FIRST SERIES SPECIALS

Daily Mail Trans Atlantic Air Race.

Signed by Capt.Clarke.

Flown Worrell

Signed by Wg Cdr Worrall.

Flown from New York ( E25th St Manhatten )to London ( St Pancras ) in Harrier XV44 in 5hrs. 31 mins,Signed by the Harrier pilot Sqn Ldr G.Williams (250 issued )

London - Sydney Air Race BFPS 1105 VC10. Backstamp Sydney 126

as above but backstamp Sydney 129

as above but backstamp 139

Signed by crew Kingsley & Evans.

London - Sydney Air Race - Signed Kingsley.

Flown London to Sydney 1969 Signed Pilot
17 Dec 69 BFPS 1105 London to Sydney Air RaceCommemorating the 50th Anniversary of the First Flight from England to Australia 12th Nov to 10th Dec 1919. Royal Air Force Biggin Hill. Green Flown cachet Flown by Sqn Ldr J C Waters RAF in Piper Aztec G ARXF from Gatwick to Athens to Bahrain to Karachi to Calcutta to Singpore to Bali to Darwin to Alice Springs to Adelaide to Sydney. Total Flying time 65 hrs 36 mins. Total time elapsed 73 hrs 56 mins. Added red cachet 29th Overall 19th Class B 8th British Registered Aircraft. Personally Signed Sqn Ldr J C Waters. Backstamped 2 Ja 70 GPO Sydney 129 NSW AUST.

Philympia Air Day

Pilot signed

S5c Set of 3 Philympia Stamps Postmarked 18 Sept 70 Philympia Day.Signed by the Pilot and Mr R A Lee, Chairman of the Philymia Committee.100 issued.

26 Sept 1970 BFPS 1137 RAF Cardington Centenary of First Airmail Service Paris. Flown in Balloon cachet

Signed by Balloon Nimbus crew

S6aF Signed by Sqn.Ldr.H.A.Fenton 0.C.238 Hurricane Sqn.1940,Battle of Britain fighter pilot.Died 1995 11 Numbered & issu ed

S6b but also signed by General leutnant Adolf Galland,Knight’s Cross,Oak - leaves,Swords & Diamonds. Having led a squadron in the Spanish Campaign. Adolf Galland was an experienced Ace by the time World War 11 started. Adolf Galland fought in the Battles of Poland,France and Britain, leading the Famous JG26 Abbeville Boys in the West. He flew in combat against the RAF’s best including Douglas Bader , Bob Stanford – Tuck , Sailor Malan and Johnnie Johnson. In 1941 at the age of 29 was promoted to Inspector General of the Fighter Arm which he held until the end of 1944. In February 1942 The German Leader selected Galland personally to organise and conduct the fighter escort for the spectacular Channel Dash. He became the youngest general in the German high Command was given responsibility for the Fighter Operations in Sicily just before the Allied landings.As Allied air superiority increased he was given responsibility for the Night Fighter Arm but never succeeded in convincing German Leader to concentrate the Luftwaffe’s entire effort on air defence. Open disagreements with Goering’s tactics led to his dismissal. He reverted to combat flying, forming the famous JV 44 wing flying Me262 jet fighter to become the only General in History to lead a squadron into battle. With 104 Air Victories, all the the West. Adolf Galland received the Knight’s Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds. War II Luftwaffe Fighter Ace104 Air Victories
Johannes Steinhoff KC with Swords (176 victories). Flew in the Battle of Britain January 1945 the legendary JV-44, flying the ME262 jet fighter. On 18 4 1945 seriously wounded during take - off with Me262. Died 1994.
Robert P Winks flew 69 combat missions.5½ victories including Me 262
Sqn Ldr G Leggett 615, 245 & 46 Battle of Britain fighter pilot,
Alan W Gear DFC 32 Hurricane Sqn, Battle of Britain fighter pilot.
Richard Haine No 25(F) Sqn 4 Sep 1939 First Blenheim fighter patrol of War. Also 600 Sqn Battle of Britain pilot flew with 68, 96, 488 Sqn's. Theatres of operation Europe, Hong Kong, Ace with 5 enemy aircraft destroyed

London - Victoria Air Race Flown RAF Abingdon to Victoria BC.

Pilot signed

Special Signed by A.Cdre Weir,Senior holder of the Royal Aero Club Certificate ( No 24 ),Sir Thomas Sopwith,second Senior Certificate holder ( No 31 ) and authenticated by Mr J Blake,Competitions Manager of the Royal Aero Club.It is also signed by the pilot ( 115 numbered and issued and certified). £50.00

1st UK Air Race
9 Sep 71 BFPS 1173 60th Anniversary of the First UK Aerial Post Hendon to Windsor Royal Hendon. Cover depicts Bleriot 11 Hendon 1911. Flown from RAF Hendon to Windsor Castle, landing on the East Lawn in the Home Park Private at 1100 hours on 9th September 1971. Carried in Bristol Sycamore MK XIV, of 32 Squadron

Sqn.Pilot & Nav.

Special Signed by MRAF Sir John Slessor

Special Signed Christopher Chataway MP then Minister for Post and Telecommunications.10 defin (100)

Special Signed by Air Commodore D W Clappen CB Bleriot Aviation Co ( Apprentice ) 1910 Pilot Certificate No 591 August 1913 in a Bleriot monplane.. Certified No 11 of 110.

As S8a But added 1 7 72 Louis Bleriot First Day Postmark on 0.50+0.10 Louis Bleriot Stamp.Blue cachet on the back. Posted on the first day of issue and flown on a commemoration flight across the English Channel Cessa 150 Pilot C H Parker. Number 62 of only 115 issued

Signed by Otto E. Lindpaintner In June 1910 he received German Pilots Licence No 10 and took pre WW1 took part in many air days and air races. The first aircraft he actually owned was a Farman. black and white photos enclosed Lindpainter at the controls and Lindpainter and his aircraft at Dresden 1911.24 numbered and issued.

As above but Signed by Kapitan Hans von Schiller,He flew in the L6 from 1915 to 1916 making numerous attacks on targets in England. During 1917 fe flew L11 & L54 and at the end of the War he was commanding the L61. At the end of the War he was Navigating Officer aboard the ZR111 which went to Lakehurst as was reparationsto America and renamed Los Angeles. Captain of many Zeppelins including the LZ127 Graf Zeppelin 1920 and LZ130 Graf Zeppelin 2 who flew over 1,000,000 miles on 840 flights in 24 different Zeppelins over 25 years Also Signed by Lieutenant Carl Deilmann during WW1 he became a fighter pilot serving on the Western Front in 1916 to 1917 with Jasta 6. He achieved a total of 6 Victories. Black & White Photo enclosed of Hans von Schiller. German boxed cachet on the back. Certified Copy No 3 of 10.

as S8b but Signed by a General Adolf Galland (head of the Luftwaffe's fighters and an ace with over 100 aerial victories), Oscar Romm, Knight's Cross.229 missions 54 fighter sorties 92 Victories .1 JG52 photo of self -enclosed .Alan W Gear DFC 32 Hurricane Sqn, Battle of Britain fighter pilot.
Sqn Ldr G Leggett 615, 245 & 46 Battle of Britain fighter pilot, Sqn Ldr H.M.T.Heron 266 & 46 Sqn Battle of Britain Fighter pilot.Avis Hearn awarded M M for Bravery during Battle of Britain whilst under stuka attack on poling radar station Aug 1940.Trevor Gray 64 Sqn Sqn Battle of Britain fighter pilot .

50th Anniversary of the Kings Cup Air Race

Pilot signed

Special Souvenir Album complete with red framed 50th Anniv of the Kings Cup Race for all 41 covers. All covers have been signed by the respective pilots including HRH Prince William of Gloucester who was killed in a flying accident the following month.350 albums issued numbered and certified

Nocton Hall No 95 Sqn

Pilot signed.

Hong Kong 40 pmk on HK - Special Signed A.M.Sir Ernest Sidey