50th ANNIVERSARIES WAR II JS39/1 - 45/16

3 Sept 89 50th Anniv Britain declares war on Germany Flown in Hercules

3 Sept 89 50th Anniv Britain declares war on Germany Flown in Hercules pilot signed

3 Sept 89 50th Anniversary World War 11. Britain declares war on Germany 3 September 1939 . Picture cachet of Big Ben, SS Athenia torpedoed by U 30 off the Northwest Coast of Ireland and Blenheim of No 139 Sqn from RAF Wyton the first aircraft of the war to cross the German coast. Brown flown cachet flown in Hercules of No 30 from RAF Lyneham to RAF Gatow Berlin to Lyneham Personally Signed by Captain Flt Lt Roberts Pilot Gatow to Lyneman and Colonel James Goodson USAAF Aboard SS Athenia when torpedoed by U 30 3rd September 1939 Black & White photo of Colonel James Goodson Certified Copy of 497

14 Oct 89 BFPS 2030 Battle of the Atlantic Assault 27-29 Aug. Flown by 8 Sqn

14 Oct 89 BFPS 2030-Battle of the Atlantic Assault 27-29 Aug.Crew signed

BFPS 2030-Battle of the Atlantic Assault 27-29 Aug. SpI Signed.Lt.Cdr. Instance aboard Royal Oak when sinking U.47 & CPO J.H. Youngs aboard HMSCourageous when sunk by U.29.

BFPS 2030-Battle of the Atlantic Assault 27-29 Aug Crew signed with extra flight details.

19 Dec 89 BFPS 2031-Battle of the River Plate. Flown in Hercules of No 24 Sqn from RAF Lyneham to RAF Mount Pleasant Falkland Islands over a large area of Water in which GRAF Spee and HMS Exeter, HMS Ajax and HMS Achilles operated up to the period of the action on 13th December 1939 in La Plata Estuary

19 Dec 89 BFPS 2031-Battle of the River Plate.Pilot Signed

7 Apr 90 BFPS 2032 North Sea Shipping Searches

Pilot signed

Special signed A M Clayton & Sqn Ldr Haskins

7 Apr 90 BFPS 2227-Invasion of Norway.

7 Apr 90 BFPS 2227-Invasion of Norway. Crew signed.

28 5 90 Narvik Postmark Special.Signed.by ACM Sir K. Cross & Maj.Partridge

15 May 90 BFPS 2228 Special postmarkInvasion of the Netherlands.

15 May 90 BFPS 2228 Invasion of the Netherlands. Signed by Crew

German Invasion of the Netherlands Signed 2
8 .V.90 Rotterdam 50th Anniv of Invasion of the Netherlands 10 - 15 May 1940.Cover depicts the bombing of Rotterdam Harbour,12 Squadron Fairey Battles attacking the bridges at Vroenhoven and Veldwezelt and German Paratroops descent on the Hague. Flown in the Battle of Britain Lancaster PA474 on remembrance tour of the Netherlands from RAF Coningsby to Gilze Rijen and on display flights to Hoek Van Holland via the Operation Manna route to Groesbeek Museum and Cemetery flypast, to Soestedijk Palace where Operation Manna veterans were received by HRH Prince Bernard to Dronten Air Gunners Memorial Parade to Wageningen where the Germans surrendered in 1945 and to Steenbergen for dedication of a new memorial to Wg Cdr Guy Gibson VC ( OC Dambusters Squadron ) and his Navigotor Sqn Ldr Jim Warwick then return to RAF Coningsby via Wattisham.
Personally Signed .by Johannes Christiaan de Keijzer Engine Room Articifer, Royal Netherlands Navy. In action defending Wilhelms Bridge, Rotterdam for which awarded the Bronzen Kruis. Escaped in submarine 024 from Rotterdam during the night of 13th / 14th May 1940 & Volkert Stolp Under fire in Zwijndrecht when as Schipper of his own vessel he was made responsible by the Burgomaster,for the removal of about 20 vessels moored in the vicinity of the Jurgens oil factories.This was completed despite two ships being set on fire and his own vessel sunk. Red flown cachet on the back. Flown in Lancaster PA474 from RAF Coningsby on the Battle of Britain Memorial flight to the Netherlands ( Glize Rijen )28th April to 7th May 1990. Certified Copy No 0616 of 1045 Signed by Gp Capt W S O Randle WW11 Wellington Pilot.

28 May 90 BFPS 2229 Special Postmark Invasion of Belgium

28 May 90 BFPS 2229-Invasion of Belgium Pilot signed

Special Signed.by 2nd Lieut.Richard Wallace Annand VC.

as above but signed by 3 extra Victory Cross holders. Rod Learoyd VC Len Frazer VC & Eric Wilson VC.

4 Jun 90 BFPS 2230 Evacuation from Dunkirk.Flown in Sea King

4 Jun 90 BFPS 2230 Evacuation from Dunkirk.Flown in Sea King signed crew 3

As above but Signed by Sea King Crew Geroge Dormand & M G Haworth Observers on an Albacore aircraft of No 826 Naval Air Sqn 816 Sqn FAA on loan to 16 Group RAF from 29 May 1940 until 7 October 1940.

22 Jun 90 BFPS 2231 50th Anniversary of the fall of France.On the reverse flown cachet flown in Twin Piper Apache from Biggin Hill to Le Touquet via West Malling and Dover , then on to St Valery en Caux and over the area where the French Tenth Army and some British Forces fought a desperate rearguard action from 10th until 12th June 1940 when the British 51st Highland Division was Capured. Then returned to Biggin Hill Via
Fall of France 14 - 21 June . Picture cachet of Operation Catapult Mers El Kebir 1 July 1940, SS Lancastria sunk by Ju 87 oss ST Nazaire 17 June 1940 and German troops march past the Etoile at the head of the Champs Elysees. 14 June 1940.

22 Jun 90 BFPS 2231 50th Anniversary of the fall of France.On the reverse flown cachet flown in Twin Piper Apache from Biggin Hill to Le Touquet via West Malling and Dover , then on to St Valery en Caux and over the area where the French Tenth Army and some British Forces fought a desperate rearguard action from 10th until 12th June 1940 when the British 51st Highland Division was Capured. Then returned to Biggin Hill Via
Fall of France 14 - 21 June . Picture cachet of Operation Catapult Mers El Kebir 1 July 1940, SS Lancastria sunk by Ju 87 oss ST Nazaire 17 June 1940 and German troops march past the Etoile at the head of the Champs Elysees. 14 June 1940. Signed by Pilot

BFPS 2232-11 Sep 9O -5Oth Anniv.of the Battle of Britain.Signed.

11 Sep 90 BFPS 2232- 50th Anniv.of the Battle of Britain.Special signed ACM Sir Foxley-Norris & Wg.Cdr. Pat Hancock. Both Battle of Britain Fighter Pilots

11 Nov 90 BFPS 2234 Special Postmark.-Battle of Taranto Operation Judgement Flown Lynx of No 815 Naval Air Squadron.

11 Nov 90 BFPS 2234-Battle of Taranto Pilot signed

As 40/7ba but Personally Signed by Swordfish Pilot Lt Cdr John Moffat who flew off HMS Ark Royal with 818 Sqn when he took part in the attack on Bismarck led by Lt Cdr T Coode . John Moffat torpedo was the first to strike the Bismarck. He was piloting one of three Swordfish open-cockpit biplanes that set off from the aircraft carrier Ark Royal to take vengeance on the Bismarck, which days before had destroyed the British warship Hood with the loss of 1,416 lives It was the torpedo he fired that crippled the rudder of the German battleship, leaving it at the mercy of Royal Navy ships which then sank it in the Atlantic off the west coast of France on May 27, 1941

9 Dec 90 BFPS 2239 Operation Compass Flown. in Hercules engaged on Operation Desert Storm Signed

BFPS 2239-9 Dec 90 - Operation Compass. Flwn. in Hercules engaged on Operation Desert Storm Signed.pilot Wg.Cr.Guest OC 30 Sqn.

Special Signed.by Field Marshal Lord Carver. Capt.Carver Royal Tank Regt. served with the 7th Armoured Div.throughout Operation Compass.

Signed by Maj Gen F W J Cowtan. Served in France 1940 Western Dersert 41/42, POW in Italt 42/43, Escaped, Special Forces Italy 43/44, Arnhem. Copy of letter enclosed.

19 Jan 91 BFPS 2261 -19 Jan 91-50th Anniv.British East African Campaigns in Hercules engaged Operation Desert Storm.

19 Jan 91 BFPS 2261 -19 Jan 91-50th Anniv.British East African Campaigns in Hercules engaged Operation Desert Storm.Signed .Hercules pilot.

Special Signed.by Lieut.Col.E.C.T.Wilson VC holder with 2Op.Victoria Stamp.

26 Mar 91 BFPS 2262-Battle of Cape Matapan. Flown Hercules

26 Mar 91 BFPS 2262-Battle of Cape Matapan. Flown Hercules Pilot signed.

Battle of Cape Matapan 1941 signed 2 involved
26 Mar 91 BFPS 2262 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Capt Matapan Special Postmark.
The Battle of Cape Matapan 28 March 1941. Picture cachet depicts Albacores from HMS Formidable. Vittorio Veneto Italian Flagship, HMS Gloucester, Orion, Ajax, & Perth laying smoke sceen, HMS Warspite & Valiants 15 in guns destroy the Italian Warship Fiume 22.29 hrs.On the back red flown cachet flown in Hercules of No 30 Sqn from RAF Lyneham to RAF Gutersloh and then to RAF Akrotiri overflying the area of the Aegean Sea in which the Battle of Cape Matapan was fought and back.Personally Signed by Captain M G Haworth CBE DSC. Was an observer of an Albacore aircraft of No 826 Naval Air Squadron aboard HMS Formidable. Awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for torpedo attack on the Italian Warship in the Battle of Cape Matapan, and Signed by Captain D W Napper CBE, was aboard the destroyer HMS Havock. Was mentioned in desbatches for bravery and enterprise in the Battle of Cape Matapan. . R Certified copy No of 996

28 Apr 91 BFPS 2263 Evacuation from Greece. Flown in Hercules.

28 Apr 91 BFPS 2263 Evacuation from Greece.Signed Pilot of Hercules.

28 Apr 91 BFPS 2263 Evacuation from Greece.Signed Pilot of HerculesSpecial signed J.D.Hinton VC & Wg.Cdr.E.A.HowelI OC 33 Sqdn. Severely wounded taken prisoner during Battle of Crete. Despite having lost use of both arms escaped & repatriated.

20 May 91 BFPS2264-Battle of Crete Pilot signed

27 May 91 BFPS2265-Sinking of the Bismarck.Flown Hercules

27 May 91 BFPS2265-Sinking of the Bismarck.Flown Hercules Personally Signed by Swordfish Pilot John Moffat who flew off HMS Ark Royal with 818 Sqn when he took part in the attack on Bismarck led by Lt Cdr T Coode . John Moffat torpedo was the first to strike the Bismarck. He was piloting one of three Swordfish open-cockpit biplanes that set off from the aircraft carrier Ark Royal to take vengeance on the Bismarck, which days before had destroyed the British warship Hood with the loss of 1,416 livesIt was the torpedo he fired that crippled the rudder of the German battleship, leaving it at the mercy of Royal Navy ships which then sank it in the Atlantic off the west coast of France on May 27, 1941 £39.95

As above but Signed by Co Pilot

15 Swordfish took off from HMS Ark Royal,under complete cloud cover and poor visibility, each attacked Bismarck with torpedo, scoring two hits, one amidships and the other wreck the German Battleship's steering and practically bringing her to a halt. Flown over the area in the Atlantic in which Bismarck went down. Signed by Capt.Carver & Cdr.Swanton both took part In the Swordfish raid. Cdr.Swanton was the pilot credited with the hit on the Bismarck steering.

30 Sep 91 BFPS2275-Siege of Malta

Pilot signed.

30 Sep 91 BFPS2275-Siege of Malta Signed.by Flt.Lt.J.K.Norwell - Battle of Britan Fighter pilot with 54 41 Sqns.Also took off in his Hurricane from HMS Argus-landed Malta with 2 gallons of fuel & Chief Engine Room Artificer A.L.Saunders aboard Submarine HMS Regent during heaviest bombing of the seige of Malta.

BFPS2277-Op .Crusader

Pilot signed.

Special Signed.by Capt.P.J.Gardner VC winner.

10 Dec 91 BFPS2278-Sinking of HMS Prince of Wales & Repulse

10 Dec 91 BFPS2278-Sinking of HMS Prince of Wales & Repulse Crew signed

10 Dec 91 BFPS2278-Sinking of HMS Prince of Wales & Repulse Crew signed
Special Signed.by Cdr.A.W.Poole & Lieut.W.Marcus Graham Survivors of Repulse & Wales.

28 Apr 91 BFPS 2263 Evacuation from Greece.Signed Pilot of Hercules Special with added postmark 12 Dec 1991 RAF Sek Kong on Thailand stamp.Flown in Hercules XV307 of No 30 Sqn from Colombo over graveyard of HMS Prince of Wales. Signed by the 4 crew. Certified Copy No 26 of 107 Signed Gp Capt W S O Randle.

Signed by Vice Admiral Sir John Hayes as Junior Lt Survivor of HMS Repulse attacked by Japanese Bombers and Torpedo airacraft Sunk HMS Repulse 10 December 1941. President of the Prince of Wales & Repulse survivors association.

25 Dec 91 BFPS 2279-Capitulation of Hong Kong. Crew signed

Special.signed J.A.Ford CB MC & A.Sutherland-both decorated for their bravery in the defence of the Colony of Hong Kong.

BFPS2282-The Channel Dash Operation Cerberus.

Channel Dash Operation Cerberus. Signed Frazer VC
12 Feb 92 BFPS2282 50th Anniversary of Operation Cerberus The Channel Dash Operation Cerberus.The German Battle cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau had been sheltering in Brest harbour since May 1941 and in June 1941 had been joined by the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen.There they had been prime targets for the RAF and no fewer than 110 air raids had been made, damaging but failing to destroy them.Royal Navy ships had been committed to watching the entrance to Brest harbour when they could have been involved in more pressing duties in the Atlantic The Germans had decided that the ships have to move out of Brest. So escorted by 6 destroyers and a small fleet of support craft, the three ships left Brest under low cloud and in poor visibility, A watching British submarine, outside the harbour had decided that the Germans would not sail that night and had gone off station. British forces were stood down.
It was not until 08.30hrs on 12th February, that information unusual activity in the Channel reached the RAF and it was not until 10.20 that any special reconnaissance was ordered. At 11.09hrs a Spitfire spotted the German ships, which were in the Straits of Dover and enjoying continuous fighter cover from the Luftwaffe. By noon they had passed through the minefield and were able to steam at full speed, taking them beyond the range of the coastal guns at Dover and enabling them easily to avoid attacks by RN motor topedo boats.Six swordsfish led by Lieutenant Commander Eugene Esmonde, attacked at 12.30hrs, without fighter escort. These were all shot down by Bf109s and FW 190s, all but five of the crews being killed and with none of their torpedos finding the target.Blue flown cachet flown in Sea King HAR3, ZE369 of No 202 Sqn from RAF Manston to the area in the Channel off Kent coast where the six Swordfish of the Fleet Air Arm were shot down and there a wreath was dropped into the sea in memory of those who lost their lives. Personally Signed by Captain Flight Lieutenant R D Strookman , Co - Pilot Flying Officer H Williams, Crew Sergeant P D Hayward, Flight Sergeant R L Godley. RAF Ref No JS/50/42/1b

15 Feb 92 BFPS 2283-Fall of Singapore

15 Feb 92 BFPS 2283-Fall of Singapore. Pilot Signed.

15 Feb 92 BFPS 2283-Fall of Singapore. Signed.SpI.Signed.by Private D. Ferguson & Gunner R.Lee. Both captured during the fall and forced to work on the Burma Railroad

signed by Zero pilot Ryoji O'hare,Japanese pilot WWll fighter Ace

27 Feb 92-I.0.M.-Operation Biting.Flown Hercules

27 Feb 92-I.0.M.-Operation Biting. Crew signed

Flown Britten Islander Signed red devil Parachutists

28 Mar 92 BFPS 2285-The St.Nazaire Flown Hercules

28 mar 92 BFPS 2285-The St.Nazaire Raid.Crew signed 26p. stamp.

24 Apr 92 BFPS2286-The Baedeker Raids. Flown Cessna

24 Apr 92 BFPS2286-The Baedeker Raids. Flown Cessna Pilot signed

BFPS2286-The Baedeker Raids. Pilot signed Signed.by The Lord Mayor of Canterbury & Exeter.

30 May 92 BFPS2287-Operation Millennium.

30 May 92 BFPS2287-Operation Millennium. Pilot signed.

RAF Operation Millennium.Cologne 30 - 31 5 1942 Signed 30 May 92 BFPS 2287 50th Anniversary of Operation Millennium Cologne 30 - 31 May 1942Special Personally Signed by Wg.Cdr.G.Jones DFC,AFC & Flt.Lt.G.Martin DFM.both Flight Sergeant were instructors at No 12 operational training unit took part in the first 1000 bomber raid,flying Wellington 1cs from Royal Air Force,Chipping Warden.Red flown cachet.Flown in Gazelle HT3 from RAF Northolt to headquarters,Strike Command High Wycombe the War time headquarters of Bomber Command where Operation Millennium was planned and carried out.Then on to Brompton Barracks Chatham with Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael Graydon KCB CBE,A.O.C in C,Strike Command and then back to RAF Northolt. Certified copy

30.8.92-BFPS 2328-The Retreat to El Alamein.Flown Hercules Crew signed

Special Signed by Major General Foote VC facsimile autograph . Certified Copy 398 of 750 Signed Gp Capt Randle WW11 Wellington Pilot. Most covers have facsimile autograph.

1 Jul 92 BFPS 2310 50th Anniversary of the Russian Convoy PQ17 Iceland to Archangel 27 June to 10 July 1942.

Convoy PQ17 Crew Signed.50th Anniv
1 Jul 92 BFPS 2310 50th Anniversary of the Russian Convoy PQ17 Iceland to Archangel 27 June to 10 July 1942.

50th Anniv Convoy PQ17 Double Signed
1 Jul 92 BFPS 2310 50th Anniversary of the Russian Convoy PQ17 Iceland to Archangel 27 June to 10 July 1942. Personally Signed.by Able Seaman A. Clayton DSM gunner aboard the recue ship SS Zaafaraan when she was torpedoed sunk & Vice Admiral Sir John Hayes, was Lieutenant aboard HMS London as Staff Officer ( Operations to Rear Admiral Louis Hamilton the Anglo American covering force. On the back red flown cachet flown in VC10 of 10 Sqn from RAF Brize Norton to Keflavik and then over the reaches where Convoy PQ 17 assembled. Certified Copy No 748 of 753 Signed W S O Randle WW11 Wellington Pilot.

15 Aug 92 BFPS 23O9- Operation PedestaI Flown Hercules

50th Anniversary of Operation Pedestal Signed Crew
15 Aug 92 BFPS 2309 50th Anniversary of Operation Pedestal Special Postmark Siege of Malta Operation Pedestal 10 to 15 August 1942. Black Flown cachet Flown in Hercules C Mk 3 of No 30 Squadron on Task Ascot 5574 from RAF Lyneham to Decimomannu en route passing over the Sicilian Narrows through which the Operation Pedestral convoy fought its way on 13th August 1942. Then returned on Task Ascot 5575 from Decimomannu to RAF Lynham via RAF Leuchars. Personally Signed by Hercules crew Captain Flt Lt J M Dazeley, Co Pilot Flt Lt W K Owen, Navigator Flt Lt I G T Robinson, Air Engineer Sgt K D Lonsdale and Airloadmaster Sqn Ldr W Ragg 3 backstamps

19 Aug 92 2311 50th Anniversary of the Dieppe Raid Special Postmark. The Raid on Dieppe Operation
Jubilee 18 / 19 August 1942.

Raid on Dieppe Operation Jubilee Pilot Signed
19 Aug 92 2311 50th Anniversary of the Dieppe Raid Special Postmark. The Raid on Dieppe Operation
Jubilee 18 / 19 August 1942. Blue Flown cachet flown in Aerospatial Tampico G BKCR from Biggin Hill to Dieppe and then along the beaches at Dieppe where early in the morning of 19th August 1942, the massacre at Dieppe took place, and then across the Channel retracing the route taken by the survivors during the afternoon, and back to Biggin Hill Pilot Peter Lord Abbotts - Hay. Personally Signed by Pilot Peter Lord Abbotts Hay. Picture cachet The Essex Scottish under appalling enfilade fire on the Dieppe main beach 06.15 hrs 19 August 1942, Spitfire VB's attacking JU88s over Pourville 10.10 hrs 19 August 1942. Destroyers HMS Calpe & HMS Fernie attacking German postitions in Dieppe 10.20 hrs 19 August 1942. RAF Ref No JS/50/42/10b

23 Oct 92-BFPS2312-5Oth Anniv.Battle of El AlameinFlown VC 10

23 Oct 92-BFPS2312-5Oth Anniv.Battle of El Alamein Crew signed.

Special Signed by Major General Crichton & Major Peter Watson MC

8 Nov 92 BFPS2313 The Landings in North Africa-Operation Torch. Flown Hercules

8 Nov 92-BFPS2313-The Landings in North Africa-Operation Torch. Signed.by Hercules crew

19 Feb 1992 Darwin FDI 50th Anniv of Battle of Kumusi River. flown Boeing 747 Trail Stamp

19 Feb 1992 Darwin FDI 50th Anniv of Battle of Kumusi River. flown Boeing 747 As above but Battle of Milne Bay Australia Stamp.

11 Nov 92-BFPS 2314- 50th Anniv of Battle of Kumusi River. Signed.by Boeing 747 crew.

Special-Signed.Parkins Brewer & White.

23 Jan 93-BFPS 2352-The Capture of Tripoli.

Signed by Hercules crew.

Special-signed by Simpson & Thackeray.

5 Mar 93 BFPS 2353 The Battle of the Ruhr Signed .Gp.Capt.K.Batchelor

as above but also crew Signed.

as above but 20p DFC/DFMsigned by Air Chief Marshal Sir Anthony S Kingsley GBE KCB

5 Mar 93 BFPS 2353 The Battle of the Ruhr Special Signed Air Chief Marshal Sir Christopher Foxley Norris GCB DSO OBE.

3 May 93 BFPS 2356 The First Arakon Campaign pilot signed

3 May 93 BFPS 2356 The First Arakon Campaign Special Signed by General Sir John Hackett.At Arnhern in Command of the 4th Parachute Brigade. Certified Copy No 077 of 485

Special Signed General Sir Martin Farndale KCB

Signed by Wg Cdr J L Beck DFC & Bar. Flew one of the first bombing raids to Berlin in August 1940.

13 May 93-BFPS 2354-End of the War in North Africa. Flown Tristar.

13 May 93-BFPS 2354-End of the War in N.Afrlca.Crew Signed

SpI.Signed.by John Patrick Kenneally VC

Signed by Flt Lt R H Wright 57 RSU Western Desert 1942.. Certified Copy no 6 of 10.

16 May 93 BFPS2355 Operation Chastise Flown Lancaster Signed Pilot

16 May 93 BFPS2355 Operation Chastise Special Signed by Flt Lt Basil Feneron & Flt Lt Dudley Heal DFM who flew with Ken Browm in the attack on the Sorpe Dam.

Signed by Ken Trent pilot with 617 Sqn. in WWII.

22 May 93-BFPS 2357-Battle of the Atlantic-End of the U.Boats.

22 May 93-BFPS 2357-Battle of the Atlantic-End of the U.Boats.Crew signed

22 May 93-BFPS 2357-Battle of the Atlantic-End of the U.Boats Special Signed by Sqn Ldr Terence Bulloch DSO* DFC*. 4 Confirmed U Boats Victories and 2 U Boats Severely damaged.

22 May 93-BFPS 2357-Battle of the Atlantic-End of the U.Boats.Carried in Falcon Challenger . The Round Britain Challenge Signed by both Skippers.

9 Jul 93 BFPS 2358 Operation Husky flown in Hercules.

As above but crew signed.

Operation Husky Special signed by Lieutenant Dennis Galpin DFM Flew Horsa glider involved in the action.

FLown Britten Norm,an Islander & dropped by the Red Devils Signed by Parachutist.

17 Aug 93 BFPS 2260 The Sicilian Campaign Flown Hercules

17 Aug 93 BFPS 2260 The Sicilian Campaign Flown Hercules Signed.by 4 crew

3 Sep 93 BFPS 2362 The Invasion of Italy,Flown Hercules

The Invasion of Italy BFPS 2362. Crew signed

18 Nov 93 BFPS 2364 The Battle of Berlin 18 Nov 1943 - 31 Mar 1944.Signed VC Crew of 101 Sqn

The Battle of Berlin 18 Nov 1943 - 31 Mar 1944. Battle of Berlin. SpI. Signed .Sqn.Ldr.G.Haworth DEC (207 Sqn) & Sqn.Ldr.L.W. Pilgrim(44 Sqn) B.Commarnd

26 Dec 93 BFPS 2365 The Sinking of the Scharnhorst Flown VC10

crew signed

26 Dec 93 BFPS 2365 The Sinking of the Scharnhorst Special .Signed.F.Birch gunner aboard Duke of York in action & M.J.Salter gunner aboard HMS Saumarez when together with HMS Savage torpodoes were launched which finally sank the Scharnhorst.

Signed by AB S/T Clifford J Wickstead HMS Cassandra Arctic Convoys JW61a - JW62 1944. Certified Copy No 8 of 10.

Special signed by LT Cranmer Surgeon Cdr Thomas & Lord Abbots - Hay.& Capt lt Rolf Thomsen U Boat Commander U1202.details enclosed.

Special signed by LT Cranmer Surgeon Cdr Thomas & Lord Abbots - Hay.& Korvetten Kapitan Capt Georg Lassen U Boat Commander U160 Knight's Cross , Oakleaves.details enclosed.

Special signed by LT Cranmer Surgeon Cdr Thomas & Lord Abbots - Hay.& Oberleutant Claus Peter Carlsen Commander U Boat U1732 details enclosed.

22 Jan 94 BFPS 2394 Operation Shingle Landings at Anzio Flown Hercules

22 Jan 94 BFPS 2394 Operation Shingle Landings at Anzio. Crew signed.

Special.Signed.by Brig.G.Curtis M.C. Saw action at Anzio bridgehead.

Signed by F/Lt.W.M. Setterfield 197 Spitfire Sqdn. during the Italian Campaign. Certified Copy of 8

5 2 94 BFPS 2395 -Allied Advance in the Arakan.The Battle of Kohima & Imphal Flown Tri Star signed fox

15 2 94 BFPS 2395 -Allied Advance in the Arakan.The Battle of Kohima & Imphal Flown Tri Star crew Signed.

23 Mar 94 BFPS 2396 Great Escape Stalag Luft Ill.Flown from Heathrow to Berlin and them carried by coach to Zagan Poland to the site of the former Oflag Luft 3 by survivors of the great Escape, relatives of the 50 murdered officers recaptured after the escape and fellow prisoners of war who were held in Oflag 3 ( North Compound )

5 June 94 BFPS 2397 Operation Overlord The Call to Rise French Resistance.Flown in Piper over the area in which the French Resistance operated so effectively during the night of 5th / 6th June

Operation Overland 5 Jun 94 BFPS 2397 The Call to Rise French Resistance. Flown in Piper over the area in which the French Resistance operated so effectively during the night of 5th / 6th June Signed by Crew

6 Jun 94 Douglas FDI Postmark Operation Overlord D Day.The Navies. Flown Hercules over drop zones at Ranville

crew signed

Operation Overlord D Day involved double signed
6 Jun 94 BFPS 2398 Operation Overlord D Day. Personally Signed by Vice Admiral Sir Peter Berger KCB LVO DSC MA .Midshipman P.E.C.Berger served aboard H.M.S. Ajax during the Normandy landings on June 6th 1944 and also personally Signed Rear Admiral Brian Brayne - Nicholls CB DSC Navigating Officer aboard H.M.S.Hilary of Force J during the Normandy landing, 6th June 1944.The Cover was flown in Hercules from RAF Lyneham on Exercise Normandy Salute first overflying the D Day Celebrations in Portsmouth and then proceeding to Normandy to drop units of the parachute regiment returned to LynehamCertified copy of 802 issued Signed Gp Capt Randle WW11 Wellington Bomber pilot

Signed by Viktor Petrermann Knight's Cross holder. Shot down lost his left arm. Achieved another 4 victories with artificial arm. 64 victories.

Signed by 3 involved in D _ Day John Kirby DSC Gold Beach with 50th Div'n LGA's,M J Salter HMS Saumarez Swords Beach, Wg Cdr J G C Barnes 600 Sqn Battle of Britain and aboard HMS Kingsmill on D Day .Details enclosed.

6 Jun 94 Douglas FDI Postmark Operation Overlord D Day.The Navies. Flown Hercules over drop zones at Ranville Signed by Petty Officer Thomas William Gould VC H.M.Submarine Thrasher Two German bombs which failed to Explode pierced the casing of H M Submarine Thrasher Lieutenant Roberts and Petty Officer Gould proceeded to remove them. The first was dealt with without trouble. The second had to be reached by their laying prone in the casing and then by hauling it some twenty feet in the full knowledge that Thrasher might have to crash dive at any moment

Signed by Oberst Ralph von Rettberg Knight's Cross.Luftwaffe Battle of Britain fighter pilot 200 missions.

6 Jun 1994 Douglas IOM FDI Postmark.Operation Overland-The Armies Flown in Hercules over drop zones.

6 Jun 1994 Douglas IOM FDI Postmark.Operation Overland-The Armies Flown in Hercules over drop zones.Signed.by Hercules crew

Special Signed by Richard Todd.Parachute Regiment ,Parachuted from 400ft over designated dropping zone as a member of the 6th Airborne Division early in the morning of 6th June 1944.

As JS44/4cb but also Signed by General Sir Patrick Howard - Dobson. He served in WW11 and saw action as a Tank troop Commander in the 7th Queen's Own Hussars during the long withdrawal from Rangoon in Burma as well as during the assault om Italy. Certified Copy of 8

Signed by Paul Egger, Knight's Cross. Became one of many Austrians who joined Luftwaffe, was decorated with the German Cross in Gold.Flew over 100 missions until he was shot down over the English Channel during the Battle of Britain.. Due to severe headwounds could not continue to fly So he trained as a Panzer soldier, then panzar tank commander. 113 enemy tanks destroyed. Details enclosed.

6 Jun 1994 Operation Overland-The Air Force Flown in Hercules over drop zones.

6 Jun 1994 Operation Overland-The Air Force Flown in Hercules over drop zones.Crew Signed

Operation Overlord. The Air Force. Special. signed by A.V.M.James Edgar 'Johnnie' Johnson.

as JS44/4da but Signed.by Flt.Lt.W.Reid VC Victoria Cross holder. 210 NUMBERED & ISSUED.

Operation Overlord. Air Force.Signed 3
6th June 1994 50th Anniversary Operation Overlord Special postmark on 30p Isle of Man Tedder stamp. Operation Overlord. The Air Force 6 June 1944Cover was flown on a series of flight and carried on a number of Royal Naval Ships during July,August & September 1994. Flight details UK to Italy Biggin hill to Lyneham Signed Lord Abbots Pilot Then RAF Lyneham to Bari in Hercules.Covers picked up by Senior Naval denist Surgeon Commander D L Thomas who took the covers with him on his dental visit to HMS Brilliant Personally Signed by Commander D L Thomas.Then flown HMS Brilliant to Ark Royal in Sea King Signed by the Pilot.Lieutenant A Cramer During the task handover the covers were flown between the ships HMS Ark Royal to Invincible and back in Sea King.The cover continued to travel on HMS Ark Royal , Istanbul Turkey, Malta, Palma, Majorca. On 27 Aug 94 during the return to the UK, a church service was held on the quarterdeck of HMS Ark Royal, Just off Gibralter. The service was timed to occour as Ark Royal V passed over the position where Ark Royal 111 sank on 14 Nov 41 having been hit by torpedo the previous day. HMS Ark Royal returned to Portsmouth on 2 sep 94 and visited Newcastle between 21 to 26 Sep 94. The Ships company marched through Leeds on 24 Sep 94 and finally returned to Portsmouth on 27 Sep 94. As the ship steamed up the Solent, Lord Abbots Hay performed a welcome home flypast in Cessna 152 G BP10. Details enclosed. Certified copy no of 110.

6th June 1994 50th Anniversary Operation Overlord Special postmark on 30p Isle of Man Tedder stamp. Operation Overlord. The Air Force 6 June 1944Cover was flown on a series of flight and carried on a number of Royal Naval Ships during July,August & September 1994. Flight details UK to Italy Biggin hill to Lyneham Signed Lord Abbots Pilot Then RAF Lyneham to Bari in Hercules.Covers picked up by Senior Naval denist Surgeon Commander D L Thomas who took the covers with him on his dental visit to HMS Brilliant Personally Signed by Commander D L Thomas.Then flown HMS Brilliant to Ark Royal in Sea King Signed by the Pilot.Lieutenant A Cramer During the task handover the covers were flown between the ships HMS Ark Royal to Invincible and back in Sea King.The cover continued to travel on HMS Ark Royal , Istanbul Turkey, Malta, Palma, Majorca. On 27 Aug 94 during the return to the UK, a church service was held on the quarterdeck of HMS Ark Royal, Just off Gibralter. The service was timed to occour as Ark Royal V passed over the position where Ark Royal 111 sank on 14 Nov 41 having been hit by torpedo the previous day. HMS Ark Royal returned to Portsmouth on 2 sep 94 and visited Newcastle between 21 to 26 Sep 94. The Ships company marched through Leeds on 24 Sep 94 and finally returned to Portsmouth on 27 Sep 94. As the ship steamed up the Solent, Lord Abbots Hay performed a welcome home flypast in Cessna 152 G BP10.also signed by Major Gunther Rall Knight's Cross with Swords. Luftwaffe big Ace. Total of 621 missions and 275 victories Details enclosed. Certified copy no of 10

30 Ja 96 Falklands Port Stanley Postmark on 15p Falklands Stamp. Cover was flown to the fAlkand Islands in a triStar of No 216 Squadron and the covers were then flown aboard HMS Endurance aboard one of her Lynx helicopters. Personally Signed by Captain D A Phillips Commanding Officer of HMS Endurance and also by the HMS Endurance flight commander who flew the covers. The covers bears two cachets Commanding Officer HMS Endurance & HMS Rndurance Antarctica 22 Feb 1995 . Details enclosed.

13 Jun 94 BFPS 2401 V - I Flying Attacks Flown Piper Aztec
pilot Signed

18 Jul 94 BFPS 2402 Operation Goodwood.Battle for Caen.Flown Piper Aztec

18 Jul 94 BFPS 2402 Operation Goodwood.Battle for Caen.18 July 1944 Crew signed.

Special.Signed.Brig.A.G. Heywood.CBE LVD MC.

29 Jul 94 BFPS 2399 The Warsaw Uprising August/October 1944

Signed.A.H.Bates 31 Sqn.SAAF

29 Jul 94 BFPS 2399 The Warsaw Uprising August/October 1944 Special Signed.Mrs.D.Wisniowlecka & Mr.W.Ziotnicki both in Baszta (Tower)Regt.

29 Jul 94 BFPS 2399 The Warsaw Uprising August/October 1944 Special signed by ACM Sir M Graydon109 numbered & issued.

15 Aug 94 BFPS 2403 Operation Dragoon Flown Hercules

15 Aug 94 BFPS 2403 Operation Dragoon Flown Hercules Signed Peter Lord of Abbots - Hay

SpeciaI.Signed.Flt.Lt.L.R.Colquhoun AerlaI photographic reconnaissance pilot.

Signed by Lt.Peter Duttmann Knight's Cross holder - 398 missions,152 victories. Details enclosed.

25 Aug 94 BFPS 2404 Liberation of Paris. Flown Piper Aztec

crew signed

25 Aug 94 BFPS 2404 Liberation of Paris. Flown Piper Aztec Liberation of Paris.SpeciaI.Signed.Capt.L.Duval and J.J.Piot.Resistance members during WW11

Signed by Sir John Moreton (Royal Bucks Yeomanry)France & Belgium.1940. 9 NUM & ISSUED.

3 Sep 94 BFPS 2405 Liberation of Brussels Flown Hercules

3 Sep 94 BFPS 2405 Liberation of Brussels Flown Hercules crew signed

Special signed .Andree Antoine OBE Secretary of the Amicale Comete. Wartime member of Comete the Famous Belgian Escape Line & Raymond Itterbeek Belgian National Representative of the Royal Air Force Escaping Society . Wartime member of the Armee Secrete the Service Zero and the Mouvemont National Belge.Added Comete cachet. Certified Copy No of 717.

crew signed

8 Sep 94 BFPS 2406 V- 2 Rocket Attacks begin Flown in HerculesSpecial.Signed.Jean Miaiet & Jean Michel sent to Concentration camp to work on assembly of V2 Rockets. Afraid both facsimile signature

17 Sep 94 BFPS 2407 Operation Market Garden Battle of Arnhem. Flown in Dakota

crew signed

12 Nov 94 BFPS 2435 Sinking of the Tirpitz. Flown in Tornado

12 Nov 94 BFPS 2435 Sinking of the Tirpitz. Flown in Tornado Special.Signed.by Gp.Capt.J Tait & Flt.Lt.B.Knight both members of 617 Dambusters

Sinking of the Tirpitz Signed Joplin 617 Sqn Pilot in action.

12 Nov 94 BSPS 2435 50th Anniversary of the Sinking of the Tirpitz.Cover depicts 21 Lancasters of Nos 9 and 617 Squadrons Successful attack Tirpitz which was hit by three tallboy 12,000ld bombs, the Tirpitz at Spitzbergen 1943, The Battleship Tirpitz lies behind anti torpedo nets in Alten Fjord 1942 and The Capsized Hull of the Tirpitz Tromso fjord May 1945. Blue flown cachet Flown in Tornado GR1 ZA 407 of No 617 Squadron from Royal Air Force Lossiemouth together with 3 other Tornados of the Squadron to Norway, overflying the Tromso Fiord and landing at the Royal Norwegian Air Force base at Bardufoss. The next day the Tornados returned to Tromso Fiord in a box formation to overfly the graveyard of the sunken German Battleship of the Tirpitz by 617 Squadron. The formation then flew back to Lossiemouth pilot Flt Lt S M Hammond & Navigator Flt Lt P A Smith. Personally Signed by Capt.A.W.Joplin, pilot 617 Sqn. on final Tirpitz raid 12th Nov 1944

Signed by Ken Trent DEC & Bar. Pilot with 576 625 & 617 Sqdns.

12 Dec 94 BFPS 2437 Road to Mandalay.Flown Hercules

12 Dec 94 BFPS 2437 Road to Mandalay.Signed Hercules crew.

Advance in Burma Signed Colonel H R R Conder
12 Dec 94 BFPS 2437 50th Anniversary of the Advance on Mandalay. Flown in Hercules RAF Lyneham around the World, West about across North America, across the Pacific to Hong Kong, Then to Bangkok and back to Lyneham passing over Malayia, Burma, the Indian sub Continent and the Middle East. Personally Signed by the Crew and personally Signed by Colonel H R R Conder OBE Commanding Officer 1945 2nd. Batt. King's Own Scottish Borderers.He was evacuated from Dunkirk to Harwich became Brigade Major with Infantry Brigade having been mentioned in Despatches for his part in the withdrawal from France. . He left England for the 8th Army in North Afica but the convoy was diverted to Bombay from Cape Town. He became 2nd in command of the 2nd Bn Royal Norfolk Regiment and was wounded in the close quarter fighting at Kohima where the Japs fought tooth and nail against the Commonwealth troops who were cut off. The victory at Kohima stopped any further advance into India and turned the tide in our favour. On leaving hospital he was posted as Commanding Officer 12nd. Battalion . King's Own Scottish Borderers in the advance to and capture of Mandaley. He soon came to grips with the language and welcome drams of whisky from from the Companies, during this phase of the War he gained the OBE and was once more mentioned in Despatches. After the capture of Rangoon the Battalion was posted to Peshawar and shortly after the Colonel was repatriated. Full details enclosed.Certified copy 0170 of 600.

Operation BodenplatteCrew signed.

1st Jan 1995 BFPS 2440 Operation Bodenplatte. Flown in Piper Aztec SpI.Signed.A.M.Sir I.Broom KCB CBE DSO DFC**AFC

Signed by Major Paul Zorner Knight's Cross with Oakleaves. 108 missions & 59 night victories.

27 1 95 BFPS 2442 50 Anniversary End of the Extermination Camps .Signed Hercules crew.

27 1 95 BFPS 2442 50 Anniversary End of the Extermination Camps SpeciaI.Signed.by Paul Halter member of Partisan’s Army Deported to Auschwitz escaped towards Russian lines & Aaron Rene Raindorf BeIgian Resistance. Held in solitary for 8 months sent to Auschwitz held until Jan 1945 - taken to Mauthausen until Liberation 5

Signed by Pte F Brown No 14632725 10 CCS RAMC 30 COY .Was at Belsen Concentration Camp June 1945. When the British Army liberated Bergen-Belsen on 15th April 1945 they found over 60,000 prisoners - the majority of whom were emaciated and suffering from various diseases. The liberators also found over 13,000 dead bodies. Liberation did not mean an end to the suffering of prisoners. In the days following the arrival of the British Army approximately 500 prisoners a day continued to die as a result of the maltreatment they had previously received.Following the liberation of Bergen-Belsen the camp became a Displaced Persons' camp which housed over 11,000 Holocaust survivor

8 2 95 BFPS 2443 Operation Veritable Flown Hercules.

Signed.by Hercules crew

Operation Veritable Signed Brig.Sir J.DarelI Cdr.Tank Sqn.
8 2 95 BFPS 2443 Operation Veritable Battle of the Reichwald Special postmark. RAF Cover Operation Veritable Battle Reichwald 8 February to 30 March 1945. Flown in Hercules C130 Mk 3 of No 30 Squadron from RAF Lyneham to RAF Bruggen, en route flying over the Reichwald Forest and the approaches to Goch where Operation Veritable was fought. Then on to Decimomanou and back to Lyneham.Personally Signed by Signed.by Brig.Sir J.DarelI Bt MC Commander .Tank Sqn lst Battalion Coldstream Guards through Operation Veritable.Commissioned into the lst Battalion Coldstream 1939 served in the British Expeditionary Force as a Platoon Commander. Was eventually evacuated fron the beaches near La Panne.
June 1940 to May 1941 With Coats Mission ( Special detachment to guard the Royal Family in the event of invasion )
May 1941 posted back to lst Battalion Coldstream Guards which converted to the use of armour on the formation of the Guards Armoured Devision.
July 1944 Crossed to Normandy with 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards taking over command of No 1 Squadron after the liberation of Brussels 4th September 1944.
September to October 1944 Had a lucky escape in the Battle of Arnhem when crossing the Nijmegen Bridge. A stick of bombs fell so close that his tank overturned in a crater.
March 1945 In Operation Veritable his Squadron of Sherman tanks was supported by 5th Battalion Coldstream Guards, when the battalion carried out the final assault on the German bridgehead west of the Rhine at Wesel. Awarded the Military Cross.
8th May 1945 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards received the surrender of the German 7 parachute Divison on Cuxhaven Airodrome. Full details enclosed. Certified copy 0160 of 500.

8 2 95 BFPS 2443 Operation Veritable Flown Hercules. Signed Wg.Cdr.J.R.BelI DFC MBE B/A Knight’s crew 617 Squadron.

Signed by T.M.ColIin Navigator 617 Sqd.

Signed by Major Paul Zorner Knight’s Cross with Oakleaves. 108 missions & 59 night victories.

8 3 95 BFPS 2444 The Opening of the Burma Road 50th Anniversary Postmark. Opening of the Burma Road.

8 3 95 BFPS 2444 The Opening of the Burma Road 50th Anniversary Postmark. Opening of the Burma Road. Picture cachet of A cconvoy of trucks climb the reopened Burma road sealed by the Japanese since 1942, Bhamo captured by the Chinese 38th Division on 15th December 1944 and resupply of Mars Force

20 3 95 BFPS 2445 Capture of Mandalay Flown in Hercules

Operation Plunder.

Crew signed.

Special.Signed.General Ford Intelligence Officer during the crossing.

Signed.by Pvt.W.E.F.Avery DM Signal Platoon 4th Btn.Dorsetshire Regt.Rhinecrossing 1945. 8 NUMBERED & ISSUED.

10 4 95 BFPS 2447 End of War in ITALY. Flown in Hercules

Special.Signed.by Maj.Gen.Sir G.Burns Commander 3 BattalionColdstream Guards in Italy1943.

19 4 95 BFPS 2448 Advance to the Elba. Flown Hercules

19 4 95 BFPS 2448 Advance to the Elba. Flown Hercules crew signed.

The Advance to the Elbe Signed General Darling
19 4 95 BFPS 2448 50th Anniversary World War 11 The advance to the Elbe Special Postmark on 25p D Day Stamp. The advance to the Elbe.Cover depicts Scottish Troops prepare to cross the Elbe, Surrendered troops march westwards whilst allied colomnstravel east, British Armoured cars to the river Elbe and across the Elbe 29 April 1945.
Personally Signed by General Sir Kenneth Darling GBE KCB DSO. During the War he commanded the 11th ( TA ) Battalion of his regiment,until he volunteered for parchute training.He dropped in Normandy with 6th Airborne Divison,and was wounded on D + 1 . He succeeded to the command of 12th para and led it through the Ardennes, the crossing of the Rhine and in the advance to the Baltic. He then took it to the Far East for the Final phases of the War against Japan, where he was promoted to command 5th Parchute Brigade in Java..Full details enclosed.Certified copy of 850 and signed by Gp Capt W.S.O.Randle WW11 Wellington pilot

28 4 95 BFPS 2449 Liberation of Concentration Camps.Flown in Hercules

Liberation of Concentration Camps.Crew signed

Liberation of Concentration Camps. Signed 3 imprisoned in the camps
28 4 95 BFPS 2449 Liberation of Concentration Camps. Flown in Hercules
Liberation of Concentration Camps. Personally Signed by
Charles Brusselairs. Member of Legion Belge .Arrested June 1943.
Imprisoned in Essen, Esterwegen, Gross-Strelitz and Buchenwald,
Maurice Eyben Member of Le Service Zero Arrested on 20th January 1944.
Imprisoned in the Citadel of Liege, Zuchthaus de Waldheim and Bucchenwald
& Baron Arthur Haulot .Arrested by Gestapo 27th December 1941.
Imprisoned in Brussels Mauthausen and Dachau. Certified Copy No of
560.

29 4 95 BFPS 2450 Operation Manna flown in Lancaster

Crew Signed

3 5 95 BFPS 2451 50th Anniversary Operation DracuIa – Liberation of RangoonFlown in VC 10 of No 10 Sqn from RAF Brize Norton to Brunei and return

crew signed

Operation.DracuIa - Liberationof Rangoon.Special signed Capt R A Wilding Captured by Japanese force marched barefoot 65-70 miles

Signed by Gp Capt F.R.Carey DFM.DFC Battle of Britan fighter pilot with 43 Sqn And with 135 Sqn Burma 1942.

Signed by Gp.Capt.R.C.Haine Battle of Britain fighter pilot with 600(E)

Signed by Douglas Benjamin Fletcher Nicholls 85, 242 & 151 Sqns. Battle of Britain fighter pilot. Later 258(F) Sqn

Signed by Lieut Cdr F C Rice DSM MID HMS Warspite

8 May 95 Douglas Isle of Man Victory in Europe’ Star Flown in Lancaster

RAF Victory in Europe Personally Signed Annand VC
8 May 95 Isle of Man First Day Issue Postmark on Isle of Man VE Day 10p Stamp.Personally Signed by Second Lieutenant Richard Wallace Annand VC. 2nd Bn The Durham Light Infantry.Awarded the Victoria Cross on 15th May 1940 near River Dyle,Belgium.Cover flown RAF Northolt in Avro Lancaster PA474 of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight on the VE - Day commemorative flypast over Buckingham Palace at 12.45 hrs,8 May 1995, Where the salute was taken by her Majesty Elizabeth,the Queen Mother ,Her Majesty, The Queen,and Her Royal Highness,The Princess Margaret.Insert card Certifield copy . Only 500 issued

Signed by W T Clark 219 Sqn Air Gunner Battle of Britain.

as JS45/12a But Signed by Wg.Cdr. George 'Grump' Unwin DSO DFC 19 Sqn. Battle of Britain fighter pilot.
Certified Copy No 7 of 7

8 May 1995 Douglas FDI Victory in Europe -Victory in Europe The Atlantic Star Special.signed by Flt.Lt.Jo A.Cruickshank VC. Victoria Cross holder.500 NUMBERED & ISSUED.

8 May 1995 Douglas FDI Victory in Europe -Victory in Europe The Air Crew Europe Star. Pilot Signed

8 May 1995 Douglas FDI Victory in Europe - The Air Crew Europe Star. Special Signed.by Flt.Lt.W.Reid VC Victoria Cross holder. 210 NUMBERED & ISSUED.

Signed by R.W.Hunnisette - Gunner Lees Crew 617 Sqn Bomber Command.

Signed by Dame Vera Lynn OBE The Forces Sweetheart

Signed.by Lord Sandhurst DFC 149 419 & 12 Sqdns. Details enclosed.

8 May 95 Isle of Man First Day Issue Postmark on Isle of Man VE Day 10p Stamp Cover flown RAF Northolt in Douglas Dakota ZA947 of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight on the VE Day commemorative flypast over Buckingham Palace at 12.45 hrs,8 May 1995,Where the salute was taken by her Majesty Elizabeth, the Queen Mother ,Her Majesty, The Queen, and Her Royal Highness, The Princess Margaret. Victory in Europe The Italy Star FDC.

Pilot signed.

Special .Signed.by J.P.Kenneally VC-Victoria Cross Holder. 210 NUMBERED & ISSUED.

Signed by Bill Malone ex. 601 Sqn. (Spitfire) N.Africa Sicily Italy. 8 NUMBERED & ISSUED.

As JS45/12EA but Signed by Alan Whicker CBE Television Broadcaster/Whiter. during WW11 served as a Captain with the Devonshire Regiment. Certified Copy No 3 of 3

8 May 1995 Douglas FDI Victory in Europe – The France and Germany Star flown

8 May 1995 Douglas FDI Victory in Europe - The France & Germany Star. Flown from RAF Northolt in Douglas Dakota of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight on the VE Day commemorative flypast over Buckingham Place Pilot signed.

SpI .Signed.Col .P.A.Porteous VC.Victoria Cross Holder. 2nd print. 210 NUMBERED & ISSUED.

Liberation of Borneo
30 6 95 BFPS 2453 50th Anniversary World War 11 Liberation of Borneo Special Postmark. Liberation of Borneo 30 June 1945. Cover depicts Troops of the Australian 9th division take Tarakan Island, The Australian 9th division going ashore in North Borneo 10 June 1945 and Australian infantry & Matilda Tanks prepare to attack enemy defences 12 June 1945.

Crew Signed

Liberation of Borneo Special.Signed.by Lieut.CoL.R.C.Hay DSO DFC RM Air Group Commander British Pacific Fleet- December 1944- June 1945. Battle of Britain fighter pilot.

Liberation of Burma Signed by Richard Haine Battle of Britain fighter pilot & 0.C.Kaf Tak Sept.1945. 6 NUMBERED & ISS.

2 8 95 BFPS 2454 Liberation of Burma Flown in VC 10 of No 10 Sqn RAF Brize Norton to Brunei & back.

Crew Signed

as 45/14a but Signed by Gp.Capt.Dennis David,Battle of Britain fighter pilot with 89 Beaufighter Squadron Burma 1943

6 Aug 95 BFPS 2455 The Dropping of the Atomic Bombs.Flown in VC 10 Signed by Admiral Sir Lindsay Bryson KCB

JS45/16BA 15 Aug 95 Douglas Isle of Man 50th Anniversary World War 11 Special postmark on 20p Isle of Man VJ Day stamp.Victory. Victory over Japan 15th August 1945. Picture cachet of Japanese infantry & tanks in the outskirts of Singapore, Japanese Soldiers march past the general post officeSingopore 15 February 1942, Australian infanty advancing along the Kokada trail Papua & Liberation of Borneo.7Black flown cachet flown in VC 10 of No 101 Sqn from RAF Brize Norton to Kadena, Japan and return on Exercise Bombay Duck Route Brize Norton to Muscat Seeb to Paya Lebar to Kadena to Kuala Lumpur to Bahrain to Brize Norton.

Special .Signed.by Lieut.Commander Ian Edward Fraser VC.Victoria Cross Holder.certified copy of 210

Signed by Dame Vera Lynn OBE . The Forces Sweetheart.

As 45/16bA but Signed by Lieut Cdr Frederick Charles Rice DSM MID HMS Warspite. Certified Copy of 7