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Battle of Britain

1985 Large Medal cover, signed by winners Bennion, David, Doe, Unwin Stanford Tuck and Hancock. Then 18 other Battle of Britain signatures, list available on request.

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Lord Tedder 8th May 1964 Typed letter on the headed paper and signed in ink by Lord Tedder GCB (1890 - 1967), World War II RAF Mediterranean Commander. In the letter he apologises for not being able to attend a March and Service for the Association of Lancastria Survivors.

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Douglas Bader

Douglas Bader - Sir Douglas Bader was a fighter ace during the Second World War, credited with 20 aerial victories, four shared victories, six probables, one shared probable and 11 damaged. He spent a large part of the Second World War as a POW, of which just under three years was spent in .

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Sir Basil Embry signed 1972 RAF Escape cover, took part in the raid on Shell Mex House, .

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American 50 cover signed by the Crew of the Enola Gay, Paul Tibbets (Pilot), Dutch Van Kirk (Navigator) and Tom Ferebee (Bomb aimer) (Our Choice)

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Hans Von Ohain & Erich Warsitz

Hans Von Ohain and Erich Warsitz signed cover, plus info card signed by Ohain.

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RYY001A £495 £45 per month for 11 months United Nations cover signed by Fred Olivi, Chuck Yeager, Tex Hill, Chuck Lindberg, Hugo Broch, Leonard Cheshire, Eric Topp, Helmut Witte and Hans Gunther Lange.

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RAFA01SA £50 RAFA03S £15 RAFA04S £30 The Skirmishing 1st - 9th July 1940. 22nd - 31st July 1940. Signed The Assault, 1st - 8th Signed Dennis David, Bill Reid VC, & . August 1940. Signed Rod Learoyd VC. Frank Carey.

RAFA05S £30 RAFA06S £20 RAFA07S £25 9th - 12th August 1940. Signed 13th - 15th August 1940, signed by 16th - 17th August 1940 signed by Wing Commander Rod Learoyd VC. Wing Commander Paddy Barthropp. Wing Commander R T .

RAFA08S £20 RAFA09S £20 RAFA10S £40 18th August 1940. Signed by 19th - 23rd August 1940. Signed by 24th - 26th August 1940. Signed by A V M Bird-Wilson. Group Captain Tom Gleave. A V M Hughes.

RAFA11S £20 RAFA13S £15 RAFA19S £25 27th - 29th August 1940. Signed by Invasion Month 1st - 6th September 1940. The Night Blitz, 16th - 22nd November 1940. Group Captain Denys Gillam. Signed Group Captain George Darley. Signed Group Captain John Cunningham.

RAFA20S £25 23rd November - 31st December 1940. Signed Wing Commander Roland Beamont.

RAFA20SP £20 1990 Belize Battle of Britain FDC, signed by Squadron Leader G Haworth, pilot with No50 Squadron, who in 1940 took part in attacks on invasion shipping.

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RED1980A £35 1980 RAF Red Arrows Pageant. BUY BOTH FOR £55

RED1980 £30 1980 The Red Arrows RED1974 £50 Welcome to the Hawk, 1974 RAF St Mawgan International Air Day, team signed cover. team signed cover.

RED1989B £35 1989 The Red Arrows 25th Anniversary, RAF Kemble, team signed cover.

RED1989A £30 RED1989C £30 1989 The Red Arrows 25th Anniversary, 1989 The Red Arrows Biggin Hill International Air Fair. 25th Anniversary, Dover, team signed cover. BUY ALL 3 FOR £85 £17 per month for 5 months

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RED1986 £30 1986 The Red Arrows Salute Farnborough, team signed cover.

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RFDC1 £4.50 RFDC2 £4.50 RFDC3 £7.50 RFDC5 £30 1981 Folklore. 1981 Disabled. RAF 1981 Butterfl ies -Lepidoptera. 1981 The Royal Wedding, The Hendon Ghost. Medical Rehabilitation Unit fl own RAF FDC. Hedley Court.

RFDC6 £5 RFDC7 £25 RFDC10 £7.50 RFDC11 £7.50 1981 Duke of Edinburgh’s 1981 Fishing - Fishery 1982 Youth - 40th Ann. No. 1982 British Theatre - 62nd Award. Ten Tors Expedition. Protection Patrol. 1982 Sqn. Air Training Corps. Ann. of the RAF Central Band.

RFDC12 £30 RFDC13 £6 RFDC14 £6 RFDC15 £12.50 1982 Maritime Heritage 1982 Textiles - 60th Ann. 1982 Information 1982 British Motor Cars - 75th - 35th Ann. of the RAF of the Formation of No.2 Technology Year - RAF Anniversary of the Creation Marine Branch. Squadron RAF Regiment. Supply Control Room. of the Royal Flying Corps.

RFDC16 £10 RFDC17 £10 RFDC18 £10 RFDC19 £10 1982 Christmas - Greetings 1983 British River Fish 1983 Commonwealth Day - 1983 Engineering from the Falkland Islands. - 40th Ann. of the RAF 68th Ann. of the Formation Achievements - Cosford. Angling Club at the of No.24 Squadron. Birthplace of Izaak Walton.

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JS39/01S £75 JS40/07S £20 JS41/02SA £17.50 1989 50th Anniversary of Britain Declaring Operation Judgement, Battle of Taranto 1941 Battle of Cape Matapan, signed by War on Germany. Signed by Former 11 November 1940. Signed by Major O Haworth, Napper and Tuke. Prime Minister Lord Home, who was Patch DSO DSC RM (Ret’d) and Captain Parliamentary Private Secretary to the A W F Sutton CBE DSC RN (Ret’d). JS41/02SB £20 Prime Minister between 1937 and 1940. 1941 Battle of Cape Matapan, signed by JS39/01SA £40 Haworth, Napper, Wilson and Dormand. Signed by Victoria Cross winners Ian JS41/02SC £25 Fraser, Edward Kenna, Eric Wilson and 1941 Battle of Cape Matapan, signed by John Kenneally plus two George Cross Haworth, Napper, Watson, Wilson winners and one Military Medal. and Dormand. JS39/01SC £15 JS41/02SF £17.50 Signed by John Crewe, not well known, 1941 Battle of Cape Matapan, signed by but had a varied RAF Career including Dormand, Tuke, Wilson and Haworth. teaching the Russians to fl y Hurricanes. JS40/08SA £10 JS39/01SF £20 1940 Operation Compass cover, signed Signed by Richard Haine who fl ew the by Major General F W J Cowtan CBE 01303 fi rst Blenheim Fighter Patrol of the MC, who has added Desert 41/42. War, plus Peter Ayerest DFC and John 278137 Keatings 219 Squadron.

JS41/01S £35 1991 50th Anniversary of the British East African Campaign, signed by Eric JS40/03S £60 Wilson VC. JS41/07S £35 Invasion of Belgium, 10-28 May 1940. Operation Crusader, 18 November 1941 Signed by Richard JS41/01SA £35 - 17 January 1942. Signed by Captain Wallace Annand. Awarded the VC for 50th Anniversary of the British East Philip John Gardner MC (awarded the Most Conspiuous Gallantry on the 15- Africa Campaign, signed Eric Wilson Victoria Cross for most conspicuous 16th May 1940 on the south side of the VC and 6 members of C Flight who Gallantry on active service on November River Dyle. took part in Operation Granby. Certifi ed 23rd 1941). limited edtion of 30 covers.

JS42/06SA £10 JS40/04SF £60 JS41/03S £20 1942 Operation Millennium, signed 1940 Evacuation from cover, signed Evacuation from Greece, 22-28 April 1941. by Wing Commander Ernest Rod by Victoria Cross winners Bill Reid, Harold Signed by Wing Commander E A Howell Rodney DSO DFC* AFC, who took part Ervine Andrews and Rod Learoyd. plus the facsimile signature of John Hinton VC. in the fi rst 1000 bomber raid.

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RAFB01C £125 RAFB02C £15 RAFB07C £30 £25 per month for 5 months , No1 Royal Naval Air Service Sopwith Camel 66th Anniversary of Detachment Eastchurch cover, signed the fi rst seaborne landplane bombing 1981 Sopwith Tabloid special signed by Air Chief Marshal Sir Peter Le operation signed by Sir William Dickson. cover by Arthur Bomber’ Harris. Cheminant & Wing Commander PN Presland.

RAFB08C £25 RAFB09C £50 RAFB10C £10 FE2B, The fi rst British squadron formed DH9A, 60th Anniversary of the fi rst DH5, Disbandment of No57 squadron, specifi cally for night bombing No100 military control operations by the RAF signed Squadron and Flight Commanders. Squadron signed Wing Commander J signed Air Commander FMF West VC. C Williamson MBE.

RAFB13C £10 RAFB14C £20 RAFB19C £50 Vickers Virginia, 61st Anniversary of HP Hinaidi, 70th Anniversary of the Fairey Hendon, 70th Anniversary the fi rst fl ight, signed by Air Chief formation of No10 Squadron, signed of No38 squadron, signed by Wing Marshall Sir Alan Boxer & Pilot. by Captain Ken Batchelor. Commander David Shannon.

RAFB22C £15 RAFB23C £50 RAFB24C £40 Vickers Wellesley, 70th Anniversary of 1985 Bleheim Bomber cover, HP Hampden, First Victoria Cross No76 squadron, signed by Air Chief signed by Bill Edrich, former pilot and awarded to a pilot of Bomber Command, Marshall Sir Brian Burnett. Cricketer. signed Rod Learoyd VC & Pilot.

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RAFB25C £50 RAFB26C £20 RAFB27C £20 First Bomber Command Operation 50th Anniversary of Avro Manchester 70th Anniversary of over Germany, 44th Anniversary the fi rst fl ight signed by Air Chief No49 Squadron signed by Air Chief cover, signed Group Captain Leonard Marshall Alec Maisner. Marshall Augustus Walker. Cheshire VC.

RAFB28C £30 RAFB30C £150 RAFB31C £40 Short Stirling 40th Anniversary of HP Halifax fi rst fl ight of the Handley £50 per month for 3 months the Last Operational Sortie made by Page Halifax signed by Group Captain the Stirling signed Group Captain Avro Lancaster Disbandment of No617 James Tait. Thomas ‘Hammish’ Mahaddie. Squadron signed by Air Marshall Sir Harold Martin.

RAFB33C £55 RAFB35C £25 RAFB36C £60 B24 Liberator 40th Anniversary of Martin Baltimore 40th Anniversary of Lockheed Ventura start of operational the introduction of the MK3 Liberator VJ Day signed by Wing Commander service with the RAF, signed Group signed by Lt. Gen IRA C Eaker USAF. . Captain Leonard Henry Trent VC DFC.

RAFB37C £150 RAFB38C £25 RAFB39C £100 £50 per month for 3 months Avro Lincoln 40th Anniversary of the £25 per month for 4 months delivery, signed Sir . NA Mitchell 40th Anniversary of the B-29 Washington Introduction of Boeing fi rst operational use by the RAF signed B29 renamed the Washington, signed General ‘Jimmy’ Doolittle. Brigadier General Paul W Tibbets.

8 Buckingham Covers, Warren House, Shearway Road, Folkestone, Kent CT19 4BF RAFC20RAF01 Tel 01303 278137 Fax 01303 279429 Email [email protected] RYB002A £175 £35 per month for 5 months 1973 Goodwood Air show, RAF Westhampnett cover, signed by Air Vice Marshal Johnnie Johnson CB, CBE, DSO & 2 Bars, DFC & Bar (1915 - 2001) - Britain’s highest scoring Ace against the Luftwaffe (who also fl ew this cover) and Group Captain Sir Douglas Bader CBE, DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar, FRAeS, DL (1910 - 1982) – Ace pilot, and Colditz Inmate.

RYB004J £35 1989 Industrial Archeaology Battle of Britain RYD617WPA £100 Hawkinge First Day Cover, signed by pilots John £50 per month for 2 months Keatings, John Ellacombe and Peter Ayerst No. 617 Dambusters, Scampton postmark. Signed by plus Avis Hearn MM. Flt Lt John Les Munro, Pilot. RYJ023D £50 1995 Battle of Britain Open Day Cover, signed by Ulrich Steinhiliper, Desmond Sheen, Peter Ayerst, Alan Gear, John Gibson and Tony Russell.

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£25 per month for 4 months RYP007F £100 1991 50th Anniversary of the Attack on Pearl Harbour signed in Japanese by Noubo Fujita (1911 - 1997), the only Japanese pilot to bomb the US mainland in World War II.

RYR012B £150 £50 per month for 3 months 1980 Colditz Reunion cover signed by who was a British Army offi cer and author of historical non-fi ction. He was a British prisoner of war during the Second World War and he was held captive at Colditz Castle when it was designated Ofl ag IV-C.

www.buckinghamcovers.com 9 £79 per month for 8 months RYR005J £395 The Jubilee Limited Edition Prints. Set of four Prints in special presentation folder featuring and signed by Douglas Bader, John Cunningham, James Lacey and Rod Learoyd. Also supplied with a certifi cate and letter from the RAF Benevolent Fund.

RYP005A £400 £40 per month for 10 months 1970 RAF Benham 25th Anniversary of VE Day triple fl own cover, signed by: Viscount Portal of Hungerford (1893 - 1971) Head of Bomber Command. General Joseph Kammhurer (1896 - 1986) Head of the German Night Fighters. (1912 - 1996) German Fighter Ace with 104 Victories from 705 missions. Dietrich Peltz (1914 - 2001) German Bomber pilot who fl ew 320 missions.

RYR013B £150 £30 per month for 5 months 1971 Escape from Colditz cover signed by Pat Reid who was a British Army offi cer and author of historical non-fi ction. He was a British prisoner of war during the Second World War and he was held captive at Colditz Castle when it was designated Ofl ag IV-C.

£50 per month for 2 months RYT014EF £100 14th August 1945 Glase V Day American Patriotic cover, Reading PA slogan postmark on VJ Day. Signed by Paul Tibbets.

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RKB01 £50 Jean Batten CBE OSC. Record breaking female aviation pioneer. Jean became the best-known New Zealander of the 1930s and made the fi rst- ever solo fl ight from England to in 1936. Signed cover of our choice.

Find us online at: www.buckinghamcovers.com £25 per month RKB03 £100 for 4 months Sir Douglas Robert Stewart Bader, CBE, DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar, DL, FRAeS. Bader was a Royal Air Force fl ying 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.

RKB04 £125 £25 per month for 5 months Maurice Buckmaster OBE and Vera Atkins CBE. Maurice was the leader RKB09 £45 of the French section of Special Operations Executive and was awarded Raymond Baxter (1922 – 2006). Is best known the . Vera was a British intelligence offi cer who worked in as presenter of Tomorrow’s World and major the French Section of the Special Operations Executive from 1941 to 1945 world events, but during World War ll he was a during the Second World War. Signed cover of our choice. Spitfi re Pilot, in 1945 he took part in a daylight raid on the headquarters of the V1 and V2 RKC02 £25 rockets in The Hague. Signed cover of our choice. John Cunningham CBE, DSO & Two Bars, DFC & Bar, AE. Cunningham was a Royal Air Force (RAF) night fi ghter ace during the Second World War and a . Signed cover of our choice.

RKC03 £30 Sir Dennis Crowley Milling KCB, CBE, DSO, DFC & Bar, AE. RKC01 £15 Milling was a Second World War Frank Carey CBA, DFC + Two Bars, AFC, fi ghter pilot and later an air DFM. Carey was a Royal Air Force fi ghter offi cer in the Royal Air Force. pilot and fl ying ace who served during Signed cover of our choice. World War II. Signed cover of our choice.

www.buckinghamcovers.com 11 RKD03 £75 General James Doolittle. An early American aviation pioneer, but best known for leading the Doolittle Raid RKD01 £30 on Japan. Signed cover of our choice. Dennis David CBE, DFC and Bar, AFC. One of the highest-scoring RAF pilots of the fi rst half of the Second World War, www Dennis David notched up the astonishing FIND US ONLINE total of 11 combat victories in May 1940, before the Battle of Britain had even www.buckinghamcovers.com begun. Signed cover of our choice.

RKD02 £40 DSO, OBE, DFC & Two Bars, AFC, FRAeS. Duke was a British test pilot and fi ghter ace of the Second World War. He was the most successful Western Allied ace in the Mediterranean Theatre, and was credited with the destruction of 27 enemy aircraft. Signed cover of our choice. ORDER FORM

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