Pilot Signed cover carried by Motor Glider from Lympne to Hastingleigh 8-13 October 1923. Signed by J.H.James one of the joint winners. Special flight label & KGV 1½d with neat part Hastingleigh/Ashford cds. (image available) {C} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £71.20)
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Lot #15565 - Great Britain - Covers - Autographed 1963
DR LEVY FOX (Shakespeare Birthplace Trust). Shakespeare Festival -set of 5v (non phosphor) on illustrated cover (Shakespeare's Birthplace), special handstamp 'SHAKESPEARE'S 400th ANNIVERSARY, STRATFORD-UPON-AVON' on FDI 23rd April 1964. Unaddressed. Retail price c£75. {C} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £21.60)
Lot #15566 - Great Britain - Covers - Autographed 1964
JAN LAWSON (Provost of Royal Burgh of Queensferry). Forth Road Bridge - set of 2v (non phosphor) on illustrated cover (Map), special handstamp 'THE FORTH ROAD BRIDGE, GUID PASSAGE, NORTH QUEENSFERRY ' on FDI 4th September 1964. Pre-printed address. Creased NW corner. Cover specialist cat value £50 (unsigned). {C} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £12.80)
Lot #15567 - Great Britain - Covers - Autographed 1965
JEFFERY MATTHEWS (stamp designed) - UN & International Co-operation Year - small pamphlet 'UNICEF let your greeting help a child' depicting 14 cards available to order with both (phosphor) stamps on front cover, cds 'HOUSE OF COMMONS' on FDI 25th October 1965. Also with 4d Wilding with special handstamp 'UN STAMP EXHIBITION, TRAFLAGAR SQ' on 24th October 1966 & 15c UN stamp (not cancelled). {C} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £15....
Lot #15568 - Great Britain - Covers - Autographed 1965
Battle of Britain set of 8v (non-phosphor)on illustrated cover with cds 'FAREHAM HANTS' on FDI 13th September 1965. Subsequently signed by 10 members of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight in May 1995. Also with special handstamp for 'The International Air Show, Biggin Hill '86'. Unaddressed. {C} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £25.60)
Lot #15569 - Great Britain - Covers - Autographed 1967
JOHN TREASURE JONES (the 33rd and last captain of the Queen Mary) - RMS Queen Mary, last cruise from Southampton to Long Beach, California. Illustrated cover (Queen Mary) with 4d Christmas stamp (cds Southampton 31st October 1967). Addressed label. {C} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £28.80)
Lot #15570 - Great Britain - Covers - Autographed 1970
COLIN DAVIS (English conductor, known for his association with the London Symphony Orchestra). 4d red on Royal Albert Hall cover (Sir Henry Wood) with special handstamp 'SIR HENRY WOOD PROMENADE CONCERTS, ROYAL ALBERT HALL, SOUTH KENSINGTON' on 17th July 1970. Doubled with 1st class Machin, special handstamp 'CENTENARY OF THE PROMS, ALBERT HALL' on 31st October 1995. Address label. {C} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £15.20)
Lot #15571 - Great Britain - Covers - Autographed 1971
ROSALIND DEASE, artist and wife of stamp designer David Gentleman - Literary Anniversaries - 5d single value on illustrated cover, special handstamp 'THOMAS GRAY BICENTENARY, STOKE POGES' on FDI 28th July 1971. Stamped address. (image available) {C} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £15.20)
Lot #15572 - Great Britain - Covers - Autographed 1972
Signed cover - TOM FINNEY - illustrated cover (League Division 3 Champions 1971) with IOM 3p blue dated 15th January 1972, celebrating Preston's victory over Bristol City in FA Cup 3rd Round (4-2). Small address stamp, excellent condition. On-line auctions estimate between £26 & £60. {C} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £15.20)
Lot #15573 - Great Britain - Covers - Autographed 1972
JENNIFER M TOOMBS - stamp designer. General Anniversaries, 3d, Tutenkhamun on offical 'All Midlands Philatelic Covention' cover special handstamp 'all-midlands philatelic convetion, Rugby' on 2nd April 1972'. Typed address. Corners creased and staining around stamp perfs. {C} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £14.40)
Lot #15574 - Great Britain - Covers - Autographed 1976
BRIAN TRUBSHAW - Concorde Test Pilot. BAC official cover (Concorde Development Flight) with 8½d Christmas stamp cancelled 'FAIRFORD GLOS' on 22nd December 1974. Backstamped 'BAO FLIGHT OPERATIONS, FILTON, BRISTOL' and 'STATION POST OFFICE RAF FAIRFORD' both on 22nd December 1976. Cachet: 'Test Flight for Aircraft Performance', details of 'Test Flight No.427', and 'SUPERSONIC FLIGHT'. Also signed by RD Griffin, Senior Operations Officed BAC. (...
Lot #15575 - Great Britain - Covers - Autographed 1976
HARRY WHEATCROFT, JACK HARKNESS & others. Roses - 8 signatures on Save The Children cover with special handstamp 'THE ROYAL NATIONAL ROSE SOCIETY, ST ALBANS' on FDI 30th June 1976. Envelope in a somewhat tatty condition. {C} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £8.80)
Lot #15576 - Great Britain - Covers - Autographed 1976
HARRY WHEATCROFT. Roses - 4v on Save The Children cover with special handstamp 'THE ROYAL NATIONAL ROSE SOCIETY, ST ALBANS' on FDI 30th June 1976. Small address label. {C} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £12.80)
Lot #15577 - Great Britain - Covers - Autographed 1976
USA Bicentenary, signed 'ANNE ARMSTRONG, AMBASSADOR' - 11p on Philart cover, special handstamp 'THE 1776 EXHIBITION, THE NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM, GREENWICH' on FDI 2nd June 1976. Unaddressed. {C} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £15.20)
Lot #15578 - Great Britain - Covers - Autographed 1977
Racket Sports - Stuart cover with 4v and ordinary cds for 'WINDSOR, BERKS' on FDI 12th January 1977. Signed by Virginia Wade in the year she won the Ladies Singles Championship at Wimbledon. {C} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £21.60)
Lot #15579 - Great Britain - Covers - Autographed 1978
NANETTE NEWMAN & BRIAN FORBES - Shire Horse Society 13p (Thoroughbred) on MGM official cover for the the Royal Premiere of 'INTERNATIONAL VELVET' with special handstamp for 'ARS GRATIS ARTIS, LONDON WC1' on FDI 5th July 1978. Cover specialist cat value £350 for non-autographed cover. (image available) {C} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £37.60)
Lot #15580 - Great Britain - Covers - Autographed 1979
J.J. SCARISBRICK co-founder with his wife Nuala Scarisbrick of Life, a British pro-life charity founded in 1970 - Year of the Child set of 4v on LIFE offical cover (0652), special handstamp 'CARE FOR MOTHER & BABY, LEAMINGTON SPA' on FDI 11th July 1979. Unaddressed. Cover specialist cat value £30 for unsigned cover. {C} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £19.20)
Lot #15581 - Great Britain - Covers - Autographed 1981
ROBERT CANTUAR (Archbishop of Canterbury) - Christmas - set of 4v on Benham official cover (Church of England Children's Society), special handstamp 'CHILDREN FIRST, CANTERBURY, KENT', on FDI 18th November 1981. Cachets: Posted at Canterbury Cathedfral & Carried by Mailcoach. Light creasing on both edges. Pre-printed address. {C} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £12.80)
Lot #15582 - Great Britain - Covers - Autographed 1981
PETER SCOTT - Butterflies - 4v on Benham official cover, special handstamp 'WILDFOWL TRUST, SLIMBRIDGE' on FDI 13th May 1981. Unaddressed. {C} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £12.80)
Lot #15583 - Great Britain - Covers - Autographed 1981
STUART EBOR (Stuart Blanch, when Archbishop of York) - Year of Disabled - 4v on Church of England Children's Society official cover, special handstamp 'CHILDREN FIRST, KENNINGTON, LONDON' on 4th November 1981. Small address label. 4 creased corners. {C} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £12.80)
Lot #15584 - Great Britain - Covers - Autographed 1982
PETER POVEY (co-author 'Vintage Telephones of the World') - Information Technology - set of 2v on Hawkwood 'Royal Mail Intelpost Special Service' cover (13/70), cds 'TAUNTON, SOMERSET' on FDI 8th September 1982. Cachet 'Telecommunications Museum Taunton, British TELECOM Museum'. Small pre-printed address. {C} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £15.20)
Lot #15585 - Great Britain - Covers - Autographed 1982
HUI MARTIN A.F. - Maritime Heritage - 5v on Benham official cover, special handstamp 'WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF SHIPWRIGHTS, CITY OF LONDON' on FDI 16th June 1982. Unaddressed. {C} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £12.80)
Lot #15586 - Great Britain - Covers - Autographed 1982
GORDON BENNINGFIELD (English wildlife artist, broadcaster and naturalist). 15½p stamp from Charles Darawin set on BBC Silver Jubilee cover (Wildlife), special handstamp 'SILVER JUBILEE, BBC NATURAL HISTORY UNIT, BRISTOL' on 2nd June 1982. Discoloured at right edge. Unaddressed. {C} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £8.80)
Lot #15587 - Great Britain - Covers - Autographed 1982
ALEXANDER McKEE (diver and historian who started the search for the Mary Rose). Maritime Heritage - 15½p (Henry VIII/Mary Rose) on The Mary Rose Trust official cover, special handstamp 'FDI PORTSMOUTH' on FDI 16th June 1982. Doubled with 1st class Machin with special handstamp 'MARY ROSE 450TH ANNIVERSARY 1509-1545' ON 19th July 1995. Unaddressed. {C} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £8.80)
Lot #15588 - Great Britain - Covers - Autographed 1982
MARJORIE SAYNOR (stamp designer of Maritime Heritage set) and LORD NELSON. Maritime Heritage - full set of 5v on Royal Mail cover, special handstamp & ordinary FDI postmark 'PORTSMOUTH, HANTS' on FDI 16th June 1982. Pencil address. {C} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £15.20)
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