very collectable. London EC FDI postmark, full set of 6 x 4d, 9d, 1/3s GB stamps. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.
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Grace Kelly Prince Rainier III signed rare 1968 Monaco FDC. Grace Patricia Kelly, also known as Grace of Monaco, was an American actress and Princess of Monaco as the wife of Prince Rainier III from their marriage on April 18, 1956, until her death in 1982. Prior to her marriage, she achieved stardom in several significant Hollywood films in the early to mid-1950s. Rainier III was Prince of Monaco from 1949 to his death in 2005. Rainier ruled the Principality of Monaco for almost 56 years. Rainier was born at the Prince's Palace of Monaco, the only son of Hereditary Princess Charlotte and Prince Pierre. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.
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Football Sir Matt Busby signed rare Man Utd v City 1978 Dawn match cover. Sir Alexander Matthew Busby was a Scottish football player and manager, who managed Manchester United between 1945 and 1969 and again for the second half of the 1970-71 season. He was the first manager of an English team to win the European Cup and is widely regarded as one of the greatest managers of all time. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.
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Actress Brigitte Bardot signed rare Internetstamps Cats FDC 2001. Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot (28 September 1934 - 28 December 2025), often referred to by her initials B. B., was a French actress, singer, model, and animal rights activist. She became one of the best-known symbols of the sexual revolution and gained international fame for portraying characters associated with hedonistic lifestyles. Although she withdrew from the entertainment industry in 1973, she remained a major pop culture icon. She appeared in 47 films, performed in several musicals, and recorded more than 60 songs. She was awarded the Legion of Honour in 1985. After retiring from acting in 1973, Bardot became an animal rights activist and created the Brigitte Bardot Foundation. She was known for her strong personality, outspokenness, speeches on animal welfare. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.
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WW2 RARE Wg Cdr E Shipman AFC Dunkirk Battle Britain signed RAF Cover. Also signed by BOB pilot Trevor Gray. Jean Donnet and E A Shipman signed 200th Anniversary of the First Manned Aerial voyage made in a Montpelier Hot Air Balloon 21 Nov 1983. Aero Club Royal Belgique. Wing Commander Edward A. "Shippy" Shipman was a RAF Battle of Britain fighter pilot with 41 Squadron. He participated in early wartime actions, including a notable interception on 17 October 1939, and flew Spitfires during the intense combat of 1940. Later becoming a flight instructor and Wing Commander, his memoir is titled "One of 'The Few'". Squadron: 41 Squadron (No. 41(F) Squadron). Aircraft: Flew Spitfires, including Spitfire Mk1 "EB-L" at RAF Catterick in 1939. Key Combat: Participated in the interception of German aircraft on 15 August 1940, where he countered Me 110s and He 111s. Career Highlights: Post-Battle of Britain, he became an instructor, later serving as Commanding Officer (CO) at 3 FIS Castle Combe and in Southern Rhodesia. Awards: Awarded the Air Force Cross (AFC). Retirement: Retired from the RAF in 1959 as a Squadron Leader, retaining the rank of Wing Commander. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.
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WW2 Dambuster pilot Sir Harold Mick Martin DSO DFC AFC signed Lancaster Bomber flown RAF cover. Air Marshal Sir Harold Brownlow Morgan "Micky" Martin, KCB, DSO and Bar, DFC and Two Bars, AFC (27 February 1918 - 3 November 1988) was an Australian bomber pilot and senior commander in the Royal Air Force (RAF). He took part in Operation Chastise, the RAF's "Dambusters" raid in 1943, and was described by journalist Sir Max Hastings as "one of the three great bomber pilots of the war". He rose to become a senior officer in the RAF, commanding RAF Germany and later serving as Air Member for Personnel, a member of the Air Council, the RAF's controlling body. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.
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WW2 Rare Battle of Britain Sailor Benn 219 sqn, Peter Fox 56 sqn multiple signed RAF cover. 50th ann BOB JS50/40/6 also signed by J Booth 600 sqn, Archie Winskill 603 sqn, John Keatings 219 sqn, R Wolton 152 sqn. Flown by the RAF and also signed by the pilot. G W Benn By January 1938, Benn had returned to the United Kingdom and joined No. 217 Squadron as a corporal air gunner, flying Avro Ansons on coastal patrols and VIP evacuations from the Channel Islands in the lead-up to war. At the outbreak of the Second World War in September 1939, he transferred to the newly reforming No. 219 Squadron at RAF Catterick, equipped with Bristol Blenheim night fighters. During the Battle of Britain from July to October 1940, Benn flew operational sorties, including a notable interception on 15 August 1940 against 42 Junkers Ju 88 bombers approaching Flamborough Head from Norway; crewed with Sergeant F. G. Nightingale in Blenheim L1240, they damaged an enemy aircraft before evading friendly Spitfires, with Benn sustaining a knockout injury in the turret. He completed the Battle of Britain period with No. 219 Squadron, qualifying for the 1939-1945 Star with Battle of Britain clasp, Air Crew Europe Star, and other campaign medals. Post-Battle of Britain, Benn continued operational flying until 1942, after which he served in maintenance roles, including at No. 53 Maintenance Unit at Charlwood supplying munitions. In August 1945, he deployed to Singapore with No. 5353 Airfield Construction Wing to build runways at Changi Airfield for repatriating prisoners of war via Avro York transports, followed by duty at No. 314 Maintenance Unit at Seletar disposing of Japanese ordnance with Japanese POW labour. Returning to the UK in 1948, he was posted to a radar unit at RAF Chicksands and then to RAF Luqa in Malta in 1949, before his final UK assignment and discharge to pension on 16 October 1954 as a warrant officer, having earned the Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-1945, and Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. Nicknamed "Sailor" due to his early naval aviation experience, Benn's full medal set was later replaced and presented in 2004 through efforts by fellow veterans and the Battle of Britain London Monument. Peter Fox Peter has always described his involvement in the Battle of Britain as `one of the also rans` but I am sure that is a very modest view. He joined the RAFVR in June 1939 and after converting to Hurricanes, he joined No 56 Squadron at Boscombe Down on 17 September 1940. On the 30 September he was shot down in combat and was forced to bale out over the Portland area. On the 16 November he and PO Ingle-Finch were flying a Miles Magister when it crashed at Okeford and both were admitted to hospital. In June 1941 Peter joined 234 Squadron at Warmwell. Unfortunately on 21 October 1941 his luck ran out when he was shot down over France and taken POW. After being freed on 16 April 1945, he rejoined the RAF until 1946. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.
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Billy Connolly signed 1980 Programme Gala Dinner Menu celebrating the poet William McGonnagall. Also signed by Robin Hall, Willie Smith and two others. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.
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Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy comic legends signed vintage autograph album page. Laurel and Hardy were a comedy team from 1927 to 1955, consisting of Englishman Stan Laurel (1890-1965) and American Oliver Hardy (1892-1957). Starting their career as a team in the silent film era, they transitioned easily to the new talking pictures and became internationally famous for their slapstick comedy. Laurel's character was clumsy and childlike; Hardy's was domineering and genteel, but both were inseparable friends. Their theme song, known variously as "The Cuckoo Song", "Ku-Ku", or "The Dance of the Cuckoos" (by Hollywood composer T. Marvin Hatley) was heard over their films' opening credits, and became as identified with them as their derby hats. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.
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Navy Yangtse River Incident 30th anniversary cover signed by Commander J.S Kerans DSO, Captain of HMS Amethyst during the incident and Lt Commander Hett, Sub Lieutenant HMS Amethyst during the operation. The Amethyst Incident, also known as the Yangtze Incident, was a historic event which involved the Royal Navy ship HMS Amethyst on the Yangtze River for three months during the Chinese Civil War in the summer of 1949. The Yangtse River Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst (1957) is a British war film that tells the story of the British sloop HMS Amethyst caught up in the Chinese Civil War, starring Richard Todd. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.
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Julie Andrews signed vintage autograph album page Sound of Music actress. A child actress and singer, Andrews appeared in the West End in 1948 and from 1950 to 1952 on the radio programme "Educating Archie". She made her Broadway debut in The Boy Friend (1954). Billed as "Britain's youngest prima donna",[7] she rose to prominence in Broadway musicals starring as Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady (1956) and Queen Guinevere in Camelot (1960). She also starred in the Rodgers and Hammerstein television musical Cinderella (1957). She made her film debut playing Mary Poppins in Walt Disney's Mary Poppins (1964) and won the Academy Award for Best Actress. The following year, she starred in the musical film The Sound of Music (1965), playing Maria von Trapp and winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Comedy or Musical. Andrews starred in various films, working with directors including her husband Blake Edwards, George Roy Hill, and Alfred Hitchcock. Films she starred in include The Americanization of Emily (1964), Hawaii (1966), Torn Curtain (1966), Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967), Star! (1968), The Tamarind Seed (1974), 10 (1979), S.O.B. (1981), Victor/Victoria (1982), That's Life! (1986), and Duet for One (1986). She later returned to films, acting in The Princess Diaries (2001), The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004), as well as Eloise at the Plaza and Eloise at Christmastime (both 2003). She also has voiced roles in the Shrek franchise (2001-2010) and the Despicable Me franchise (2010-present). Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.
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Sir Alf Ramsey 1966 World Cup manager signed Benham 1996 Football Coin FDC PNC. Sir Alfred Ernest Ramsey was an English football player and manager. As a player, he represented the England national team and captained the side, but he is best known for his time as England manager from 1963 to 1974, which included guiding them to victory in the 1966 FIFA World Cup. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.
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David Attenborough signed 2009 Charles Darwin Benham official FDC. Sir David Frederick Attenborough (born 8 May 1926) is a British broadcaster, biologist, natural historian and writer. First becoming prominent as host of Zoo Quest in 1954, his filmography as a writer, presenter and narrator has spanned eight decades; it includes the nine nature documentary series forming The Life Collection, Natural World, Wildlife on One, the Planet Earth franchise, The Blue Planet and Blue Planet II. He is the only person to have won BAFTA Awards in black-and-white, colour, high-definition, 3D and 4K resolution. Over his life he has collected dozens of honorary degrees and awards, including three Emmy Awards for Outstanding Narration. Attenborough was a senior manager at the BBC, having served as controller of BBC Two and director of programming for BBC Television in the 1960s and 1970s. While Attenborough's earlier work focused primarily on the wonders of the natural world, his later work has been more vocal in support of environmental causes. He has advocated for restoring planetary biodiversity, limiting population growth, switching to renewable energy, mitigating climate change, reducing meat consumption and setting aside more areas for natural preservation. On his broadcasting and passion for nature, NPR stated that Attenborough "roamed the globe and shared his discoveries and enthusiasms with his patented semi-whisper way of narrating". He is widely considered a national treasure in the UK, although he does not embrace the term. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.
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David Attenborough signed hard back book The Trials of Life. Sir David Frederick Attenborough (born 8 May 1926) is a British broadcaster, biologist, natural historian and writer. First becoming prominent as host of Zoo Quest in 1954, his filmography as a writer, presenter and narrator has spanned eight decades; it includes the nine nature documentary series forming The Life Collection, Natural World, Wildlife on One, the Planet Earth franchise, The Blue Planet and Blue Planet II. He is the only person to have won BAFTA Awards in black-and-white, colour, high-definition, 3D and 4K resolution. Over his life he has collected dozens of honorary degrees and awards, including three Emmy Awards for Outstanding Narration. Attenborough was a senior manager at the BBC, having served as controller of BBC Two and director of programming for BBC Television in the 1960s and 1970s. While Attenborough's earlier work focused primarily on the wonders of the natural world, his later work has been more vocal in support of environmental causes. He has advocated for restoring planetary biodiversity, limiting population growth, switching to renewable energy, mitigating climate change, reducing meat consumption and setting aside more areas for natural preservation. On his broadcasting and passion for nature, NPR stated that Attenborough "roamed the globe and shared his discoveries and enthusiasms with his patented semi-whisper way of narrating". He is widely considered a national treasure in the UK, although he does not embrace the term. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.
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RAF Coltishall Private air display Red Arrows Signed by 9 Red Arrow Pilots RARE. 23 My 87 Coltishall RAF CDS Postmark on 29p Lord Trenchard RAF Stamp RAF Coltishall. Picture Cachet of the Red Arrows RAF Coltishall Private air display By The Red Arrows famous RAF Aerobatic Team. Personally Signed by the Red Arrow display Team Plus 2 Sqn Ldr Richard Thomas Red Arrow Leader Pilot, Sqn Ldr Peter Collins Red 2 Falklands Pilot. flew Sea Harriers with the decorated 809 NAS (Naval Air Squadron) on patrol from aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious. Died 2017, Flt Lt Mike Carter Red 3 Pilot, Flt Lt Spike Newberry Red 4 Pilot, Sqn Ldr Alan Chubb Red 5 Pilot, Flt Lt Charlie Mcllroy Red 6 Pilot, Flt Lt Adrian Thurley Red 7 Pilot, Flt Lt John Rands Red 8 Pilot, Flt Lt Guy Bancroft - Wilson Red 9 Pilot, Sqn Ldr Henry Ploszek Manager, Flt Lt John Chantry Engineer. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.
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On The Buses Ronald Chesney signed vintage Autograph album page. Chesney and Wolfe, were a British television comedy screenwriting duo consisting of Ronald Chesney (born René Lucien Cadier; 4 May 1920 - 12 April 2018) and Ronald Wolfe (born Harvey Ronald Wolfe-Luberoff; 8 August 1922 - 18 December 2011). They were best known for their sitcoms The Rag Trade (1961-1963, 1977-1978), Meet the Wife (1963-1966), On the Buses (1969-1973) and Romany Jones (1972-1975). When their partnership began in the mid-1950s, Chesney was already known to the public as a harmonica player. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.
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Great War WW2 Arnhem XXX corps Gen B Horrocks DSO MC signed Army cover. Lieutenant-General Sir Brian Gwynne Horrocks, KCB, KBE, DSO, MC (7 September 1895 - 4 January 1985) was a British Army officer, chiefly remembered as the commander of XXX Corps in Operation Market Garden and other operations during the Second World War. He also served in the First World War and the Russian Civil War, was taken prisoner twice, and competed in the modern pentathlon at the 1924 Paris Olympics. Later he was a television presenter, wrote books on military history, and was Black Rod in the House of Lords for 14 years. In 1940 Horrocks commanded a battalion during the Battle of France, the first time he served under Bernard Montgomery, the most prominent British commander of the war. Montgomery later identified Horrocks as one of his most able officers, appointing him to corps commands in both North Africa and Europe. In 1943, Horrocks was seriously wounded and took more than a year to recover before returning to command a corps in Europe. It is likely that this period out of action meant he missed out on promotion; his contemporary corps commanders in North Africa, Oliver Leese and Miles Dempsey, went on to command at army level and above. Horrocks' wound continued to impair his health and led to his early retirement from the army after the war. Since 1945, Horrocks has been regarded by some as one of the most successful British generals of the war, "a man who really led, a general who talked to everyone, down to the simplest private soldier" and the "beau ideal of a corps commander". General Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Supreme Allied Commander in Western Europe, called him "the outstanding British general under Montgomery". Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.
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British Heritage Official FDC Collection 30 covers all having images from acclaimed artist Ivan Berryman Aircraft Paintings. Mainly Millennium FDCs, these have good catalogue prices mostly £20 or more for example Moonlight Run Cat £20, Tugs of War Cat £25, Royal Wedding Cat £20, Chadwicks Masterpiece cat £20, Shining the Way Cat £20. Overall Cat value must be £550+. I produced this series myself back in the day, I knew Ivan and his amazing paintings. Has blue BHC album. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.
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WW2 86 RAF Bomber Command Veterans signed Book Tail End Charlies RARE. Incredible tribute to some of the bravest WW2 heroes. Amazing collection including many gallantry medal winners. Includes Ted Gardner 100 sqn, John Taylor DFC 50 sqn, Ron Clark 100 sqn, Peter O'Brien 426 sqn, John Langston 617 sqn, Gordon Mellor 103 sqn, Ron Brown 75 NZ sqn, Douglas Robinson 153 sqn, Ralph Wells 10 sqn, R Hall DFC, Frank Tolley 625 sqn, Rusty Waughman DFC, Colin Cole 617 sqn, Bob Laslam, Ken Summers, Syd Marshall, Reg White, Tom Bennett 617 sqn, Harry Hughes 102 sqn. Tail-End Charlies: The Last Battles of the Bomber War 1944-45. Book by John Nichol and Tony Rennell. 470 pages Night after night, they stifled their fears and flew through flak and packs of enemy fighters to drop the bombs that could demolish Hitler and bring the war to a speedy end. Tens of thousands never came back, blown up in an instant or baling out from burning aircraft to drop helplessly into enemy hands. Yet history has turned its back on them - denouncing them for the destruction of German cities rather than acknowledging them as the heroes they were. For the first time, John Nichol and Tony Rennell tell the story of the controversial last battles of Bomber Command through the eyes of the brave men who fought them. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.
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Bomber Command Special Signed Collection All 45 VIP signed covers from Sopwith Tabloid B01 signed by Arthur Bomber Harris to B45 Tornado signed by Sayer and Self WW2 Tirpitz Raiders. Each cover depicts an Aircraft from Comber Command inc Avro 504, Sopwith Strutter, DH4, Vickers Vimy, Heyford, Hampden, Lancaster, Wellington, Hendon and many more. The valuable autographs include Arthur Harris RRP £50, Norman Jackson VC RRP £20, Leonard Rochford WW1 ace RRP £20, Air Cdr Fred West VC RRP £20, David Shannon RRP £30 and Mick Martin RRP £40 Dambusters, Bill Reid VC RRP £20, Bill Edrich RRP £20, Rod Learoyd VC RRP £20, Leonard Cheshire VC RRP £25, AVM Don Bennett RRP £20, James Tait RRP £15, Gen Curtis Le May RRP £20, Brig Paul Tibbets RRP £60, Gen Ira Eaker RRP £20, James Doolittle CMH RRP £75, Laddie Lucas RRP £15, Leonard Trent VC RRP £15, AVM Harry Broadhurst RRP £15. Retail value must be £600+. Comes with nice black Benham cover album. The Bomber Command 45 Special Signed Cover Collection consists of a series of 45, commemorative RAF covers (Sopwith Tabloid B01 to B45 Tornado) featuring original signatures from WWII Bomber Command aircrew, covering various aircraft types. These sets frequently include detailed sortie information, cachets, and a Certificate of Authenticity. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.
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Cosmonaut Alexi Leonov First Space Walk 1965 signed US FDC PM Titiusville FL Astro STA Apr 5, 1991. Space missions: Voskhod 2, Apollo-Soyuz, Soyuz 19. Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov (30 May 1934 - 11 October 2019) was a Soviet and Russian cosmonaut and aviator, Air Force major general, writer, and artist. On 18 March 1965, he became the first person to conduct a spacewalk, exiting the capsule during the Voskhod 2 mission for 12 minutes and 9 seconds. He was also selected to be the first Soviet person to land on the Moon although the project was eventually cancelled. In July 1975, Leonov commanded the Soyuz capsule in the Apollo-Soyuz mission, which docked in space for two days with an American Apollo capsule. Leonov was twice Hero of the Soviet Union (1965, 1975), a Major General of Aviation (1975), laureate of the USSR State Prize (1981), and a member of the Supreme Council of the United Russia party (2002-2019). Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.
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Olympics Rowing Medal winners signed 1996 Benham Olympic games cover. Signed by Rupert Obholzer, John and Greg Searle, Tim Foster. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.
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WW2 Colditz Castle Liberation cover signed by POWs Lt J Pumphrey and Lt D Moir. Rare number 15 of 50 issued. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.
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WW2 Colditz Castle Liberation cover signed by POWs Lt Dusty Miller and Capt V Vercoe. Rare number 19 of 50 issued. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.
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Great War GW25c The Brusilov Offensive Signed Prince Ruslovov Romanoff. 1916 Brusilov Offensive Prince Ruslovov was grandnephew of Grand Duke Nikolai who was the Russian Commander- in- Chief in 1914. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.
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Star Wars Darth Vadar Dave Prowse signed 1998 Multicon Sci-Fi Show FDC. He was one of the guests at the autograph show. David Charles Prowse (1 July 1935 - 28 November 2020) was an English actor, bodybuilder, strongman and weightlifter. He portrayed Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy and a manservant in Stanley Kubrick's 1971 film A Clockwork Orange. In 2015, he starred in two documentaries concerning his Darth Vader role, one titled The Force's Mouth, which included Prowse voicing Darth Vader's lines with studio effects applied for the first time, and the other titled I Am Your Father, covering the subject of the fallout between Prowse and Lucasfilm. Prior to his role as Vader, Prowse had established himself as a super-hero figure in the United Kingdom as the Green Cross Man in Green Cross Code media aimed at teaching children and young people road safety. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.
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The Beatles Ex Drummer 1960/62 Pete Best signed Internetstamps official 2003 FDC. Final Live Performance cachets, Penny Lane Liverpool special postmark. RARE only 100 were signed each numbered on the back. Randolph Peter Best is a British retired musician who was the drummer for the Beatles from 1960 to 1962. He was dismissed shortly before the band attained global fame and is one of several people referred to as a fifth Beatle. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.
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