FIRST SERIES SPECIALS

Daily Mail Trans Atlantic Air Race.

Flown Worrell

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 139 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

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 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.

50th Anniversary of the Kings Cup Air Race

Pilot signed

RAF Hospital Nocton Hall
16 Aug 72 BFPS 1263 Postmark. 25th Anniv of the RAF Hospital Nocton Hall .Black flown cachet.Flown from RAF Brize Norton to RAF Kai Tak in V.C.10 aircraft No XR 807 of 10 Sqn on toutine schedule flight to Hong Kong.

Pilot signed.

21 Sp 72 Hong Kong 40 RAF Nocton Hall 25th Anniversary Royal Air Force Hospital Nocton Hall. Flown From RAF Kai Tak to RAF Brize Norton on a VC 10 aero medical flight in aircraft No XV 104 of No 10 Squadron picking up patients at Tengah, Gan and Akrotiri on route . This cover was then sent to RAF Hospital Nocton Hall via the Principal Meical Officer's Department at RAF Upavon and was subsequently Signed by the Director General of Medical Serices for the Royal Air Force Air Marshal Sir Ernest Sidney 5 backstamps Pribcipal Medical Officer Headquarters Air Support Command, RAF Akrotiri BFPO 53 22 Sep 53
1972 RAF Post Room, RAF Hospital Post Room Nocton Lincoln, Forces Post Office 140 & RAF Postal Agency Singapore Tengah . Certified Copy No 1004 of 1030 .