MISCELLANEOUS NAVY COVERS (listed by ships)

HMS Andromeda 29 Jul 72 BFPS 1322 Cowes Week 72 HMS Andromeda sixth Frigate .

HMS Bristol BFPS 1484 Granting of the freedom of the city HMS Bristol. Despatched 5 Oct 1974 HMS Bristol red backstamp.

HMS Birmingham 3 Dec 76 BFPS 1555 Commissioning of HMS Birmingham at Portsmouth

HMS Cleopatra - 19 Apr 79 - BFPS 1650 - Granting of Freedom of Harrogate to HMS Cleopatra.

As above but signed by Mayor of Harrogate.

HMS Daedulus - 14 Jun 69 - Lee-on-Solent - Black mail office Daedalus cachet. 50th Anniversary of 1st non-stop Transatlantic Race.

HMS Conqueror 25 Aug 80 BFPS 1702 RN & RMMC Joint Services Expedition Phabrang 1980. HMS Conqueror BFPO Ships.

HMS Cossack 13 04 94 Narvik Postmark on Norwegian Stamp The 50th Anniversary of Battle of Narvik. Picture Cachet of HMS Warspite in Narvik fjord on April 13th 1940. One of the greatest destroyer battles of World War 11, approximately 2,000 German sailors on dry land in Norway, and with a Victorious Home Fleet and a posthumous VC being awarded to Captain Warburton – Lee. It is a Historical fact that due to the loss of the 10 Destroyers which were the most modern, and a quarter of the German Destroyer force, the evacuation of Dunkirk was more successful than if those Destroyers had been allowed to return to Germany and then to be turned loose in the English Channel to destroy our Armada of Little Ships. Personally Signed by AB Jack A E Meades RM aboard HMS Cossack Battle of Narvik 13th April 1940 Certified Copy No 27 of 25 £9.95

HMS Courageous 16 Oct 70 Barrow in Furness Postmark Nuclear Fleet Submarine First commission. Blue cachet. CH M S Courageous 16 Oct 1971 Commanding Officer official cover No.1c.

HMS Dreadnought - 10 Sep 70 - Dunfermline Nuclear Fleet Submarine second commission. Purple 4 inch cachet. Commanding Officer - 10 Sep 70 - HMS Dreadnought official cover No.1D.

HMS Endurance - 17 Feb 84 - Brabant Island postmark on 2p and 5p B.A.T. stamps on official Endurance cover cachets. Red HMS Endurance 17 Feb 84 Deception Island cachet 15 Feb 84.

HMS Formidable 29 Mar 72 BFPS 1271 31st Anniversary Battle of Matapan. Black added cachets HMS Formidable and Albacote

HMS Invincible - 11 Jul 80 - BFPS 1692 - HMS Invincible Commissioning in the Presence of HM The Queen.

HMS Kimberley 13 04 94 Narvik Postmark on Norwegian Stamp The 50th Anniversary of Battle of Narvik. Picture Cachet of HMS Warspite in Narvik fjord on April 13th 1940. One of the greatest destroyer battles of World War 11, approximately 2,000 German sailors on dry land in Norway, and with a Victorious Home Fleet and a posthumous VC being awarded to Captain Warburton – Lee. It is a Historical fact that due to the loss of the 10 Destroyers which were the most modern, and a quarter of the German Destroyer force, the evacuation of Dunkirk was more successful than if those Destroyers had been allowed to return to Germany and then to be turned loose in the English Channel to destroy our Armada of Little Ships. Personally Signed by CPO Stanley Guy aboard HMS Kimberley Battle of Narvik 13th April 1940 Certified Copy No 27 of 25

HMS Kimberley 13 04 94 Narvik Postmark on Norwegian Stamp The 50th Anniversary of Battle of Narvik. Picture Cachet of HMS Warspite in Narvik fjord on April 13th 1940. One of the greatest destroyer battles of World War 11, approximately 2,000 German sailors on dry land in Norway, and with a Victorious Home Fleet and a posthumous VC being awarded to Captain Warburton – Lee. It is a Historical fact that due to the loss of the 10 Destroyers which were the most modern, and a quarter of the German Destroyer force, the evacuation of Dunkirk was more successful than if those Destroyers had been allowed to return to Germany and then to be turned loose in the English Channel to destroy our Armada of Little Ships. Personally Signed by Richard E Wakelin Boy Seaman 1st Class aboard HMS Kimberley Battle of Narvik 13th April 1940 Certified Copy No 19 of 25

HMS Petard - 12 Feb 01 - Portsmouth - HMS Petard and the Japanese Submarine 1-27. Signed by 14 who served with the Royal Navy in HMS Petard at the time of its encounter with the Japanese Submarine 1-27 in WWII. R. de Pass J. Jackson L. Hemus E. Shore R. Crang J. Mackness G. Richards J. Wright J. Tiller S. Reynolds E. Saunders D. Ratcliff J. Simpson S. Brown. 25 NUMBERED & ISSUED.

TS Royalist - 3 Aug 71 - BFPS 1185 - Commissioning TS Royalist Sea Cadet Corp. Black carried cachet - carried under sail on the maiden voyage of TS Royalist Cdr. J. Wheeler RN in command. Blue cachet on board HMS Victory and red Mail Room 3 Aug 71 TS Royalist cachet.

New As above but 9d Elizabethan Galleon stamp and added Mail Office 3 Aug 1971 HM Yacht Britannia cachet

HMS Sheffield - 11 Sep 90 - Siege Bell - Brentwood Special postmark on 20p George Cross stamp - MALTA GC - A picture cachet - A Spitfire Sees off a Messerschmitt BF110 Over Grand Harbour Valletta Malta. Signed by Marine R.J. Ling HMS Sheffield Malta Convoys 1942. 50 NUMBERED & ISSUED.

HMS Sirius - 15 Apr 92 - Valletta Malta - World War II commemorations - set of 3 Malta 50th Anniversary - Being Awarded George Cross. Signed by Lt. J.R. Forbes RN DSM HMS Sirius Operation Pedestal 1942. 14 NUMBERED & ISSUED.

HMS Swiftsure - 7 Sep 71 - Barrow-in-Furness - The Launch of Swiftsure Nuclear Fleet Submarine. Official cover No.15W.

HMS Tartar - 11 Mar 80 - BFPS 1681 - to London 1980 by Ship. Flown in Whirlwind from Mill Hill to R.N. Dockyard Portsmouth. Taken aboard HMS Tartar from Portsmouth to London. Signed by Capt. A. Theoharis Hellenic Navy Defence Attache's Embassy in London. C70c.

HMS Vernon - 27 Aug 77 - Round the World Yacht Race Adventure.

HMS Zulu 13 04 94 Narvik Postmark on Norwegian Stamp The 50th Anniversary of Battle of Narvik. Picture Cachet of HMS Warspite in Narvik fjord on April 13th 1940. One of the greatest destroyer battles of World War 11, approximately 2,000 German sailors on dry land in Norway, and with a Victorious Home Fleet and a posthumous VC being awarded to Captain Warburton – Lee. It is a Historical fact that due to the loss of the 10 Destroyers which were the most modern, and a quarter of the German Destroyer force, the evacuation of Dunkirk was more successful than if those Destroyers had been allowed to return to Germany and then to be turned loose in the English Channel to destroy our Armada of Little Ships. Personally Signed by PO Arthur Webster aboard HMS Zulu Battle of Narvik 13th April 1940 Certified Copy No 17 of 50

Collection of 100 Royal Navy Covers A large Collection of 100 all different Royal Navy Cover etc, with most having added Ships cachet with Plymouth Portsmouth London Maritime postmarks etc.Nice Navy collection