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OCTOBER 2015 ISSUE 1 CSM01

ENDSNOVEMBER FRIDAY 6CONCORDE COVER SALE

We don’t seem to have done very much with covers this year and while looking to put together a page for Cover Lover, I was quite surprised to find that we can still offer quite a range of stock, so the time has come for an autumn sale. At the end of the list you will find my brief biography of the signers, so you will know who most are.

C007 £7.50 Offer £6 14th February 1976 Air France Cover, Caracas - Paris.

C006 £7.50 Offer £6 C002A £25 Offer £20 12th February 1976 Air France, Paris - Caracas. 22nd January 1976 State of Bahrain Concorde illustrated cover. BUY BOTH FOR £10

C008 £6.50 Offer £5 23rd January 1978 Air France Cover, Paris - Kisk Island - Paris.

C002B £24.95 Offer £20 22nd January 1976 Bahrain Concorde Miniature Sheet, Display cover.

C157 £12.50 Offer £10 1979 Air France, Paris - Liverpool cover, doubled with 2002 Concorde stamp. C145 £6.50 Offer £5 28th August 1981 French Concorde Aerogramme, Strasbourg - Tunis, flown.

BUY BOTH FOR £17.50

C158 £12.50 Offer £10 1978 Air France, Paris - Kish - Paris cover, doubled with 2002 Concorde stamp. 01303 C184D £35 Offer £25 278137 26th November 2003 Final Flight, London - Filton. Buckingham Covers, Warren House, Shearway Road, Folkestone, Kent CT19 4BF Tel 01303 278137 Fax 01303 279429 Email [email protected] CE006 £9.50 Offer £7.50 Concorde 202, G-BBDG Return Flight Casablanca - Filton 9th May 1978.

CE002 £10 Offer £7.50 British Airways Concorde 204, G-BOAC Delivery Flight. 13th February 1976. CE007 £9.50 Offer £7.50 British Airways Concorde 216, G-N94AF Delivery Flight, 13th June 1980.

CE007A £29.95 Offer £25 13th June 1980 British Airway Concorde cover Delivery flight of G-N94AF, Filton - Heathrow, doubled and flown on the final flight (26th November 2003) back to Filton (Certified limited edition of 100).

CE010 £12.50 Offer £10 British Airways Concorde G-BOAC, Return Flight Washington - London, 25th May 1976.

CE024 £10 Offer £7.50 19th May 1982 Air France, Paris Luxembourg pair. CE035B £7.50 Offer £5 25/5/76 Concorde British Airways Cover, Washington to London, Washington postmark.

CE040 £14.50 Offer £12.50 14th January 1976 The Delivery of G-BOAA 206 to Heathrow, double postmarked CE036 £12.50 Offer £10 on the 30th Anniversary at 24th May 1976 Pair of Concorde postcards, Heathrow Airport. carried on the first flight between London and Washington. One shows Concorde in flight the other on the ground.

CE040A £19.95 Offer £17.50 1976 and 2006 Concorde double postmarked cover. www.buckinghamcovers.com

2 Warren House, Shearway Road, Folkestone, Kent Ct19 4BF CSM01 Tel 01303 278137 Fax 01303 279429 Email [email protected] CE045 £14.95 Offer £12.50 21st January 1977 British Aircraft Corporation Concorde 101 cover postmarked on a positioning flight to Filton and then on the 20th August on its last flight to Duxford (flown on both).

CE046A £9.50 Offer £7.50 4th July 1976 British Airways Concorde cover, flown from Washington to London on a special cover to mark the 200th Anniversary of Independence.

CE055 £29.95 Offer £25 1969 Concorde, set of three Maxi-cards, each with the Filton FDI postmark.

C186 £7.95 Offer £6 CE272 £7.95 Offer £6 2008 Barbados, Concorde Experience Miniature Sheet. New Hebrides, Concorde First Day Cover, 1st Commercial Supersonic Flight.

CE274 £100 Offer £80 13th September 1969 Concorde cover, postmarked on day of the first landing at Heathrow, Heathrow Airport CDS postmark, very rare.

CE182 £7.50 Offer £5 01303 278137 24th October 2003 Farewell to Concorde EMAIL: [email protected] Westminster cover in presentation folder.

2003 Final Flight British Airways Flown Cover, London - Filton

BUY BOTH FOR £95

C184DT £85 Offer £75 Signed by Captains Mike Bannister, Les Brodie and C184DS £35 Offer £30 Paul Douglas. Signed by Captains Paul Douglas and Les Brodie.

www.buckinghamcovers.com 3 ROUND THE WORLD TOUR COVERS ALL FOUR COVERS £180

£45 per month for 4 months CE057 £85 Offer £75 September 1987 Multi-postmarked large cover. CE058 £80 Offer £70 October 1987 Multi-postmarked large cover.

CE058A £45 Offer £40 October 1987, Set of eight tour covers.

CE059A £30 Offer £25 November 1987, set of five tour covers.

MIKE BANNISTER SIGNED COVERS CE151 £100 Offer £85 BHC 2003 Final Flight New York to London postmark and then flown on the final flight to Filton, limited edition of 50 covers.

CE156 £50 Offer £45 1976 London - Washington flown Airletter, CE152 £35 Offer £30 re flown on the final flight in 2003. 2002 Airliners 50 years of Jet travel cover.

4 Warren House, Shearway Road, Folkestone, Kent Ct19 4BF CSM01 Tel 01303 278137 Fax 01303 279429 Email [email protected] BRIAN TRUBSHAW SIGNED COVERS

CE111 £150 Offer £125 Supersonic to London 1980 carried on Concorde. CE112A £250 Offer £200 1969 Concorde FDC with a Silk illustration.

CE112C £200 Offer £175 1969 Concorde FDC, handwritten address on label. CE113B £275 Offer £225 1970 First Flight at Mach 2 Crichard cover.

CE117 £750 Offer £600 1969 Concorde First Day Cover, doubled in Toulouse 2nd March 1969.

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GILBERT DEFER SIGNED COVERS

CE211 £85 Offer £75 CE212 £85 Offer £75 1969 Concorde Modele French cover. 1968 New Hebrides Concorde cover.

www.buckinghamcovers.com 5 JOHN COCHRANE SIGNED COVERS

CE132 £75 Offer £60 Concorde 002 First Flight BAC stamp cover with Filton special postmark.

CE131 £75 Offer £60 1969 Connoisseur First Day Cover.

CE139 £100 Offer £85 2003 Concorde Final Flight BHC cover.

CE138 £50 Offer £45 1975 Royal Observer Corps cover, featuring and flown in Concorde. MICHAEL RETIF SIGNED COVERS

CE202 £75 Offer £65 1969 British BAC First Day Cover.

CE201 £50 Offer £40 1969 French Silk First Day Cover. CE203 £50 Offer £40 1969 French cover with Toulouse CDS and Concorde 001 cachet. CE204 £50 Offer £40 French Europa FDC, Toulouse special postmark with Strasbourg CDS.

CE205 £50 Offer £40 French Europa FDC 01303 278137 with blue illustration. EMAIL: [email protected]

6 Warren House, Shearway Road, Folkestone, Kent Ct19 4BF CSM01 Tel 01303 278137 Fax 01303 279429 Email [email protected] TONY BENN SIGNED COVERS

CE220 £30 Offer £25 1969 GPO cover with Filton FDI.

CE222 £30 Offer £25 1969 Concorde Connoisseur cover.

CE223 £30 Offer £17.50 1969 Concorde Stuart cover. www.buckinghamcovers.com ANDRE TURCAT SIGNED COVERS CE233 £550 Offer £500 1973 4th January 001 postmarked Blagnac Aerodrome CDS, as it was so early it could have been flown.

CE239A £400 Offer £350 Air France plain cover to mark the 10th Anniversary of the Agreement being signed.

CE239 £400 Offer £350 French Picture Postcard, first cancelled with Toulouse CDS 2nd March 1969 and then on first flight to Rio 10th January 1976. CE239B £400 Offer £350 1974 Air France cover, marking the flight and flown, Fairbanks - Toulouse via Reklavick. CE234 £200 Offer £150 6 x 4 black and white photograph showing the Griffon of which he was a test pilot.

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CE260 £35 Offer £30 1970 Farnborough Airshow flown Concorde cover, he was Co-pilot on this flight.

CE001S £24.95 Offer £20 1976 Concorde 206 Delivery Flight, he was co-pilot on this flight.

EDWARD CHEMEL SIGNED COVERS CE159A £35 Offer £30 1969 French Concorde PJ First Day Cover.

CE159B £35 Offer £30 1969 French Silk First Day Cover.

MULTI-SIGNED SPECIALS

CE115 £200 Offer £175 1996 cover, signed by Brian Trubshaw, Jock Bryce and Sir George Edwards. CE112B £350 Offer £300 1969 Concorde, signed by Brian Trubshaw, Peter Holding, Mike Addley and Alan Haywood, all on the first flight. CE116 £200 Offer £150 Brian Trubshaw and Roland Beamont, signed 50th Anniversary of Whittle’s 1st Jet Engine flight.

CE120 £175 Offer £150 1998 British Achievements in Speed, signed by Brian Trubshaw, Neville Duke, Don Wales, Owen Wyn Owen and Peter Twiss.

CE136 £85 Offer £75 John Cochrane and Peter Baker, signed 1969 Philart Concorde First Day Cover with Filton FDI.

8 Warren House, Shearway Road, Folkestone, Kent Ct19 4BF CSM01 Tel 01303 278137 Fax 01303 279429 Email [email protected] CE137 £75 Offer £65 John Cochrane and Peter Baker, signed 1970 Farnborough Air Show cover flown in Concorde, they were pilot and co-pilot.

CE146 £85 Offer £75 1969 BAC First Day CE124 £495 Offer £425 Cover, signed by 1969 Concorde Thames cover, signed by Brian Trubshaw, John Allan, John Cochrane, Mike Addley and Peter Holding. Peter Baker and Tony Benn.

CE157 £45 Offer £40 Mike Bannister, Paul Douglas and Les Brodie, signed BHC 2001 First flight after the Fire cover.

CE143 £125 Offer £100 CE147 £75 1969 Concorde GPO cover, signed by John Cochrane, Mike Offer £65 Bannister, Peter Baker, Tony Benn and Alan Haywood. 1969 Philart Cover, signed by John Cochrane and Tony Benn.

CE153 £125 Offer £100 1969 Concorde GPO cover, signed by Mike Bannister, John Cochrane, Barbara Harmer and Tony Benn.

CE159 £45 Offer £40 1976 Concorde Post Office cover, signed by English pilots Mike Bannister and Richard Routledge plus French pilot Edward Chemel.

CE162 £150 Offer £125 CE158 £100 Offer £85 1969 Wessex cover with first flight 1969 Concorde GPO cover, signed by Mike Bannister, of Concorde 002 Filton special John Cochrane and Tony Benn. postmark, signed by John Allan, Mike Addley and Peter Holding.

www.buckinghamcovers.com 9 CE163 £150 Offer £125 1970 Wessex First Flight at Mach 2 cover, signed by John Allan, Mike Addley and Peter Holding.

CE155 £40 Offer £35 Alan Haywood and Mike Bannister, signed Supersonic to London 1980 Miniature Sheet cover.

CE165 £95 Offer £80 1969 Concorde Stuart First Day Cover, signed by Alan Haywood, John Allan, Peter Holding and Mike Addley.

CE166 £95 Offer £80 1969 Concorde GPO cover, signed by Alan Haywood, Mike Addley, John Allan and Peter Holding.

CE168 £100 Offer £85 9th April 1969 First Flight of Concorde 002 Filton special postmark, signed by Alan Haywood, Peter Holding, John Allan and Mike Addley. CE167 £125 Offer £100 1969 Concorde GPO cover with Hounslow FDI, the nearest to Heathrow, signed by Alan Haywood, John Allan, Peter Holding and Mike Addley.

CE170 £160 Offer £140 1969 Wessex cover first flight of Concorde 002 Filton special postmark, signed by Tony Benn, Alan CE181 £45 Offer £40 Haywood, John Alan Haywood, signed BAC Concorde 002 Maiden Allan, Mike Addley Flight cover, Filton First Flight special postmark, and Pete. signed by Alan Haywood.

CE191 £150 Offer £125 1969 French Concorde Mariscalchi First Day Cover, signed by Gilbert Defer, Jean Pinet CE250 £30 Offer £25 and Michael Retif. Captain Jock Lowe, signed Concorde cover our choice.

10 Warren House, Shearway Road, Folkestone, Kent Ct19 4BF CSM01 Tel 01303 278137 Fax 01303 279429 Email [email protected] CE193 £150 Offer £125 1969 Concorde Modele French cover, signed by Gilbert Defer, Jean Pinet and Michael Retif.

CE192 £150 Offer £125 1969 Concorde P J Modele cover, signed by Gilbert Defer, Jean Pinet and Michael Retif.

CE195 £150 Offer £125 1969 British Concorde FDC, with Filton FDI and Strasbourg CDS, signed by Gilbert Defer, Jean Pinet and Michael Retif. CE194 £150 Offer £125 1970 French flown Air-letter, first flight at Mach 2 signed by Gilbert Defer, Jean Pinet and Michael Retif.

CE197 £150 Offer £125 1969 French silk Concorde cover with British Stamps and Filton FDI postmark, signed by Gilbert Defer, Jean Pinet and Michael Retif.

CE039S £39.95 Offer £35 CE240 £150 Offer £125 Captain Gilbert Defer, Sir George Edwards, signed 1986 50th Anniversary of the Spitfire 1976 Round the World cover. Director of Vickers and Executive Director of BAC. Sales Tour cover, he was one of the two pilots who flew nearly 50,000 km over 9 days.

CONCORDE CAPTAINS SIGNED ON OUR CHOICE OF COVERS, BUY THREE, GET THE FOURTH ONE FREE CH001 Captain John Chorley...... £17.50 CH012 Senior First Officer Les Evans...... £15 CH002 Captain Ron Weidner...... £17.50 CH013 Captain Tim Orchard...... £15 CH003 Captain Terrence Henderson...... £17.50 CH014 Captain Richard Routledge...... £15 CH004 Captain Martin Robson...... £17.50 CH016 Captain Roger Mills...... £15 CH005 Captain David Edmondson...... £15 CH017 Captain Jeremy Rendall...... £15 CH006 Captain Robert Smith...... £17.50 CH018 Captain Stephen Wand...... £15 CH007 Captain Andy Mills...... £15 CH019 Captain John Tye...... £15 CH008 Captain Paul Griffin...... £15 CH020 Captain David Leney...... £15 CH009 Captain Vic Gunton...... £15 CH021 Captain Peter Horton...... £15 CH010 Captain Peter Duffey...... £15 CH022 Captain David Rowland...... £15 CH011 Captain Harry Linfield...... £15 CH023 Captain John Massie...... £15

www.buckinghamcovers.com 11 The Key Signatures - A Brief Biography Mike Addley - Flight Engineer First British Flight Alan Haywood - Engineer on the first John Allan - Observer on First British Flight British flight at Mach 2 Peter Baker - Test Pilot Peter Holding - Observer on First British Flight Mike Bannister - Final Chief Pilot and on Jock Lowe - Chief pilot 1991 - 6 many of the final flights Jean Pinet - French Test pilot on the first Tony Benn - 1968 Aviation Minister who to break the sound barrier made sure Concorde happened Michael Retif - French Flight Engineer Les Brodie - Landed the last ever flight on the first flight John Cochrane - Co-pilot on the first British flight Leslie Scott - Fastest Atlantic crossing Gilbert Defer - French Test pilot Brian Trubshaw - British Test Pilot on the first flight Paul Douglas - Flew last flight to JFK Andre Turcat - French Test Pilot on Sir George Edwards - Led the British design team the first flight, rarely signs Barbara Harmer - Only female pilot Brian Watts - Engineer Observer First British Flight

ORDER FORM RETURN TO: BUCKINGHAM COVERS WARREN HOUSE SHEARWAY ROAD FOLKESTONE KENT CT19 4BF

Please note, with older covers you may receive a different illustration from the one depicted. Please let us know if you require the one shown. Concorde Sale Magazine

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