ARNHEM D.DAY - DUNKIRK - V.E. DAY

6 June 1969 Portsmouth 25th Anniversary of D Day

8 May 70 - Southampton - V.E. Day + 25 years special postmark. Southampton Commemorative Cover.

8 May 70 - Southampton - V.E. Day + 25 years special postmark. Southampton Springboard Operation Overlord. Southampton commemorative cover.

Postmark as abve but 2½d and 3d 1946 Victory Issue stamps used. 25th Anniversary of Victory in Europe. Done and Handshake cover.

As above but 25th Anniversary of Victory Map and Flags commemorative cover.

As above but with 1d and 2½d Channel Islands Liberation 3rd Anniversary stamps.

13 May 83 - VELPOST - 3e Battalion 2c Regiment Infanteries. 1968 Cento-Nikmegen-Arnhem 28 May 83. Olive cachet. Reunion Bronbeek Arnhem.

13 May 83 - VELPOST - 3e Infanterie-Brigade-2e CIE-3eBAT-2R1 Cento-Nikmegen-Arnhem 28 May 83. Black cachet. Reunion Bronbeek Arnhem.

8 May 85 - London - 40th Anniversary of V.E. Day Westminster Abbey. Stamp publicity cover.

DD8685H 8 6 1985 Calvados Postmark The Historic March of Piper Bill Millin. Added Pegasus Bridge 40th Anniversary Year of Victory in Europe. Flown from Guernsey to Caen in Piper Aztec via the Normandy Beaches. Personally Signed by Personally Signed by Major John Howard who led the glider-landed D Company, 2nd Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry (Ox & Bucks) in an airborne assault in the early hours of June 6, 1944. Released at 8,000 feet over the Normandy coast, three gliders, each carrying 28 heavily armed troops, clipped the tops of a group of poplars skirting a field and bounced to a halt only a few yards from each other, at precisely 0016 hours. Although shaken by the impact, the glider troops poured out of the aircraft wreckage and, with Howard at their head, rushed and took the bridge. The Orne bridge to the east had also been secured, even though one glider involved in that assault had gone astray. The German counter-attack came at 0210 hours when German divisional headquarters realised the bridges had been taken. By that time, Howard and his glider troops had been reinforced from fresh airborne parachute landings and were able to hold Pegasus Bridge against an attack by elements of the 21st Panzer Division, strongly supported by artillery. Certified Copy of 50. £55.00

As above but Signed by Geoff Barkway DFM No 3 Glinder Glider Pegasus Bride 6th June 1940 and Corporal E Tappenden Radio Operator to Major John Howard whose radio signal‘ Ham & Jam indicated the successful taking of Pegasus Bridge.Red flown cachet on the back Flown from Guernsey to Caen in Piper Aztec G – AZMI via the Normandy Beaches. Flight time 45 minutes. Certified Copy No of 100

As above but as above but Signed by W.H.(Bill) Millin Piper Sword Beach Pegasus Bridge. Bill Millin, ""who piped British troops onto the Normandy Beaches on D-Day W.H.(Bill) Millin . Lord Lovat instructed his personal piper, Bill Millin, to pipe the commandos ashore, in defiance of specific orders not to allow such an action in battle.
Lovat's forces swiftly pressed on, Lovat himself advancing with parts of his Brigade from Sword Beach to Pegaus Bridge, which had been defiantly defended by men of the 6th Airborne Division who had landed in the early hours. Lord Lovat's commandos arrived almost exactly on time, late by about two minutes (for which Lord Lovat apologised to Lieutenant Colonel Geoffrey Pine-Coffin, 7th (Yorkshire Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion. The commandos ran across Pegasus Bridge to the sound of Bill Millin's Bagpipes also Signed by Captain Richard Todd 6th Airborne Division Pegasus Bridge 6th June 1944 and who later played the part of Wing Commander Guy Gibson in the film The Dam Busters ( 1954 ) staring along side Michael Redgrave as the inventor Barnes Wallis. On the back red flown cachet Certified Copy of 1 of 1 £49.95

As above but as above but Signed by W.H.(Bill) Millin Piper Sword Beach Pegasus Bridge. Bill Millin, ""who piped British troops onto the Normandy Beaches on D-Day W.H.(Bill) Millin . Lord Lovat instructed his personal piper, Bill Millin, to pipe the commandos ashore, in defiance of specific orders not to allow such an action in battle.Lovat's forces swiftly pressed on, Lovat himself advancing with parts of his Brigade from Sword Beach to Pegaus Bridge, which had been defiantly defended by men of the 6th Airborne Division who had landed in the early hours. Lord Lovat's commandos arrived almost exactly on time, late by about two minutes (for which Lord Lovat apologised to Lieutenant Colonel Geoffrey Pine-Coffin, 7th (Yorkshire Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion. The commandos ran across Pegasus Bridge to the sound of Bill Millin's Bagpipes also Signed by Arlette Gondree who with her sister were the first two children to be liberated on 6th June 1944. On the back red flown cachet Certified Copy of 1 of 1

6 6 94 BFPS 2419 50th Anniversary D Day The Taking of Pegasus Bridge Special Postmark on 25p D Day Stamp. Peagasus Bridge Benouville 6th June 1944. Picture Cachet of Corpoal T Waters MM, of 6th Airborne Divisional Signals, laying a field telephone line across the Caen Canal bridge at Benouville while under fire. Personally Signed by L/Cpl Alfred C Ambrose No 4 Glider Ox & Bucks under command of Major John Howard 6th June 1944 Certified Copy No of 66

as above but signed General Sir Napier Crookenden.However he volunteered for Airborne forces and became a parachutist. As a brigade major in 6th Airborne Division he took part in the D Day Assault and then commanded the 9th Battalion of the Parachute Regiment from July 1944 until 1947, including the Rhine Crossing in March 1945.Certified Copy No 41 of 71.

as above but Signed by Pvt Henry W Clark 6th Airbourne Pegasus Bridge 6th June 1944.Certified Copy No 22 of 36

as above but Signed by Field Marshal Sir James Cassels GCB KCB DSO Brigade Commander Normandy 1944. James Cassels had seen little active service until Normandy 1944. It was here, however, that this bold and charis- matic commander of the 152nd Infantry Brigade firmly established his reputation.A month after the invasion of Normandy, Cassels was called in to take command of 152nd Infantry Brigade in the 51st Highland Division. He was to lead his brigade with unvarying success until the end of the Second World War. During the breakout from Normandy, he was lucky to survive an attack by the RAF who had been wrongly advised on their bomb line. Among the casualties was his brigade major.Certified Copy No 27 of 44"

as above but Signed by Eddie Edwards 25 Platoon D Company Peagasus Bridge 6th June 1944. Certified Copy No 52 of 66

as above but Signed by Private C B Gardner No 6 Airborne under command of Major John Howard pegasus Bridge. 6th June 1944 Certified Copy No 56 of 66

as above but Signed by W.H.(Bill) Millin Piper Sword Beach Pegasus Bridge. Bill Millin, ""who piped British troops onto the Normandy Beaches on D-Day W.H.(Bill) Millin . Lord Lovat instructed his personal piper, Bill Millin, to pipe the commandos ashore, in defiance of specific orders not to allow such an action in battle.Lovat's forces swiftly pressed on, Lovat himself advancing with parts of his Brigade from Sword Beach to Pegaus Bridge, which had been defiantly defended by men of the 6th Airborne Division who had landed in the early hours. Lord Lovat's commandos arrived almost exactly on time, late by about two minutes (for which Lord Lovat apologised to Lieutenant Colonel Geoffrey Pine-Coffin, 7th (Yorkshire Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion. The commandos ran across Pegasus Bridge to the sound of Bill Millin's Bagpipes

as above but Signed by Private Wally Parr D Company Peagasus Bridge 6th June 1944. Certified Copy No 19 of 50

as above but Signed by L/Sgt John E C Salt 3rd County of London Yeomanry Normandy June 1944. Certified Copy No 17 of 58

As above but Signed by Captain Richard Todd 6th Airborne Division Pegasus Bridge 6th June 1944 and who later played the part of Wing Commander Guy Gibson in the film The Dam Busters ( 1954 ) staring along side Michael Redgrave as the inventor Barnes Wallis..Officer.Certified Copy No 19 of 66

6 Jun 94 - BFPS2415 - 50th Anniversary The Normandy Landings Utah Beach with 25p D.Day Gold Beach stamp. After the Battle Douglas C47 Skytrain/Sky Trooper. 25 NUMBERED & ISSUED.

6 Jun 94 - BFPS 2417 - 50th Anniversary D.Day Normandy Landing Gold Beach - with 25- D.Day Gold Beach stamp. A. Dennis map postcard. 5 NUMBERED & ISSUED.

17 Jul 94 - Duxford Special on 25p D.Day stamp. D.Day patrol. Picture cachet of Spitfire IX flown by W.Cdr. J.E. Johnnie Johnson Commander of 144 Wing RCAF 3rd TAF on D.Day patrol from Ford Sussex.

18 Jul 94 BFPS 2402 Operation Goodwood Special Postmark 50th Anniversary of the Liberation of Argentan 20th August 1944. Personally Signed by FO G A Whitman No 3 ( F ) Sqn Typoons 1943 - 44 Certified copy No 1 of 20 £7.95

As above but Signed by Sqn Ldr A H Smith DFC*MID 197 Typoon Sqn Normandy July - August 1944.

2 May 95 - Cardiff Coventry Edinburgh Birmingham and London - 50th Anniversary of Victory in Europe postmarks on one of each Peace and Freedom Anniversary (Europe) stamps..Set of 5 Benham Silk Covers.( BS29 )

2 May 95 - London Peace & Freedon Special Postmark on 19p and 25p V.E. Day stamps. And 11th June 1946 Victory issues stamps datestamped Victory Commemoration Issue date 11 Jun 1946 St Paul's Cathedal Service of thanksgiving reconciliation and hopeBradbury Cover.

6 May 1995 Republic of Maldives FDI postmark on Maldives RF 25 50th Anniversary of Peace in the pacific. V J Day First Day of Issue Commemorative Cover Personally Signed by Gwendoline Page ex WRNS Bletchley Park Indexing U - Boat Signals. Bletchley Park also known as Station X was home to the famous codebreakers of the Second World War and the birthplace of modern computing and communications.

8 May 95 - 50th Anniversary of V.E. Day. St Paul's, London postmark on 25p V.E. Day stamp. And 4d Churchill stamp.Picture cachet of Queen , KGV1 and Churchill Bradbury cover.

8 May 95 Douglas Isle of Man First Day of issue postmark on set of 4 VE Day and VJ stamps.Victory in Europe 1945 - 1995 50th Anniversary First Day Coin Cover.Special Isle of Man Elizabeth 11 1995 five pounds Sir Winston Churchill. 50th Anniversary - End of World War 11 1945.Coin.