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Albert Ball VC APRIL 2016 SPECIAL MILITARY COVER LIST APRIL 2016 About once every five years a great Issue 01 collection comes along, last time it Albert Ball VC was Victoria Cross holders, this time it is a mix of a few of these plus a great selection of World War I and II items from both sides. Many of these we have not had before and remember we can always help you to spread the cost with flexi pay. Brian Albert Ball VC (1896 - 1917), signed small piece (8cm x 3cm) cut from the bottom of a letter. A World War I ace pilot with 44 Victories including shooting down the Red Baron, who called him the best English pilot. Supplied with a group of 56 Squadron from 1917, which includes him, two pictures in a bi-plane, a copy of the 2006 Stamp PHQ postcard on which he featured and the front page of a 1917 French magazine with him on the front. VCB018 £995 £199 per month for 5 months Cecil Lewis MC RYW015A £150 £75 per month for 2 months Cecil Lewis MC (1898 - 1997). A World War I Ace pilot and later writer whose book the film Aces High was based on. Later went on to be an Oscar winner and founder of the BBC. Small signed piece, slight foxing, supplied with small photograph. Lt Col William Bishop VC Front Back VCB019 £350 £70 per month for 5 months Lt Col William Bishop VC (1894 - 1956). Black and white (15cm x 17cm) signed photograph with clear Major James McCudden VC signature below the image. Lovely printed note from the editor below signature ‘The hand that signed the above name is the hand that downed a Hundred Huns’. VCM016 £1250 £250 per month for 5 months Major James McCudden VC, signed black and white photograph (22cm x 17cm). A World War I Ace pilot with 57 Victories. The photograph though very rare is not in the greatest condition and has been stuck to a board and has a few cracks, but is of course 100 years old. Want to spread the payments on these amazing items? Don’t forget to ask about Flexi Pay! Call 01303 278137 for full details. 2 Warren House, Shearway Road, Folkestone, Kent Ct19 4Bf WW01 Tel 01303 278137 Fax 01303 279429 Email [email protected] Charles Chapman MC £30 per month for 5 months RYW015B £150 Charles Chapman MC (1887 - 1917), World War I ace pilot, signed handwritten letter from 1916 answering an autograph request, though he says a signed photo of him was not worth having! William Rhodes Moorhouse VC VCM017 £650 £65 per month for 10 months William Rhodes Moorhouse VC (1887 - 1915), the first airman to be awarded the medal. Signed piece stuck on card below a photograph of him, some foxing but we have never had his signature before. For more VC signed items see the Gallantry Gazette Magazine www.buckinghamcovers.com/family www.buckinghamcovers.com/magazines Spencer Grey RYW015C £50 Spencer Grey, World War I pilot with the Navy, signed (19cm x 14cm), poor condition of the signature and the photograph has a small hole in it. A newspaper clipping says he was the pilot who gave Sir Winston and Lady Churchill their first ever flights. 01303 278137 www.buckinghamcovers.com 3 Captain Eddie Rickenbacker Captain Eddie Rickenbacker (1890 - 1973), the top scoring American Ace of World War I with 26 Victories. Signed posed picture with a clear dedicated signature. RYA018A £250 £50 per month for 5 months Sir William Dickson RYW015D £50 Sir William Dickson (1898 - 1987), signed letterhead with a photograph of him on horseback attached. Flew with the Royal Navy during World War I and was an Paul Von Hindenburg RAF commander during World War II. Later established V Force and became the first Chief of the Defence Staff. You can always use our FlexiPay service. 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 RYG045A £600 that you want but can’t pay the £100 per month for 6 months full amount straight away. And Paul Von Hindenburg (1847 - 1934), was the German Chief of Defence Staff it’s much better for you than during World War I, afterwards he became the second President of Germany. putting it on your credit card We offer here a signed official Memo from 9th August 1896 to the 37th Infantry and paying interest to the bank! Brigade reporting that the papers of a staff officer had not arrived. At this point We prefer you to pay by credit he was commander of the 91st Oldenburg Infantry Regiment. Supplied with a or debit card for this service. black and white picture of him. Our minimum monthly payment 4 Warren House, Shearway Road, Folkestone, Kent Ct19 4Bfis £10. WW01 Tel 01303 278137 Fax 01303 279429 Email [email protected] Herman Goring Back Front RYG045B £995 £119 per month for 5 months Hermann Goring (1893 - 1946) and his wife Emmy (1935 - 1946), signed picture postcard which they have both signed and also shows their daughter, Christmas greetings on the reverse. Goring was an Ace pilot during World War I and founded the Gestapo in 1933. During World War II he was Hitler’s Number 2 and led the Luftwaffe. General Franz Ritter Von Epp RYG045E £75 General Franz Ritter Von Epp (1868 - 1947), signed black and white photograph, some folds but a clear signature. Was Knighted during World War I, then entered politics and joined the Nazi Party becoming Governor of Bavaria. Werner Molders RYG045F £300 £50 per month for 6 months Werner Molders (1913 - 1941), large signed piece along with two photographs of him. German WWII Ace, the first with 100 Victories, also being the highest scoring ace in the Spanish Civil War. We run regular thematic Emails with exclusive offers - Visit www.buckinghamcovers.com/family to ensure you’re not missing out www.buckinghamcovers.com 5 Major Gunther Lutzow RYG045H £400 £40 per month for 10 months Major Gunther Lutzow (1912 - 1945), signed Black and White postcard with German Eagle 1944 cachet on the reverse. Ace pilot with 110 Victories from 300 missions. 01303 278137 Back Front Major Walter Oesav Major Walter Oesav (1913 - 1944), signed colour postcard, glue marks on the reverse. Ace pilot with 117 Victories from 300 missions. £100 per month for 4 months RYG045I £400 Josef Wurmheller Josef Wurmheller (1917-1944), signed Back and White photograph, Luftwaffe Ace pilot with 102 Victories from 300 missions. Was shot down three times during the Battle of Britain, including once in the Channel where he had to swim for over 4 hours. RYG045J £500 £100 per month for 5 months 6 Warren House, Shearway Road, Folkestone, Kent Ct19 4Bf WW01 Tel 01303 278137 Fax 01303 279429 Email [email protected] Erich Hartmann Field Marshal Albert Kesselring Field Marshal Albert Kesselring (1885 - 1960), signed headed card along with his typed letter from 1955. German World War II commander one of only twenty seven men to be issued the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds. Supplied with a picture of him. RYG045K £45 £22.50 per month for 2 months Erich Hartmann (1922 - 1993), black and white photograph RYG045M £150 stuck above his signature on £50 per month lined paper. The most successful for 3 months Ace pilot of all time with 352 Victories from 1404 missions. Hans Ulrich Rudel Alan Cobham RYW015F £125 £25 per month for 5 months Alan Cobham (1894 - 1973), small signed piece dates 18th July 1919, supplied with a picture of him from a Newspaper. RYG045M £150 £50 per month for 3 months Hans Ulrich Rudel (1916 - 1982), signed reproduction 8 x 10 photograph dated 1979. You can always use our FlexiPay service. It’s simple and A Luftwaffe Military Aviator he flew 2530 INTEREST FREE. Divide the total by up to 12 months. We missions, destroying 519 Tanks, 70 Landing then hold your order safely for you. It is extremely popular and Craft and 1 Battlecruiser to name just a few. flexible. Talk to any of our team to find a payment plan that suits you. The only person to be awarded the Golden FlexiPay is a great way of getting covers or collections that you want but Oak leaves, Cross Swords with diamonds to the can’t pay the full amount straight away. And it’s much better for you than Knights Cross. 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 7 www.buckinghamcovers.compayment is £10. Douglas Bader William Boulter VC RYG015G £40 Douglas Bader (1910 - 1982), signed Business Card size piece, dated 28th July 1968, World War II Ace, ideal for mounting. VCB021 £150 £25 per month for 6 months William Boulter VC (1892 - 1955), signed piece glued to a card with a newspaper photograph above. The glue has come through so there are marks behind the signature, buy offered as we have never had it before. Sir Arthur Harris Sir Arthur Harris (1892 - 1984), handwritten signed letter on his own notepaper turning down an invitation to take part in a parade, supplied with a PHQ card on which he features. Head of Bomber Command during World War II. RYW015H £35 Lord Tedder Lord Tedder (1890 - 1967), typed letter from 1964, turning down an invitation to take part in a Parade, his small signature at the bottom, supplied with a PHQ card in which he features.
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