RAF FIRST DAY COVERS 1st SERIES RFDC1 - 100

RAF FDC Full Set Folklore 1981 Flown Signed Crew.
6 2 81 BFPS 1725 70 years of Aviation History at Hendon Special postmark on set of 4 Folklore Stamps.Cover depicts RAF Hendon. RAF Museum Hendon and the BE2c of Lt Sheppard The Hendon Ghost that crashed in 1917 killing the pilot. Flown in 32 Sqn Whirlwind Helicopter XJ407 from HQ BFPS Mill Hill to RAF Museum Hendon..Personally Signed by the Whirlwind Helicopter XJ407 Crew Pilot Flt Lt Kaye, Navigator Flt Lt Mooney and Courier Flt Lt Waters Backstamped RAF Hendon

As above flown signed.

25th mar 81 BFPS 1726 - Disabled stp.

As above flown signed.

BFPS 1738 - Buterflies

As above flown signed

BFPS 1739 - Nat.Trust

As above flown signed

22nd July 81 BFPS 1932 Royal Wedding Flown full set Flown Westland Whirlwind Signed by the crew and The Reverend D H G Clark RAF Assistant Chaplain in Chief REsident Chaplin of the Central Church of the Royal Air Force.

12 Aug 1981 BFPS 1740 - Duke of Edinburgh's award .Full Set of Stamps FDC

BFPS 1740 - Duke of Edin. flown signed.

23rd Sept 1981 BFPS 1741 - Fishing - flown signed.

18 nov 1981 Bethlehem - Christmas - flown. Signed

RFDC9b 10 Feb 82 BFPS 1762 Charles Darwin Full Set Flown & Signed.

24th March 1982 BFPS 5282 Youth Organisations Flown & Signed

28th April 1992 BFPS 1773 Full set British Theatre Flown in Gazelle double Signed.

16 6 82 BFPS 1779 Maritime Heritage Taken aboard HMAFV Hampden of the Maine Squadrom RAF Mount Batten and sailed to a point off the Devon Coast from which the mail was lifted by Westland Sea King.. signed Wg Commander J S Fosh Officer commanding RAF Mountbatten & Sqn Sdn A R Whitchurch Officer Commanding Marine Squadron.

8 Sep 1982 BFPS 1787 . Flown in Gazelle . Full Set Information Technology Year.

13 Oct 1982 BFPS 1789 - Motor Cars flown - signed.

17 Nov 82 Bethlehem postmark on Christmas Full Set of stamps. Christmas Greeting from the FalklandIslands. Christmas Flown in Falklands Signed Gp Capt King Commanding RAF Wittering Wg Cdr P.C.Squire Commanding No 1 (Harrier ) Sqn who fought in the Falkland Campaign. With red Cachet and 5 backstamps.

9 Mar 1983 BFPS 1779 - Commonwealth

25th May 1983 BFPS 1806 - Engineering flown signed.

As RFDC 25a but added flown cachet flown in Scout AH1 Signed by The Right Worshipful The Mayor of Hereford Councillor M J Proctor and Gp Capt T B Sherrington Officer Commanding RAF Hereford.

15 May 84 BFPS 1949 - EuropaAs above flown Signed

26 june 84 BFPS 1838 - Greenwich Meridian Full set of 4

25 Sep 84 BFPS 1850 44th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain Special Postmark & Cover. With Full set of British Council language & libraries stamps. Flown in Hurricane of 85 Sqn in the flypast at the RAF Staff College Bracknell on Battle of Britain day 1984 and again the next day 16th September 1984 during the Battle of Britain Air Display at Duxford signed Sqn.Ldr.J.H.Lacey WW11 Ace - 28 destroyed.

RAF Flown FDC Full Set Christmas Stamps 1984 Signed
20 Nov 84 Bethlehem FDI on Set of 5 Christmas Stamps.Greeting from St Clement Danes .Red Flown cachet Flown from RAF Northolf in Gazelle of 32 Sqn over the Churches of the City of London and in particular the Royal Air Force Church at St Clement Danes landing at the RAF Museum. Personally Signed by The Reverend R N Kenward Resident Chaplain of the Central Church of the RAF & Reverend Philip Schofield former Assistant Principal Chaplain Church of Scotland & Free Churches. Certified Copt No of 1596 Signed

22 Jan 85 BFPS 1857 - Famous Trains flown & Signed D.David/ M.Fopp. Battle of Britain pilots.

RFDC34b 12 Mar 85 BFPS 1862 Insects Flown & Signed

BFPS 2128.Composers full set of 4 flown signed.

18 June 85 BFPS 1890 Safety at Sea Full Set of 4 Carried on RNLB Flown & Signed.

30 july 85 BFPS 3254.350 Anniv GPO Flown and signed.Signed

3 sep 85 BFPS 1880 Arthurian Legend Full set of 4 flown signed

RFDC39b £50.00 8 Oct 85 BFPS 2101 The DamBusters.British Film Year Signed by Richard Todd Wg Cdr Guy Gibson in the Film Dambusters & Wg Cdr P.J.Day Officer Commanding 617 Sqn.

19 nov 1985 Christmas Famine Relief

As above flown signed 1986

Special RAF FDC 18 Feb 86 BFPS 2109 Postmark Commemorating the pending launch of Skynet 4a Communications Satellite . Signed by Squadron Leader Nigel Wood RAF payload Specialist Sky net 4 .
In April 1985 Squadron Leader Nigel Wood was selected as the prime payload specialist for the flight that will launch Skynet 4A. He was in the USA undergoing training but following the tragic accident to the Shuttle Challenger the launch of Skynet 4A was delayed. With added blue cachet Manston Airfield 70th Anniversary .Backstamped RAF Mandston.
Certified copy No 201 of 480 Signed by Gp Capt W S O Randle WW11 Wellington Pilot. .

RAF FDC 60th Anniv Birthday of the Queen Flown & Signed
21 Apr 86 BFPS 2106 50th Anniversary of Queens Flight Special Postmark on set of 2 x 2 se tenant stamps Red flown cachet flown in Wessex of the Queen's flight from Buckingham Palace to Spalding with HM Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother on the occasion of her visit to the springfields garden exhibition and back to Buckingham Palace Personally signed by Wg Cdr Schofield Officer Commanding the Queen Flight & Gp Capt Willis Office Commanding RAF Benson. Certified Cover No of 2035 issued. Certified. Signed Gp Capt W.S.O.Randle.WW11 wellington pilot.

20 May 86 BFPS 2111.Nature Conservation. Flown signed.

17 jun 86 BFPS 2116. Medieval Life flown Signed

15 jul 86 BFPS 2119 .Commonwealth Games. Flown signed.

RAF FDC Flown Royal Wedding FDC signed Pilot
23 Jul 86 BFPS 2120 Royal Wedding of HRH Prince Andrew & Miss Sarah Ferguson. Cover depicts Queen's Flight BAe 146 and Queen 's Flight Wessex Helicopter overflying Buckingham Palace.

RAF FDC Flown Royal Wedding FDC signed Pilot
23 Jul 86 BFPS 2120 Royal Wedding of HRH Prince Andrew & Miss Sarah Ferguson. Cover depicts Queen's Flight BAe 146 and Queen 's Flight Wessex Helicopter overflying Buckingham Palace. Flown in Queen's Flight BAe 146 ZE700 on the First Royal Flight in a BAe 146 from London Heathrow to Lajes ( Azores ) with their Royal Highnesses, the Duke and Duchess of York on their Honeymoon. Personally signed by Wg Cdr Schofield Officer Commanding The Queen's Flight. Certified Cover No 1388 of 1850 . Certified Signed Gp Capt W.S.O.Randle.WW11 wellington pilot

19 aug 86 London FDI Commonwealth flown Signed

16 sept 86 BFPS 2114. RAF. flown & signed.

as above but signed by A.W.Joplin 617 Sqn. pilot Tirpitz raid.

As above but also Signed by Les Munro,Dambuster pilot 617 Sqdn. Operation Chastise May 16/17 1943.

18 nov 1986 Bethlehem-Christmas flown Signed

2 Dec 86 BFPS 2130.Christmas 12p flown & signed Wg Cdr C I B Skellern.

20 jan 87 BFPS 2150 Flowers full set f 4 Signed & Flown

24 Mar 87 BFPS 2151 Sir Isaac Newton Flown & Signed

12 may 87 BFPS 1987.British Architects. Full set of 4 Flown signed.

16 jun 1987 Hyde Park.St John Ambulance. Flown Signed

21 Jul 87 BFPS2144 Scottish Heraldry

8 sep 87 BFPS2156 Victorian Britain Flown Signed.

13 oct 87 BFPS 2154 Studio Pottery. Flown Signed.

17 nov 1987 Bethlehem-Christmas flown 1988

19 jan 88 BFPS 2158.Linnean Society of London flown Signed.

1 mar 88 BFPS2159 The Welsh Bible Flown & Signed

22 mar 88 BFPS2161 Sports Flown Signed

10 may 88 BFPS2162 Transport & Communications

21 jun 88 BFPS2177 Australian Bi - Centenary Flown & Signed

19 july 88 BFPS2179 19 July 88 400th Anniversary of the Armada Flown Signed.

27 sep 88 BFPS2182 Childrens Literature Miniature Sheet Flown & Signed

15 nov 88 BFPS2184 Christmas full set

17 jan 89 BFPS2193 Sea Birds Flown & Signed.

31 jan 89 BFPS2192 Christmas Flown & Signed. Air Marshall Sir Ivor Broom

7 Mar BFPS 2195 Postmark on Full Set Food & Farming Flown & Signed

11 apr 89 BFPS 2197 Anniversary Flown & SignedSigned by S G Nunn 236 Sqn Battle of Britain Pilot Died 1993

BFPS 2200 16 May 89 Game & Toys 75th Anniv of the Royal Naval Air Service Flown & Signed

4 jul 89 BFPS 2201.Industrial Archaeological. Flown signed.

Signed 4 certified Bill Randle

25 jul 89 BFPS 1968.Industrial Archaeological flown & signed. Min sheet

Signed by P.F.Morfill,501 sqdn.Battle of Britain & WWII Ace.

5 Sep 89 BFPS 2209. Postmark on Full Set Microscopes flown & signed

14 nov 89 BFPS 2212 postmark Full Set Christmas flown signed

23 jan 90 BFPS2216 RSPCA Flown & Signed

BFPS2217 Greeting Flown & Signed

10 apr 90 BFPS222O & Queens Award stamp ONLY 56 NUMBERED ISSUED & CERTIFIED issued on wrong cover

10 ape 90 BFPS2220 Queens Awards Flown & Signed

10 apr BFPS 2220 10 Sqn Anniversary Open Day.Reflown in VC 10 CMK1 XV 109. Signed by Capt J Knapp 135 number & iss

3 May 90 Stamp World London 1990 Flown Lancaster & Signed Air Commondore Tomkins

5 jun 90 BFPS 2247 150th Anniv of Kew Gdns Signed & fkwn

as above but 17p Lord Dowding stp & 5p def in.stp added Luftwaffe cachet 35 NUMBERED & ISS

10 Jul 90 BFPS 2250 150th Anniv of Thomas Hardy. Postmark on 20p Thomas Hardy Stamp. 75th Anniversary of RAF Station Northolt. First Day Cover . Flown in Andover

as above but also Signed by The Right Honourable Douglas Hurd MP Secretary of State for Foreign Commonweath affiairs Certified Copy Number 12 of 32. Reflown in HS 125 - ZE396 operating in support of United Nations Peace Keeping Mission.

as above but Signed Bunn & Air Chief Marshall Sir John Thomson Air Officer Commanding in Chief, Strike Command. Certified Copy Number 14 of 20

as above but Signed Bunn & Air Chief Marshall Sir Michael Graydon Chief of Air Staff . Certified Copy Number 7of 20

as above but Signed Bunn & Wg Commander J D Bullen Officer Commanding No 32 Sqn. Certified Copy Number 34 of 45

RFDC48 Queen Mothers Full Set Signed Winskill Pilot
2 Aug 90 BFPS 1990 Special Postmark Queen Mothers 90th Birthday. Flown in Wessex HX 733 of the Queens Flight from Windsor Castle to Portsmouth where her Majesty Queen Elizabeth then embarked on the Royal Yacht Britannia.Personally Signed by Signed Air Cdr Sir A WinskiIl flew in Battle of Britain as a fighter pilot with 603 Sqn WW11 Ace.and Captain of the Queens Flight 1968 to 72.Shot down in Calais with the help of the French Resistance he evaded capture and returned to England in December 1941 via Spain and Gibraltar Certified Copy No 1041 of 1347 Signed by W S O Randle WW11 Wellington Pilot.

Biggin Hill 11 sep 90 Gallantry Signed Wg Cdr R.A.B.Learoyd VC Flown

16 oct 90 BFPS 2253 Astronomy Flown & Signed Gp Capt W S 0 Randle

13 nov 90 BethIehem.Chrtistmas Greetings from the Gulf FIwn Signed OC 30 Sqn 1991

As above but also Signed by 5 U S A F Gulf Participants. The United States Air Medal was awarded for each 10 combat missions undertaken.Major B Nash DFC, Air Meda aeroplane F111 ( E ) . Lt Col Greg Lewis DFC, 3 Air Medals Aeroplane F16, Capt M Spencer 4 Air Medals Aeroplane A10,Major N McAskill DFC, 3 Air Medals Aeroplance Stealth F117 And Major G W Lundstedt F 16.

8 jan 91BFPS 2257 Dogs Flown & Signed

5 feb 91BFPS 2258 Greetings 75th Ann iv of 30 Sqn Fiwn in Hercules engaged on operation Desert Storm with operation Desert Storm Backstamp

5 mar 91 BFPS 2259 Scientific Achievements Flown & signed

Europe in Space FDC flown & signed

BFPS 2292 Roses FDC flown & signed

20 aug 91 BFPS 2299 Dinosaurs FDC flown & signed

17 Sep 91 BFPS 2301 Special Postmark on full Set Ordnance Survey Maps Stamps. Flown in Gazelle Signed Air Commodore G M Boddy OBE RAF Commandant Royal Observer Corpse

12 Nov 91 BFPS 2304 Christmas Flown & Signed.

14 Jan 92 BFPS 2281 Wintertime FDL flown & signed

6 feb 92 BFPS 1992 Happy & Glorious 40 Yrs of Royal Flying Signed 0 C Queen.s flight