FEBRUARY 2020 CL234 Cover Lover The magazine for first day and commemorative cover collectors VISIONS OF THE UNIVERSE Details on page 3 Video Games covers on page 5 Buckingham Covers - The First in First Day Covers A WORD FROM “Christmas and New Year are now a distant memory and we BRIAN are already featuring the second BUCKINGHAM COVERS, SPECIALIST COVER EXPERT issue of the year” Dear Collector, others now is the time to order. We have also had another great signature confirmed today on this issue, but clearly I can’t tell you Christmas and New Year are now a distant memory and we are who at this point, the first notification will be in the Hear It First already featuring the second issue of the year – Visions of the Email, so if you haven’t ………. Universe. Behind the scenes we have been working hard on both missing and new signatures, so we can now offer signatures on A number of you have asked about our New Premium Service both the Video Games and Vision issues, a lovely signature on the and whether you should join. I will stick my neck out and if you Forests issue (this has been very hard to find) plus Jimmy Vee is receive three separate orders or more a month from us it should back in stock from the Star Wars issue, don’t miss this one. save you money and you should definitely consider joining. When we sent the Video Games cover to the Oliver Twins, Finally I spent New Year’s Eve (completely sober) on the beach Andrew and Philip, they liked the cover so much they bought in Benidorm. After the Spanish midnight celebrations, my wife some to give to family and friends, we do like it when this happens and I stayed there till 1am to bring in the New Year in the UK. and feel it gives the cover a final seal of approval. So with no political slant either way, it greatly amused me that the DJ played AC/DC’s Highway to Hell before the image of the It was good to show you this year’s full list of issues in the last Houses of Parliament came up and the sound of Big Ben’s Bongs Cover Lover. We had to go to print before Christmas and then rang over the beach. Only two comments on this first we will be so just cross our fingers that Royal Mail did not change their mind pleased to get our last Brexit cover postmarked and out to you and about releasing the information. I think long term collectors secondly, we should have thought this through and done a multi- appreciate the chance to see what is coming up, even if there are postmarked cover, though this might have meant a bigger cover. a few changes. That magazine gave us the first chance to show you our James Happy Collecting Bond cover, we have since had George Lazenby agree to sign (BC636S £79.95) these are reserved for club customers, but for Brian Austin January 2020 Charlie Chaplin Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977) was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to fame in the era of silent film. He began performing at an early age & moved to America when he was signed by the prestigious Fred Karno company. In 1914 he began performing for Keystone Studios where he developed his iconic Tramp persona and by 1918 was a global star. His career spanned over seven decades with highlights including the 1940 satire The Great Dictator which characterised his slapstick comedy combined with political & social elements. In 1972 he received SGC011C £850 £106.25 per month over 8 months an Honorary Academy Award for his impact on motion pictures, a legacy Charlie Chaplin signed postcard of Saint-Saphorin in Switzerland, he which continues today. lived in the country and spent time at Saint-Saphorin. A word about our clubs... We have tried to simplify our clubs to make them Don’t forget clubs are free to join and there’s no easier to understand. We have two main clubs obligation to buy. Becoming a member simply means for new issue customers, Classic and Signed. that you won’t miss out, and you’ll receive discounts If you are a member of one of these clubs your covers on some covers. So what’s stopping you? will automatically be reserved for you, so there’s no Full details at www.buckinghamcovers.com/clubs need to order. Items reserved for Club Customers are still available to order, but there may only be a We also run clubs for thematics like Rail, Maritime limited number so will be subject to availability. and Flight. These can be found on our website. 2 WARREN HOUSE, SHEARWAY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, KENT CT19 4BF CL234 TEL 01303 278137 FAX 01303 279429 email [email protected] VISIONS OF THE UNIVERSE 11th February 2020 British Astronomers and Astrophysicists have contributed some amazing discoveries over the years which all help to form our vision of the universe. Our covers are a vision themselves, take a look! If you want to make sure this issue gets reserved for you, have you considered joining our cover club? BC635 £18.50 Produced in association with the Science Centre NEW SIGNER and Observatory, Herstmonceux who celebrated their 25th anniversary this year. Design features the Observatory at Herstmonceux and official first day Mark Thompson of issue postmark 11.02.2020. Limited Edition of 150 available signed by ‘BBC Stargazing: Live’ Presenter, Mark Thompson! BC635S £28.50 BC635PSB £63.80 This stunning set of 4 PSB covers features an image of the milky way over the Mullard Radio Telescope at Cambridge. Each cover will feature a different alternative postmark. BC635PSB2 £63.80 Set of 4 with our Buckingham postmarks. TURN TO PAGE 11 FOR NEW DEFINITIVES IN THIS ISSUE CL234 www.buckinghamcovers.com 3 BREXIT 31st January 2020 Love it or loathe it, the time is approaching when Brexit is due to happen. To mark this part of British History, we have postmarked the EU covers and applied a special cachet BCSP40B £10.95 Leaving the EU BCSP40A £10.95 The day Britain invoked article 50. “f CMYK / .eps Find us online at: www.buckinghamcovers.com @BuckinghamCover @BuckinghamCovers1 @BuckinghamCovers1 NEW SIGNER! MICHAEL ELWYN Michael Elwyn is well known for his role as Sir Edward, Marian’s father, in the 2006 BBC Series of Robin Hood. His partner, Alison Steadman, signed our Songbirds issue in 2017 (BC557S). Pre-order your copy today! BC627S £28.50 Please note these covers will not be available until early March 4 WARREN HOUSE, SHEARWAY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, KENT CT19 4BF CL234 TEL 01303 278137 FAX 01303 279429 email [email protected] VIDEO GAMES 21st January 2020 The first issue of 2020 is the very retro Video Games, our stunning covers display the nostalgic games to their ‘8-bit’ best! BC634 £18.50 Our space invaders inspired cover features the full set of 8 Video Games stamps, cancelled Leamington Spa, where British game developers, twins Andrew and Philip Oliver, are based. NEW SIGNERS THE OLIVER TWINS BC634S £34.95 Signed by Andrew & Philip Oliver Time to get into a Dizzy Panic! The Oliver Twins have agreed to sign our Video Games cover – reserve your cover signed by video game royalty now as there is a limited quantity of just 150! BC634M £18.50 Tomb Raider Miniature sheet on our adventure game cover. Cancelled Lara Croft Way, Derby, as the game was designed in the city. NEW SIGNER SHELLEY BLOND The original! Shelley Blond has agreed to sign our Adventure Game covers! Shelley Blond is an actress, voice actress, television presenter and author, well known for BC634MS £28.50 being the original voice of Lara Croft in the first Tomb Raider Game (1996)! Other available options: BC634MAS £TBC Stamps from miniature sheet, signed TBC BC634MB £18.50 The barcoded miniature BC634LSET £29.50 Smiler pair with all ten stamps & sheet on our adventure game cover labels attached BC634MBS £28.50 The barcoded miniature signed by Shelley Blond BC634L £18.50 Single smiler cover with five stamps & labels BC634MA £18.50 Stamps from the miniature sheet BC634R £18.50 Retail Book WARREN HOUSE, SHEARWAY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, KENT CT19 4BF CL234 www.buckinghamcovers.com 5 TEL 01303 278137 FAX 01303 279429 email [email protected] STAR WARS 26th November 2019 BC633 £22.50 Another epic instalment of Star Wars. Working with MCM Comic Con, our covers celebrate the increasingly popular pastime of Cosplay and conventions. With our Pinewood Road, Iver Heath, Iver postmark. BC633S £32.50 Signed by Jimmy Vee, He is known for his work on Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017), Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) as R2-D2. BC633M £18.50 Continue the adventure with our stunning miniature sheet cover, a battle between two forces! With our Apprentice Way, London postmark. BC633MS £TBC Signer to be confirmed. BC633MB £18.50 Barcoded miniature sheet. BC633MA £18.50 Stamps from miniature sheet with our Apprentice Way postmark. BC633MAS £TBC Stamps from miniature sheet with our Apprentice Way postmark. Signer to be confirmed. BC633R £18.50 Retail booklet with BC633PSB2 £70 our Pinewood Set of 5 covers each with one of our Road postmark. Buckingham postmarks. BC633PSB £70 Alternatively the same set of covers, each with a different non Buckingham Covers postmark. 6 WARREN HOUSE, SHEARWAY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, KENT CT19 4BF CL234 TEL 01303 278137 FAX 01303 279429 email [email protected] 100 YEARS SINCE THE BIRTH OF SIR ALF RAMSEY BC238SA £75 40th Anniversary of the World Cup, postmarked at Wembley on 6 June 2006.