JULY 2019 CL225 Cover Lover The magazine for first day and commemorative cover collectors
The Outlaw known as Robin Hood used to steal from the rich to give to the poor. In which of these forests did he and his merry men make their home? Make your collection richer with this cover! Issue Date: 13th August 2019
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125th Anniversary The West Highland Railway publicly opening to Fort William Details on page 12
Buckingham Covers - The First in First Day Covers A WORD FROM “We have real (folk) royalty BRIAN signing with the Carthy family BUCKINGHAM COVERS, agreeing to sign” SPECIALIST COVER EXPERT
Dear Collector, Over the last six months we have realised that the club section of our website is not very user friendly, so we will be working on this soon We have just taken a call from a man who had seen our Curious and get them all clear and simple to join. The rail club you can join Customs cover and told us he was the Hooden Horse we used. within one click and an email (www.buckinghamcovers.com/railclub). We agreed to send him a free cover, and then people all round We will try and get them all as easy as that. At the moment for other the office started to claim it was them, and could they have a free clubs just give us a call, or tick the box below the order form on page 63 cover. ‘I am Spartacus!’ So from now on however convincing you and we will do the rest. Our first challenge is to get the rail club to 200 think your argument is no more free covers! members, once we are there we will have a prize draw for all members Joking aside, we have real (folk) royalty signing for us with the and three of them (or it could be you) will receive a free album. Carthy family agreeing to sign. Last year I was lucky enough to see Martin in a small pub in Walmer, the closest I had got before Happy Collecting, was seeing Eliza with thousands of others at a music festival. We have taken the forests issue to Sherwood and Robin Hood, plus we also found a few 1973 covers to double. No news on a Brian Austin signer at this point but we are working hard to get someone good. July 2019
CAPTAIN HERMAN FLUEGEL
America has a great history of what are known as Patriotic covers, which are produced to raise funds for, and support, their forces, during war.
Captain Fluegel produced one of the best known series of these with the first cover on the 6th June 1944 D-Day completing this World War II collection 50 covers later when Japan surrendered.
Around 10 years ago we were having deliveries of these every day from America, but now supplies have disappeared. I have just bought in a collection of these which I think must have originally come from us (as the D-Day cover had been signed by Edward Gueritz).
If you could find them individually the costs would be over £2200, but we would like to keep this collection together so can offer for £1500.
COL1535 £1500
£250 per month over 6 months
SMALL SELECTION SHOWN HERE
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¨ BC601 2018 Game of Thrones - Ice...... £25 ¨ BC612M 2018 Captain Cook Miniature Sheet.... £25 ¨ BC601A 2018 Game of Thrones - Fire...... £20 ¨ BC613 2018 The Old Vic ...... £25 ¨ BC601M 2018 Beasts & Blades Miniature Sheet.. £25 ¨ BC614 2018 Post & Go - Mail By Bike (Bureau).£25 ¨ BC602 2018 Post & Go - Beasts & Blades ¨ BC614B 2018 Post & Go - Mail By Bike (Machine)... £25 (Bureau)...... £17.50 ¨ BC615 2018 Centenary of the First World War. £20 ¨ BC602B 2018 Post & Go - Beasts & Blades ¨ BC616 2018 Harry Potter - Mystical Stag.BUYING £15 (Machine)...... £17.50 ¨ BC616A 2018 Harry Potter - Magical Tree. BUYING £15 ¨ BC603 2018 Post & Go - Mail by Sea (Bureau).£20 ¨ BC616M 2018 Harry Potter Miniature Sheet...... £25 ¨ BC603B 2018 Post & Go - Mail by Sea (Machine)... £20 ¨ BC617 2018 Christmas...... £25 ¨ BC604 2018 Votes for Women - Christabel Pankhurst£20. ¨ BC617M 2018 Christmas Miniature Sheet...... £20 ¨ BC605 2018 Royal Air Force 100...... BUYING £15 ¨ BC618 2018 Prince Charles Miniature Sheet.... £20 ¨ BC605M 2018 Royal Air Force 100 ¨ BC619M 2019 Stamp Classics Miniature Sheet... £20 Miniature Sheet...... £22.50 ¨ BC620 2019 Leonardo Da Vinci - The Angel.... £20 ¨ BC606 2018 Reintroduced Species - ¨ BC620A 2019 Leonardo Da Vinci - Madonna.... £20 The Eurasian Beaver...... £22.50 ¨ BC607 2018 Owls - The Barn Owl...... £25 ¨ BC621 2019 Heroes & Defenders...... £18.50 ¨ BC607A 2018 Owls - The Little Owl...... £25 ¨ BC621A 2019 Heroes & Defenders...... £18.50 ¨ BC608 2018 Royal Wedding...... £20 ¨ BC621M 2019 Heroes & Defenders ¨ BC609 2018 Contemporary Artists...... £18.50 Miniature Sheet...... £18.50 ¨ BC610 2018 Dad’s Army Appreciation Society..... ¨ BC622 2019 Birds of Prey - BUYING £15 The White-Tailed Eagle...... £18.50 ¨ BC611 2018 Hampton Court Palace...... £20 ¨ BC622A 2019 Birds of Prey - The Kestrel...... £18.50 ¨ BC611M 2018 Hampton Court Palace ¨ BC623 2019 British Engineering...... £18.50 Miniature Sheet...... £20 ¨ BC623M 2019 British Engineering Miniature ¨ BC612 2018 Captain Cook...... £25 Sheet - Harrier...... £18.50
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Return to: Warren House, Shearway Road, Folkestone, Kent CT19 4BF ACCOUNT No (If Known) I would like to join the club NAME ADDRESS ¨ The Stamps Club ¨ The Miniature Sheet Club
POST CODE 01303 278137 EMAIL: [email protected] TEL No: WARREN HOUSE, SHEARWAY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, KENT CT19 4BF CL225Email: www.buckinghamcovers.com 3 TEL 01303 278137 FAX 01303 279429 email [email protected] Robin Hood & Sherwood Forest FORESTS 13th August 2019
BC627 £18.50 Club Price £17.50 Forests have always inspired many tales and legends over the years and perhaps among the most famous is the legend of Robin Hood and his band of Merry Men who robbed the rich to give to the poor, using Sherwood Forest as their home and hiding place. Postmarked at Sherwood Forest, Nottingham.
BC627S £TBC Signer to be confirmed
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FC947A £20 Tree Planting Year first day cover from 1973 doubled with the Westonbirt, The National Arboretum stamp from the Forests issue. Postmark to be confirmed.
BC204S2 £40 Official National Trust Northern Ireland cover signed by James Nesbitt. Limited number signed. Postmarked at White Park Bay Bushmills, Co Antrim.
BC036B £50 Scotland signed by everyone’s favourite Scottish moaner, Richard (I don’t believe it!) Wilson of One Foot in the Grave.
4 WARREN HOUSE, SHEARWAY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, KENT CT19 4BF CL225 TEL 01303 278137 FAX 01303 279429 email [email protected] CuriousIssue Date: 9thCustoms July 2019
BC626 £18.50 Curious Customs are strange traditions that take place throughout the year, some evolving from ancient origins and others more recent inventions. Our cover reflects on the Hooden Horse originally peculiar to East Kent and the Jack-in-the Green tradition.
NEW SIGNATURES! FOLK MUSIC ROYALTY BC626S £34.95 Signed by Martin Carthy, Eliza Carthy, and Norma Waterson. Fans of Folk music will certainly have heard of this amazing family who are all said to be some of the greatest innovators of Folk music. Between them they have released over 40 albums. Martin Carthy’s music has influenced people like Bob Dylan and Paul Simon. Norma Waterson was one of The Watersons, whose music defined much of 1960s Folk music. Eliza Carthy is the daughter of Martin Carthy and Norma Waterson and has brought a unique and innovative sound to British folk since the early 1990s. Eliza is also the Vice President of the EFDSS (English Folk Dance and Song Society). All three of this talented family are still producing incredible music to this day.
BC018B £75
£25 per month over 5 months Circus, Signed Ronnie Corbett. 01303 278137 EMAIL: [email protected]
Rudyard Kipling
BC015A £100 Bateman’s Rudyard Kipling Noble Prize, double pair of covers signed Ruth Rendell, PD James, Clare Francis, Frederick Forsyth.
WARREN HOUSE, SHEARWAY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, KENT CT19 4BF CL225 www.buckinghamcovers.com 5 TEL 01303 278137 FAX 01303 279429 email [email protected] 75th Anniversary of Issue Date:6th June 2019 Tuesday, 6 June marked the 75th Anniversary of the D-Day landings, the start of the Allied Invasion of Normandy known as Operation Overlord. Katherine designed these two D-DAY stunning covers to commemorate the event.
BC625 £18.50 The cover features a rare colour image of Allied forces landing at Juno Beach on 6th June 1944. Cancelled with our special Portsmouth postmark.
BC625S £28.50 Chelsea Pensioner D-Day Veteran signed, our choice.
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BC625M £18.50 The serene image of Mulberry Harbour in Arromanches, France, left behind by Allied Forces on D-Day serves as a stunning backdrop to the D-Day miniature sheet. Postmarked Southsea, Portsmouth on the first day of issue. Signed option - signer BC625MS £TBC to be confirmed As above, but featuring the BC625MB £18.50 barcoded miniature sheet.
BC625MBS £TBC Signer to be confirmed.
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BC625B £18.50 Full set of 6 D-Day stamps on our Overlord cover with our Portland running postmark.
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6 WARREN HOUSE, SHEARWAY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, KENT CT19 4BF CL225 TEL 01303 278137 FAX 01303 279429 email [email protected] The Montgomery Letters As the 21st Army Group made Artist’s Impression it’s way through to Germany, Field Marshal Montgomery wrote six letters to be read to, and to inspire, the troops.
We have been given the opportunity to reproduce these and will postmark each as the 75th Anniversary is reached. These will cost £9.95 each and the first one will be issued on the 21st August this year (to mark the Conquest of Normandy) with the last one on the 25th August 2020 (when Montgomery announced the 21st Army Group would now be known as ‘The British Army of the Rhine’).
21st August 1944 - Conquest of Normandy,
17th September 1944 - Conquest of France and Belgium,
Christmas 1944 - Good Will and Christmas Greetings, The fighting in Germany has begun,
7th February 1945 - We can’t lose this war,
23rd March 1945 - Conquest of the Rhineland, Pomerania & Russians within 35 miles of Berlin,
25th August 1945 - Conquest of the Rhine and 21st Army Group become “The British Army of the Rhine”. To join this club just call or email quoting ‘MONT’
CL225 www.buckinghamcovers.com 7 Duke & Duchess of Sussex New Royal Baby
BCE23 £12.95 The Duke and Duchess of Sussex welcomed into the world baby Archie Harrison Mountbatten Windsor on 6th May (also, as every cover collector knows the 179th Anniversary of the Penny Black).
We mark this momentous event with our special cover featuring the couple and their new arrival, cancelled with a special Windsor royal baby postmark.
BCE23A £13.95 We also produced this double special, postmarked on their Wedding day (19th May 2018) and the day Archie was born (6th May 2019).
50 years the investiture of hrh prince of wales
BC618PW £14.95 Celebrating 50 years since the Investiture of His Royal Highness Prince of Wales, postmarked on his 70th birthday and doubled with the date of his Investiture also featuring a special Investiture cachet.
FC737X £14.95 1st July 1969 Investiture cover which we have doubled on the 50th anniversary and also features our special Investiture cachet. Original stamps and placement may vary.
8 WARREN HOUSE, SHEARWAY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, KENT CT19 4BF CL225 TEL 01303 278137 FAX 01303 279429 email [email protected] Issue Date: 24th May 2019 Make these covers the jewel of your collection! The Birth of a Queen 2019 heralds 200 years since the birth of Queen Victoria, one of Britain’s longest reigning monarchs.
BC624 £18.50 Our cover features a wonderful illustration of Kensington Palace, where Victoria was born and grew up. Cancelled on the first day of issue with our special Kensington postmark.
BC624S £TBC Signer to be confirmed.
BC624M £18.50 Celebrating the life and achievements of Prince Albert our miniature sheet cover features the Great Exhibition which was housed in the newly built Crystal Palace. The sheet is cancelled with our special Victoria and Albert, Windsor postmark. BC624MS £TBC Signer to be confirmed. BC624MB £18.50 Barcoded miniature sheet cover BC624MBS £TBC TO COLLECT MINIATURE SHEETS, TICK THE MINIATURE Signer to be confirmed. SHEET CLUB BOX BELOW THE ORDER FORM
BC624P £14.95 This cover features a pane from the prestige booklet which details the British Empire in 1897. The cover itself is a pattern by William Morris, a textile designer during the famous arts and crafts movement.
BC624P2 £14.95 Queen Victoria definitives single pane from the Prestige stamp booklet on our William Morris Queen Victoria 200 cover.
CL225 www.buckinghamcovers.com 9 Channel Islands D-Day
TCS970 £25.50 Joint cover from Isle of Man, Alderney, Gibraltar & Jersey marking the 75th anniversary of D-Day each stamp has special postmark from each administration dated 6/06/19 plus contained within the envelope a full colour text card.
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TCS971 £9.95 Guernsey Post Alderney First Day issue £3 miniature sheet cover marking the 75th anniversary of D-Day postmarked 29/05/19.
TCS970 £10.95 Guernsey Post Alderney First Day cover with set of six stamps marking the 75th anniversary of D-Day postmarked 29/05/19.
Europa Birds
TCS976 £10.95 Jersey Post Europa 2019 National Birds. Birds and symbolism first day stamps cover, the set of stamps feature six species of birds which can be sighted in jersey shown with their symbolic meaning, postmarked 05.03.19
TCS977 £9.95 Jersey Post Europa 2019 National Birds. Birds and symbolism miniature sheet first day cover postmarked 05.03.19
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10 WARREN HOUSE, SHEARWAY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, KENT CT19 4BF CL225 TEL 01303 278137 FAX 01303 279429 email [email protected] Duke & Duchess of Sussex TCS972 £10.95 Jersey Post first day cover marking the 1st wedding anniversary of The Duke & Duchess of Sussex, the set of six stamps feature the couple at notable events during the first year of marriage postmarked 02.05.19.
TCS973 £9.95 Jersey Post miniature sheet first day cover marking the 1st wedding anniversary of the Duke & Duchess of Sussex, the £3 stamp within features a photograph of the couple whilst watching Gaelic sport on their visit to Dublin 02.05.19.
Queen Victoria
TCS969 £10.95 Guernsey first day cover for the 200th anniversary of the birth of Queen Victoria, with six pictorial stamps of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert postmarked FDI 29/05/19.
TCS974 £10.95 Jersey Post Queen Victoria 200th anniversary of her birth first day stamps cover, the set of six stamps feature portraits of Queen Victoria at key stages of her life postmarked FDI 24.05.19.
TCS975 £9.95 Jersey Post 200th anniversary of the birth of Queen Victoria miniature sheet first day, the £2 stamp within features a portrait by Franz Xaver Winterhalter which hangs in the great hall at Victoria College Jersey postmarked 24.05.19. peace parade
19th July 2019 Our Cenotaph cover featuring the five poppy stamps issued through the Great War centenary series 2014-2018 marking the centenary of the London Peace parade 1919 with London SW1 postmark 19th July 2019.
BCSP56C £18.50
WARREN HOUSE, SHEARWAY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, KENT CT19 4BF CL225 www.buckinghamcovers.com 11 TEL 01303 278137 FAX 01303 279429 email [email protected] BUCKINGHAM RAIL We produce 10 to 15 covers each year celebrating events and significant anniversaries in the history of the Railway across Britain. Steam trains, bridges, preservation groups and new developments - we celebrate our rich transport heritage.
125th ANNIVERSARY OF THE OPENING OF THE WEST HIGHLAND RAILWAY TO FORT WILLIAM 7th August 2019 In 1894, the railway line to Fort William was publicly opened. The line had been constructed despite the remote and difficult terrain and was opened in two stages: the section from Craigendoran to Fort William opened in 1894, with a short extension to Banavie on the Caledonian Canal opening in 1895.
R346 £10.95 Reserved for the Rail Club
STEAM ON THE UNDERGROUND 22nd June 2019 To mark 150th anniversary of the opening of the District Line, London Underground are running steam trains on the line from 22 to 23 June between Ealing Broadway and High Street Kensington, the last time steam trains are expected to travel to Central London on the London Underground. This cover was carried on the first day of the weekend.
R345 £10.95
175th Anniversary of the Formation of Midland Railway 10th May 2019
2019 marks 175 years since the formation of Midland railway. Our cover, featuring a painting by John Wigston celebrates the anniversary, postmarked Derby where the Midland Railway head office was based. Specially commissioned artwork by John Wigston!
R343 £10.95
LOVE RAIL? JOIN THE CLUB! www.buckinghamcovers.com/railclub 12 WARREN HOUSE, SHEARWAY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, KENT CT19 4BF CL225 TELOR 01303 TICK 278137 THE FAXRAIL 01303 CLUB 279429 BOX BELOW email [email protected] THE ORDER FORM BUCKINGHAM MARITIME SERIES 50th Anniversary Continuous At Sea Deterrent 5th July 2019 Marking 50th Anniversary of Continuous At Sea Deterrent with special CASD 50 postmarks 3rd May 2019 for National Service of thanksgiving Westminster Abbey and 5th July 2019 - Naval Parade HMNB Clyde Helensburgh
BCN029 £10.95 Reserved for Maritime Club Commemorating Sir William Cornwallis 5th July 2019 Commemorating 200 years since the death of Admiral Sir William Cornwallis, Commander-in-chief of the Channel Fleet during the Napoleonic Wars. Cornwallis’ blockade of the French port at Brest is considered to be one of the pivotal points which helped towards the eventual defeat of Napoleon at Trafalgar. The artwork shows the famous manoeuvre called ‘Cornwallis’ Retreat’ in which Cornwallis was able to fool the French Fleet into retreating, thinking that Cornwallis had allies arriving over the horizon. Reserved for BCN028 £11.95 Maritime Club SS Savannah - 200 YEARS 20th June 2019 Arriving in Liverpool on 20 June 1819, the SS Savannah was the first steamship to cross the Atlantic. The voyage lasted 29 days and 11 hours. BCN027 £10.95
OPERATION OVERLORD 6th June 2019 6 June 1944 began one of greatest undertakings in the history of war. D Day (or Operation Overlord) was the largest amphibious operation in history which paved the way for Allied victory on the Western Front and the liberation of German-occupied France. BCN026 £10.95
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WARREN HOUSE, SHEARWAY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, KENT CT19 4BF CL225 www.buckinghamcovers.com 13 TEL 01303 278137 FAX 01303 279429 email [email protected] flight covers 100th Anniversary of the First APOLLO 11 Non-Stop Transatlantic Flight 15th June 2019 Moon Landing 50th Anniversary
BCFL05 £12.95 British aviators John Alcock and Arthur Brown made the first non-stop transatlantic flight in June 1919 - leaving from St. John’s, Newfoundland on the 14th June they flew their Vickers Vimy, arriving in Connemara, County Galway at 8.40am on the 15th.
The Harrier Jump Jet 18th April & 2nd May 2019 BC623IOM £15.95 Club Price £14.95 The Harrier ‘Jump Jet’, famous for its vertical, short take-off and landing capability was introduced in 1969. 2019 is its 50th Anniversary. Our cover features a stunning image by renowned aviation artist Mark Bromley, with an Isle of Man Harrier stamp, postmarked on the anniversary, 18th April, and doubled with our choice of stamp from the British Engineering miniature sheet, which celebrates the Harrier, postmarked on the first day of issue 2nd May. interested in SIGN UP TO OUR FLIGHT CLUB Flight? 01303 278137 email: [email protected]
BCFL01 £10.95 BCFL02 £10.95 BCFL03 £10.95 Centenary of the Birth of Captain Eric 50th anniversary of the Boeing 747 100 Years since the first mail carrying ‘Winkle’ Brown Jumbo Jet’s first flight. service between Folkestone & Cologne.
BCFL04 £10.95 BCFL05 £12.95 Tornado GR4 First non-stop withdrawal from transatlantic flight. service.
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14 WARREN HOUSE, SHEARWAY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, KENT CT19 4BF CL225 TEL 01303 278137 FAX 01303 279429 email [email protected] APOLLO 11 Moon Landing 50th Anniversary
BCSP61 £20 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11 the first manned mission to the moon. “Magnificent Desolation” collectable featuring our choice 1st class stamp and Jodrell Bank, Astronaut postmark (16.07.2019 - Launch date & 20.07.2019 - Landing date) plus USA Flag stamp and a cachet to mark two historic events.
For just £20 you’ll receive the pair of covers which mark the 1969 Apollo 11 Launch and Moonwalk!
2nd May 2019
BC623MAS £28.50 Stunning Harrier Jump Jet cover featuring the artwork of Mark Bromley with the stamps from the miniature sheet celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Jump Jet & FDI pmk 02/05/19 signed Tom Lecky-Thompson who flew a Harrier in the Daily Mail Race in 1969.
WARREN HOUSE, SHEARWAY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, KENT CT19 4BF CL225 www.buckinghamcovers.com 15 TEL 01303 278137 FAX 01303 279429 email [email protected] Thomas Edison SGE051 £2995 £299.50 per month over 10 months Thomas Edison signed typed letter dated 1st July 1911 on his own headed paper regarding his colleague who he is sending to capture ‘photographically characteristic scenes, life, and industries’. Edison (1847 - 1931) has been described as America’s greatest inventor who was responsible for an abundance of creations having held over 1,000 US patents. Malcolm Campbell
SGC177A £300 £100 per month over 3 months Malcolm Campbell signed 1933 International Speed Trials at Daytona Beach, Florida cover with special cachet. 1st Earl Alexander Campbell (1885 - 1948) held the world speed record on of Tunis & Countess land and water at many times during the 1920s and 30s. Alexander of Tunis Anthony Blunt
SGT032D £400 £50 per month over 8 months Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis & Margaret Alexander, Countess Alexander of Tunis signed embossed Christmas card. Harold Alexander (1891 - 1969) was a senior British Army officer who served in SGB212 £495 both World Wars holding many notable commands and later became Governor General of Canada. £49.50 per month over 10 months Anthony Blunt signed handwritten letter dated July 7th on University of London headed paper. Blunt (1907- 1983) was a leading British art historian but in 1979 it was 01303 278137 publicly revealed that he had been a member of the EMAIL: [email protected] Cambridge Five, a group of spies working for the Soviet Union from the 1930s to at least the early 1950s.
16 WARREN HOUSE, SHEARWAY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, KENT CT19 4BF CL225 TEL 01303 278137 FAX 01303 279429 email [email protected] Napoleon Bonaparte £249.58 per month SGN078 £2995 over 12 months Napoleon Bonaparte signed handwritten letter dated 7th May 1811 from St. Cloud to his Minister of War, the Duc de Feltre, regarding his previous request for the total strength of the French armed forces as at 1st May. Bonaparte (1769 - 1821) was a French statesman and military leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution. He ruled as Emperor of the French from 1804 until 1814 and again briefly in 1815. Oliver Cromwell
SGC185 £3495 £699 per month over 5 months Oliver Cromwell signature professionally inserted into a 2010 House of Stuart: Battle of Dunbar cover. Cromwell (1599 - 1658) became Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland after the defeat of Charles I during the Civil War. The 1650 Battle of Dunbar saw Parliamentarian forces led by Cromwell defeat the Royalist Scottish army. Hugo Major Chavez General SGC193 £300 Charles £50 per month over 6 months Gordon Hugo Chavez signed SGG001A £300 document dated 6th January 1976 by military of £30 per month defence infantry command over 10 months division stating Chavez as Major-General Charles officer of Venezuelan army Gordon signed handwritten will handle and deal with letter dated 28th November material classified as secret 1873, aged condition. and swears to respect and Gordon (1833 - 1885) fulfil the law and military became a British national rules. Chavez (1954 - 2013) hero for his exploits in China was the socialist President and his ill-fated defence of Venezuela from of Khartoum in 1884-85 17 1999 to 2013. against Sudanese rebels. ARB149 £75 £25 per month over 3 months 1946 London - Egypt Test Letter No.9 with original BOAC Flight test letter Memorandum, rare & interesting item flown before any official first flights of the route. BOAC
ARB120 £10 1958 London - Venezuela.
ARB122 £15 1969 London - Japan polar flight.
ARB123 £15
1969 Japan - London polar flight. ARB121 £10 1960 Venezuela - London.
1934 RAILWAY AIR SERVICES
ARR137S £125 £25 per month over 5 months Plymouth - Cardiff - Plymouth, souvenir of the first aerial excursion, carried & signed by passenger W.Nicholls, a rare airmail.
ARR24S £30 ARR21 £15 Plymouth - Liverpool, signed by Captain Smye. Cardiff - Liverpool.
18 WARREN HOUSE, SHEARWAY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, KENT CT19 4BF CL225 TEL 01303 278137 FAX 01303 279429 email [email protected] 1948 SKY MERCHANT WORLD FLIGHT After WWII the Atlas Supply Company purchased a Douglas C-54 airliner which they converted into a ‘flying showroom’ for Atlas products. The plane was branded as the Atlas Sky Merchant and to generate publicity for their showroom in the sky they organised an around the world flight. The company worked with the American Air Mail Society to organise 4,500 airsheets to be carried on the flight which were postmarked at 31 locations. The flight left New Jersey on January 5th 1948 piloted by Captain Ivan Smirnoff, a decorated WWI Russian fighter ace, and visited 42 cities in total. ARA136 £100 £10 per month over 10 months
1931 TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT Pilot Beryl Hart and navigator Lieutenant William MacLaren carried card on their Monoplane ‘Tradewind’ during the attempted 1931 USA to France flight, they were lost at sea during the second leg between Bermuda and the Azores. With a typed note on the reverse by MacLaren about the journeys difficulties.
£30 per month over 5 months ARA153 £150
1970 PHANTOM WORLD RECORD FLIGHTS Pair of RAF Marham flown covers from RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire to RAF Tengah, Singapore. Each cover has been authenticated by the competitions manager and are certified number 37. The first cover was flown on the 18th and 19th May 1970 and is signed by pilot Squadron Leader Arkwell-Hardwick and the navigator Squadron Leader Read, it took 14 hours and 14 minutes. The second was flown on the 19th and 20th May 1970 and has been signed by pilot Squadron Leader Nevill and navigator Straughan and the fight set the new ARA203 £150 £50 per month over 3 months world record in a time of 14 hours and 6 minutes.
ARA137 £150 ALAN COBHAM £50 per month over 3 months Sir Alan Cobham was an English pilot 1926 Demonstration Flight particularly famous for his pioneering flown & initialled ‘AJC’ of long distance flights. He served with by Alan Cobham. the Royal Flying Corps in WWI and after the war became a test pilot for the de Havilland aircraft company. Cobham was a true celebrity of his day with over 60,000 fans watching him land in Melbourne on completion of his 1926 England to ARA142 £100 Australia flight. His achievements were £10 per month over 10 months recognised with the awarding of the Gold Medal by the Fèdèration Aèronautique 1926 SS Homeric to New York Internationale and his name lives on today flight attempt cover, initialled WARREN HOUSE, SHEARWAY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, KENT CT19 4BF as aCL225 true pioneer. www.buckinghamcovers.com‘AJC’ by Alan Cobham. 19 TEL 01303 278137 FAX 01303 279429 email [email protected] 1963 FA Centenary Collection
Collection of 27 pages of material all relating to the Monaco stamps which shows Wembley. The final 1963 FA Centenary Game held at Wembley which signed item is a truly special card as it has been signed saw England take on a FIFA Rest of the World side, by the full FIFA side including the starting 11 and the with England winning 2-1. Monaco released a set of five substitutes - Ferenc Puskas, Alfredo di Stefano, 12 stamps for the occasion and this superb collection Denis Law, Djalma Santos, Eusebio, Raymond Kopa, contains a mix of first day covers, maxi cards, mint Jim Baxter, Karl-Heinz Schnellinger, Svatopluk Pluskal, stamps, and world class signatures of the two teams. Jan Popluhar, Josef Masopust, Uwe Seeler, Francisco Gento, Luis Eyzaguirre, Lev Yashin, Milutin Soskic. It has There are three covers featuring four stamps from also been signed by Arsenal legend and Englishman the Centenary issue, with the full set of twelve used Bertie Mee. across them, and are each cancelled with a special Monaco postmark dated on the first day of issue, 12th Also included within the collection are 21 pristine maxi December 1963. Each cover is signed by the England cards featuring players, Wembley Stadium, Monaco, starting 11 - Bobby Moore, Jimmy Armfield, George and various scenes of football matches. Each card Eastham, Maurice Norman, Terry Paine, Bobby Smith, has at least one of the Centenary stamps and are Gordon Milne, Ray Wilson, Bobby Charlton, Gordon postmarked on the day of issue by the special Monaco Banks, and Jimmy Greaves. There is also eleven of postmark. Furthermore there are six non-postmarked the Monaco stamps which show Wembley Stadium cards including two showing the sides on their and the full England starting 11 have signed one of the pre-match photo and there are also many mint stamps, stamps each. as well as a colour trials for the set. Hungarian legend Ferenc Puskas has signed a card A truly stunning collection for the football enthusiast, featuring himself which has a Monaco stamp and we don’t expect to see a similar collection on the the special postmark. He has also signed one of the market again.
COL2487 ONLY £1500
£125 per month over 12 months
20 WARREN HOUSE, SHEARWAY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, KENT CT19 4BF CL225 TEL 01303 278137 FAX 01303 279429 email [email protected] Sir John Gielgud
Sir John Gielgud (1904 - 2000) was an English actor and theatre director whose career spanned eight decades. Gielgud dominated the British stage for much of the 20th century with his phenomenal success brining him an Oscar, Emmy, Grammy, Golden Globe, BAFTA, and a Tony Award. During the 1930s he was a West End and Broadway icon, appearing in both modern and classic plays as well as starting a parallel career as a director. He appeared in over sixty films including classics such as Becket and broadcast more than a hundred radio and television dramas. He was knighted in 1953 and from 1977 to 1989 was president of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. We have a selection of covers available, all signed by Sir John Gielguid at just £75 each £25 per month over 3 months
1995 Shakespeare, Midsummer SGG002 £75 Night’s Dream cover.
SGG002P £75 1982 Theatre, Westminster Abbey cover. SGG002G £75 1982 Theatre, Royal Bath official cover.
SGG002D £75 SGG002Q £75 1985 Film, Goldcrest cover. 1982 50th Anniversary of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre.
SGG002F £75 1985 Films, Pink Panther cover. SGG002T £75 1995 Shakespeare’s Globe, SGG002R £75 Cotswold cover. 1982 Theatre, Royal Mail cover.
WARREN HOUSE, SHEARWAY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, KENT CT19 4BF CL225 www.buckinghamcovers.com 21 TEL 01303 278137 FAX 01303 279429 email [email protected] OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL WINNERS
Tony produced these in 1996 and he even bought an Olympic Medal to reproduce, a really great simple idea each is signed by, and features an Olympic Gold Medal winner. C96/03S £40 Signed by Steve Ovett (1980 Moscow 800m) OTHER SIGNED OPTIONS C96/03SA £30 Signed by Ken Matthews (1964 Tokyo 20km walk) C96/03SB £35 Signed by Lynn Davies (1964 Tokyo Long Jump) C96/03SD £30 Signed by David Wilkie (1976 Montreal 200m breaststroke) C96/03SE £30 Signed by Anita Lonsborough C96/03SF £30 Signed by Richard Meade (1960 Rome 200m breaststroke) (1968 Mexico and 1972 Munich 3 day eventing) C96/03SG £35 Signed by Chris Finnegan (1968 Mexico Boxing) king edward viii C96/03SH £35 Signed by Daley Thompson (1980 and 1984 Decathlon) coin cover C96/03SJ £30 Signed by Tessa Sanderson This was produced to mark the 60th Anniversary (1984 Los Angeles Javelin) of his reign, three varieties were produced to mark C96/03SK £35 Signed by David Hemery his Accession, Wedding and Death. (1968 Mexico 400m Hurdles) C96/03SL £25 Signed by Greg Searle (1992 Barcelona coxed pairs) C96/03SM £25 Signed by Adrian Moorhouse (198 8 Seoul 100m breaststroke) C96/03SN £50 Signed by Malcolm Cooper (Small Bore Rifle 1984 Los Angeles + 1988 Seoul) C96/03SO £35 Signed by Chris Boardman (1992 Barcelona 4000m cycling individual pursuit) C96/03SP £50 Signed by Terry Spinks (1956 Melbourne flyweight boxing) C96/05 £25 Accession C96/03SS £35 Signed by Alan Wells (1980 Moscow 100m) C96/03SV £30 Signed by Duncan Goodhew (1980 Moscow 100m breaststroke) early benham coin covers
Before the Benham main series started there were five forerunners, this is the 5th one to mark the Queen C96/05W £30 Wedding Mothers 95th Birthday, which was triple postmarked
COIN05 £25 C96/05D £30 Death
22 WARREN HOUSE, SHEARWAY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, KENT CT19 4BF CL225 TEL 01303 278137 FAX 01303 279429 email [email protected] group captain gold prestige bill randle booklets
It cannot be overstated how important Bill Randle was to RAF Charities and Cover Collecting. From the late 1960s onwards he raised millions though producing, flying and getting RAF covers signed. In 1990 Jersey Post produced a set of aircraft stamps, and to honour him it is the Wellington he flew on the 34p value. The Benham cover for this issue was also signed by him.
TCS699NG £50 Benham 1996 Football Heroes Prestige Booklet, but RYR016 £25 rather than on the D series these are part of their 22ct Gold cover series. victorian mourning covers
The Victorians had a whole etiquette for Mourning, including putting black lines round the edges of envelopes. I have recently read that the lines started thick and then as time went on got thinner before disappearing, I am not so sure about this, but it did make me look at a few examples we had. All are on our choice of cover
PH0011M £25 Penny Red Stars, Mourning cover, our choice.
PH0171M £10 Penny Lilac, Mourning cover, our choice. PH0012M £15 Penny Red Plate Numbers, Mourning cover, our choice.
sovereign cover
BCSOV01 £500 2002 Buckingham Golden Jubilee cover with 1962 Gold Sovereign, just one cover available.
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C184AT £100 23rd October 2003 British Airways Concorde Final Flight CF85/08 £35 flown cover, signed by Adrian Thompson, Jock Lowe, 4th August 1985 First flight of HM Queen Mike Bannister and Lord Colin Marshall of Knightsbridge, Elizabeth Queen Mother, one of the rarest Chairman of British Airways. We were told that Lord British Airways covers. Marshall only signed six covers, so very rare.
royal christmas card
ROY15G/08 £1250
I know that Christmas is still months away, but I never know what I will find next. Diana, signed 1990 Christmas card showing a family group with the two young princes in matching red jumpers sitting on top of a stone Bench. Dedicated in Diana’s hand to Gerry and Jo, supplied with envelope to Richard Hodge.
ss great britain We are always hunting for covers connected with the great ship, this is our current list.
SHP060 £35 1970 Voyage 47 cover, the return of the SS Great Britain, carried from the Falklands to Bristol. SHP060C £20 1988 Falklands First Day Cover, Centenary of the arrival.
SHP060B £20 1995 Life and Times of Queen Victoria.
SHP060D £20 1988 Falklands miniature sheet First Day Cover, BCC118 £40 Centenary of the arrival. 2010 Buckingham Coin cover, 40th Anniversary of the return. 24 WARREN HOUSE, SHEARWAY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, KENT CT19 4BF CL225 TEL 01303 278137 FAX 01303 279429 email [email protected] sealink These proved popular and we have found a few more: SHP287P £15 SHP287T £15 1973 SS Falaise, Weymouth - Jersey. 1974 Sealink, SS Maid of Kent, Weymouth - Cherbourg.
SHP287U £15 1974 Sealink, SS Maid of Kent, Cherbourg - Weymouth. SHP287WC £15 1977 Sealink, Earl Godwin, Jersey.
SHP287ZA £15 1972 Sealink, Last crossing SS Invicta, Dover - Calais, Calais - Dover.
SHP287ZB £15 1974 Sealink, MV Cenred, SHP287ZK £15 Lymington - Yarmouth - Lymington. 1973 Sealink Powerboat Championship Solent Trophy.
SHP287ZL £25 1974 Sealink Henry V Paqeboat single stamp First Day Cover.
SHP287ZM £25 SHP287ZN £15 1980 Sealink Christmas First Day Cover, 1982 Sealink Topper Nationals carried on St Anselm. Holyhead cover. centenary of the uniform penny post
In January 1940 Robson Lowe produced a series of covers to mark the centenary, choosing ten downs they reproduced the original cancel from 1840, plus a current CDS in red from 1940, it’s a long time since we offered these.
FD160PA £35 Andover FD160PB £35 Bangor FD160PC £35 Basingstoke FD160PD £35 Bolton FD160PE £35 Bradford FD160PF £35 Brighton FD160PG £35 Carlisle FD160PI £35 Northampton FD160PJ £35 Slough FD160PK £35 York FD160PE £35 Bradford
WARREN HOUSE, SHEARWAY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, KENT CT19 4BF CL225 www.buckinghamcovers.com 25 TEL 01303 278137 FAX 01303 279429 email [email protected] COLLECTIONS Benham 50th Anniversary of World War II Complete collection of 150 covers housed in four official albums with the write-ups by Group Captain Randle. What makes this collection different is the first 17 covers have been signed by Gordon Davies, the artist who did the illustrations for the whole series. We think these are the only covers he ever signed.
150 COVERS £1000 DWB02 £1000
The Cotswold Collection Just over 250 Cotswold covers, which range from 1986- 2005, all seem to have special postmarks, needs a little sorting, but a good starter lot, including the ones from the 2000s which are much harder to find.
OVER 250 COVERS £800
DWB03 £800
Coin Cover 50th Anniversary Collection of the Battle of Britain
signed collection 19 coin covers, mainly Benham and mainly signed. £300 Includes David Owen, Anette Crosbie, Johnnie Johnson and Keith Michell. Rarely offered and if DWB01 £300 listed individually they would sell for in excess of £400. Special signed collection of 20 covers housed in the DWB04 £250 official album. All signed by men who took part in the battle, includes Dennis David, Frank Carey and Rowland Beaumont.
26 WARREN HOUSE, SHEARWAY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, KENT CT19 4BF CL225 TEL 01303 278137 FAX 01303 279429 email [email protected] 2013 BuckinghamCOVERS MINIATURE SHEETS
BC461M £20 26th January - Doctor Who.
BC458M £20 9th January - 150th Anniversary of London Underground.
BC463M £25 9th May - Football Heroes.
BC465M £20 18th June - Locomotives of Northern Ireland.
BC468M £20 13th August - British Auto Legends. BC469M £20 19th September - Merchant Navy.
BC472M £18.50 BUY ALL EIGHT 8th August - Andy Murray Wins Wimbledon. £150 £30 per month over 5 months
BC473M £25 5th November - Salisbury Cathedral. 01303 278137
CL225 www.buckinghamcovers.com 27 WISHART’S WAR John Wishart Esquire is a bit of a mystery, but what we do know is he knew his dates and covers. We recently bought a mixed box of covers he produced, at first glance we could not make head or tail of it, but after a couple of hours we managed to split it into three distinctive lots.
30th july 1937 29th july 1938 king george vi 1½d brown fdc last day of sale for the king edward viii definitives FD146F £40 The 1½d plus TCS525A £25 the three earlier issued Single 2½d definitives value plus the and a pair of same George Coronation V and VI stamps. value.
FD146FA £10 1st September 1939 Small Window envelope, first day germany invades poland of the 1½d plus the TCS522 £75 Coronation stamp and the Edward The four King VIII, all 1½d values. Edward VIII definitives.
30th september 1938 chamberlain declares ‘peace in our time’ TCS522A £50 A pair of Coronation TCS393 £75 stamps and plus a 2½d Block of 4 1937 King George VI definitive. Coronation stamps. TCS522B £50 The 2½d stamps of Kings George TCS393A £75 V, Edward VIII and George VI. The four King Edward VIII definitives.
Want to spread the payments on these amazing covers? TCS393B £60 The 2½d stamps of Kings Don’t forget to ask about Flexi Pay! George V, Edward VIII Call 01303 278137 for full details. and George VI.
1937 Coronation FC065YG £35 A nice cachet illustration and Nottingham CDS Single stamp. with a choice of either single stamp, pair or block of four, unusual after over 80 years.
FC065YGA £40 FC065YGB £50 Pair of stamps. Block of four 28 WARREN HOUSE, SHEARWAY ROAD, FOLKESTONE,stamps. KENT CT19 4BF CL225 TEL 01303 278137 FAX 01303 279429 email [email protected] OVERPRINTS
FC073B £35 13th May 1937 Coronation Tangier overprints, Ruislip Stamp Co, Brown illustration.
FC073H £75 FC073I £75 13th May 1937 King George VI Coronation cylinder Corner Block of 6 Tangier Overprint 13th May 1937 cachet illustrated cover. King George VI Coronation corner cylinder block of 6 Spanish Morocco Agencies overprint, cachet illustration.
FC158 £40 3rd June 1953 FC074D £10 Coronation Tangier, illustrated cover. 13th May 1937 King George VI Coronation Tangier and Morocco French overprint stamps on registered Selfridge’s plain cover.
FC160 £40 3rd June 1953 Coronation Bahrain, illustrated cover.
FC161 £40 FC159 £45 3rd June 1953 10th June 1953 Coronation Muscat, Coronation Kuwait illustrated cover. Overprint, illustrated cover, our choice, CDS postmark.
FD126B £50 26th October 1936 King Edward VIII ½d, 1d, 1½d and 2½d Morocco typed registered cover, oval 01303 registered Larache postmark. 278137 WARREN HOUSE, SHEARWAY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, KENT CT19 4BF CL225 www.buckinghamcovers.com 29 TEL 01303 278137 FAX 01303 279429 email [email protected] FD126B6 £25 8th February 1937 Edward VIII three Tangier and two Morocco Agencies overprint, British Post Office Tangier CDS on typed J Stephen Airmail cover.
FD143TG £25 15th September 1937 King George VI blocks of four Tangier overprints on registered cover.
FD160MA £100 21st June 1943 King George VI MEF overprint 8 low values on plain cover, El Marj Barcei CDS on each stamp.
FD160MB £125 8th May 1944 King George VI all 9 MEF overprints on plain cover, Benghazi CDS on each stamp.
FD160MD £100 31st March 1947 King George VI all 9 MEF overprinted stamps on pair of airmail covers, handwritten.
FD216B8 £20 8th February 1937 King Edward VIII FD160MC £125 pair of 5 and 15 11th June 1945 King George VI MEF overprinted Morocco Agencies 9 definitives, Rodi Egeo CDS. stamps, British Post Office Tangier CDS on J Stephens 01303 278137 Airmail cover. EMAIL: [email protected]
30 WARREN HOUSE, SHEARWAY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, KENT CT19 4BF CL225 TEL 01303 278137 FAX 01303 279429 email [email protected] FD216C3 £25 16th February 1937 King Edward VIII 11 Tangier and Morocco overprinted Definitives.
FD216C1 £20 FD216C7 £15 8th February 1937 King Edward VIII 21st January 1938 10 and 15 Centimos block of four King Edward VIII Morocco Agencies Overprint, J four Morocco Stephens Airmail cover. Agencies overprints on plain J Stephen Airmail cover.
FD270UF £50 1st April 1957 Tangier Centenary 6 low values overprinted on illustrated cover, FD270UA £75 opened at top. 1st April 1957 Centenary of Tangier, 5 high values on registered illustrated cover.
FC073J 20th May 1937 King George VI Coronation FD143TH 10th November 1937 King George VI three overprints on Westminster Stamp Morocco and Tangier overprints on plain Co cover...... £20 registered cover...... £15 FC073K 23rd June 1937 King George VI Coronation FD216B7 8th February 1937 King Edward VII pair of 1d pair of Tangier Overprint stamps on and 2½d stamps, British Post Office Tangier illustrated cover...... £10 CDS on J Stephen Airmail cover...... £20 FC074A 13th May 1937 Coronation, all 3 values, FD216B9 8th February 1937 King Edward VI 1d and plain typed cover, British Post Office Tangier 2½d Morocco Agencies overprint, J Double Ring CDS...... £15 Stephen Airmail cover...... £15 FC074B 13th May 1937 Coronation, All 3 Values, FD216C2 13th February 1937 King Edward VIII, set of plain typed cover, British Post Office Tangier four Morocco Agencies overprint, British Single Ring CDS...... £15 Post Office Tangier CDS postmark, J FC074C 13th May 1937 Coronation, All 3 Values, Stephen Airmail cover...... £20 plain typed cover, British Post Office Tangier FD216C4 11th March 1937 King Edward VIII 11 Tangier Large CDS...... £15 and Morocco Overprinted Definitives.... £25 FC074E 13th May 1937 King George VI Coronation FD216C5 6th April 1937 King Edward VIII 11 Tangier block of four Morocco French overprint on and Morocco Overprinted Definitives.... £25 plain cover...... £10 FD216C6 30th June 1937 King Edward VIII 11 FC074F 13th May 1937 King George VI Tangier overprints of registered plain cover...... £25 and French Morocco overprint on plain FD216C7 21st January 1938 King Edward VIII four cover...... £15 Morocco Agencies overprints on plain J FC074G 10th December 1937 King George VI Stephen Airmail cover...... £15 Coronation Morocco Agencies block of FD216C8 13th August 1937 King Edward VIII pair of 5 four plus other stamps, 1st Anniversary of the and 15 Centimes overprint stamps British Abdication...... £35 Post Office Saffi CDS...... £15 FD143TE 11th June 1937 King George VI Morocco FD270UG 30th April 1957 British Post Office Tangier Last and Tangier overprints, Registered CDS Day cover with special slogan postmark..... £25 (not clear)...... £15 FD143TF 15th September 1937 King George VI Tangier and Morocco overprinted definitives, registered cover...... £15 01303 278137 EMAIL: [email protected]
WARREN HOUSE, SHEARWAY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, KENT CT19 4BF CL225 www.buckinghamcovers.com 31 TEL 01303 278137 FAX 01303 279429 email [email protected] WWII 50th Anniversary Britain Declares War Battle of The Atlantic Battle of The River Plate
JS39/01S £75 JS39/02 £5 Flown JS39/03S £30 Signed by former Prime Minister JS39/02S £20 Signed by Admiral Sir Desmond Lord Home (Parry) Dreyer GCB CBE DSC & Rear Signed by C.P.O J H Youngs & Lt. Admiral A.R.B Sturdee CB DSC. JS39/01 £5 Flown Cdr Instance. Bomber Command North Sea The Invasion of Norway Invasion of The Netherlands
JS39/04S £20 JS40/01S £25 JS40/02S £15 Bomber Command North Sea Signed by Sir Kenneth Cross Cross KCB Signed Volkert Stolp and Shipping Searches. Signed Air CBE DSO DFC & Major R T Partridge DSO. Johannes Christiaan De Keijzer Marshall Sir Gareth Clayton & JS40/01 £5 Flown JS40/02 £5 Flown Squadron Leader John Haskins
Invasion of Belgium Evacuation from Dunkirk Fall of France
JS40/03S £60 JS40/04S £90 JS40/05S £15 2nd Lt.Richard Wallace Annand Signed Capt. Harold Marcus Signed Lieutenant General Sir Ervine-Andrews Derek Lang KCB DSO MC DL & JS40/03 £5 Flown Gordon Skelton. JS40/04 £5 Flown The British East Operation Judgement Operation Compass African Campaign
JS40/07S £20 JS40/08S £15 JS41/01S £35 Signed by Major O Patch DSO DSC Signed Field Marshall Lord Carver Signed Eric Wilson VC RM (Ret’d) & Captain A W F Sutton JS41/01 £5 Flown CBE DSC RN (Ret’d). JS40/08 £5 Flown
32 WARREN HOUSE, SHEARWAY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, KENT CT19 4BF CL225 TEL 01303 278137 FAX 01303 279429 email [email protected] STANDARD CODE - FLOWN COVER WWII 50th Anniversary CODE ENDING S - SPECIAL SIGNED The Battle of Cape Matapan Evacuation from Greece Battle of Crete
JS41/02S £20 JS41/03S £20 JS41/04S £25 Signed Capt.M Haworth & Capt. Wing Commander E A Howell & Battle of Crete. Signed by M G D Napper facsimile signature of John Hinton VC Comeau M.M & N J Darch M.M. Sinking of HMS Prince of Sinking of the Bismarck Operation Crusader Wales & Repulse
JS41/05S £40 JS41/07S £35 JS41/08S £30 Signed by Capt. E S Carver DSC & Signed by Captain Philip John Signed by Lt. W M Graham RNR & Commander F A Swanton DSO DSC. Gardner MC. Commander R A W Poole DSC RNR.
Capitulation of Hong Kong Operation Chariot The Baedeker Raids
JS41/09S £35 JS42/04S £30 JS42/05S £25 Signed by James Allen Ford CB Signed by Captain M C Burn MC Signed Lord Mayor of Canterbury MC & Alexander Sutherland MM. & Corporal G R Wheeler OBE MM. (Pat Burke) and Exeter (Anthony Fry)
Operation Millennium Operation Millennium Operation Jubilee
JS42/06S £25 JS42/06SA £10 JS42/10S £20 Signed Wing Commander Gwyn Signed by Wing Commander Signed by Colonel Patrick Anthony Jones & Flight Lt Gwyn Martin Ernest Rodney. Porteous VC.
CL225 www.buckinghamcovers.com 33 Operation Torch The Capture of Tripoli The end of the war in North Africa
JS42/12S £25 JS43/01S £12.50 JS43/04S £45 Signed by Brigadier Stanley James Signed Flt Lt Reginald Thackeray Signed by John Kenneally VC. Ledger Hill DSO & Brigadier Alastair DFM & the facsimile signature of JS43/04 £5 Flown Stevenson Pearson CB DSO. Major Harold Simpson DCM. Operation Chastise Operation ‘Husky’ The Sicilian Campaign
JS43/05S £100 JS43/07S £20 JS43/08S £15 Signed Lieutenant Basil Feneron & Signed Lieutenant Dennis Patten Signed by Brigadier Walker Lieutenant Dudley Heal DFM. Galpin DFM. Wingate-Gray OBE MC & Flight Lieutenant David Warner. JS43/07 £5 Flown The Invasion of Italy The Battle of Berlin Operation ‘Shingle’
JS43/09S £25 JS43/10S £20 JS44/01S £15 Signed by Lord Healey of Riddlesden. Signed by Sqn Ldr G Haworth DFC Signed Brigadier Geoffrey Curtis DFM & Sqn Ldr L W Pilgrim DFC FCA. OBE MC. Operation Overlord: French Resistance Operation Overlord: The Navies Operation Overlord: The Armies
£25 per month JS44/04AC £125 over 5 months JS44/04BC £20 JS44/04CS £40 The call to rise, French Resistance. Signed by Vice Admiral Sir Peter Signed by Richard Todd. Signed by Odette Marie Celine Berger KCB LVO DSC MA & Rear JS44/04C £5 Flown Hallowes GC MBE, Legion d’Honneur. Admiral Brian Brayne-Nicholls CB DSC. Operation Overlord: JS44/04B £5 Flown The Air Forces Want to spread the payments on these JS44/04DS £50 amazing covers? Signed by Air Vice Marshal Johnnie Johnson CB CBR DSO. Don’t forget to ask about JS44/04D £5 Flexi Pay! Call 01303 278137 Flown for full details.
34 WARREN HOUSE, SHEARWAY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, KENT CT19 4BF CL225 TEL 01303 278137 FAX 01303 279429 email [email protected] Operation Goodwood Operation Dragoon Liberation of Paris
JS44/06S £10 JS44/08S £20 JS44/09S £10 Signed by Brigadier A G Heywood Signed by Flt Lt Les Colquhoun DFC Signed by Captain Lucien Duval & CBE LVO MC. GM DFM. Jean Jacques Piot MBE. JS44/09 £5 Flown Liberation of Brussels V-2 Rockets Begin Operation Bodenplatte
JS44/10S £35 JS44/11S £20 JS45/01S £20 Signed by Andrée Antoine OBE & With facsimile signatures of Signed by Air Marshal Sir Ivor Broom Raymond Itterbeek. Jean Mialet & Jean Michel. KCB CBE DSO DFC AFC.
Beginning of the End of the Operation Veritable Operation Plunder War in Italy
JS45/03S £15 JS44/11S £20 JS45/07S £20 Signed by Brigadier Sir Jeffrey Signed by General Sir Robert Ford Signed by Major General Sir George Darell Bt. MC. GCB CBE. Burns GCVO CB DSO OBE MC. The Advance to the Elbe Liberation of the Operation Manna Concentration Camps
JS45/08S £20 JS45/10S £17.50 Signed by General Sir Kenneth JS45/09S £17.50 Signed by Sqn Ldr D J Butters DFC & Darling GBE KCB DSO. Signed by Charles Brusselairs, Maurice Wg Cdr B A Templeman-Rooke DSO Eyben & Baron Arthur Haulot. DFC AFC. JS45/08 £5 Flown
Victory in Europe JS45/12BS £50 The Africa Star. Signed Philip Gardener VC. JS45/12B £5 Flown www.buckinghamcovers.com
CL225 www.buckinghamcovers.com 35 The Portfolio Signed
SGB020A £750 £75 per month for 10 months David Bowie signed USA 1979 Love FDC.
BC238LTD £325 LAST ONE £65 per month for 5 months 2006 40th Anniversary of the Football World Cup cover and signed by 9 of the 1966 England winning SGM182A £250 £50 per month for 5 months World Cup team. Only 66 of these were produced. Guglielmo Marconi signed piece.
SGA090D £350 £50 per month for 7 months Fiona Fullerton, Peter Sellers, and Spike Milligan signed 1979 Year of the Child Alice in Wonderland cover.
£75 per month for 10 months SGS104A £750 Dr Seuss signed Cat in the Hat picture which reads ‘Here is some extra-special Christmas mistletoe for Amanda from The Cat in the Hat and Dr. Seuss’, measures 5.5 x 8.5”.
36 WARREN HOUSE, SHEARWAY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, KENT CT19 4BF CL225 TEL 01303 278137 FAX 01303 279429 email [email protected] SGH075A £200
£50 per month for 4 months Royal Navy Officer Thomas Hardy signed piece stuck to an 1833 free front signed by Vice Admiral George Brooke-Pechell and Rear Admiral George Heneage Lawrence Dundas.
SGK026F £1500 £150 per month for 10 months Jacqueline Kennedy signed on flag cover, plus signatures from two bodyguards.
SGH074A £250 £50 per month for 5 months William Huskisson signed free front. He was an MP, but is perhaps, sadly, best remembered as the first man to be run over by a train. (Rocket at the opening of Liverpool & Manchester Railway 15th September 1830).
BC006K £80
SGG070 £250 £50 per month 2001 Submarine for 5 months Museum cover, Hugh Gaitskell signed typed letter on signed by Ian House of Commons headed paper Fraser VC, dated 13th December 1962, thanking the and Dame recipient for the letter that says ‘should I Vera Lynn. be privileged to be Prime Minister, I should always be ready to stand up for what I knew to be right’.
CL225 www.buckinghamcovers.com 37 BuckinghamCOVERS 2015
BC517 £20 20th January - Happy Families.
BC516 £20 6th January - Alice in Wonderland.
BC519 £25 19th February - Inventive Britain.
BC518 £20 18th February - Post & Go, Working Sail.
BC520 BUYING £15 5th March - Forth Rail Bridge.
BC521 £20 1st April - Comic Heritage Foundation.
BC521A £20 1st April - Comic Heritage Foundation.
BC520A BUYING £15 5th March - Royal Border Bridge.
BC523 £20 13th May - Post & Go, Heraldic Beasts.
BC524 £20 14th May - Centenary BC522A £20 of World War I. 6th May - 175th Anniversary of Penny Post.
38 WARREN HOUSE, SHEARWAY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, KENT CT19 4BF CL225 TEL 01303 278137 FAX 01303 279429 email [email protected] BC526 BUYING £15 18th June - The Battle of Waterloo.
BC525 £20 2nd June - 800th Anniversary of the Magna Carta.
BC528 £20 18th August - The British Beekeepers Association. BC527 £20 16th July - The Battle of Britain.
BC529A £20 9th September - Long To Reign over Us.
BC530 £25 16th September - Post & Go, Sea Travel.
BC531 £25 18th September - Rugby World Cup.
BC532 £30 BC527 £20 3rd November - Christmas. 20th September - Star Wars, Wells.
BC532A £30 20th September - Star Wars, Elstree.
BUY ALL 21 £450 BC534 £20 SAVE £70! 16th November - Winter Fur & Feathers. £50 per month over 9 months
CL225 www.buckinghamcovers.com 39 AIR FRANCE AND BRITISH AIRWAYS CONCORDE COVERS
AF76/02A £5 AF76/02B £5 AF76/05A £5 AF78/01 £5 Air France first commer- Air France First Commer- Air France Paris - Air France Same Day Re- cial flight Paris - Caracas cial Flight Caracas - Paris Washington 24/05/76. turn Paris - Kish Island - Paris 12/02/76. 14/02/76. 23/01/78.
AF78/09A £5 AF78/09B £5 AF79/08A £5 AF79/10A £5 Air France Inaugural Flight Air France Inaugural Flight Air France M D Travel Ltd Charter Flight first flight Paris - Washington - Mexico return Mexico-Washington- Liverpool - Paris Concorde Paris - Cardiff 20/10/79. City 20/09/78. Paris 21/09/78. Chartered Flight 25/08/79.
AF80/03B £5 AF80/03D £5 AF82/05A £5 AF82/05B £5 ‘Good Times’ First charter ‘Bennetts Travel’ Air France First Air France Luxembourg - flight London Heathrow - Edinburgh - Paris 22/03/80. Commercial Flight Paris - Paris return 20/05/82. Paris return 16/03/80. Luxembourg 19/05/82.
CF76/05A £10 CF76/05B £10 CF77/09A £10 CF77/09B £10 Commercial Service Commercial Service Last Flight of 16 months Last Flight of 16 months London - Washington Washington-London Return Trial Period 24th May 1976 Trial Period 25th May 1976 - 24/05/76. 25/05/76. - 23rd Sep 1977 London - 24th Sep 1977 Washington Washington 23/09/77. - London Return 24/09/77.
CF77/12A £7.50 CF77/12B £7.50 CF80/04A £5 CF80/08C £5 Commercial Service Commercial Service London - Nice 07/04/80. Heathrow - Gatwick London (BA)- Singapore Singapore (Singapore 25/08/80. (Singapore Airlines) Airlines) - London (BA) 09/12/77. 10/12/77.
40 WARREN HOUSE, SHEARWAY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, KENT CT19 4BF CL225 TEL 01303 278137 FAX 01303 279429 email [email protected] AIR FRANCE AND BRITISH AIRWAYS CONCORDE COVERS
CF80/08D £5 CF81/03D £5 CF81/06A £5 CF81/09 £10 Gatwick - Heathrow London - Cairo 28/03/81. Commercial flight London - Canadian International Air 25/08/80. Prestwick 06/06/81. show 05/09/81.
CF81/10A £10 CF82/09B £10 CF82/09C £5 CF83/05B £10 Commercial Flight London - Copenhagen - London London - Rome 12/09/82. Paris - London return Glasgow 11/10/81. Return 18/09/82. 07/05/83.
CF83/08A £10 CF83/08B £10 CF83/10A £10 CF83/10B £10 London - Munich 17/08/83. Munich – London return. First Flight Manchester Palma De Mallorca - London - Palma De Mallorca return 21/10/83. 21/10/83.
CF83/11B £5 CF84/07A £10 CF84/09A £5 CF84/09B £5 Edinburgh - London First flight Prestwick - New London - Oslo 23/09/84. Oslo - London 24/09/84. 30/11/83. York 23/07/84.
CF84/11A £5 CF84/11C £5 CF84/12B £5 CF85/03 £5 London - Larnaca London - Antigua 02/11/84. Rovaniemi - London London - Tampa - London 14/11/84. 25/12/84. 30/03/85.
CL225 www.buckinghamcovers.com 41 CONCORDE - Current Air France and British Airways Concorde stock.
CH004 £17.50 1976 British Airways London – CH012 £15 1982 Air France Paris – Washington. Signed Captain Luxembourg. Signed Senior First Martin Robson. Officer Les Evans. CH019 £15 Signed Captain John Tye.
CH022 £15 Signed Captain David Rowland.
CH013 £15 1977 British Airways Trial Period London – Washington. Signed Captain Tim Orchard. CH007 £15 1978 Air France Mexico – CH020 £15 Signed Captain David Leney. Washington – Paris. Signed Captain Andy Mills. CH021 £15 Signed Captain Peter Horton. CH018 £15 Signed Captain Stephen Wand.
CH023 £15 Signed Captain John Massie.
CH017 £15 Our Choice of cover. Signed Captain Jeremy Rendall.
CH010 £15 1976 Air France Far East Tour. Signed Captain Peter Duffey.
CH016 £15 Signed Captain Roger Mills. Order all 14 covers on this page for a special price of £180
01303 278137 CH011 £15 1977 British Airways Delivery Flight Filton – Heathrow. Signed EMAIL: [email protected] Captain Harry Linfield.
42 WARREN HOUSE, SHEARWAY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, KENT CT19 4BF CL225 TEL 01303 278137 FAX 01303 279429 email [email protected] CONCORDE - CHANNEL TUNNEL
CT002 £10 27th June 1994 First Official Rail Freight through the Channel Tunnel. CT005 £10 8th January 1996 Launch of Eurostar Services from Ashford International.
CT006 £10 28th February 1996 Royal Opening of Ashford International Terminal. CT029A £30 22nd April 1994, Opening of the Channel Tunnel, pair of covers for the First Trial lorry shuttle service. One has a Calais postmark and the other has a Coquelles postmark. CT029B £30 27th April 1994, Trial rail freight train pair of covers.
CT040 £20 3rd May 1994 Channel Tunnel Cuneo cover British stamps, carried on the Celebration Eurostar. CT041 £20 As above, but with French stamps, and carried.
CT057 £150 Channel Tunnel cover carried on Grand Inauguration, First Lorry Shuttle, First Rail Freight, First Car Shuttle and First Eurostar then either to Brussels or Paris. CARRIED ON GRAND INAUGURATION
CT061 £20 CT060B £25 22nd May 1991 1st December 1990 British Tunneling British Tunneling Society, Service Tunnel Breakthrough cover Society North Tunnel signed by Professor Severn (President of Breakthrough cover. Institution of Civil Engineers) and Dr Mellors (Chairman of the BTS). CT062 £20 28th June 1991 British Tunneling 01303 278137 Society South Tunnel EMAIL: [email protected] Breakthrough cover. WARREN HOUSE, SHEARWAY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, KENT CT19 4BF CL225 www.buckinghamcovers.com 43 TEL 01303 278137 FAX 01303 279429 email [email protected] FLYING SCOTSMAN 1969 & 1970 AMERICAN AND CANADIAN TOURS
During 1969 and 1970, Alan RFS006 £10 Pegler (the then owner of 13th October 1969 Hartford Flying Scotsman) took the Connecticut slogan engine on a promotional tour. postmark and carried Covers were produced and cachet (Boston to Hartford). postmarked in the various locations on the tours. Each cover has a Cinderella stamp and carried cachet, as well as the postmark for the location.
RFS010 £10 27th October 1969 Washington DC RFS008 £10 postmark and carried cachet (Baltimore to 21st October 1969 Philadelphia postmark and Washington). carried cachet (New York to Philadelphia).
RFS012 £10 7th November 1969 Dallas slogan postmark and carried cachet (Atlanta to Dallas).
RFS011 £10 31st October 1969 Atlanta postmark and carried cachet (Washington to Atlanta).
RFS015 £10 13th August RFS014 £15 1970 National Railroad 14th November 1969 Scotsman tour cover Museum cachet with double postmark Festiniog Railway 15th & Green Bay September 1969 & Houston 14th November postmark. 1969, “Tour Closing Flying Scotsman at Houston” cachet and SS Saxonia cachet.
RFS016 £10 28th August 1970 Canadian National Exhibition cachet & Toronto postmark.
RFS018 £10 25th September 1970 Montreal RFS021 £30 slogan postmark 3rd October 1970 Flying Scotsman USA & and French- Canada pair of covers, each with a “Visit to Canadian cachet. Niagara Falls” cachet. One has US stamps & Niagara Falls NY postmark & other has Niagara Falls Ontario postmark. Not carried.
44 WARREN HOUSE, SHEARWAY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, KENT CT19 4BF CL225 TEL 01303 278137 FAX 01303 279429 email [email protected] RAF Signed Jean Batten CBE OSC Record breaking female aviation pioneer. Jean became the best- known New Zealander of the 1930s and made the first-ever solo flight from England to New Zealand in 1936. Signed cover of our choice. Roland Beamont RKB01 £50 CBE, DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar
Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader, CBE, DSO & Bar, DL, FRAeS
RKB02 £20 World War II Ace pilot who took part in the battle of France and battle of Britain and was the first pilot to double cross the Atlantic by jet. Signed cover of our choice.
Captain Eric Brown (1939 - 1970)
RKB03 £100 £25 per month over 4 months Bader was a Royal Air Force flying ace during the Second World War. He was credited with 22 aerial victories, four shared victories, six probables, one shared probable and 11 enemy aircraft damaged. Signed cover our choice.
Maurice Buckmaster OBE and Vera Atkins CBE RKB06 £30 A British Royal Navy officer and test pilot who flew 487 types of aircraft, more than anyone else in history. He was also the most-decorated pilot in the history of the Royal Navy. Brown holds the world record for the most aircraft carrier deck take-offs and landings performed and achieved several “firsts” in naval aviation. He also flew almost every category of Royal Navy and RAF aircraft: glider, fighter, bomber, airliner, amphibian, flying boat and helicopter. Signed cover of our choice.
Want to spread the payments on these RKB04 £125 £25 per month over 5 months amazing covers? Maurice was the leader of the French section of Special Operations Don’t forget to ask about Executive and was awarded the Croix de Guerre. Vera was a British intelligence officer who worked in the French Section of the Special Flexi Pay! Call 01303 278137 Operations Executive from 1941 to 1945 during the Second World for full details. War. Signed cover of our choice.
WARREN HOUSE, SHEARWAY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, KENT CT19 4BF CL225 www.buckinghamcovers.com 45 TEL 01303 278137 FAX 01303 279429 email [email protected] RAF Signed Gerhard ‘Gerd’ Barkhorn Barkhorn was the second most successful fighter ace of all time after fellow Luftwaffe pilot Erich Hartmann. Other than Hartmann, Barkhorn is the only fighter ace to ever exceed 300 claimed victories. Signed cover our choice. £50 per month over 5 months RKB05 £250
Air Vice Marshal Harold Arthur Cooper ‘Birdie’ Bird-Wilson, CBE, DSO, DFC & Bar, AFC & Bar (1919 - 2000)
Pete Brothers CBE, DSO, DFC + BAR
RKB11 £25 Brothers was a Royal Air Force fighter pilot and flying ace of the Second World War, signed cover RKB07 £35 of our choice. Harold was an Ace fighter pilot, who after a bad crash in 1939 was offered his choice of nose by surgeon Archibald McIndoe. He was soon back in action, but then John Cunningham CBE, DSO & Two Bars, DFC & Bar, AE became the 40th plane shot down by Adolf Galland, ending up in the Thames. Cunningham was a He later took part in the Normandy Royal Air Force (RAF) landing and was at the Jet Conversation night fighter ace during Unit. Signed Cover of our Choice. the Second World War and a test pilot. Signed Frank Carey CBA, DFC + Two cover of our choice. Bars, AFC, DFM RKC02 £25
Sir Dennis Crowley Milling KCB, CBE, DSO, DFC & Bar, AE
RKC03 £30 Milling was a Second World War fighter pilot and later an air officer in the Royal Air RKC01 £15 Force. Signed cover Carey was a Royal Air Force fighter pilot of our choice. and flying ace who served during World War II. Signed cover of our choice. Dennis David CBE, DFC and Bar, AFC Want to spread RKD01 £30 the payments One of the highest-scoring on these RAF pilots of the first half of the Second World War, Dennis David amazing covers? notched up the astonishing total Don’t forget to ask about of 11 combat victories in May 1940, before the Battle of Britain Flexi Pay! Call 01303 had even begun. Signed cover 278137 for full details. of our choice.
46 WARREN HOUSE, SHEARWAY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, KENT CT19 4BF CL225 TEL 01303 278137 FAX 01303 279429 email [email protected] General James Neville Duke DSO, OBE, DFC & Doolittle Two Bars, AFC, FRAeS An early American aviation pioneer, but best known for leading the Doolittle Raid on Japan. Signed cover of our choice. RKD03 £75
Air Commodore Alan Deere DSO, OBE, DFC & Bar (1937 - 1977) RKD02 £40 Duke was a British test pilot and fighter ace of the Second World War. He was Deere was a New the most successful Western Allied ace Zealand Spitfire Pilot in the Mediterranean Theatre, and was in the Battle of Britain, credited with the destruction of 27 enemy and the author of aircraft. Signed cover of our choice. Nine Lives. Signed cover of our choice. Air Chief Marshal Sir Christopher Foxley Norris RKD04 £30
Adolf Josef Ferdinand Galland Galland was a German Luftwaffe general and flying ace who served throughout the Second World War in Europe. He flew 705 combat missions, and fought on RKF01 £25 the Western Front and Foxley-Norris was a senior commander in the in the Defence of the Royal Air Force and a squadron commander Reich. Signed cover during the Second World War, he later served our choice. as Commander-in-Chief RAF Germany in the late 1960s. Signed cover our choice. RKG01 £50 Alexander Adolphus Dumfries Henshaw, MBE Was a British air racer in the 1930s and a Spitfire Test Pilot for Vickers Armstrong during the Second World War. He was awarded the Royal Humane Society Medal for saving the life of a boy from the River Witham. He completed the whole 12,754-mile round trip in 4 days, 10 hours and 16 minutes, breaking the record for each leg and setting a solo record for the round trip. Signed cover of our choice. RKH01 £35
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CL225 www.buckinghamcovers.com 47 RAF Large Medal Multi Signed Covers - New Stock
The Award of the Air Force Cross
RAFDM01 £125 £25 per month over 5 months Sir Dermot Boyle, Sir Keith Williamson, Squadron Leader FH Bugge, Group Captain Bill Randle, Group Captain Emmerson and Sir Arthur Harris.
The Victoria Cross
The Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross
RAFDM03 £400 £40 per month over 10 months Leonard Cheshire, John Cruikshank, Norman Jackson, Fred West, Len Trent, Norman Jackson, Rod Learoyd and Bill Reid.
The Distinguished Service Order RAFDM02 £50 Don Bennett, Hugh Sir Robin Hooper, Sir Ivor Broom, AVM Desmond Verity, Sir Harry Hughes, Neville Duke, Judge HC Rigby, Jimmy Burton, David Edwards and Group Captain Ken Batchelor. Shannon, John Cunningham, The Military Medal Denys Gillam and Johnnie Johnson. RAFDM04 £65
The Award of the Distinguished Service Cross Eric Brown, Sir William Garthwaite, Rear Admiral Ian Robertson, Peter Twiss, David Morgan and Derry Kearns. RAFDM06 £30 Edward Cerely, Wally Simpson, John RAFDM05 £30 McFarlane, Harry Simister, Elspeth Green, William Magrath and Roy Marlow.
48 WARREN HOUSE, SHEARWAY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, KENT CT19 4BF CL225 TEL 01303 278137 FAX 01303 279429 email [email protected] Appointment to the Excellent Order of Appointment of the Most Honourable the British Empire Order of the Bath
RAFDM08 £50 Lord Cameron, Sir Gus Walker, Sir William Dickson, Sir Denis Spotswood, Sir Christopher Foxley Norris, Sir Lewis Hodges and Sir Mick Martin.
RAFDM07 £50 Sir Harry Broadhurst, Sir John Whitley, Sir Paul The Conspicuous Holder, Sir Geoffrey Tuttle, Earl of Selkirk, Sir Gallantry Medal Colin Scragg and Sir Denis Smallwood. DJ Allen, Jeffrey Wheeler, Jack The Award of the Aircrew Europe Star Bettany, Bill Townend, George Dove, DT Jones and JW Norris. RAFDM09 £30
The Award of the Military Cross to Airmen Brian Coote, Sir Robert Thompson, Peter Goose, Oliver Philpot, Arthur Hall and Bob Milton. RAFDM11 £35 Sir Michael Beetham, James Tait, Harold Bird RAFDM12 £30 Wilson, Sir Frederick Rosier, Sir Wallace Kyle, Sir John Lapsley and Hamish Mahaddie.
The 1939-45 Star with Battle of Britain Clasp The Award of the Air Efficiency Award
RAFDM13 £40 RAFDM10 £150 £50 per month over 3 months Sir Denis Crowley Milling, Sir Peter Vanneck, HG Ben Bennions, George Unwin, Dennis David, Bob Stanford Davies, HM Stephen, AVM Frank Dodd, Sandy Tuck, Bob Doe, HJL Hallowes and Pat Hancock. Johnstone and Don Kingaby.
CL225 www.buckinghamcovers.com 49 DECIMAL DEFINITIVES FC486A £15 1966 1966 Robert Burns, Special postmark.
FC519 £10 1966 British Landscapes.
FC508 £10 1966 900th Anniversary of Westminster Abbey.
FC536 £30 1966 World Cup.
FC552 £12.50 FC557 £30 1966 British Birds. 1966 England Winners, Harrow & Wembley FDI.
FC561 £10 1966 British Technology.
www.buckinghamcovers.com FC596 £15 1966 Christmas, Bethlehem FDI postmark.
COMPLETE 1966 YEAR SET FC574 £20 1966 900th Anniversary of the Battle of £135 £27 per month over 5 months Hastings, Battlefield special postmark.
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50 WARREN HOUSE, SHEARWAY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, KENT CT19 4BF CL225 TEL 01303 278137 FAX 01303 279429 email [email protected] DECIMAL DEFINITIVES Queen Elizabeth II FD265G £200 £25 per month over 8 months 8th February 1954 9d, 10d and 11d Wildings on Orange Crown and Text in blue decorative border illustrated cover. Registered and cancelled with FD267I £50 a Bury St Edmunds 8th February 1954 Queen Elizabeth II CDS postmark, sent to Italy Wilding Definitives 9d, 10d and 11d, with a Napoli receiving mark on the reverse two days later. plain typed cover with Edgware slogan postmark, opened at the top, Foreign Office cachet on reverse.
FD301C £50 19th December 1957 Worlds first automatic sorting machine ‘The Southampton S’ starts to operate the graphite line Wilding definitives.
Want to spread the payments on these amazing covers? FD312C £185 £46.25 per month over 4 months Don’t forget to ask about 1958 Set of nine regionals (6 x 3d 18th August) and (3 x 6d and Flexi Pay! Call 01303 278137 1/3 29th September) on matching illustrated covers. A mix of typed and cachet addresses, but one of the best illustrations for for full details. this issue and unusual to get both issues together.
FD313 £125 £25 per month over 5 months 18th November 1959 Phosphor Graphite Sorting Machine, 8 stamps (½d, 1d, 1½d, 2d, 2½d, 3d, 4d & 4½d), pair of covers with a cachet illustration, Southampton S slogan postmark.
WARREN HOUSE, SHEARWAY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, KENT CT19 4BF CL225 www.buckinghamcovers.com 51 TEL 01303 278137 FAX 01303 279429 email [email protected] DECIMAL DEFINITIVES
FD320 £200
£20 per month over 5 months 6th July 1960 New Phosphor Line Sorting Machine, set of 9 on pair of covers, Southampton S slogan postmark and cachet illustration.
FD328A £50 15th July 1963 2 ½d Se- tenant Booklet pane, Winchester CDS on Sanders cover with a cachet illustration.
£15 per month FD325 £150 FD333B £60 over 10 months 8th June 1964 2 ½d 29th January 1963 Set of 7 UK phosphor Guernsey Regional with stamps, First official use in Glasgow, Glasgow a single stamp cancelled 160 CDS postmark. with a Sark CDS.
FD347 £65 17th May 1965 4d Deep Ultramarine colour and phosphor change, illustrated cover cancelled with a York CDS postmark.
FD342 £50 FD351B £75 1st July 1964 2½d Carmine type II sideways watermark definitive taken from the 16th August 1965 second holiday booklet. Connoisseur cover Se-tenant Holiday and a Southampton CDS postmark. booklet, 4d Display cover cancelled with Castletown Isle of Man CDS postmark.
FD363B £140 £35 per month over 4 months 7th February 1966 4d Regionals, set of seven matching illustrated covers, includes the Scottish phosphor cover.
52 WARREN HOUSE, SHEARWAY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, KENT CT19 4BF CL225 TEL 01303 278137 FAX 01303 279429 email [email protected] DECIMAL DEFINITIVES FD383D £75 Matching set of four 1967/8 First Machin Values on GPO covers, doubled on the 40th Anniversary in 2007.
FD420A £75 FD391G £50 16th October 1968 6th January 1969 4d Vermilion and 8d Light 6/- Woodpecker blue on pair of unaddressed House of booklet, single 4d Commons envelopes. One cancelled with pane on Philart House of Commons, the other House of Booklet cover Lords CDS postmarks. cancelled with a Canterbury CDS postmark.
FD417 £75 16th September 1968 10/- Booklet, se-tenant pane only cancelled with Windsor CDS postmark. Typed address on Philart England Definitive cover.
FD425B £110 8th January 1969 10/- Mary Kingsley booklet, all 3 panes on a slightly larger Philart style booklet cover cancelled with a Redhill Surrey CDS postmark.
FD429 £100 28th February 1969 6/- Barn Owl Booklet, six 4d stamps, Philart cover, FD435A £50 Canterbury 5th March 1969 High Values, official cover CDS postmark. with Stampex special postmark.
01303 278137 EMAIL: [email protected]
CL225 www.buckinghamcovers.com 53 FC4152 £15 1995 1995 Cats.
FC4153 £10 1995 Springtime.
FC4155 £10 1995 National Trust. 1995 Greetings. FC4154 £12.50
FC4156 £7.50 1995 Peace and Freedom.
FC4158 £12.50 1995 Shakespeare’s Globe. FC4157 £10 1995 Science Fiction.
FC4159 £10 1995 Communications.
FC4160 £10 1995 Rugby League Centenary.
FC4161 £10 1995 Christmas. COMPLETE 1995 YEAR SET 01303 278137 EMAIL: [email protected] £90 £30 per month over 3 months
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54 WARREN HOUSE, SHEARWAY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, KENT CT19 4BF CL225 TEL 01303 278137 FAX 01303 279429 email [email protected] BuckinghamCOVERS 2010 Signed
BC401S £60 7th January - The Boat that Rocked, signed by Disc Jockeys Mike Read and David ‘Kid’ Jensen.
BC402S £45 26th January - Trains Boats and Planes Smilers, signed by Billy J Kramer, who of course sang the song.
BC404S £40 25th February - 350th Anniversary of The Royal Society, signed by President Lord Rees of Ludlow, Martin Rees.
BC403AS £45 2nd February - Girl Guides, signed by their Ambassador and Actress Susan Hampshire.
BC405AS £40 11th March - Cats, signed by actor Brian Blessed, one of the original stars of the musical ‘Cats’.
BC406S £45 BC405S £40 23rd March - House of Stuart, Mary Queen of Scots, 11th March - Dogs, signed by actress Prunella Scales, signed by Actress Barbara Flynn, who played her in a dog lover. the 2005 TV miniseries. WARREN HOUSE, SHEARWAY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, KENT CT19 4BF CL225 www.buckinghamcovers.com 55 TEL 01303 278137 FAX 01303 279429 email [email protected] BuckinghamCOVERS 2010 Signed BC407AS £45 13th April - Hedgehog Preservation Society, signed by television presenter and patron Ben Fogle. BC407S £35 13th April - Wildcat Association, signed by photographer Peter Cairns.
BC410AS £50 13th May - Association of Dunkirk Little Ships, signed by veteran Ted Oates.
BC410S £50 BC410BS £75 13th May - Land Girls, signed by star of the film 13th May - The Rachel Weisz. Home Guard, signed by Dad’s Army Star Bill Pertwee (1926 - 2013).
BC411S £35 15th June - Battle of Dun- bar, signed by actor Richard BC412AS £35 Pasco (1926 - 27th July - Rebecca Adlington signed 2014). tribute cover.
BC413AS £35 19th August - Southern Railway, signed by artist John Wigston.
BC412S £35 27th July - Nicole Cook signed tribute cover.
56 WARREN HOUSE, SHEARWAY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, KENT CT19 4BF CL225 TEL 01303 278137 FAX 01303 279429 email [email protected] BC413BS £35 19th August - London, Midland and Scotland, signed by Bernard Cribbins. 01303 278137
BC413CS £35 19th August - London and Northern Railway, signed by artist John Wigston.
BC413DS £35 19th August - British Railway, signed by Carol Cuneo.
BC414S £35 16th September - Medical breakthroughs, BC413S £35 Signed Lord Darzi, pioneer of Keyhole Surgery. 19th August - Great Western Railway, signed by Jenny Agutter.
BC415S £35
12th October - Children’s books, signed by actress and Children’s Author Susannah York. BC416S £30 17th September - Birds Post & Go, signed by the stamp designer and artist Robert Gillmor.
BC417S £30 BUY ALL 24 2nd November - Wallace & Gromit, signed Nicholas Smith (1934 - 2015), the voice of vicar in Curse of £775 Were-Rabbit. SAVE OVER £200! £64.50 per month over 12 months
CL225 www.buckinghamcovers.com 57 _ official covers _ FC4028C £75 1981 Royal Wedding, Lullingstone Silk Farm Benham official.
FC4028D £35 1981 Royal Wedding, The City of Ely Official FC4028I £25 cover, Cambridge FDI postmark. 1981 Royal Wedding, Lyme Regis Lifeboat Week Official cover.
FC4032A £25 1982 Charles Darwin, RSPB FC4029C £25 Sandy Beds Official cover. 1981 Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, London SW1 Cotswold official cover.
FC4033A £20 1982 Youth, United World College of the Atlantic Stewart Petty official cover.
FC4037B £15 1982 Technology, Intelpost Hawkwood official cover. 01303 278137
FC4034F £50 1982 Theatre, Theatre Royal Norwich official cover.
FC4035H £45 1982 Maritime, Lloyds Register of Shipping, London Official cover.
58 WARREN HOUSE, SHEARWAY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, KENT CT19 4BF CL225 TEL 01303 278137 FAX 01303 279429 email [email protected] FC4038A £25 1982 Cars, Heritage Collection Syon Park Hawkwood official cover. FC4038E £20 1982 Cars, Beaulieu Motor Museum official cover.
FC4038G £25 1982 Cars, Nuffield College official cover.
FC4040A £20 FC4040D £40 1983 River Fish, Izaak Walton Stewart 1983 River Fish, Petty official cover. Pike Anglers Club official cover.
FC4040K £50 1983 Fish, Douglas Bader Angling Club Leicester official cover.
FC4041D £15 1983 Commonwealth Day, Mahatma Gandhi, Romsey Official cover.
FC4041A £75 1983 Commonwealth Day, The Wilberforce council, Hull official cover. FC4042E £20 1983 Engineering, Printing Human Genius Slough Official cover. FC4041H £15 1983 Commonwealth Day, Royal Commonwealth Society London WC2 www.buckinghamcovers.com Official cover.
CL225 www.buckinghamcovers.com 59 BuckinghamCOVERS 2010 Signed MINIATURE SHEETS BC401MS £60 7th January - Classic Albums, signed by keyboard legend Rick Wakeman. SOLD OUT
BC402MS £75 BUYING £40 26th January - Trains Boats and Planes Smilers, signed by Billy J Kramer, who of course sang the song.
BC403MS £40 2nd February - Girl Guides, signed by their Ambassador and Actress Susan Hampshire.
BC406MS £40 23rd March - House of Stewart John Knox, signed by the director of John Knox House, Dr Donald Smith.
BC409CS £85 8th May - George V Accession Overprint miniature sheet, signed by actress Julia Sawalha, who played the Postmistress in Larkrise to Candleford.
BC409S £35 Don’t forget, you can always use - our Flexible Payment service 8th May - Kings Stamps, signed by patron of Bath Postal Museum BC408S £60 and former Stamp Magazine Editor 6th May - Centenary of George V’s Accession, Hugh Jeffries. signed by his great-grandson Viscount Linley.
60 WARREN HOUSE, SHEARWAY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, KENT CT19 4BF CL225 FlexiPay TEL 01303 278137 FAX 01303 279429 email [email protected] BC409DS £55 8th May - Machin definitives, signed by Douglas Muir Senior Curator of Philately at the Postal Museum. 01303 278137
BC411MS £40 SOLD OUT 15th June - Age of Stuarts, signed by actor Donald Sinden (1923 - 2014).
BC410MS £50 Association of Dunkirk Little Ships cover featuring the Evacuation of Dunkirk m/sheet issued 13/5/10 and our Dover postmark. Signed by Dunkirk Veteran Thomas Cooke.
BC415MS £35 12th October - Children’s Books, signed by James Bolam of Grandpa in my Pocket.
BC417MS £30 BUY ALL 12 2nd November - Wallace & Gromit, signed by scriptwriter Bob Baker. £500 SAVES OVER £100! £50 per month over 10 months
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It’s simple and INTEREST FREE. Divide the total by up to 12 months. We then hold your order safely for you. It is extremely popular and flexible. Talk to any of our team to find a payment plan that suits you. FlexiPay is a great way of getting covers or collections that you want but can’t pay the full amount straight away. And it’s much better for you than putting it on your credit card and paying interest to the bank! We prefer you to pay by credit or debit card for this service. Our minimum monthly payment is £10. CL225 www.buckinghamcovers.comFlexiPay 61 All our choice of special postmark on our 1980s choice of cover, but with our money back FIRST DAY COVERS guarantee if not delighted. 1980 1986 FC4015 British Birds...... £5 FC4064 Industry...... £5 FC4016 Railway...... £10 FC4065 Halley’s Comet...... £7.50 FC4017 London 50p...... £5 FC4066 Queen’s 60th...... £7.50 FC4017B London miniature Sheet...... £5 FC4067 Nature Conservation...... £7.50 FC4018 London Landmarks...... £5 FC4068 Domesday...... £5 FC4019 Authors...... £5 FC4069 Commonwealth Games...... £5 FC4020 Queen Mother...... £5 FC4021 Conductors...... £5 FC4070 Royal Wedding...... £7.50 FC4022 Sport...... £5 FC4071 Parliamentary Conference...... £7.50 FC4023 Christmas...... £5 FC4072 RAF...... £10 1981 FC4073 Christmas...... £5 FC4024 Folklore...... £5 1987 FC4025 Disabled...... £5 FC4074 Flowers...... £7.50 FC4026 Butterflies...... £7.50 FC4075 Isaac Newton...... £5 FC4027 National Trust...... £7.50 FC4076 Architecture...... £5 FC4028 Royal Wedding...... £7.50 FC4077 St John Ambulance...... £5 FC4029 Duke of Edinburgh’s Award...... £5 FC4078 Scottish Heraldry...... £5 FC4030 Fishing...... £2.50 FC4079 Victorian Britain...... £10 FC4031 Christmas...... £5 FC4080 Ceramics...... £5 1982 FC4081 Christmas...... £5 FC4032 Charles Darwin...... £5 FC4033 Youth Organisations...... £5 1988 FC4034 British Theatre...... £5 FC4082 Linnean Society...... £5 FC4035 Maritime...... £5 FC4083 Welsh Bible...... £5 FC4036 Textiles...... £5 FC4084 Sport...... £7.50 FC4037 Information Technology...... £5 FC4085 Transport...... £7.50 FC4038 Cars...... £5 FC4086 Australian Bicentenary...... £5 FC4039 Christmas...... £5 FC4087 Spanish Armada...... £5 1983 FC4088 Edward Lear...... £5 FC4040 River Fish...... £5 FC4089 Edward Lear miniature sheet...... £5 FC4041 Commonwealth Day...... £5 FC4090 Christmas...... £5 FC4042 Engineering Achievements...... £5 FC4043 British Army...... £7.50 1989 FC4044 Gardens...... £7.50 FC4091 Sea Birds...... £5 FC4045 Fairs...... £5 FC4092 Greetings...... £15 FC4046 Christmas...... £5 FC4093 Food and Farming...... £5 1984 FC4094 Anniversaries...... £5 FC4095 Games and Toys...... £5 FC4047 Heraldry...... £10 FC4048 Cattle...... £5 FC4096 Industrial Archaeology...... £5 FC4049 Urban Renewal...... £5 FC4097 Industrial Archaeology m/s...... £5 FC4050 Europa...... £5 FC4098 Microscopes...... £5 FC4051 Economic Summit...... £5 FC4099 Lord Mayor’s Show...... £5 FC4052 Greenwich Meridian...... £10 FC4100 Christmas...... £5 FC4053 Royal Mail...... £5 FC4054 British Council...... £5 Special Offers FC4055 Christmas...... £5 1980 Year Set...... £40 1981 Year Set...... £30 1985 1982 Year Set...... £30 FC4056 Famous Trains...... £15 1983 Year Set...... £30 FC4057 Insects...... £5 1984 Year Set...... £40 FC4058 Composers...... £5 FC4059 Safety at Sea...... £5 1985 Year Set...... £40 FC4060 Post Office...... £7.50 1986 Year Set...... £50 FC4061 Arthurian Legend...... £5 1987 Year Set...... £35 FC4062 Film...... £7.50 1988 Year Set...... £35 FC4063 Christmas...... £5 1989 Year Set...... £50
COMPLETE 1980s SET £333 £37 per month over 9 months
62 ALL 10 CHRISTMASWARREN COVERSHOUSE, SHEARWAY £33 OUR ROAD, CHOICE FOLKESTONE, OF 33 COVERSKENT CT19 FROM 4BF THE LISTCL225 £66 TEL 01303 278137 FAX 01303 279429 email [email protected] ORDER FORM RETURN TO: BUCKINGHAM COVERS WARREN HOUSE SHEARWAY ROAD FOLKESTONE KENT CT19 4BF
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BUCKINGHAM COVERS LTD, REGISTERED IN ENGLAND NO. 03877048 IS PART OF INTERNET STAMPS GROUP LTD, REGISTERED IN ENGLAND NO. 03497867. REGISTERED OFFICE FOR BOTH: WARREN HOUSE, SHEARWAY RD, FOLKESTONE, KENT CT19 4BF, UK. TEL. 01303 278137. if undelivered please return to: internet stamps limited, warren house, shearway road, folkestone, kent ct19 4bf if undelivered please return to: internet stamps limited, warren house, shearway road, folkestone, kent ct19 4bf CRICKET2019 WORLD CUP from 30th May 2019 1ST IN Follow England’s THE SET journey through the 2019 Cricket World Cup with our special Cricket cover set. Each England match will be marked with a new cover, different stamps 2ND and postmark, cancelled on the date of the match accompanied by IN THE a special cachet with match details. SET Set of 12 covers for £100 Don’t forget we also offer Flexi-pay SIGN-UP NOW TO MAKE SURE BCCR20 £100 YOU DON’T MISS OUT These are the different stamps and postmarks you will receive, cancelled on the date of the match accompanied by a special cachet with match details. 8/6/19 14/6/19 18/6/19 21/6/19 25/6/19
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