MISCELLANEOUS NAVY COVERS (listed by ships)

HMS Ark Royal 4 June 1976 BFPS 1475 American Bi - Centenary Courtesy viist by HMS Ark Royal. £3.95

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

HMNZ Canterbury - 22 Oct 71 - BFPS 1193 - Commissioning of HMNZS Canterbury. 3p Christmas stamp.

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 Daedalus - 14 Jun 69 - Fleet Air Arm - Lee-on-Solent postmark on 5d Alcock & Brown stamp. The Fleet Air record-breaking winners of the Daily mail Transatlantic Air Race 4-11 May 69 salutes Capt. Alcock and Lt. Brown on this 50th Anniversary of the 1st Non-stop Transatlantic flight. Official cover. Crew signed.

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 Dreadnought - 27 Aug 71 - Gibraltar - Nuclear Fleet Submarine visit to Gibraltar. Purple 4 lined cachet 27 Aug 71 HMS Dreadnought. Official cover No.2D.

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 - 26 Mar 91 - BFPS 2262 - 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Cape Matapan. Signed by Lt. M.G. Haworth an observer on Albacore aircraft of 826 Naval Air Sqn. aboard HMS Formidable. Awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for torpedo attack on an Italian warship in the battle. Also signed Midshipman D.W. Napper RN aboad the destroyer HMS Havock. Was Mentioned in Dispatches for bravery and enterprise in the Battle. JS/50/41/2c.

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

HMS Hermes - 21 July 82 - Portsmouth - HMS Hermes Returns to Portsmouth from The Falklands.

HMS Hermes - 20 Nov 78 - Maritime mail London - commemorating the 1st Flight of Sea Harrier From Ship See Lot 1111 to make a pair of covers. Signed by Harrier pilot. See Harrier photo inside.

HMS Hermione - 7 Apr 88 - Crests VII postmark on 22p HMS Foresight stamp - The Malta Convoys 1940-43. Fairey Fulmar Hawker Sea Hurricane and HMS Indomitable off Gibraltar. Signed by Stoker I.C. Jones HMS Hermione Malta Convoys 1942-43 and Vice Admiral Sir Norman King. 15 NUMBERED & ISSUED.

HMS Heron - 31 Jul 70 - Yeovil - RNAS Yeovilton - Last Navy Rum issued - 1731-1970. Royal Navy Grog issue.

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

HMS Jackel - 7 Apr 88 - RN Crests VII postmark on 22- HMS Foresight stamp - The Malta Convoy 1940-43. Picture cachet of Fairey Fulmar Hawker Sea Hurricane and HMS Indomitable off Gibraltar. Signed by W.R. Jones Malta Convoys 1941-42. HMS Jackel. 40 NUMBERED & ISSUED.

HMAS Kuttabul - 31 May 76 - Garden Island postmark of set of 4 Cocos (Keeling) Islands 1c 2c 5c and 10c stamps. Commemorating the Japanese Midget Submarine Attack on Shipping in Sydney Harbour on the Night of 31 May/1 June 1942. In the attack the accommodation ship HMAS Kuttabul was lost. All 3 submarines participating in the attack were sunk.

HMS Manchester HMS Cossack - 7 Apr 88 - RN Crests VII postmark on 22- HMS Foresight stamp - The Malta Convoy 1940-43. Picture cachet Fairey Fulmar Hawker Sea Hurricane and HMS Indomitable off GIbraltar. Signed by AB R. Davies HMS Manchester HMS Cossack Malta Convoys 1941-42. 40 NUMBERED & ISSUED.

HMS Petard - 12 Feb 01. As above but signed by E.G. Saunders - with HMS Petard at the time of its encounter with the Japanese submarine.

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.

HMS Resolution - 10 Jul 71 - Dunfermline - Ballistic Nuclear Submarine Second Commission. Red Commanding Officer 10 Jul 71 - HMS Resolution cachet. Official cover No.1R.

HMS Revenge - 10 Jun 83 - Patrick AFB Chevalin - A-3TK Test Fired From Eastern Test Range by HMS Revenge. Blue cachet 9 Jun 83 11.00 a.m. EDT with red cachet 2nd stage malfunction flight terminated by Range Safety.

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.

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