The Gallantry Gazette MAY 2019 The magazine for Victoria Cross 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. 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 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 George Cross 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 Keith Elliott. 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 4 Warren House, Shearway Road, Folkestone, Kent Ct19 4Bf GG25 Tel 01303 278137 Fax 01303 279429 Email [email protected] VCZ7022 £150 £50 per month over 3 months 1981 St Kitts Military Cover, signed by Tommy Gould, John Kenneally, Edward Kenna, Pat Porteous, Ian Fraser, Eric Wilson and Ganju Lama. VCZ6005 £175 £25 per month over 7 months 1990 50th Anniversary of the Evacuation from Dunkirk cover signed by Tommy Gould, Bill Reid, Edward Kenna, Ian Fraser, Harold Ervine Andrews and Rod Learoyd. 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. Sign up for exclusive VC emails at www.buckinghamcovers.com/family 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. www.buckinghamcovers.com/family | www.buckinghamcovers.com/mags 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. 01303 278137 EMAIL: [email protected] 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.