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THE CENTENARY OF Welcome to the third instalment of the RAF Centenary Magazines. For this one I have pulled together all of Vickie’s pages, which gives us this month a magazine featuring most of the popular series. We could not quite fit in all of THE ROYAL the World War II 50th Anniversary series, so will complete this next time. Also if there are any other series and where you need to fill gaps, let us have your wants list and we will do our best. Also if you missed either or both of the AIR FORCE first two magazines let us know and we will get copies out to you July 2018 Issue 3 RFDC Covers RFDC72 £7.50 1989 Anniversaries - 30th Anniversary of RAFLET. RAF Bomber Series RAFC012 £15 1993 Roman Britain - No.120 Squadron. RAF Museum RAFSC01 £15 RAFB01C £125 £25 per month for 5 months 1981 Sopwith Tabloid special signed cover by Arthur Bomber’ Harris. 7th September 1970 RAF Upavon - Farnborough WWII 50th Anniversary Operation Judgement Battle of Britain 1940 22nd - 31st July RAFA03S £15 Signed Wing Commander George Unwin JS40/07S £20 Major O Patch & Capt.AWF Sutton LOVE COVERS? JOIN THE CLUB and SAVE! Members of our Unsigned Collectors Club save £1 on the cost of each new cover. There’s no obligation to buy but your covers will be reserved for you so you’ll never miss out! Why not join today? Visit our website at www.buckinghamcovers.com/clubs for details Warren House, Shearway Road, Folkestone, Kent CT19 4BF Tel 01303 278137 Fax 01303 279429 Email [email protected] RFDC COVERS RFDC1 £4.50 RFDC2 £4.50 RFDC3 £7.50 RFDC4 £7 1981 Folklore, The Hendon 1981 Disabled - Medical 1981 Butterflies - Lepidoptera. 1981 National Trust - Ghost. Rehabilitation Unit Hedley Court. Fylingdales. RFDC5 £30 RFDC6 £5 RFDC7 £25 RFDC8 £10 1981 Royal Wedding. 1981 Duke of Edinburgh’s 1981 Fishing - Fishery 1981 Christmas - Award - Ten Tors Expedition. Protection Patrol. Greetings from Odiham. RFDC9 £6 RFDC10 £7.50 RFDC11 £7.50 RFDC12 £30 1982 Charles Darwin - HMS 1982 Youth - 40th Ann. No. 1982 British Theatre - 62nd 1982 Maritime Heritage - Beagle: 150th Ann. of the 1982 Sqn. Air Training Corps. Ann. of the RAF Central Band. 35th Ann. of the RAF Marine Great Voyage. Branch. RFDC13 £6 RFDC14 £6 RFDC15 £12.50 RFDC16 £20 1982 Textiles - 60th Ann. of the 1982 Information Technology 1982 British Motor Cars - 75th 1982 Christmas - Greeting Formation of No.2 Squadron Year - RAF Supply Control Anniversary of the Creation of from the Falkland Islands. RAF Regiment. Room. the Royal Flying Corps. RFDC17 £30 RFDC18 £25 RFDC19 £25 RFDC20 £12.50 1983 British River Fish - 40th 1983 Commonwealth Day - 1983 Engineering 1983 British Army - 101st Ann. Ann. of the RAF Stafford 68th Ann. of the Formation of Achievements - Cosford. of the Formation of the 24th Angling Club. No.24 Sqn. Middlesex Rifle Volunteers. 2 Warren House, Shearway Road, Folkestone, Kent Ct19 4Bf RAF100C Tel 01303 278137 Fax 01303 279429 Email [email protected] First Day Covers from the Royal Air Force RFDC21 £7.50 RFDC22 £15 RFDC23 £10 RFDC24 £12.50 1983 British Gardens - 30th 1983 British Fairs - 80th Ann. of 1983 Christmas - Greetings 1984 Heraldry - 65th Anniversary Ann. of the Opening of the the World’s First Air Fairs. from Bethlehem. of the Award of the First Royal RAF Memorial Runnymead. Air Force Badge. RFDC25 £7.50 RFDC26 £20 RFDC27 £7.50 RFDC28 £7.50 1984 Cattle - 25th Ann. of the 1984 Urban Renewal - 1984 Europa - 35th Ann. of 1984 Greenwich Meridian - Granting of the Freedom of Commemorating the links the Formation of the North 65th Ann. of the Royal Naval the City to RAF Hereford. between aviation & the city Atlantic Treaty Organisation. Staff College. of Bristol. RFDC29 £5 RFDC30 £10 RFDC31 £30 RFDC32 £6 1984 London Economic 1984 The Royal Mail - 65th 1984 British Council - 44th 1984 Christmas - Greetings Summit. Ann. of the First Regular British Anniversary of the Winning of from St Clement Danes. Air Mail. the Battle of Britain. RFDC33 £40 RFDC34 £15 RFDC35 £7.50 RFDC36 £7.50 1985 Famous Trains - Battle of Britain. 1983 Insects - 45th Ann. of the 1985 Composers - Royal Military 1985 Safety at Sea - 70th Ann. First Flight of the Mosquito. School of Music Kneller Hall. of the Formation of No.22 Sqn. Interested in Flight covers? Sign up to our Flight emails today, Visit www.buckinghamcovers.com/family www.buckinghamcovers.com/family | www.buckinghamcovers.com/magazines 3 www.buckinghamcovers.com RFDC COVERS RFDC37 £20 RFDC38 £7.50 RFDC39 £50 RFDC40 £5 1985 Post Office - 350th 1985 Arthurian Legends - 80th 1985 Films - The ‘Dam Busters’. 1985 Christmas - Greetings from Anniversary. Ann. of the Fleet Auxiliary. Ethiopia Operation Bushell. RFDC41 £7.50 RFDC42 £10 RFDC43 £25 RFDC44 £15 1986 Industry Year - 70th Ann. of 1986 Halleys’ Comet - 1986 Queen’s Birthday - Fifty 1986 Conservation - 70th Ann. the Society of British Aerospace Commemorating the Launch Years of Royal Flying. of the First Flight of the Big Ack. Companies Ltd. of SKYNET 4A. RFDC45 £6 RFDC46 £15 RFDC47 £10 RFDC48 £6 1986 Medieval Life - 75th Ann. 1986 Sport - 21st Ann. of RAF 1986 Royal Wedding. 1986 Commonwealth of the Start of the Restoration of Cosford Indoor Athletics Arena. Parliamentary Conference. Tattershall Castle. RFDC49 £20 1986 RAF - 50th Ann. of the RFDC50 £10 Reorganisation of the RAF into 1986 Christmas - Operational Commands. Greetings from Biggin Hill. THE COVER ALBUM BARGAIN WE KEEP SECRET! £20 POST FREE Inside We can offer this great album, containing 15 polypropylene* leaves that will take 60 FDC. Covers not included It fits our covers perfectly and they look great in it! Available in Red RAF and Dark Blue and now in Brown with ‘Railway Cover Album’ blocked Red SCA01 £20 onto the spine, specifically for your rail collection. SCA01A £20 Blue Outside *Polypropylene is a clear material which according to the experts is totally SCA01B £20 Rail Album safe. Some album leaves are dangerous as they suck out ink from the covers. PVC in particular can be lethal to your covers and if you have old PVC pages in albums the leaves should be replaced. 4 RAF100C First Day Covers from the Royal Air Force RFDC51 £10 RFDC52 £7.50 RFDC53 £7 RFDC54 £7.50 1986 Christmas - Greeting from 1987 Flowers - 50th Anniversary 1987 Sir Isaac Newton - 1987 Architects - 200th Ann. Biggin Hill, Single 12p stamp. of the Reformation of No77 190th Anniversary of the First Award of the Royal Warrant. Squadron. Parachute Descent. RFDC55 £10 RFDC56 £7 RFDC57 £15 RFDC58 £7.50 1987 St John Ambulance - 1987 Scottish Heraldry - 1987 Victorian Britain - 125th 1987 Studio Pottery - 47th 70th Ann. No.101 Sqn. Knight of the Thistle. Ann. Of Ballooning in the British Ann. Battle of Britain. Army. RFDC59 £10 RFDC60 £15 RFDC61 £15 RFDC62 £15 1987 Christmas - Greetings 1988 Natural History - 100th 1988 Welsh Bible - 150 Years of 1988 Sport - Army Physical from British Forces Belize. Birthday Sir Thomas Sopwith. Forces Evangelism. Training Corps. RFDC63 £20 RFDC64 £15 RFDC65 £15 RFDC66 £15 1988 Transport - 60th Anniversary 1988 Australian Bicentenary - 1988 Armada - 400th 1988 Edward Lear - 12th of the Opening of Croydon Air 50th Ann RAF Cottesmore. Anniversary. Anniversary of the Foundation Terminal. of the Cancer & Leukaemia in Childhood Trust. RAF RFDC67 £9 RFDC68 £10 RFDC69 £8 RFDC70 £20 1988 Edward Lear Miniature 1988 Christmas - Greetings 1989 Seabirds - 75th Ann. of 1989 Greetings - Lord sheet - 12th Ann. Foundation from Guinea Pig Club. No.201 Squadron. Dowding Sheltered Housing of Cancer & Leukaemia in Appeal. Childhood Trust. 5 www.buckinghamcovers.com RFDC COVERS First Day Covers from the Royal Air Force RFDC71 £20 RFDC72 £7.50 RFDC73 £9 RFDC74 £7.50 1989 Food & Farming - 50th Ann 1989 Anniversaries - 30th Ann 1989 Toys and Games - 75th 1989 Industrial Archaeology of the Women’s Land Army. of RAFLET. Anniversary of the Royal Naval - 21 Years of Aircraft Battle of Air Service. Britain, Hawkinge. RFDC75 £12 RFDC76 £10 RFDC77 £7.50 RFDC78 £15 1989 Industrial Archaeology 1989 Microscopes - 49th Ann of 1989 Lord Mayors Show - 40th Ann 1989 Christmas - 40th Ann. RAF Miniature Sheet. the Battle of Britain. of the End of the Berlin Aircraft. Gliding & Soaring Association. RFDC79 £20 RFDC80 £20 RFDC81 £20 RFDC82 £15 1990 RSPCA - 75th Anniversary 1990 Greetings. 1990 Europa - 75th Ann. of No.8 1990 Queen’s Award - 75th of No24 Squadron. Squadron. Anniversary of No10 Squadron. RFDC83 £7 RFDC84 £7.50 RFDC85 £10 RFDC86 £10 1990 Penny Black Miniature Sheet 1990 Kew Gardens - 10th Ann 1990 Thomas Hardy - 75th Ann. 1990 Queen Mother - 90th - Stamp World London 1980. of the Tri-National Tornado RAF Station Northolt. Birthday. Training Establishment. RFDC87 £30 RFDC88 £7.50 RFDC89 £15 RFDC90 £20 1990 Gallantry - 50th Anniversary 1990 Astronomy - 50th Ann. of 1990 Christmas - Greetings from 1991 Dogs - 50th Ann of the Air Dog. of the Battle of Britain. No.249 Squadron. the Gulf. RAF RFDC91 £15 RFDC92 £7.50 RFDC93 £20 RFDC94 £10 1991 Greetings. 1991 Scientific Achievements - 1991 Europe in Space - 25th Ann 1991 Sport: Rugby World Cup - 70th Ann No.4 Flying School. of the VC10 into RAF Service. Salute to England’s Grand Slam. 6 Warren House, Shearway Road, Folkestone, Kent Ct19 4Bf RAF100C Tel 01303 278137 Fax 01303 279429 Email [email protected] RAF SQUADRON RFDC95 £10 RFDC96 £20 RFDC97 £12 RFDC98 £20 1991 Roses - Bromley & District 1991 Dinosaurs - Farewell to the 1991 Ordnance Survey Maps - 1991 Christmas - 25th Ann of the NSPCC. Shackleton. 50th Ann & the Stand-down of Hercules in RAF Service. the Royal Observers Corps. RAFC99 £20 RAFC100 £15 RAFC001 £10 RAFC002 £15 1992 Wintertime - BMEWS 1992 Happy & Glorious - 40 1992 Tennyson - No.60 Squadron.
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