The Gallantry Gazette MAY 2019 The magazine for collectors Issue 25

VICTORIA CROSS CENTENARY PROGRAMME

YOURS FOR £750! SAVES £245 FRONT Comes with small write up BACK VCZ7019 £995 £75 per month for 10 months of each VC winner 26 June 1956 Hyde Park Victoria Cross Centenary Programme signed by VC winners, Thomas Steele, William Butler, Wilfred Edwards, Alfred Knight, Henry Murray, Arthur Proctor & Percy Storkey. Sergeant Thomas Steele, 1891-1978, 1st Bn., The Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, Duke of Albany’s) VC Mesopotamia 1917 Private William Boynton Butler, 1894-1972, 17th Bn., The West Yorkshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales’s Own), attd. 106th T.M. Bty VC France 1917 Private (later Captain) Wilfred Edwards, 1893-1972, 7th Bn., The King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry VC Belgium 1917 Sergeant (later Second Lieutenant) Alfred Knight, 1888-1960, 2/8th (City of London) Bn., The London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) VC Belgium 1917 Captain (later Lieutenant Colonel) Henry William Murray, 1884-1966, 13th Bn., (N.S.W.), Australian Imperial Force VC France 1917 Private (later The Reverend) Arthur Herbert Proctor, 1890-1973, 1/5th Bn., The King’s (Liverpool) Regiment VC France 1916 Lieutenant (later Captain) Percy Valentine Storkey, 1893-1969, 19th Bn., (N.S.W.), Australian Imperial Force VC France 1918 VCR001 £100 £10 per month over 10 months 1965 25th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain, large First Day cover with a Biggin Hill CDS, signed by Bill Reid.

VCZ2033 £600 £60 per month over 10 months 1987 Mentioned in Despatches Medals Multi signed ‘Wormold’ cover (9 of 16), signed by 26 (full list included) includes General Henry Foote VC and Godfrey Place VC. These are the star RAF items, you were invited to order them.

VCF019 £125 £25 per month over 5 months 1990 Benham Distinguished Service Medal cover, signed by Ian Fraser, also signed by nine other DSO and DSC medal winners.

VCZ3055 £85 1983 Army Flown First Day Cover, signed by Philip Gardner, Eric Wilson and John Hinton.

VCL016B £100 £10 per month VCU001 £200 £50 per month over 10 months over 4 months 1990 Benham Gallantry 2980 35th Anniversary of VE Day New Zealand cover, Salute to the Battle of Britain signed by Charles Upham. cover, signed by Rod Learoyd plus Adolf Galland. Want to spread the payments on these amazing covers? VCC021 £150 £15 per month Don’t forget to ask about Flexi over 10 months Pay! Call 01303 278137 for 1978 25th Anniversary of the Coronation Benham full details. flown cover (BOCS3), signed by Sir Leonard Cheshire.

VCC070 £175 £17.50 per month over 10 months VCN002 £150 £75 per month over 2 months 1984 Air Force Cross Medal cover, signed by 1996 Victoria Cross cover listing the World War II South African Sir Roden Cutler. winners, signed by Gerard Ross Norton.

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2 Warren House, Shearway Road, Folkestone, Kent Ct19 4Bf GG25 Tel 01303 278137 Fax 01303 279429 Email [email protected] VCZ3098 £100 £10 per month over 10 months 1990 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain First Day Cover signed by Ian Fraser, Eric Wilson and Rod Learoyd, plus three Battle of Britain pilots and one winner. £12.50 per month VCZ4005 £125 over 10 months 1990 Benham Military Medal Cover, signed by Harold VCZ2034 £150 Irvine Andrews, Eric Wilson, John Hinton and Pat £30 per month Porteous plus another four medal winners including over 5 months James Hill and Alastair Pearson. 1968 50th Anniversary of the RAF Anniversaries FDC, signed by John Cruickshank and Bill Reid plus Roland Beamont, Our flexible interest free Neville Duke, Dennis payment service it’s simple David and James Tait. and interest free. Divide the total VCZ2037 £100 by up to 12 months. Our minimum £25 per month over 5 months monthly payment is £10. 1968 Digby Aerodrome RAF 50th Anniversary cover, Call our friendly team on signed by Bill Reid and John Cruickshank, plus Dennis 01303 278137 David, James Tait, Roland Beamont and Neville Duke.

VCZ2035 £100 £25 per month over 5 months 1965 25th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain GPO FDC cover, signed by Bill Reid and John Cruickshank, plus Neville Duke, Roland Beamont, Dennis David and James Tait.

VCZ3096 £100 £10 per month over 10 months VCZ3095 £150 1989 Battle of the Alma cover £25 per month over 6 months signed by VC winners Bill Reid, 1988 Australian Bicentenary cover, signed by Edward Kenna and Ernest Australian winners, Sir Roden Cutler, Edward Smith, plus George Cross Kenna and Keith Payne. winners Archer, Awang, Farrow, Flintoff, Gledhill, Hawkins, Purves and Riley. VCZ3097 £150 £25 per month over 6 months 1990 Battle of Britain 50th Anniversary cover, signed by Bill Reid, Rod Learoyd and Ian Fraser, plus £10 per month 11 other Battle of over 10 months VCZ3099 £100 Britain pilots. 1990 Benham 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain First Day cover, signed by Rod Learoyd, Eric Wilson and Lieutenant Bill Reid plus 17 Battle of Britain pilots. www.buckinghamcovers.com

www.buckinghamcovers.com 3 VCZ6017 £225 £22.50 per month over 10 months 1982 New Zealand Armistice Day cover, Signed by Cyril Bassett, John Hinton and Charles Upham, plus the facsimile signatures of Sgt Clive Hulme, Sergeant Harry Laurent £50 per month and Sergeant . VCZ4001 £200 over 4 months 1990 Gallantry First Day Cover, signed by Pat Porteous, VCZ5004 £150 Harold Ervine Andrews, Bill Reid and Rod Learoyd plus £50 per month Carl Walker, Bob Doe, General Napier Cookenden and over 3 months Alastair Pearson. 1998 80th Anniversary of the RAF cover, signed by Pat Porteous, Eric Wilson, Ian Fraser, Philip Gardner and John Kenneally.

VCZ6001 £100 £10 per month over 10 months 1991 50th Anniversary of the RAF Rescue Services, signed by Bill VCZ5012 £150 £15 per month over 10 months Speakman, Ian Fraser, 1990 50th Anniversary of the Evacuation from Dunkirk, signed Edward Kenna, John by Bill Reid, Edward Kenna, Ian Fraser, Harold Ervine Cruickshank, Bill Reid Andrews and Rod Learoyd. and Rod Learoyd.

VCZ6003 £150 £50 per month over 3 months 1981 St Kitts Military Uniforms cover, signed by Ian Fraser, Pat Porteous, Edward Kenna, Eric Wilson, John Kenneally and Rifleman Ganju Lama.

VCZ6002 £125 VCZ6014 £175 £12.50 per month over 10 months £25 per month 1991 50th Anniversary of the RAF Rescue Services, over 7 months signed by Eric Smith, Ian Fraser, Edward Kenna, John 1997 Gallantry cover, Cruickshank, Bill Reid and Rod Learoyd. signed by Bill Reid, Ian Fraser, Tommy Gould, John Kenneally, Edward Kenna and Eric Wilson plus six others including John Bamford, Avis Hearn and Geoff Riley.

VCZ6008 £75 1990 50th Anniversary of the Evacuation from Dunkirk, signed by Ian VCZ6004 £150 Fraser, Edward Kenna, £15 per month over 10 months Bill Reid, John Hinton, 1990 50th Anniversary of the Invasion of Belgium cover, Rod Learoyd and Harold signed by Ian Fraser, Philip Gardner, Richard Annand, Ervine Andrews. Edward Kenna, Rod Learoyd and Bill Reid. www.buckinghamcovers.com/family | www.buckinghamcovers.com/mags

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VCZ7006 £350 £50 per month over 7 months 1990 Invasion of Belgium cover signed by Victoria Cross Eric Wilson, Rod Learoyd, Ian Fraser, John Kenneally, Edward Kenna, Richard Annand and Tommy Gould.

VCZ100 £300 £30 per month over 10 months 1995 50th Anniversary of VE Day presentation card, signed by John VCZ6019 £125 Kenneally, Richard Annand, Philip Gardner, Bill Reid, T/Captain £25 per month Pat Porteous, John Cruickshank, Ian Fraser and Eric Wilson. over 5 months 1983 St Kitts Military Cover, signed by Want to spread the John Kenneally, payments on these Edward Kenna, Pat Porteous, Ian amazing covers? Don’t Fraser, Eric Wilson forget to ask about Flexi Pay! Call and Ganju Lama. 01303 278137 for full details.

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VCZ4009 £200 £40 per month over 5 months 1983 Army RFDC Flown First Day cover, signed by Harold Ervine Andrews, Eric Wilson, John Hinton and Sir Roden Cutler, plus Enoch Powell, Alastair Pearson and James Hill.

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www.buckinghamcovers.com 5 VCZ8009 £175 £25 per month over 7 months VCZ7021 £125 £25 per month over 5 months 1981 Battle of Jersey cover, signed by Ganju Lama, Ian Fraser, 1981 Battle of Jersey cover, signed by Ganju Lama, Ian Fraser, Eric Wilson, John Kenneally, Tommy Gould, Pat Porteous, Eric Wilson, John Kenneally, Tommy Gould, Pat Porteous and Rambahadur Limbu, Ernest Smith. Rambahadur Limbu.

VCZ8003 £595 £148.75 per month over 4 months 1971 50th Anniversary of the Royal British Legion, signed by Tulbahadur Pun, Agansing Rai, Lachhiman Gurung, Bhanbhagta Gurung, Umrao Singh, Keith Payne, John Kenneally and Edward Kenna.

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VCZ7013 £250 £50 per month over 5 months 1997 RAFLET Stamp Club Room cover, signed by Pat Porteous, Edward Kenna, Ernest Smith, John Kenneally, Rambahadur Limbu, Ian Fraser and Tommy Gould plus 18 others.

VCZ7010 £300 £30 per month over 10 months 1990 50th Anniversary of the Invasion of Belgium cover, signed by Eric Wilson, Ian Fraser, John Hinton, Edward Kenna, John Kenneally, Richard Annand and Rod Learoyd.

VCZ7009 £225 £75 per month over 3 months 1990 50th Anniversary of the Evacuation from Dunkirk, signed by Keith Payne, Bill Reid, John Hinton, Rod Learoyd, Edward Kenna, Ian Fraser and Harold Ervine Andrews plus two others.

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VCW021A £50 50th Anniversary of Victory in Europe cover (12A), signed by Eric Wilson VC, plus Johnnie Johnson and John Keatings 219 Sqn.

Are you looking for something particular - let us know and we’ll VCZ4023 £85 see if we can help. Guernsey Military Definitives cover, signed by Victoria Cross winners Edward Kenna, John Kenneally, Gerard Norton and Ernest Smith.

VCZ4012 £75 Award of the Victoria Cross to Airmen, signed by VC winners Rod Learoyd, Bill Reid, Harold Ervine Andrews and Edward Kenna.

VCZ4011 £60 Award of the Victoria Cross to Airmen, signed by winners Rod Learoyd, Bill Reid, Ian Fraser and Keith Payne. VCZ4014 £60 Award of the Victoria Cross to Airmen, signed by Rod Learoyd, Bill Reid, Ian Fraser and Tommy Gould. www.buckinghamcovers.com

VCZ4003 £100 £25 per month over 4 months VCZ4002 £75 50th Anniversary of the Invasion of Belgium cover, signed by 50th Anniversary of the British East African Campaign cover, Victoria Cross winners Edward Kenna, Keith Payne, Richard signed by Victoria Cross winners Ian Fraser, Bill Speakman, Eric Annand and Bill Reid. Wilson and Edward Kenna. www.buckinghamcovers.com 7 VCZ7002 £295 Marshal of RAF Viscount Trenchard of Wolfeton cover pmk 1978 signed VCZ025 £35 by L Trent, L Cheshire, Bill Reid and Rod F West, R Learoyd, J Learoyd, double signed Cruickshank, W Reid and Victoria Cross silhouette N Jackson, also signed style print 18cm x 25cm by Air Chief Marshal Sir M Beetham (Eric Wormald produced cover). £29.50 per month for 10 months

VCW011 £50 F M F West VC, signed cover, 60th Anniversary of the First Military Control Operations by the Royal Air Force.

VCZ161A £495 £45 per month for 11 months 1990 Invasion of Belgium cover signed by Pat Porteous, Bill Reid, Eric Wilson, ‘Jack’ Hinton, Thomas Gould, Philip Gardner, Edward Kenna, Richard Annand, Richard Burton, Ian Fraser and Rod Learoyd. VCW019 £150 £15 per month over 10 months 9cm x 6cm approx piece mount on card signed by VC winner, Sir Evelyn Wood.

VCK015 £80 Victoria Cross for Valour, George Cross for Gallantry cover postmarked 1997, signed by VC winner Edward Kenna. Also signed by GC winners, Barry Johnson, J Beaton, Margaret Purves + 8 others.

£25 per month over 5 months VCSET01 £125 Set of six JS Victory in Europe covers, each one signed by a different VC winner: Philip Gardner VC, Bill Reid VC, John Cruickshank VC, Richard Annand VC, John Kenneally VC and Pat Porteous VC.

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VCZ7023 £250 £25 per month for 10 months 1983 British Army cover signed by VC winners, Keith Payne, VCG026 £160 £32 per month for 5 months Edward Kenna, Eric Wilson, Pat Porteous, Philip Gardner, Victoria Cross for Valour, George Cross for Gallantry cover postmarked John Hinton & Harold Ervine-Andrews Also signed by Brig 1997, signed by VC winner Ganju Lama. Also signed by GC winners, Alastair Pearson, Brig James. Barry Johnson, J Beaton, Carl Walker, Tony Gledhill and 4 others.

VCP013 £20 50th Anniversary of the Raid on Dieppe Operation Jubilee cover postmarked BFPO 1992, signed by VC winner Pat Porteous.

VCR050C £250 £25 per month for 10 months Lord Roberts, signed typed two page letter from 1914 about expenditure on the Navy ‘Spoiling the ship for ha’porth of tar’, clear signature at the bottom.

VCZ2039 £195

£19.50 per month for 10 months Don’t 1977 35th Ann Lt Cdr Eugene Esmonde’s VC against the German ships ‘Scharnhorst & Gneisenau’ cover signed by VC Forget winners Ian Fraser and Godfrey Place. Also signed by Adm Flexi-Pay Sir Derek Empson, Lt Cmdr Kingsmill. www.buckinghamcovers.com/family | www.buckinghamcovers.com/magazines

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VCZ3009 £20 VCZ3010 £20 VCZ3011 £20 VCZ3012 £20 National Army Museum Group 5 No National Army Museum Group 4 No National Army Museum Group 4 No National Army Museum Group 3 No 8 5 The British South Africa Company 11 Battle of Elandslaagter cover with 8 The Battle of Albuhera cover with Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington Medal cover postmarked BFPO 1971. BFPO postmark 1971. BFPO postmark 1971. cover with BFPO postmark 1971.

VCZ3013 £20 VCZ3014 £20 VCZ3015 £20 VCZ3029 £20 National Army Museum Group 3 No 9 National Army Museum Group 4 No 7 National Army Museum Group 4 No 10 National Army Museum Group 4 No 9 The Marquess of Granby cover with The Battle of Culloden cover with BFPO The Battle of The Heights of Abraham The Battle of Minden 1747 cover with BFPO postmark 1971. postmark 1971. cover with BFPO postmark 1971. BFPO postmark 1971.

VCZ3017 £20 VCZ3033 £20 VCZ3019 £20 VCZ3020 £20 National Army Museum Group 3 No 12 National Army Museum Group 3 No 7 National Army Museum Group IV National Army Museum Group IV No 2 Sir Garnett Wolseley cover with BFPO General The Viscount Beresford cover No 4 Rorke’s Drift cover with BFPO 200th Anniversary Boston ‘Massacre’ postmark 1972. with BFPO postmark 1971. postmark 1970. cover with BFPO postmark 1970.

VCZ3021 £20 VCZ3037 £20 VCZ3023 £20 VCZ3024 £20 National Army Museum Group 5 No National Army Museum Group 1 No National Army Museum Group IV No National Army Museum Group 5 No 8 10 Crimean Medal cover with BFPO 8 Royal Anglian cover with BFPO 5 Battle of Blenheim cover with BFPO Indian Mutiny Medal cover with BFPO postmark 1972. postmark 1971. postmark 1970. postmark 1971.

VCZ3025 £20 VCZ3026 £20 VCZ3027 £20 VCZ3028 £20 National Army Museum Group 5 No 7 National Army Museum Group 5 National Army Museum Group 3 No National Army Museum Group IV No The Queen’s South Africa Medal cover No 4 The Sutlej Medal cover with 10 General Wolfe cover with BFPO 6 The Battle of Balaclava cover with with BFPO postmark 1971. BFPO 1970. postmark 1971. BFPO postmark 1970.

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VCX5001 £3500 £250 per month for 11 months 8 June 1946 Victory Day Dinner Menu held at The Dorchester Hotel for holders of the VC, some marking and some signatures faded, signed by VC winners MacIntye, Molyneux, Cross, McAulay, Hutt, Hull, Hutchinson, Hunter, Ritchie, Lister, Luke, Carpenter, Upham, Annand and Newman.

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T/Lieutenant (later Major General) Drummer (later Drum-Major) Walter Potter Ritchie, 1892-1965, David Lowe MacIntyre, 1895-1967, 2nd Bn., The Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise’s), Duke of Albany’s) VC France 1916 attd. 1/6th Bn., The Highland Light Infantry VC France 1918 Sergeant Joseph Lister, 1886-1963, Sergeant John Molyneux, 1890-1972, 1st Bn., The VC Belgium 1917 2nd Bn., The VC Belgium 1917 Driver (later Sergeant) Frederick Luke, 1895-1983, A/Lance-Corporal Arthur Henry Cross, 1884-1965, 37th Bty., Royal Field Artillery VC France 1914 40th Bn., Machine Gun Corps VC France 1918 Captain (later Vice-Admiral) Sergeant John McAulay, 1888-1956, Alfred Francis Blakeney Carpenter, 1881-1955, 1st Bn., Scots Guards VC France 1917 Royal Navy VC Belgium 1918 Private (later Corporal) , 1889-1954, Second Lieutenant (later Captain) Charles Hazlitt Upham, 1908-1994, 1/7th Bn., The Royal Warwickshire Regiment VC Belgium 1917 20th Bn., 2nd N.Z.E.F. (The Canterbury Regiment) VC 1941 and BAR Private (later Corporal) (Shoeing Smith) Charles Hull, 1890-1953, Western Desert 1945 21st Lancers, (Empress of India’s) VC India 1915 Second Lieutenant (later Captain) Private (later Corporal) James Hutchinson, 1895-1972, Richard Wallace Annand, 1914-2004, 2/5th Bn., The Lancashire Fusiliers VC France 1916 2nd Bn., The Durham Light Infantry VC Belgium 1940 Corporal (later Sergeant) David Ferguson Hunter, 1891-1965, Lieutenant Colonel Augustus Charles Newman, 1904-1972, 1/5th Bn., The Highland Light Infantry VC France 1918 The Essex Regiment, attd. No. 2 Commando VC France 1942 Don’t miss out on our weekly “Sensational Signatures” email, jam packed with one-off signed items and new autographs just in - subscribe at www.buckinghamcovers.com/family/index.php www.buckinghamcovers.com 12