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DECEMBER 2015
CL158
Cover Lover
The magazine for first day and commemorative cover collectors
FIRST 2016 COVER
SHACKLETON & THE ENDURANCE EXPEDITION
7th January 2016
2016 sees the 100th anniversary of the end of Ernest Shackleton’s antarctic expedition. This beautiful cover
designed by Clair commemorates the aptly named ‘Endurance’ expedition. It features 8 black and white photographic stamps, issued by Royal
Mail to commemorate the event, showing key events of the expedition. In 1914 Shackleton set out on his ‘Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition”.
His aim was to attempt the first land
crossing of the Antarctic continent.
His ship ‘Endurance’ sailed from
Plymouth on 8 August 1914. The
crew could not know that the
expedition would fail to achieve
its objective but would instead
become an epic trial of endurance
and survival . The cover features a
stunning image of the South Georgia
islands, where Shackleton and his
team of the James Caird eventually
landed and a formal portrait of the
man himself. We have worked with
the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust in
producing this cover and the stamps
are postmarked Cambridge, the site
of their head office.
BC535
£19.95
Unsigned
Signed TBA BC535S
£TBC
Club Customers £18.95
17th December 2015
ROYAL MAIL STAR WARS PSB
Royal Mail are issuing Star Wars
PSB to coincide with the UK
Launch of ‘The Force Awakens’
on the 17th December 2015.
Postmarked on the day of issue on
our Science Fiction covers.
BC532PSB
£74.95
5 different pmks
BC532PSB2 £74.95
Buckingham Covers
running pmk
Don’t Miss Out!
More Science Fiction covers on page 7
A word from Tony
Dear Collector,
Many years ago I had a
wonderful ex Banker helping
me. In reality he was way out
of my league, but had retired
to Hythe and was bored. He
gave me lots of great advice,
but his big point was the one
thing you would love to pass on to your children is
experience, the one thing you can’t do.
I feel this with my staff, I have all this knowledge,
which alas goes with me.
This knowledge makes it hard to look at EBay etc, I
could spend all day correcting other people’s errors.
I love the word “rare”, it appears half the covers
offered on EBay are “rare”, I also like “good
condition” particularly when you can see the damage
on the scan. Another favourite is unrecorded CDS,
FDI or slogan, there is a good reason for this, the
postmark has nothing to do with the stamps. Unusual
illustration is another one, no its not! It’s a Philart or
Stuart cover, I stuck 1000’s of them or “Never seen
one before”, if it was me writing this, yes it would
be rare, but many of these “dealers” only started
recently.
The other problem is forgery, I know Horsmunden
on 60’s definitive FDC are forgeries. These were
done 40 years ago, but there are loads of others. In
our new catalogue we will try and give you as much
information as possible, my problem is I often only
remember when I see one. Pity I can’t DVD my
brain!!!!
Thanks for so many of you buying my book, I would
love to know what you thought of it, sooner rather
than later.
Enjoy this Cover Lover
All best wishes
Tony Buckingham
December 2015
TONY BUCKINGHAM DYSLEXIC
AUTHOR PUBLISHED AT LAST!
My first book The Gravediggers Apprentice is now available on Kindle. If you want to read an
amusing account of my journey from college to becoming a full time stamp dealer via teaching then
I promise you a good read and at £2.61 (digital version for Kindle) via amazon or the paperback can
also be ordered there at £8.17 http://amzn.to/1M6S7gU, it will not ruin you! I wrote it in 1997 just after
selling Benham. The two murders will follow and I will try to do volume two, 1975 onwards.
MAKE IT YOUR 2016 RESOLUTION TO COLLECT
THE BEST COVERS IN THE WORLD!
FIRST 2016 COVER
SHACKLETON
& ENDURANCE EXPEDITION
Whether you are a long standing collector or new to the hobby, the beginning of a new year is a
great time to start collecting First Day Covers. What to collect can be a hard decision to make - if
you have this problem, why not try our Amber Cover Club?
For each new stamp issue by Royal Mail we will reserve you a fantastic Buckingham First Day
Cover (we expect there to be around 15 issues in 2016). These will be supplied at the exclusive
club member’s price, guaranteeing you the best value.
With the Amber Club if there are stamps and a miniature sheet for an issue you will just be
reserved one, but because we know it is a hobby, we always let you know what will be sent
So why not make
2016 the year
you became a
Buckingham
Cover First Day
Cover Collector!
beforehand giving you the option to add, swap, upgrade or even miss an issue.
To join, quote
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email betty@buckinghamcovers.com
As a club member you will save £1 on each cover plus you will automatically become a member of
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our loyalty scheme - for each £25 you spend on a Buckingham Cover a token will be issued, which
TEL 01303 278137
builds towards free albums.
FAX 01303 279429
AVRO LANCASTER
9th January 2016
On 9 January 1941 the Lancaster achieved its first flight at
the Ringway Airport in Manchester, revealed to the whole
of the RAF for the first time. Developed from the Avro
Manchester, the Lancaster is perhaps best known for two
special operations carried out during the Second World War;
the destruction of the Moehne, Eder and Sorpe dams in
Germany using the ‘bouncing bomb’ developed by Barnes
Wallis on 17 May 1943 and the sinking of the German
Battleship Tirpitz in 1944. However, the Lancaster’s greatest
impact to the war effort lay in night-time bombing raids in
Germany, destroying industrial centres as well as cities.
This great cover designed by Katherine features a Union
Jack stamp postmarked 9/1/16
BCSP37
£12.95
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BOMBER COMMAND
2nd October 2015
On 2nd October this year, the many brave
souls that flew in the Bomber Command were
remembered as the Memorial was unveiled at
the Memorial Spire opening ceremony. These
covers were flown on the Avro Vulcan B2 on
the day and are postmarked with our special
Bomber Command Lincoln postmark.
BCSP36
£14.95
There will be 4 varieties of signatures
for these covers coming soon.
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Centenary of World War 1 FDC issued 17/02/15
Winston Churchill FDC issued 02/01/15
Covers marked with the following symbols will automatically be
reserved for members of that Club.
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JOIN OUR RAIL CLUB NOW! OUR NEW RAIL
SERIES THREE BEGINS IN 2016!
Now is the best time to begin a rail collection to marvel all rail collections! With our rail covers increasingly
selling out, the only way to guarantee you don’t miss out is to join our Rail Covers Club. There are no
catches and you aren’t committed to buy anything. We tell you in advance what is reserved and you can
leave any time you want! To find out more, why not give our Rail Controller, Sarah, a call on 01303 278137
or see our website. www.buckinghamcovers.com/rail
THE FIRST COVER OF OUR NEW RAIL SERIES - SERIES 3
THE FLYING SCOTSMAN
Our new rail series starts
with a briliant new Flying
Scotsman cover designed by
Jo celebrating the return to the
rails. There will be a series of
events throughout the year in
2016 celebrated with different
labels and postmarks on this
fantastic cover.
R301A
Artists Impression
£10.95
Rail Club
R Customers £9.95
The first of the Flying Scotsman
series will celebrate the first run
of the Flying Scotsman in its
black undercoat.
Jo has also designed
this great stamp sheet
presentation pack,
working with the NRM
(awaiting approval),
which celebrates the
return to the rails of
the Flying Scotsman.
Each label shows a
different image.
BCSHEET91
£27.95
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Artists
Impression
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From January Flying Scotsman will be
building up its milage on both heritage and
main lines in its black undercoat. In February
it will make its Inaugural Run between London
Kings Cross and York in its new BR green
livery. From here the newly restored loco will
be on public display for the first time.
The locomotive will take part in various events
on the rails throughout the season. A free
exhibition at the National Railway Museum
explores the history of the famous locomotive.
Between March and June the Stunts, Speed
and Style exhibition will see Scotsman star
alongside 3 other locomotives looking at the
history of London to Edinburgh travel from its
early days in the 19th century to present day.
In July Flying Scotsman appears at
Locomotion: Shildon where it will appear in
light steam daily on the events apron with
accompanying locomotives.
Once Flying Scotsman’s restoration is
complete, it will be back hauling
mainline railtours, steaming proudly
into the 21st century.
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watercress line
2nd October 2015
R Rail Club Customers £9.95
R275
£10.95
Our cover celebrates 150 years of the Watercress Line. Today the line
is a heritage railway running a full 10 miles between Alresford and
Alton. Our lovely cover designed by Jo celebrates this and features a
King Arthur Class locomotive stamp, cancelled on the anniversary with
out Alton postmark.
80th anniversary
30th September 2015
of the lner streamlined silver jubilee train
This cover marks the 80th anniversary of the first run of the
LNER streamlined silver jubilee train. The train entered into
regular service as the first ultra-high-speed train in Great
Britain. Nikki has designed this great cover to celebrate the
anniversary featuring a King’s Cross postmark and 2010 67p
LNER A1 stamp.
R274
£10.95
40th anniversary
27th September 2015 of the national railway museum
On the 27th September the National Railway Museum celebrated it’s 40th
Anniversary. Katherine worked with the National Railway Museum, to
produce this great cover which features a stamp and label from the sheet,
(our choice). The images focus on the great railway posters and artwork
that have been produced over the years for varying regions of the network.
R273
£10.95
WILLIAM STANIER
27th September 2015
R272
£10.95 Designed by Nikki, this cover marks the 60th
anniversary of the death of Sir William Stanier. He designed the
“Black 5” mixed traffic 4-6-0, and the 8F 2-8-0 freight locomotives.
His Princess Coronation Class 4-6-2 No.6220 Coronation set a
new British record of 114 mph, beating the previous record set by
a Gresley A4. After retirement he remained vice-president of the
Stephenson Locomotive Society till his death in 1965.
folkestone leas lift
celebrates 130 years
21st September 2015
Our stunning cover features a new penny black stamp
or 2d blue 1st class stamp, our choice from our 175th
Anniversary of the Penny Black sheet and our Leas Lift,
Folkestone postmark and carried on board cachet.
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On the 21st September the Folkestone Leas Lift
celebrated 130 years. Brian carried our covers on
the lift dressed as a Postman from the 1880s where
he met with Dusty, a local Postman who took the
covers on. So effectively they’ve been carried from
5
1885 to the present day!
R271
£10.95
DUKE OF EDINBURGH AWARD GENERIC SHEET
28th January 2016
A sneak preview of one of our
new covers! The Royal Mail will
be producing a generic sheet to
mark the diamond anniversary of
the Duke of Edinburgh Award. We
will produce a pair of covers. each
having 5 stamps and labels with a
Royal Mail postmark.
BCE18
£24.95
Artists impression
CHRISTMAS 2015
3rd November 2015
These beautiful Christmas 2015 covers designed by
Katherine feature the stamps telling the traditional Nativity
story in an impressionistic style, from the Annunciation,
through to the Nativity and journey of the Magi designed by
David Holmes for Royal Mail who we also commissioned to
do the artwork for the covers.
BC533S
£27.95
Signed by David Holmes, the stamp designer
BC533
£19.95
Christmas cover with our Christmas Street, Bristol postmark.
BC533M
£19.95
Miniature sheet cover with our Nativity Close,
Sittingbourne postmark.
BC533MS
£27.95
Signed David Holmes
BC533MB
£19.95
Barcoded Miniature sheet
BC533MBS £27.95
Barcoded Miniature sheet signed David Holmes
16th November 2015
POST & GO WINTER
FUR & FEATHERS
Featuring the full set of stamps from Royal Mail’s Winter Fur &
Feathers Post & Go issue, designed by Nikki. Postmarked on the
First Day of Issue 16/11/15.
6
Bureau Stamps
BC534
£15.95
BC534S
£24.95
BC534B
£16.95
Signed Martin Hughes-Games, natural
history programme producer & TV presenter.
Machine Stamps
BC534BS
£24.95
Signed Martin Hughes-Games
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FANTASTIC DOUBLED
SCIENCE FICTION COVERS
marking the
launch of
the new film
Our Science Fiction cover with a TIE Fighter stamp
with our Wells postmark dated 20.10.2015. To
celebrate the release of the new film we will be
doubling this cover with the Finn, Kylo Ren and Rey
stamp and our Empire Way postmark dated for the
release of the film.
BC532B4
BC532P1
£17.95
Our main Science Fiction cover featuring an X-Wing Starfighter
stamp with our Wells postmark dated 20.10.2015. This cover will
be doubled with a new Royal Mail Star Wars PSB pane and Royal
Mail Darth Vadar postmark dated for the release of the film.
BC532P2
£15.95
£17.95
Our Science Fiction cover featuring a TIE Fighters stamp with our Elstree,
Borehamwood postmark dated 20.10.2015. This cover will be doubled
with a new Royal Mail Star Wars PSB pane and Royal Mail Leicester
Square postmark dated for 17.12.2015 for the release of the film.
BC532P3
£17.95
Our Science Fiction cover featuring a Millennium Falcon stamp with a
Shuttlewood, Chesterfield postmark dated 20.10.2015. This cover will
be doubled with a new Royal Mail Star Wars PSB pane and Royal Mail
Star Wars postmark dated for 17.12.2015 for the release of the film.
BC532P4
£17.95
Our Science Fiction cover featuring an X-Wing Starfighters stamp with
Royal Mail’s Alliance Starbird postmark dated 20.10.2015. Doubled with
a new Royal Mail Star Wars PSB pane and Royal Mail Yoda postmark.
BC532P5
£17.95
Our Science Fiction cover featuring a AT-AT Walker stamp with Hothfield,
Ashford postmark dated 20.10.2015. Doubled with a new Royal Mail
Star Wars PSB pane and Royal Mail Empire Way postmark.
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SCIENCE FICTION
20th October 2015
On the 20th October Royal Mail released the Star Wars stamp issue to mark the release of Star Wars
Episode VII - The Force Awakens, due for release in Britain on 17th December. The stamps feature all
your favourite characters from the classic films plus three from the new film, and are presented on our
stunning Science Fiction covers designed by Jo.
BC532
ROYAL MAIL
STAR WARS
STAMPS
£15.95
The first cover features 6 stamps from the issue cancelled
on the first day with our Science Fiction, Wells postmark.
BC532S
£26.95
Costume designer for the original Star Wars films, John
Mollo, will be signing this cover.
BC532AS
£29.95
Jeremy Bulloch has signed our second Science Fiction cover. He
is well known for having played Boba Fett, the bounty hunter, in
Episode V The Empire Strikes Back. His distinctive character features
on one of the stamps for this cover.
BC532A
BC532M
£15.95
Our second cover features 6 stamps from the issue cancelled on the
first day with our Elstree Science Fiction postmark.
£15.95
The miniature sheet depicts the vehicles from the film series, which
look just fantastic on our special cover.
BC532MB
£15.95
Barcoded miniature sheet
The Star Wars film series began in 1977 and so far
there have been two trilogies of movies. December
2015 will see the release of the Episode 7 - The Force
Awakens, which has been filmed at Pinewood Studios,
Buckinghamshire. Two further episodes in this final trilogy
will be filmed in the UK.
BC532B
£15.95
This cover features the six stamps from the miniature sheet.
BC532LSET
£24.95
We are offering a pair
of covers featuring the
stamps and labels from
Royal Mail’s ‘Heroes
and Villains’ generic
collectors sheet.
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BC532V £15.95
Stamps cover with Darth Vader strip of stamps postmarked London.
BC532V2
£15.95
Stamps cover with Princess Leia strip of
stamps postmarked London.
BC532A3
£15.95
Darth Vader
strip of stamps
postmarked Elstree,
Borehamwood
BC532A2
£15.95
Princess Leia strip of stamps postmarked Leicester.
BC532M2
£15.95
Miniature sheet cover with Princess Leia strip of stamps, postmarked
Shuttlewood, Chesterfield
BC532B2
£15.95
Stamps from Miniature sheet cover with Darth Vader strip of stamps
postmarked Bristol.
BC532M3
£15.95
Miniature sheet cover with Princess Leia strip of stamps with Royal
Mail’s blue Alliance Starbird postmark.
BC532B3
£15.95
Miniature sheet cover with Princess Leia strip of stamps with Royal
Mail’s red Imperial Crest postmark.
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SCIENCE FICTION
BC532F
20th October 2015
£22.95
Limited number of covers
featuring the full set of stamps.
PHQ CARD
SETS
STP024A
£19.95
Set of 6 vehicles PHQ cards, each with
corresponding stamp and different
postmarks. The AT-AT Walker card
features an AT-AT Hothfield, Ashford
postmark. The Millennium Falcon card
features a Millennium Falcon Shuttlewood,
Chesterfield postmark. The Fighters card features
an exploding death star Ealing, London, W5
postmark. The X Wing Starfighter card features
a Bristol Good vs Evil postmark and the X Wing
Starfighters card has a cockpit Leicester postmark.
The TIE Fighters card has a planet postmark from
Elstree, Borehamwood.
STP024
£39.95
Set of 12 character PHQ cards, each with corresponding stamp and different postmarks. Darth Vadar Card - Royal Mail’s Red Imperial Crest
postmark, Boba Fett Card - Planet postmark from Elstree, Borehamwood, Finn Card - Ealing, London W5, Han Solo Card - Millennium Falcon
Shuttlewood, Chesterfield postmark, Princess Leia Card - Leicester postmark, Kylo Ren Card - our Science Fiction Wells postmark, Obi-Wan Kenobi
Card - London, W2 Star postmark, Luke Skywalker Card - blue Alliance Starbird postmark from Royal Mail, The Emperor Card - Pinewood Road,
Iver postmark, Rey Card - our Science Fiction Elstree, Borehamwood postmark, Yoda Card - Bristol Good vs Evil postmark and the Stormtrooper
card - AT-AT Hothfield, Ashford postmark.
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PACKS OF 2015
BCSHEET82
£27.95
SOLD OUT!
BCSHEET87
175th Anniversary of the Universal Penny
Post Stamp Sheet, designed by Katherine..
BCSHEET82S
£36.95
Centenary of the 1st
British Military Aviator
to win the Victoria
Cross - Lanoe Hawker,
designed by Clair.
FEW LEFT
Signed by Audrey Swindells MBE cofounder of Bath Postal Museum
BCSHEET83
£27.95
BCSHEET88
£27.95
£27.95
SOLD OUT!
75th Anniversary of Winston
Churchill coming into power,
designed by Nikki.
75th Anniversary of the
creation by King George
VI of The George Cross
and The George Medal,
designed by Jo.
BCSHEET84
£27.95
FEW LEFT
175th Anniversary of Cunard, designed by Nikki.
BCSHEET84S
£36.95
FEW LEFT
Signed by Captain Chris Wells.
BCSHEET85
BCSHEET89
£27.95
National Railway Museum,
designed by Katherine.
£27.95
FEW LEFT
The 800th Anniversary of the
signing of the Magna Carta,
designed by Katherine.
BCSHEET85S
BCSHEET90
£27.95
SOLD OUT!
£35.95
600th Anniversary of
the Battle of Agincourt,
designed by Clair.
1 LEFT!
Signed by Sir Robert Worcester
of the Magna Carta Trust
BCSHEET90S
BCSHEET86
£27.95
Battle of Waterloo,
designed by Jo.
BCSHEET86S
£39.95
FEW LEFT
Signed by actor Jason Salkey.
£39.95
Signed by Dr Edward
Impey - Historian &
English Heritage Director
and Royal Armouries
Director General.
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BC501 Children’s Television - Bagpuss
£13.95
£25
5
BC502 Working Horses - Horse Society
£13.95
£25
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BC503 Locos of Wales - LMS No.7720
£13.95
£17.50
BC503B Locos of Wales - Hunslet No.589
£13.95
£15
BC503C Locos of Wales - No.822 The Earl
£13.95
£15
BC503D Locos of Wales - BR5600, GW5652
£13.95
£17.50
BC503M Locos of Wales miniature sheet
£13.95
£20
BC503R Retail Booklet - Locos of Wales
£13.95
£20
BC504 Post & Go - Spring Flowers Bureau
£13.95
£30
1
BC504B Post & Go - Spring Flowers Machine
£13.95
£30
1
BC505 Remarkable lives - Roy Plomley
£13.95
£17.50
BC505A Remarkable lives - Spitfire
£13.95
£20
BC506 Buckingham Palace
£13.95
£25
BC506M Buckingham miniature sheet
£13.95
£20
BC506R Retail Booklet - Buckingham Palace
£13.95
£20
2
BC507 Celebrating British cinema
3
£13.95
£30
BC507M Celebrating British cinema m/sheet
£13.95
£17.50
BC508 Sustainable Fish - Fisherman’s Beach
£13.95
£20
BC508R Retail Booklet - Sustainable Fish
£13.95
£15
BC509 Commonwealth Games Glasgow
£13.95
£20
BC509R Retail Book - Commonwealth Games
£Buying £12
BC510 Centenary of the First World War
£Buying £15
BC511 Post & Go - Symbolic Flowers Bureau
£13.95
£20
BC511B Post & Go - Symbolic Flowers Machine
£13.95
£20
BC512 Seaside Architecture - Southend Pier
£13.95
£25
BC512M Seaside Architecture m/sheet Brighton
£13.95
£20
BC513 Prime Ministers Downing Street
£13.95
£20
BC514 Christmas - Last Day of Term cover
£13.95
£20
BC514M Christmas miniature sheet
£13.95
£20
BC515 Post & Go - Winter Greenery Bureau
£13.95
£17.50
BC515B Post & Go - Winter Greenery Machine
£13.95
£17.50
BC503D
5
BC505
BC510
2
BC515
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BC518
BC520
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BC527
BC528
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BC516
Alice in Wonderland - Red Queen
£15.95
£20
BC516A
Alice in Wonderland - Mad Hatter
£15.95
£20
BC516R
Retail Booklet - Alice in Wonderland
BC517
Happy Families
£15.95
£20
BC517M
Happy Families miniature sheet
£15.95
£20
BC518
Post & Go - Working Sail Bureau
£15.95
£20
BC518B
Post & Go - Working Sail Machine
£15.95
£25
BC519
Inventive Britain, Cambridge
£15.95
£25
BC520
Bridges - Forth Rail Bridge
£15.95
£20
BC520A
Bridges - Royal Border Bridge
£15.95
£20
BC521
Comedy - Heritage Foundation cover 1
£15.95
£20
BC521A
Comedy - Heritage Foundation cover 2
£15.95
£20
BC521R
Retail Booklet - Comedy
£15.95
£25
BC522A
Penny Post, Bath
£15.95
£20
BC522M
Penny Post miniature sheet
£15.95
£25
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BC522R
Retail Booklet - Penny Post
£15.95
£20
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BC523
Post & Go Heraldic Beasts Bureau
£15.95
£20
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BC523B
Post & Go Heraldic Beasts Machine
£15.95
£20
BC524
Great War
£16.95
£20
BC525
Magna Carta
£17.95
£20
BC526
Waterloo
£15.95
£20
BC526M
Waterloo Miniature Sheet
BC527
Battle of Britain Miniature Sheet
£15.95
£17.50
BC528
Bees
£16.95
£17.50
BC528M
Bees Miniature Sheet
£15.95
£17.50
BC528R
Bees Retail Booklet
£15.95
£17.50
BC529M
Long to Reign Miniature Sheet
£15.95
£16.95
BC530
Post & Go Sea Travel
£15.95
£17.50
BC530B
Post & Go Sea Travel Bureau
£16.95
£16.95
BC531
Rugby World Cup
£17.95
£17.95
BC531R
Rugby World Cup Retail Booklet
£15.95
£15.95
£Buying £12
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You Can Own A Genuine Penny Black Used On A Wrapper*
In Good Condition For Just £350
Stanley Gibbons catalogues these at £700 for
the cheapest ones. Ours have been selected and
represent excellent value. The Victorians often
wrote the letter then folded it sealing it with wax,
thus you may get an original letter. They also did
the same and put the letter inside the wrapper,
envelopes were very unusual.
PH0005
£350
£50 per month for 7 months
The 1840 Two Penny Blue
This was supposedly issued on the 6th May though I
personally think it was the 8th May. These are much rarer
than the 1d Black on cover. Gibbons catalogues them at
£2500. The 2d Blue shown is a typical example - each one
is unique. If you buy on flexi pay we will colour copy your
cover back and front and show you what you will be getting.
Obviously all covers are subject to your full approval
I have managed to buy a few nice ones and
can offer at a very attractive price.
PH0006
£800
Buy the Pair for £1100
(£100 Per Month For 11 Months) and get
a good 1841 Penny Red Cover Free
*A Wrapper is the letter folded up to make an envelope.
A much more common way for Victorians to send letters.
The 1841 Penny Red
To combat fraud the Penny Red was introduced in 1841. I
always think these are overlooked as the poor relation to the
Penny Black but they are 165 years old. We offer good clean
examples on cover.
PH0007
£20
The imperf penny red
The 1841 Two Penny Blue
Almost identical to the 1840 but has white lines top and bottom
under postage and above two pence. Many collectors have been
sold this as an 1840 example over the years. These catalogue £250.
PH0008
£125
The 1841 Two penny blue
EACH IS UNIQUE - SO COVERS/WRAPPERS SENT WILL DIFFER
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The 1854 Two Penny Blue Stars
Again with stars at the top and not in use for long, so covers not as easy
to find. Catalogues £140 on cover.
PH0009
£75
The 1858 Penny Red With Plate Numbers
Now with letters at top and bottom. Every schoolboy’s dream! When I
was young mine was to find plate 77 which today catalogues a mere
£160,000! 225 was also good ( £700). I am afraid it’s unlikely you will
find either but there are still good ones to be found and of course you
could try to get as many on a cover as possible. Meanwhile we offer a
good example at £12
PH0012
£12
The 1870 Bantam 1/2d
The 1854 Penny Red Perforated Star The first major change after 1840 was the perforation machines
stopping the counter clerks cutting up the sheets of stamps . There
are many varieties of these “Star” Reds. They have letters at the
bottom and stars at the top. On covers they catalogue up to £400.
We offer SG 29 which catalogues £35 on cover. These are rather
nice as they were debt letters returned to the solicitor “not known”
“gone away” etc
PH0011
£15
A special postage rate for printed matter was introduced on 1st
October 1870 and as it was cheap the GPO saved paper issuing
a half sized stamp. Again, had various plates 1-20. Number 9 is
the good one. We offer good covers with the bantam for £40.
PH0013
£40
1/2d 1870 1870 Penny Half Penny Rose Red
PH0014
£225
On the same day as the 1/2d bantam
Britain’s first penny halfpenny stamp was issued. A rosy mauve
one was printed in 1860 but not issued the stock was destroyed
but apparently a few examples are known to have been postally
used. Find one cover and it would be worth thousands.
The 1858 Two Penny Blue Plates
Again these have letters top and bottom and plate numbers 7-15.
Not as easy to find as 1d plates and a good long term bet.
PH0010
£50
1858 Two penny blue plates
I find it extremely difficult finding this stamp on cover and reckon
the £250 cat value to be a true indication of value.
I have one in stock at last thus filling the missing gap in the Line
engraved section. This one costs £225
After this issue stamps were surface printed other than the
1847/54 Embossed issues.
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the KING of ROCK ‘n’ ROLL
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also containing photographs and biography.
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Royal Treasure - King William IV the Sailor King
ROY02
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A superb pair of items, the letter was sent to Royal Navy IOW,
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(Duke of) Clarence. William was succeeded by Victoria. Great
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ROY07
£250
Mourning letter written in German (supplied with translation).
Edward VIII & Wallis Simpson
ROY09G
£1250
1937 French Royal Wedding cover, signed by Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson,
supplied with letter from their secretary in the Bahamas.
Sir Michael Redgrave
One of our great actors and the head of a dynasty,
one of his many films was Dambusters in which
he played Barnes Wallis, with this cover signed
by both Redgrave and Barnes Wallis, a rare
autograph, but together unique? Has a compliment
slip from Redgrave’s office.
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brigadier general paul tibbets (1915 - 2007)
Brigadier Tibbets was the pilot of the bomber Enola Gay, which on the 6th August 1945 dropped the Atomic Bomb on the Japanese City of
Hiroshima. Today this is can be looked at two ways, thousands of people sadly lost their lives, but then it can also be argued that this act
bought World War II to any early end and possibly saved many more people being killed.
Whatever your view point, as pilot he is one of the key RAF signatures in any World War II collection. Around 12 years ago we sent him two
small lots of American covers which he agreed to sign. These are all illustrated postmarked on the actual key dates:
6th August
1945
The covers all have been signed by Paul Tibbets plus he added his own
cachet below each signature
RYT014AA
The city of
Hiroshima is
bombed
£200
6th August 1945 Atomic Bomb dropped
on Hiroshima cover.
8th August
1945
The city of
Nagasaki is
bombed
RYT014BA
£150
10th August
1945
8th August 1945 Russia Declares
War on Japan cover.
RYT014EA
Japan announced
it’s willingness to
surrender
£150
14th August 1945 General Douglas
MacArthur cover.
14th August
1945
Victor over Japan
Day
2nd
September
1945
RYT014EB
£150
14th August 1945 Victory and Peace Nielsen cover.
RYT014EC
The surrender
document was
signed
£150
14th August 1945 Flash
Special GHA cover.
RYT014EE
£150
14th August 1945 Abraham Lincoln cover.
RYT014EF
£100
14th August 1945 Glase
Eagle V Day cover.
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RYT014GA
£100
2nd September 1945,
VJ Day Black Stephen
Anderson cover.
RYT014EG
£125
14th August 1945, Finis! World War II cover.
RYT014GD
£100
2nd September 1945
General Douglas
MacArthur cover.
RYT014ZB
£250
8th May and 2nd September 1945
Double postmarked, The Infantry Who
Travels the Last Hundred yards to
victory cover.
RYT014ZA
8th May and 2nd September 1945
Double postmarked, Air Corps
Greetings for the Nips cover.
RYT014DA 10th August 1945 Japan Surrender Offer is considered
by the Allies cover......................................................£150
RYT014ED 14th August 1945 Jap Capitulation Day, Japan Agrees
to Unconditional Surrender to the United Nations.. £150
RYT014EH 14th August 1945 He’s Spreading the News, Japan
Falls!!! cover...............................................................£125
RYT014EI 14th August 1945 Jamestown’s Own 174th Infantry
cover............................................................................£125
RYT014EJ 14th August 1945, VJ Day Stephen Anderson Purple
cover............................................................................£125
RYT014EK 14th August 1945 Victory with our Navy, Neal cover.......£150
RYT014EL 14th August 1945 Victory Eagle and Globe cover.. £150
RYT014EM 14th August 1945, The More You Write, The Better He’ll
fight cover...................................................................£150
RYT014EN 14th August 1945 US Army Air Forces Bombs Away
LLR6 cover..................................................................£150
RYT014EO 14th August 1945 United for Victory cover.............£100
RYT014EP 14th August 1945 Finis! World War II, For Victory Buy
United States Was Bonds and Stamps cover..........£100
RYT014EQ 14th August 1945 To Victory Warship cover..........£100
RYT014ER 14th August 1945 On To Victory JLL-75 cover.......£125
RYT014ES 14th August 1945 Go Ahead, Please Take Day Off
cover............................................................................£150
RYT014ET 14th August 1945 Beauty and the Beast VJ Day cover...£150
RYT014EU 14th August 1945 VJ V Day cover with USS YMS-111
cachet..........................................................................£125
RYT014EV 14th August 1945 VJ It’s Over Over There cover...£125
RYT014EW 14th August 1945, Mud and The Enemy Can’t Stop
Them Lack of Supplies Might cover.........................£150
RYT014EX 14th August 1945 My heart is always there, in the land
of the Free cover........................................................£125
RYT014EY 14th August 1945 VJ Day Statue of Liberty, Bee 103
cover............................................................................£125
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RYT014EZ 14th August 1945, Do you Know that...... The Japs are
licked cover................................................................£150
RYT014EZA 14th August 1945 Win the War VJ Day cover.........£125
RYT014EZB 14th August 1945 Towards a Better World in Memory of
Franklin D Roosevelt cover.......................................£150
RYT014EZC 14th August 1945 Today Japan Surrenders cover.£125
RYT014FA 15th August 1945, The Son Peace on Earth Good Will
Toward Men cover.....................................................£100
RYT014FB 15th August 1945, We have set the Rising Sun cover.....£100
RYT014FC 15th August 1945 V-J Day, Bee 101 cover.............£100
RYT014GB 2nd September 1945 VJ Day Red Stephen Anderson
cover............................................................................£125
RYT014GC 2nd September 1945 VJ Day Purple Stephen Anderson
cover............................................................................£125
RYT014GE 2nd September 1945 Lets Beat Em Different Ways
cover............................................................................£100
RYT014GF 2nd September 1945 Lt Gen Jonathon Wainwright
cover............................................................................£125
RYT014GG 2nd September 1945 Now that we have won let ‘Old
Glory’ wave.................................................................£100
RYT014GH 2nd September 1945, Kicked Out! So Sorry cover.£125
RYT014GI 2nd September 1945 Peace on Earth again cover.£100
RYT014GJ 2nd September 1945 Occupied Nations Honoring the
Philippines cover........................................................£125
RYT014GK 2nd September 1945 Our Country Strong and Indivisible
cover............................................................................£100
RYT014GL 2nd September 1945 USS Marvin H McIntyre cover.......£125
RYT014GM 2nd September 1945 Pledge cover.........................£100
RYT014GN 2nd September 1945 Japan Surrenders large cover.£125
RYT014GO 2nd September 1945 On TO Victory JLL-19 cover.£100
RYT014GP 2nd September 1945 On To Victory JLL-50 cover.£100
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The RAF 50 - The Collection
The Signatures all collectors should have
Group Captain Randle was ‘the’
producer of RAF covers, producing
thousands of covers, getting hundreds
of signatures and most importantly raising
thousands for charity. The problem is from the hundreds of
signatures, which ones should you collect, and as 2018 marks
the 50th Anniversary of his first cover, we thought now would be
a good time to select the fifty signatures, we feel, every collection
should have.
All these are offered on our choice of RAF cover, but if you
particularly want the cover shown just let us know.
Jean Gardner Batten CBE OSC
(1909 - 1982)
Record breaking female aviation pioneer. In the 1930’s she held many
aviation flying records including England - Australia (breaking Amy Johnson’s
record by four days) and back, plus England - Brazil. The war put an end to her
flying and she became a recluse ‘The Greta Garbo of the Skies’.
RKB01
Adolf Galland (1912 - 1996)
£50
Wing Commander Roland Prosper ‘Bee’ Beamont
CBE, DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar (1920 - 2001)
RKB02
Luftwaffe Ace pilot, who flew 705 missions claiming
104 Victories, which included surviving being shot
down 4 times. In later life he became friends with
Douglas Bader.
RKG01
£50
Squadron Leader Neville Frederick
Duke DSO, OBE, DFC & Two Bars,
AFC, FRAeS (1922 - 2007)
£20
World War II Ace pilot who
took part in the Battle of
France and Battle of Britain.
Went on to be a Test pilot for
Hawker, later shot down and
taken prisoner. After the war
he returned to testing and in
1952 he was the first pilot to double cross the Atlantic by Jet.
John “Cat’s Eyes” Cunningham CBE,
DSO**, DFC* (1917 - 2002)
RKC02
£25
World War II ace pilot and
nightfighter, given the nickname
‘Cat’s Eyes’ by the press, who were
told to say his diet of carrots gave
him great night vision, when in fact
it was the Airborne Radar. Later
went on to be Chief Test Pilot of the
de Havilland Engine Company and in March 1948 he set the World Altitude
record of 59,430 feet.
Air Commodore Alan Deere DSO, OBE,
DFC & Bar (1917 - 1995)
RKD04
RKD02
£40
One of our great pilots, during World War II he was the
highest scoring Ace pilot in the Mediterranean with 27
Victories. He went on to be a Test pilot for Hawker and
in 1953 set the World Speed Record of 727.63 mph,
which made him one of the heroes of the Coronation year.
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£25
Fighter pilot who flew over the
beaches of Dunkirk and took part
in the Battle of Britain, finishing
World War II with 17 victories.
Famous for his escapes including
bailing out of a Spitfire to discover
his parachute did not fully open, but
surviving by landing in a cess pool.
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Group Captain Sir Douglas Robert
Steuart Bader
CBE, DSO and Bar, BDF
and Bar, FRaeS, DL (1910 - 1982)
Probably the best known Ace of World War II and Colditz’s best
known inmate, his exploits were featured in the film Reach
for the Sky.
RKB03
£100
Marshal of the Royal Air Force
Sir Arthur ‘Bomber’ Harris, 1st Baronet
GCB, OBE, AFC (1892 - 1984)
General James Harold “Jimmy”
Doolittle (1896 - 1993)
RKH02
£125
The sometimes
controversial
Commander in Chief
of Bomber Command
during the second
half of World War II.
Implemented Churchill’s
policy of ‘Area Bombing’
RKD03
£75
An early aviation pioneer,
but best known for leading the Doolittle Raid on
Japan, taking off from Aircraft Carriers in the Pacific,
knowing that even if successful they would not have
enough fuel to return.
Gerhard Barkhorn (1919 - 1983)
The second
highest scoring
fighter ace with
a total of 301
Victories, but not
before flying in
both the Battle of
France and Battle
of Britain without
hitting a plane.
Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard
Edward Johns
GCB, KCVO, CBE (1939 - )
RKB05
£250
Air Vice Marshal James Edgar “Johnnie” Johnson CB,
CBE, DSO & Two Bars, DFC & Bar (1915 - 2001)
He was the greatest British Ace
of World War II with 34 victories
from 700 missions, even though he
missed the Battle of Britain because he
crashed during training in a Spitfire. He
flew though out World War II and even
sorry action with the Americans during
the Korean War in the 1950s.
In the 1960’s he was
a fighter pilot, in 1971 he taught the Prince of
Wales to fly, in 1991 he planned the British
involvement in the Gulf War. Between 2000
- 2007 he was Governor of Windsor Castle.
RKJ01
£35
RKJ02
£40
Colonel Maurice Buckmaster OBE
(1902 - 1992) and Vera Atkins CBE (1908 - 2000)
Col Buckmaster was the leader of the French Section of the Special Operations
Executive during World War II and Vera Atkins was an Intelligence Officer with
the section.
RKB04
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£125
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Sir Frederick Alfred Laker
(1922 - 2006)
RKL01
£50
Though best known as the founder of the first ‘nofrills’ airline Laker Airways, he started in aviation
much earlier with his first small fleet on cargo planes
being used in the Berlin Airlift in 1948-9.
Mary Lindell OBE
(1895 - 1986)
Captain Kenneth Lockwood MBE (1911 - 2007)
RKL03
£40
He was one of the first British
prisoners of war to arrive at
Colditz in 1940. He made and
assisted in a number of escape
attempts, but was still at the
castle when it was liberated in
April 1945. He was the honorary secretary of the Colditz Association for 50 years.
Brigadier Alastair Stevenson Pearson CB, DSO &
Three Bars, OBE, MC, TD, DL (1915 - 1995)
RKP02
RKL04
£75
A British nurse who lived in
France during World War II, she set up escape lines,
and though she was captured and sentenced to
death, she survived the war. Her story was made into
the film Life Against the Wind in 1991.
£30
One of the great military
leaders of World War II,
taking part in the Tunisian
Campaign, the Invasion of
Sicily and Normandy Landings.
All this was achieved even
though he suffered from poor
health and was also demoted
after a very good night out.
Oliver Lawrence Spurling Philpot,
MC, DFC (1913 - 1993)
David John Shannon, DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar
(1922 - 1993)
RKS01
RKP01
£60
Was a World War II RAF pilot best, during an attack
on a German convoy off Norway he was shot down
and picked up by the German navy ending up in Stalag
Luft III. This is where he took part in the famous
Wooden Horse attempt and was one of only three
men to make a home run.
£50
An Australian bomber pilot
best known as a pilot of AJ L in the “Dambusters” raid
on the night of 16/17 May
1943. In total he flew a total
of 69 Bomber missions during
World War II before being
taken off active duties.
Sir Thomas Octave Murdoch Sopwith,
CBE, Hon FRAeS (1888 - 1989)
RKS02
£60
In 1912 he set up Sopwith Aviation, supplying 18,000 Aircraft during World
War I, by World War II he was Chairman of Harker Aircraft and remained
connected with the company till 1980. He was also a great yachtsman taking
part in the Americas Cup and with his boat the Dunkirk Evacuation in 1940.
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Nancy Grace Augusta Wake AC, GM (1912-2011)
RKW04
£125 British Special Operations Executive agent
during the latter part of World War II. She became a leading figure
in the Maquis groups of the French Resistance and was one of the
Allies’ most decorated servicewomen of the war.
Henri Tardivant, the leader of Nancy’s Maquis unit. Famously
remarked: “She [Wake] is the most feminine woman I know, until the
fighting starts. And then she is like five men.”
Sir Barnes Neville Wallis, CBE,
FRS, RDI, FRAeS (1887 - 1979)
Group Captain James Brian
“Willie” Tait DSO & Three
Bars, DFC & Bar (1916 - 2007)
Engineer and
inventor best
known for
inventing the
bouncing
bomb used in
the Dambuster’s
raid, which
featured in the
1955 Film.
RKT01
£30 He took part in 101
missions during World War II including the one
that finally sunk the German Battleship Tirpitz.
Though recommended for a VC he was awarded a
3rd Bar to his DSO, a unique achievement.
RKW02
£400
Group Captain Peter Townsend,
CVO, DSO, DFC and Bar, RAF (1914 - 1995)
Peter Twiss OBE DSC (1921- 2011)
RKT04
RKT02
£60
Battle of Britain Squadron
Leader finishing World War II with nine victories.
He was then Equerry to both King George VI and
Queen Elizabeth II, but best known for his romance
with Princess Margaret.
£35
World War II fighter pilot, who later went on to be a Test
pilot with Fairey aviation and in 1956 he set the World Air
Speed record at 1132mph.
The Wooden Horse - Eric Williams
MC and Oliver Philpot MC DFC
This was one of the most famous escape attempts of World
War II where a vaulting Horse was used to get the entrance to a
hidden closer to the fence and so freedom. The cover is signed by
Eric Williams MC (1911 - 1983) and Oliver Philpot MC DFC (1913
- 1993) two of the three men to make home runs from this escape.
RKW01
£75
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Marshal of the Royal Air Force Charles Portal, 1st Viscount Portal
of Hungerford KG, GCB, OM, DSO & Bar, MC (1893 - 1971)
Flew as a pilot during World War I, by the start
of World War II he was in charge of Bomber
Command moving on to be Chief of Air Staff a role he
£300
held for the rest of the war. RKP03
Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Park GCB,
KBE, MC and Bar, DFC (1892 - 1975)
Airey Neave DSO, OBE, MC, TD
(1916 - 1979)
World War I Ace and during World War II he was the commander
during the Battle of Britain and the Battle of Malta.
RKP04
Flexi-pay available on request
£1000
Brigadier General Paul Tibbets (1915 - 2007)
Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle, OM,
KBE, CB, FRS, Hon FRAeS
(1907-1996)
Best remembered
as the pilot of the
Enola Gay which
dropped the first
atomic bomb on
Hiroshima.
RKT05
The first British Officer to escape from Colditz, killed
by the IRA in 1979.
RKN01
£250
£75
Pat Reid MBE, MC (1910 - 1990)
RKW03
Army Officer and Escape Officer at Colditz and one of
the few to make a ‘Home run’.
RKR01
£175
£400
English Royal Air Force (RAF) engineer air officer. He is
credited with single-handedly inventing the turbojet
engine. From an early age, Whittle demonstrated an
aptitude for engineering and an interest in flying. At first
he was turned down by the RAF but, determined to join the
Royal Air Force, he overcame his physical limitations and
was accepted and sent to No. 2 School of Technical Training
to join No 1 Squadron of Cranwell Aircraft Apprentices.
The ‘RAF 50’ will be supplied on our choice of covers.
Please let us know if you require the one illustrated.
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50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN
Special Signed Series
In 1990 Group Captain Bill Randle produced this fantastic collection to mark the 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain. He searched the
country and found 20 key pilots who flew in the various airborne battles and they have each signed one cover to mark the anniversaries ranging
from the 1st July 1940 to 22nd November 1940. Many of these brave men are no longer with us so this may be your last chance to secure
these amazing signatures.
RAFA03S
RAFA01SA
£50
The Skirmishing 1st - 9th
July 1940, Signed by
Dennis David, Bill Reid
VC and Rod Learoyd VC
RAFA04S
RAFA05S
£35
The Major Assault, 1st - 8th
August 1940, signed by Group
Captain Frank Carey.
£30
The Major Assault, 9th 12th August 1940, signed
by Wing Commander Rod
Learoyd VC.
RAFA06S
RAFA08S
£15
The Skirmishing, 22nd
- 31st July 1940, signed
by Wing Commander
George Unwin.
£20
Major Assault, 13th - 15th August
1940, signed by Wing Commander
Paddy Barthropp.
£20
Major Assault, 18th August 1940,
signed by A V M Bird-Wilson.
RAFA20SP
RAFA07S
£25
1940, signed by Wing Commander R
T Bob Doe.
£20
1990 Belize Battle of Britain
FDC, signed by Squadron
Leader G. Haworth, pilot
with No50 Squadron, who in
1940 took part in attacks on
invasion shipping
RAFA13S
RAFA09S
£20
Major Assault, 19th - 23rd August
1940, signed by Group Captain
Tom Gleave.
RAFA18S
£15
RAFA11S
Invasion Month, 1st - 6th
September 1940, signed
by Group Captain
George Darley.
£25
RAFA19S
The Night Blitz, 1st - 15th November 1940,
signed by Air Commodore Alan Deere.
£20
1940, signed by Group Captain
Denys Gillan.
£25
The Night Blitz, 16th - 22nd November
1940, signed by Group Captain John
Cunningham.
RAFA20S
£25
The Night Blitz, 23rd November - 31st
December 1940, signed by Wing
Commander Roland Beamont.
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£9.95
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8
7
BC325 Film - Barbara Windsor
£9.95
£35
BC325A Film - Sir Christopher Lee
£9.95
£30
BC326 Air Displays
£9.95
£25
8
£9.95
£25
BC328 RAF Uniforms - Sir Peter Twiss
£9.95
£25
BC329A Welsh regional miniature sheet
£9.95
£30
2
BC329B Scottish regional miniature sheet
£9.95
£30
1
1
BC327M Olympic Handover miniature sheet
BC329C Northern Ireland miniature sheet
£9.95
£30
BC329M Regional miniature sheet
£9.95
£30
BC330 Women of achievement
£9.95
£35
8
BC331 Christmas Pantomime
£9.95
£20
9
£9.95
£20
7
BC332M Lest We Forget miniature sheet
£9.95
£20
8
BC330
BC327M
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Buckingham
3RD SERIES COVER
CHECKLIST
COVERS
2009 - STANDARD
CODE
DESCRIPTION
BC333 Classic Design - The Mini
BC334M Robert Burns miniature sheet
CLUB PRICE
NOW
£9.95
£20
FEW LEFT
£9.95
£30
4
BC335 Darwin’s Bicentenary
£9.95
£30
7
BC335M Darwin miniature sheet
£9.95
£20
BC336M Celebrating Wales miniature sheet
£9.95
£20
9
BC337 Pioneers of the Industrial Revolution
£9.95
£25
5
BC338 The House of Tudor
£9.95
£25
6
BC338M Tudor miniature sheet
£9.95
£25
5
£9.95
£25
8
BC339 Endangered Plants
BC339M Kew Gardens miniature sheet
£9.95
£30
6
BC340 Mythical creatures - Idris the Dragon
£9.95
£20
6
BC341 Olympics - Ben Ainslie tribute
£9.95
£17.50
BC341A Olympics - Yngling tribute
£9.95
£17.50
BC342 Post Boxes miniature sheet
£9.95
£20
BC343 Fire Service
£9.95
£25
BC344 Royal Navy Uniforms
£9.95
£30
2
4
BC333
BC335M
BC345 Eminent Britons - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
£9.95
£25
BC345A Eminent Britons - Sir Matt Busby
£9.95
£20
BC346 Christmas - stained glass
£9.95
£30
2
£9.95
£30
2
BC339
BC345
BC344
BC342
BC346M
BC341A
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CL158
MANDELA GENUINE AUTOGRAPHS
ARE EXTREMELY RARE
We know only too well about forgeries as we got caught by a scam than meant we had to
refund over £30,000. A leading expert lectures on forgeries and leads with the advice “buy the
autograph not the story”. We, alas, bought the story. Our advice is only buy if 100% sure.
1994 INAUGURATION COIN COVER
A great 1994 Inauguration coin cover with a Cecil Greenfield certificate from the
world’s leading expert . One only!
SGM145A
£1750
1994 INAUGURATION
COVER SIGNED
Comes with letter from Presidents office and a
printed photograph.
SGM145B
£1500
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Catalogues
Helping you become an expert
We are often asked about rare postmarks, values and dates, well these
Collectors Guides can help.
1) The Pre
Decimal
Definitive guide
1840 - 1970
2) The Sterling
Issues
1924 - 1970
The second edition of Tony
Buckingham’s popular guide
to collecting Commemorative
First Day Covers from the 1924
Wembley Issue through to 1970
Christmas. Includes postmark
illustrations and lots of Tony’s
hints and tips.
This first edition covers the reigns
of six monarchs and their stamps.
Be it definitive booklets, coils,
postage dues, new values or
those really hard to find covers,
this is the catalogue for you. We
don’t think any other catalogue
lists GB definitive First Day Covers
in such detail.
TBCAT02
TBCAT01A
3) The Decimal Issues
1970 - 1974
Published this year this is the first
catalogue edited by Siobhán O’Brien. She
has looked in detail at what we have sold
from this period over the last ten years
and also quizzed Tony and Brian. We feel
this period is very underestimated and this
is the first catalogue to look at the period
in detail, includes masses of information,
with tips, dates and postmarks.
TBCAT05
4)
Buckingham
Covers
Covers our main series
1 – 4, edited by Emma
Whyte, all prices have
been looked at and this
edition is much more
user friendly.
TBCAT03A
The Catalogue for Official Cover
Collectors and a must if you collect
post decimal issues
£20
Special offer
Buy all six catalogues for £50
Also available...
The Booth
Catalogue
31st Edition
The original edition was
produced in the early 1970s
by Tony Buckingham and
Bernard Townsend. Jeffrey
Booth was involved in the
original discussions and
bought it in 1992, publishing
his first edition the following
year.Includes all British First
Day Covers from 1840 - date
and now runs to just under
500 pages.
(including postage) JBCAT5
30
£6
£6
5) Collecting British
First Day Covers
33rd Edition
TBCAT06
£5
£5
£19.95
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IN OUR OPINION
THE BEST
FIRST DAY COVER ALBUM
ON THE MARKET!
I looked at the available luxury albums and decided that the Safe 800 series was
the best for our Buckingham Covers. The 14 ring mechanism is quality nickelplated easy to use and only available from Safe. The album lies perfectly flat and
you can remove pages or covers easily. It has two heavy-duty sheet lifters. The
luxury binder is padded and the matching slip-case again looks quality as indeed
it is. The leaves are the best available and your first day covers look superb. Yes,
they sound expensive with only 11 leaves, but we are selling them well below the
proper price so they are a bargain.
£70
including
postage
or 45
tokens
£70
Blue
ALB01A £70
Red
ALB01
ALB05
NB covers not
included
Extra leaves are available at £12.50 for 10
ALB01L £12.50 Double Leaves
£70
Blue album for smiler sheets
ALB05L
£12.50 Single Leaves
Album without slip case - It sounds ridiculous but the slip case is very expensive to produce, so, if you prefer, we can supply the
album without a slip case at £50 including postage.
THE COVER ALBUM BARGAIN WE KEEP SECRET
We have a great album it has 15 polypropylene* leaves that will *Polypropylene is a clear material which according to the experts is
take 60 FDC. It fits our covers and they look great in it. It comes totally safe. Some album leaves are dangerous as they suck out ink from
in Red and Dark Blue.
the covers. PVC in particular can be lethal to your covers and if you have
old PVC pages in albums the leaves should be replaced.
At £20 post free it’s really a bargain!
You can also redeem it for 18 tokens
Outside
SCA01A
£20
Blue New Colour!
SCA01B
£20
Rail Album
SCA01
£20
Red
Covers not included
Spine
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CRICKET
Bill Edrich was prolific test batsman for England during WWII and
later flew Bristol Blenheims for Bomber Command. This Bristol
Blenheim cover is known to exist with a fantastic array of cricketing
signatures and this month we offer our stock at fantastic prices.
CR024B Bristol Blenheim cover signed by Bill Edrich, Peter May,
Eric and Alec Bedser, Tony Lock, Mike Gatting,
Graeme Hick and David Gower £175 Special Offer £140
CR024C Bristol Blenheim cover signed by Bill Edrich, Tony Lock,
David Gower, Graham Gooch, Colin Cowdrey and Geoff
Boycott....................................... £100..... Special Offer £70
CR024D Bristol
Blenheim
cover
signed
by
Bill
Edrich,
Tony
Lock,
Graham
Gooch,
David
Sheppard,
Don
Bradman,
Colin
Cowdrey, Geoff Boycott, and Alf Gover.................................. £300 Special Offer £240
CR024E Bristol Blenheim cover signed by
Tony Lock, Bob Willis, Dennis Lille, Godfrey
Evans, Tom Graveney, Bill Edrich, Richie
Bernaud, Bill Lawry, Les Ames, Mike Smith,
Simon O’Donnell, Geoff Boycott, plus 3
£250 Special Offer £200
CR848 Bristol Blenheim cover signed by Bill Edrich, Tony Lock, Colin Cowdrey, Geoffrey Boycott and David Gower
................................................................................................................................................................... £80 Special Offer £65
CR848A Bristol Blenheim cover signed by Bill Edrich, Tony Lock, Colin Cowdrey, Alec Bedser,David Gower, Mike Gatting, Graeme Hick,
and Geoffrey Boycott................................................................................................................................ £80 Special Offer £65
CR848B Bristol Blenheim cover signed by Bill Edrich, Tony Lock, Alec Bedser, David Gower,Mike Gatting, Graeme Hick,
Eric Bedser and Peter May.................................................................................................................... £80 Special Offer £65
CR848C Bristol Blenheim cover signed by Bill
Edrich, Tony
Lock, Graham
Gooch, Geoff
Boycott,
Chris Cowdrey and David Shepard.......................................................................................................... £80 Special Offer £65
CR848D Bristol Blenheim cover signed by 19 cricketers including Bill Edrich,
Geoff Boycott, Henry Blofield, Bob Willis, Godfrey Evans, Tony
Grieg, John Snow, Bob Taylor, Alec Bedser, Clive Lloyd
...............................................................£200 Special Offer £175
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Bristol Blenheim cover signed E. Bedser,
A. Bedser, Colin Cowdrey, David Shepherd,
Ted Lester, Bill Edrich, Fred Trueman,
Reg Simpson, Godfrey Evans, Trevor Bailey,
Willie Watson, Brian Close,Ken Clanston,
Ted Dexter, Ray Illingworth, and Tony Lock
............................. £120 Special Offer £100
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CR260B 2001 Ashes
Tour cover signed Ian
Botham, David Gower,
Geoff Boycott, Ian Healey,
Bob Willis, Mike Gatting,
Graham Gooch plus 4, and
the printed signature of Sir
Don Bradman
CR160G
Benham Summertime Cricket
cover signed by 16 players
including Dean Jones, Bill Lawry,
Dickie Bird, Colin Croft, Graham
Gooch, Dennis Amiss, Barry
Richards and Tony Grieg
CR160I Benham Small Silk Cricket cover signed by
at least 12 players including Bob Willis, Dennis
Amiss, Ian Chappell, Ray Illingworth, Tony
Greig, Freddie Trueman, Dennis Lille, Bill Lawry
........................................ £125 Special Offer £95
CR260C 1988 Australian Bicentenary FDC signed by at
least 12 Australian Cricketers including Alan Border,
Ian Healey, Merv Hughes, Steve Waugh and David
Boon................................ £125 Special Offer £95
CR260D 2002 Indian Tour cover signed by Brian Close, Alec
Stewart, Geoff Boycott, Graham Gooch, Mike Atherton,
David Gower, and Ian Botham £85 Special Offer £60
CR260F Benham Cricket
Small Silk Cover
signed by at least twenty
players including
Tom Graveney, Geoff
Boycott, Richard Hadlee,
David Gower, Graham
Gooch, John Edrich and
Mike Brearley
CR260E
2000 Cricket Summer signed by 12 players
including Geoff Boycott, Bob Willis Alec Bedser,
Michael Holding, Graham Gooch, Wes Hall, David
Gower, Colin Croft, Ian Bishop, Viv Richards, Botham,
and Mushtag Ahned £150 Special Offer £115
CR260K Benham Cricket
Small Indies cover signed
by 12 West Indies Players
including Gibson, Drakes,
Hooper, Murray, Benjamin,
Walsh, Richardson, Ambrose,
Browne, Bishop, Campbell
and Dhanraj
£150
Special Offer £75
CR260H 1980 TCCB Cricket
cover signed by at least 12
players
including
Colin
Cowdrey, John Snow, Gordon
Greenidge, John Edrich, Alan
Butcher, Mike Smith, Phil
Edmonds and David Lloyd
£100
Special Offer £75
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CR818A
Leaders of the World cricket cover
signed by 14 players/commentators
including Richie Benaud, Gary Sobers,
Alec Bedser, Geoff Boycott, Mike
Atherton, David Gower, Ian Chappell
£150
Special Offer £115
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1971 - 1974 First Day Covers
Many Special Offers
With the recent publication of our very own FDC Catalogue for the years 1971-1974 (available for £6), we thought it would be useful to list some
of our best covers from these years. We have some great covers with unique special postmarks to offer and this list combined with our catalogue
will give new and existing collectors a great background of what to look out for in these issues.
Please note, this list is by postmark, so the covers sent may vary. Let us know if you only require the one illustrated.
16th June 1971 Ulster Paintings
TBCAT05
FC831
£10
£8
Belfast special red hand FDI
£6
Our new 1971-74
FDC Catalogue at the
great price of £6.
£45
£40 FC832
Londonderry special red hand FDI.
£40
Philatelic Congress Norwich special postmark
FC833
£45
25th August 1971
General Anniversaries
28th July 1971 Literary Anniversaries
FC855
£20
Maidstone
special FDI.
FC856
FC847
£10
London EC special FDI.
FC848
£50
£40
Thomas Gray Stoke Poges postmark.
£15
£12.50
York special FDI.
22nd September 1971
Modern University Buildings
FC857
£17.50
Twickenham special FDI.
FC869
£15
£12.50
Southampton special FDI.
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FC868
£15
£12.50
Aberystwyth special FDI
FC869
FC870
£15
£12.50
Leicester special FDI
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£15
£12.50
Colchester special FDI
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16th February 1972
British Polar Explorers
FC880
FC876
FC877
£10
£8
Canterbury special FDI
£10
Bethlehem special FDI
£15
£12.50
London WC
special FDI
FC890
26th April 1972 General Anniversaries
FC890
FC888
£35
Tutankhamen Exhibition special postmark.
FC889
£40
£35
Hartland Point
Bideford special
postmark.
£10
London EC special FDI.
£35
£40
Vaughn Williams
Down Ampney special
postmark.
£40
21st June 1972 British Architecture Village Churches
FC895
£10
Canterbury special FDI.
£40
FC900
FC896
£45
Greensted Ongar special postmark.
FC897
£25
£20
Earls Barton special postmark.
FC899
£45
Huish Episcopi
Exhibition special
postmark
£45
Helpringham,
Sleaford special
postmark
13th September 1972
50th Anniversary of the BBC and Marconi
FC908
£15
£12.50
London WI special FDI
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FC909
£40
Marconi-Kemp Chelmsford special postmark
FC910
£40
£35
Fatholm Island, Cardiff special postmark
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18th October 1972
Christmas
20th November 1972 Silver Wedding Anniversary
FC923
£15
Westminster
Abbey special
postmark
FC922
£7.50
Windsor special FDI.
£7.50
Bethlehem special postmark.
FC920
£10
£10
FC924
3rd January 1973
European Communities
£25
BFPO 1307 special postmark
28th February 1973
National Tree Planting Year
£12.50
Stampex London SW1
postmark
FC946
FC932
£15
£7.50
Philatelic Bureau postmark.
FC947
18th April 1973
British Explorers
£20
Westonbirt Arboretum Tetbury
special postmark.
£15
Hatfield Broad Oak Plant a Tree
special postmark
FC948
FC952
£40
£35
Drakes Island Adventure Centre,
Plymouth special postmark.
£20
16th May 1973 Centenary of
County Cricket
FC965
£15
Lords Special FDI.
FC953
£40
Sir Walter Raleigh Exhibition,
Budleigh Salterton special postmark.
FC966
£10
Lords Exhibition
London NW8 special
postmark.
FC967
FC970
£20
£15
Downend Bristol
special postmark .
£35
Sussex CCC special postmark.
FC968
FC971
£30
Surrey CCC London SE11 special
postmark
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FC969
£45
Yorkshire V Hampshire, Headingly Leeds
special postmark
Essex CCC
postmark.
£35
special
Chelmsford
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4th July 1973
British Paintings
15th August 1973 Inigo Jones 400th Anniversary
FC991
FC983
£15
£15
FC992
£15
£12.50
Newmarket special postmark.
Wilton Salisbury special postmark.
£12.50
London SW1 Sir Joshua Reynolds special
postmark.
12th September 1973
19th Commonwealth
Parliamentary Conference
14th November 1973 Royal Wedding of HRH
Princess Anne And Mark Phillips
£8
Westminster Abbey London SW1 special
postmark.
FC1000
FC995
£12.50 £10
Houses of Parliament London SW1
special postmark.
£10
FC1002
£20
£17.50
Great Somerford special postmark.
FC1001
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£10
Windsor special FDI
28th November 1973 Christmas
FC1014
£10
£8
Bethlehem special FDI postmark.
27th February 1974 British Trees
FC1018
£15
Stampex London special postmark.
24th April 1974 200th Anniversary of the First Fire Service Legislation
FC1021
£50
FC1020
£35
£30
Avon County Fire Brigade Bristol special Binns Fire Services Exhibition Sunderland
special postmark
postmark
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FC1022
£40
Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue special
postmark.
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12th June 1974 Centenary of
The Universal Postal Union
10th July 1974 Great Britons with
Robert The Bruce
FC1040
FC1033
£45
Bannockburn Stirling postmark.
£40
FC1041
Dunfermline Abbey, Fife postmark.
£20
£50
100th Anniversary Southampton special postmark.
9th October 1974
Centenary of the Birth of
Winston Churchill
FC1058
£10
House of Commons special FDI.
FC1042
£45
£40
Machynlleth Powys special postmark.
27th November 1974 Christmas
FC1057
£10
Blenheim Woodstock special FDI.
£25
Ottery St Mary postmark.
FC1079
FC1078
£10
£8
Bethlehem special postmark.
£30
FC1080
£30
Norwich special postmark.
Why not take advantage of our yearly group offers and get sent one postmark from each issue of a
specific year and benefit from a great saving.
1971 Group Offer
FC833£40
FC847£10
FC856£12.50
FC869£12.50
FC877£8
Buy the set for £70
and save over £10
★
1972 Group Offer
FC880£12.50
FC891£35
FC897£20
FC908£12.50
FC920£7.50
FC922£7.50
Buy the set for
£85 and save £10
Buy All Four Group
Offers for £400
£50 per month over 8 months
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★
1973 Group Offer
FC932£7.50
FC946£12.50
FC952£35
FC968£12.50
FC983£15
FC991£15
FC995£10
FC1000£8
FC1014£8
1974 Group Offer
FC1018£15
FC1020£30
FC1041£45
FC1057£10
FC1078£8
By the set for £95
and save over £10
By the set for £130
and save over £10
You can always
use FlexiPay
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BENHAM SIGNED COVERS
BLCS130ST
£30
1997 Queen’s Horses, signed by John
Whitaker, on which he features
SGS007A
BLCS07Q
£50
Sir Peter Scott, signed
1981 Butterfly Conservation
Society Benham cover, his
painting illustrates the cover
(BOCS(2)3)
£75
1985 British Film Year, signed by David Attenborough
SGS007C
£50
1982 Darwin Centenary,
signed by Sir Peter
Scott (BOCS209)
SGA010A
£75
Larry Adler, signed 1996 Classic Cars, Genevieve coin cover (C4).
SGW001B
£20
1997 BBC booklet, signed by Sir Terry
Wogan (BLCS133), still on our radios on
a Sunday morning.
SGP026A
SGC049C
£50
George Cole, signed 1998 Comedy Blue
Murder at St Trinians cover, also of course
known as Arthur Daley (BLCS142B)
SGW014A
£40
Leslie Phillips, signed 1996 British Cinema Cover
‘Some Will, Some Won’t cover (BLCS115), one of our
legendary stars
£30
1996 Children’s Television, Just
William, signed by Dennis Waterman
who played him as a child (BLCS120)
SPG024S
£50
1994 D Day, The Merville Battery,
signed by Lt. Col Terence Otway
SGR020D
£30
Ruth Rendell, signed 1996 Women
of Achievement Inspector Wexford
cover (BLCS119)
HORS021D
£60
1979 Horse-racing cover signed by
Jockeys Lester Piggott and Willie
Carson (BOCS11)
SGW003G
£50
Sir Norman Wisdom, signed 1986
Thanks to Industry cover (BLCS09), one
of the great comedy actors of all time
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SGC026F
£75
Benham Science Fiction/Space cover, signed by
writer Arthur C Clarke (BLCS106)
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10 offers from the 1960s
Supplied on our choice of covers - let us know if the one illustrated is required.
FC195
OFFER £8.50
£10
1961 CEPT, CDS or slogan postmark.
FC280
£25
OFFER £22
1963 Commonwealth
Pacific Cable, CDS or
Slogan postmark.
FC453
£15
OFFER £12.50
FC350
1965 Opening of the
Post Office Tower, FDI
postmark.
OFFER £8.50
£10
1965 Sir Winston Churchill, any FDI postmark.
FC508
£10
OFFER £8.50
1966 900th Anniversary
of Westminster Abbey,
Ord, any postmark.
FC478
FC606
£10
OFFER £8.50
£15
OFFER £12.50
1965 International Telecommunications Union,
FDI postmark.
1967 EFTA, FDI
or CDS postmark.
FC709
£10
OFFER £8.50
1969 British Ships any
postmark.
FC646
£10
OFFER £8.50
1967 Discovery & Invention, any postmark.
FC754
£10
OFFER £8.50
1969 Post Office
Technology, any
postmark.
all ten covers £90
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10 offers from the 1970s
Supplied on our choice of covers - let us know if the one illustrated is required.
FC847
£10
OFFER £8.50
1971 Literary
Anniversaries London EC
special FDI postmark.
FC786
OFFER £22
£25
1970 Anniversaries, Canterbury special postmark.
FC869
£15
OFFER £12.50
1971 Universities
Southampton special
FDI postmark.
FC922
£10
FC946
OFFER £8.50
£15
OFFER £12.50
1972 Silver Wedding Windsor special FDI.
1973 Trees Stampex
London SW1 postmark.
FC983
£15
OFFER £12.50
1973 British Paintings
London Sir Joshua
Reynolds special postmark.
FC967
£20
OFFER £17.50
1973 Cricket Downend Bristol special postmark.
FC992
£15
OFFER £12.50
1973 Inigo Jones
Newmarket special
postmark.
FC1033
FC1001
£10
OFFER £8.50
1973 Royal Wedding Windsor FDI postmark.
£20
OFFER £17.50
1974 Universal Postal
Union Southampton special
postmark.
all ten covers £120
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Buckingham
Royalty
COVERS
BC016C
£50
2002 cover celebrating the 50th
Anniversary of the Golden Jubilee with
a Sandringham postmark. Signed by
Countess Mountbatten of Burma.
BC016DBL2
£30
2002 Golden Jubilee
cover doubled in 2006
with the stamps issued
to mark Her Majesty’s
80th Birthday. With a
special London SW1
postmark.
BC034B
BC016DBL
£30
2002 Golden Jubilee cover doubled with the stamps
issued in 2006 to mark Her Majesty’s 80th birthday.
With a Buckingham Palace special postmark.
£55
2002 pair of Coronation covers. One is signed by Baroness Willoughby de
Eresby and the other is signed by the Duchess of Grafton.
BC016ES3
£40
2002 Golden Jubilee Prestige Booklet Pane cover signed by
the Duchess Of Grafton.
BC236S
£45
2006 Her Majesty’s
80th birthday Windsor
Castle cover. Signed by
the Governor of Windsor
Castle, Air Chief Marshal
Sir Richard Johns.
BC314
£35
2007 Queens Diamond Wedding anniversary cover with
a London postmark.
BC314MS
£95
2007 Queen’s Diamond Wedding Anniversary miniature
sheet cover with a special Windsor postmark. Signed by
HRH the Princess Alexandra (Bridesmaid).
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Royalty
Buckingham
COVERS
BC448R
BC448AS
£20
2012 cover marking
the Diamond Jubilee
with a Black & White
image of Queen &
Philip with retail
booklet stamp and
Buckingham Palace
postmark. Doubled
with an IOM stamp
and postmark.
£40
2012 Diamond Jubilee cover with colour image &
4 black & white stamps and a Windsor postmark.
Carried on the flotilla cachet and signed by The Rt
Hon Baroness Willoughby de Eresby.
BC506
£25
2014 Buckingham
Palace cover with full
set of stamps and a
Buckingham Palace
postmark.
BC464S
£45
2013 Royal Portraits cover celebrating the 60th anniversary
of Queen Elizabeth II. Signed by Lady Pamela Hicks.
BC506AS
£35
2014 Buckingham Palace cover with the stamps taken from the miniature
sheet and a Buckingham Palace postmark. Signed by Jennie Bond.
£20
BCE11
2014 Buckingham Palace
miniature sheet cover with a
Buckingham Palace postmark.
2011 cover celebrating the
Queen’s 85th Birthday. Features
the Royal Wedding stamps and a
London SW1 postmark.
BC506M
BC506V
£11.95
2014 cover celebrating the 60th
Anniversary of the Royal Wedding
with a single 2007 stamp from
the set of 6. Doubled with a single
Buckingham Palace 1st class stamp
& postmark (our choice).
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£15
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the queen mary
In the late 1960s, with the imminent arrival of the new super liner, both Queen Mary and Queen
Elizabeth were up for sale. The Queen Mary went to Longbeach California the Queen Elizabeth to
the bottom of Hong Kong Harbour (not planned). Before that they had a series of final voyages.
Queen Mary final voyages: (Paquebot postmarks are only applied to mail posted at sea)
SHP014 £17.50 Final Call Las Palmas
paquebot (always messy).
SHP010 £25 Last Voyage New York
to Southampton paquebot postmark on
British stamp.
SHP011 £17.50 Last Voyage Southampton
to New York Southampton paquebot.
SHP013
SHP012 £15 Final Call in Southampton
with Southampton paquebot.
£20
Queen Mary final call in Gibraltar paquebot.
ALL FIVE COVERS £85
SHP020
£20
Last cruise,
Southampton
SHP023
£25
Final destination Longbeach
SHP021
SHP022
£25 Las Palmas
ALL FOUR COVERS £80
£20
Final Call Lisbon
Final Voyages of
the Queen Elizabeth
SHP027
SHP029
£20
£20
Last
transatlantic
crossing New
York paquebot
Last visit to Gibraltar.
SHP028
£20
Last transatlantic crossing
Southampton paquebot.
SHP030
£20
Final call at Southampton.
SHP031
£20
ALL FIVE
COVERS £90
Last visit to Las Palmas
ALL FOURTEEN COVERS £220
£55 PER MONTH OVER 4 MONTHS
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THE QEII
In 1967 Cunard launched an unnamed ship in Clydebank which by 1969 was
to become the QEII. There was a number of covers produced then, and on it’s
early cruises.
SHP026
£12.50
SHP040
1967 Cunard launch a new ship.
£25
15th January 1969
Cunard Official pair of
First Day Covers.
SHP042A
£25
28th April 1969 Preview
Cruise, Santa Cruz.
SHP042
£25
26th April 1969 Preview Cruise, Las Palmas.
SHP042B
SHP043A
£25
28th April 1969 Preview Cruise, Lisbon.
£27.50
SHP043
28th April 1969 Preview Cruise, Lisbon
and 30th Southampton.
£25
30th April 1969 Preview Cruise, Southampton.
ALL FIVE PREVIEW CRUISE COVERS £110
SHP044
£25
SHP047A
2nd May 1969 Maiden
Voyage, Southampton.
SHP045
£25
2nd May 1969 Maiden
Voyage, Le Harve.
SHP047
SHP048
£25
14th May 1969 Maiden
Voyage, Le Harve.
£25
SHP049
7th May 1969 Maiden
Voyage, New York.
£25
15th May 1969 Maiden
Voyage, Southampton.
ALL SIX MAIDEN VOYAGES COVERS £125
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£25
9th May 1969 Maiden
Voyage, New York.
ALL FOURTEEN COVERS £250
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Formula 1 Motor Sport Charity
Memorabilia Covers (1950 - 1976)
Around 15 years ago a series of covers was started to commemorate fifty years of Formula 1, the idea was to do one cover a
year and get each signed. The series was never quite finished, but now does offer some great covers and fantastic signatures.
For the first time we have been offered access to this great stock and list here are the signatures available.
Our plan is to place an order with our suppliers around every ten days, so there may be a slight delay before your order is sent.
For those of you tempted to buy a number of these great covers, we will still be able to offer flexi-pay
1950 Alfa Romeo 158 - British Grand
Prix Silverstone
1953 Ferrari 500 - Swiss Grand Prix
Bremgarten
MR1950B GEOFFREY CROSSLEY....................................... £12.50
MR1950C TONY ROLT................................................................ £25
MR1950D TIM PARNELL...................................................... £12.50
MR1953AJACQUES SWATERS................................................. £15
MR1953B ERIC THOMPSON...................................................... £15
MR1953C TONY CROOK............................................................. £15
MR1953D IAN STEWART........................................................... £15
1951 Alfa Romeo 159 - Spanish Grand
Prix, Pedrables
1954 Mercedes Benz W196 Streamlined
- French Grand Prix, Reims
MR1951A RAYMOND BAXTER.................................................. £25
MR1954A HANS HERRMANN.................................................... £25
MR1954B JIMMY STEWART..................................................... £15
MR1951B ROBERT MANZON.................................................... £15
MR1951C NIGEL ROEBUCK....................................................... £15
1952 Kuzma Ferrari - Indianapolis 500
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MR1954C MAURICE TRINTIGNANT.......................................... £20
MR1954D LESLIE MARR............................................................ £15
MR1952A ROBIN MONTGOMERIE CHARRINGTON................. £15
1955 Mercedes Benz W196 - British
Grand Prix, Aintree
MR1952B JIM RATHMANN........................................................ £20
MR1952C TONY GAZE................................................................ £20
MR1952D RODGER WARD......................................................... £30
MR1955A HANS HERRMANN.....................................................£20
MR1955C MICHAEL MACDOWEL.............................................. £20
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1956 Lancia Ferrari D50 - German
Grand Prix, Nurburgring
MR1959B SIR JACK BRABHAM AND TONY BROOKS............. £50
MR1959C TONY MARSH............................................................ £15
MR1959D JOHN COOPER.......................................................... £45
1960 Cooper Climax T53 - Portuguese Grand Prix, Porto
MR1956A DAVID PIPER............................................................. £20
MR1956B LES LESTON.............................................................. £20
MR1956C NICK MASON............................................................. £35
1957 Maserati 250F - Monaco Grand Prix
MR1960A
MR1960B
MR1960C
MR1960D
PADDY HOPKIRK....................................................... £20
LLOYD RUBY............................................................. £20
SIR JACK BRABHAM................................................ £50
ROY SALVADORI....................................................... £25
1961 Ferrari 156 Shark Nose - Belgian
Grand Prix, Spa
MR1961A KEITH GREENE.......................................................... £20
MR1957B MARIA TERESA DE FILLIPIS.....................................£20
MR1957C TONY BROOKS.......................................................... £25
MR1957D NICK MASON............................................................. £35
1958 Ferrari D246 Vanwall VW(57) French Grand Prix, Reims
MR1958ABRUCE HALFORD...................................................... £20
MR1961B PHIL HILL................................................................... £40
MR1961C GERRY ASHMORE..................................................... £15
1962 BRM P57 - Italian Grand Prix, Monza
MR1962A BETTE HILL................................................................ £20
MR1958BJACK FAIRMAN......................................................... £15
MR1958C CLIFF ANDERSON..................................................... £20
1959 Cooper Climax T51 - Monaco
Grand Prix
MR1959A COLIN DAVIS............................................................. £15
MR1962C TONY MAGGS............................................................ £20
MR1962D JACKIE LEWIS........................................................... £20
MR1962E JOHN RHODES.......................................................... £15
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1963 Lotus Climax 25 - South African
Grand Prix, East London
1966 Brabham Repco BT19 - German
MR1963A CLIVE CHAPMAN....................................................... £30
MR1963B TREVOR TAYLOR...................................................... £20
MR1963C TONY SETTEMBER................................................... £20
MR1963D DAN GURNEY............................................................ £30
1964 Ferrari 158 - German Grand
Prix, Nurburgring
MR1964A
MR1964B
MR1964C
MR1964D
BOB BONDURANT......................................................£20
DAVID HOBBS........................................................... £20
JOHN SURTEES......................................................... £40
FRANK GARDNER..................................................... £20
1965 Lotus Climax 33 - British Grand
Prix Silverstone
MR1966A ALAN REES................................................................ £20
MR1966B SIR JACK BRABHAM................................................ £50
MR1966C JOHN LOVE................................................................ £15
1967 Brabham Repco BT24 - German
MR1967A JONATHAN WILLIAMS............................................. £20
MR1967B RON TAURANAC....................................................... £20
MR1967C CHRIS AMON............................................................. £30
1968 Lotus Cosworth 49B - Mexican
Grand Prix, Mexico City
MR1968A MIKE COSTIN............................................................. £20
MR1965A TONY RUDD............................................................... £20
MR1965B RICHARD ATTWOOD................................................. £20
MR1965C NINO VACCARELLA.................................................. £15
MR1965D NEVILLE LEDERLE.................................................... £15
MR1968B KEITH DUCKWORTH................................................. £20
MR1968C BILL BRACK............................................................... £20
MR1968D JACKIE OLIVER......................................................... £25
1969 Matra MS80 Cosworth - French
Grand Prix, Clermont Ferrand
MR1969B JEAN PIERRE BELTOISE.......................................... £25
MR1969C HENRI PESCAROLO.................................................. £20
MR1969D JACKIE PRETORIUS.................................................. £15
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1970 Lotus Cosworth 72C - German
Grand Prix, Hockenheim
MR1973BKEN TYRRELL........................................................... £45
MR1973D JACKIE STEWART..................................................... £50
MR1970A
MR1970B
MR1970C
MR1970D
JOHN MILES.............................................................. £15
PETER WESTBURY................................................... £20
DEREK BELL.............................................................. £20
JACKIE ICKX.............................................................. £30
1971 Italian Grand Prix, Monza
MR1971A
MR1971B
MR1971C
MR1971D
PETER GETHIN.......................................................... £20
HOWDEN GANLEY.................................................... £15
MAX MOSLEY............................................................ £20
CHRIS CRAFT............................................................ £15
1974 McLaren Cosworth M23 Canadian Grand Prix, Mosport Park
MR1974ATOM BELSO............................................................... £15
MR1974B LORD HESKETH........................................................ £20
MR1974C EMERSON FITTIPALDI.............................................. £50
MR1974D DIETER QUESTER..................................................... £25
1975 Ferrari 312T - Swedish Grand
Prix, Anderstorp
1972 JPS Lotus Cosworth 72D British Grand Prix, Brands Hatch
MR1972A REINE WISELL........................................................... £20
MR1975ACLAY REGAZZONI..................................................... £30
MR1975B DAVE CHARLTON...................................................... £30
MR1975C VERN SCHUPPAN...................................................... £25
MR1975DROELOF WUNDERINK............................................... £20
MR1972B ANDREA DE ADAMICH............................................. £20
MR1972C TIM SCHENKEN......................................................... £20
MR1972D BRIAN REDMAN........................................................ £25
1976 McLaren Cosworth M23 - USA
East Grand Prix, Watkins Glen
1973 Tyrrell Cosworth 006 Monaco Grand Prix, Monte Carlo
MR1973A GIJS VAN LENNEP.................................................... £15
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MR1976A JODY SCHECKTER.................................................... £40
MR1976B IAN SCHECKTER....................................................... £15
MR1976C GUY EDWARDS......................................................... £15
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Albert, Prince Consort (1819 - 1861)
The Prince as we know sadly passed away at just 42 and so items signed by him are
few and far between. We offer here three which have just come in
ROY06L
£350
Prince Albert, signed April 1840 Freefront addressed to the Earl
of Morley, the Lord of the Bedchamber to the Prince.
ROY06M
£300
Prince Albert, signed Freefront from 1853, sent to
Rickmansworth, tied to its original mounting by a George V
definitive.
ROY06N
£200
Prince Albert, signed front of an envelope addressed to
Politician Lord Fortescue, some damage at the start of
signature, with piece in the Prince’s hand ‘Herr Reichel’.
High Value
Gutter Pairs
1977 £1, £2 and £5 Large High Values, Windsor special postmark on
an unaddressed Post Office cover. Good clean condition and a very
impressive looking cover. Would be like sticking over £100 worth of
stamps on a cover in today’s money.
F617EH
£25
Just in RNLI Cover Collection
In the past you have bought from us RNLI covers, we have just bought in two large collections, so have our best stock for a long time, so, do
you have a wants list?
The Main Series
We have a good stock from No 1 - 224, and we have kept our
pricing simple:
Buy between 1 and 9 covers and they will cost £5 each
Buy between 10 and 19 covers and they will cost £4.50 each
Buy 20 or over covers and they will cost £4 each
Just send or email us your wants list with numbers
required and if it is from the main or FDC series
To order call 01303 278137 or
email betty@buckinghamcovers.com quote
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The FDC Series
We seem to have from No1 1980 Birds - 161 1997 Architects of
the Air, with a total of 157 covers, we will give preference to anyone who would like the whole lot and can offer these for £700.
In case it does not sell as a complete collection we will take
interest in individual covers at the following rates
Buy 20 or over covers and they will cost £6 each
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Fluegel Covers
Captain Fluegel organised a series of historic covers chronicling the Second World War. The covers were illustrated by Staehle who was
the best cover illustrator in the USA. The series starts with D Day and runs through into 1946. There are 50 covers in the collection and
it’s getting harder to find many of them. There were probably less than 1000 produced of most over 65 years ago. The subjects was
chosen by a military committee.
The covers are of a standard not seen in Britain until the 70’s and are becoming scarcer and scarcer. For a philatelic historic collection
with covers actually posted on the day history was made, this is in my opinion a fantastic long term investment.
50 covers were produced to commemorate the events of the Second World War, most were postmarked in Washington, however some were
also cancelled on board US Navy ships and in special locations relevant to the event. Covers with special cancellations are listed separately as
these are worth a premium
FL01
FL01R
FL01S
FL02
FL02A
FL02B
FL02H
FL03
FL04
FL04A
FL05
FL05A
FL06
FL06A
FL07
FL08
FL09
FL10
FL11
FL12
FL13
FL13A
FL14
FL15
FL16
FL17
FL18
FL19
FL20
FL21
FL21A
FL22
FL22H
FL23
FL24
FL25
FL26
FL27
FL27A
FL28
FL29
FL29B
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1944 6th June, Invasion Day - becoming exceptionally rare..............................................................................................................£100
1944 6th June Invasion Day, the more difficult to find cover with the rarer Stahle illustration......................................................£125
1944 6th June Invasion Day signed Edward Gueritz...........................................................................................................................£125
1944 23rd August The Liberation of Paris............................................................................................................................................. £35
1944 23rd August Liberation of Paris US Navy postmark.................................................................................................................... £60
1944 23rd August Liberation of Paris French Camp CA postmark...................................................................................................... £60
1944 23rd August Liberation of Paris, handwritten address............................................................................................................... £25
1944 4th Sept Brussels Liberated........................................................................................................................................................... £40
1944 10th Sept Luxembourg Liberated.......................................................................................................................................... BUYING
1944 10th Sept Luxembourg Liberated, with rare Victory postmark.................................................................................................. £75
1944 14th Oct Athens Liberated............................................................................................................................................................. £40
8th May 1945 Athens Liberated, postmarked on VE Day..................................................................................................................... £50
1944 16th Oct Belgrade Liberated.......................................................................................................................................................... £50
1944 16th Oct Belgrade Liberated, Belgrade JSPS postmark............................................................................................................. £75
1944 20th Oct US Forces Invade The Philippines.................................................................................................................................. £25
1944 18th Nov Tirana The Capital of Albania Liberated....................................................................................................................... £60
1945 17th Jan The Warsaw Uprising............................................................................................................................................... BUYING
1945 4th Feb Manila Freedom Rings from The Philippines Capital..................................................................................................... £30
1945 17th Feb Corregidor is ours again.......................................................................................................................................... BUYING
1945 6th March Cologne, Our Prize of Victory....................................................................................................................................... £60
1945 8th March The Historical Rhine Crossing..................................................................................................................................... £45
1945 24th March, The Historial Rhine Crossing, postmarked on the day of the Mass Rhine Crossing.......................................... £60
1945 10th March The Bombing of Tokyo............................................................................................................................................... £75
1945 14th March, The Raising of the American Flag on Iwo Jima...................................................................................................... £45
1945 20th March, The Bombing the Japanese Fleet............................................................................................................................ £50
1945 24th March The Mass Crossing of the Rhine............................................................................................................................... £25
1945 1st April First Landing on Okinawa............................................................................................................................................... £40
1945 7th April The Japanese Cabinet resigns....................................................................................................................................... £30
1945 10th April Vienna Liberated........................................................................................................................................................... £60
1945 25th April Berlin is Encircled.......................................................................................................................................................... £30
1945 25th April Berlin is Encircled, US Navy postmark........................................................................................................................ £45
1945 26th April US and Russian troops meet in Torgau...................................................................................................................... £30
1945 26th April US and Russian Troops meet in Torgau, handwritten address................................................................................ £25
1945 2nd May Nazi Yoke lifted in Italy............................................................................................................................................. BUYING
1945 3rd May Rangoon Liberated.......................................................................................................................................................... £30
1945 4th May The 5th and 7th US meet on the Brenner Pass............................................................................................................. £25
1945 5th May Amsterdam Liberated............................................................................................................................................... BUYING
1945 5th May Copenhagen Liberated.................................................................................................................................................... £50
1945 8th May, Copenhagen Liberated, postmarked on VE Day.......................................................................................................... £60
1945 8th May Prague Liberated VE Day................................................................................................................................................. £45
1945 8th May Oslo Liberated VE Day...................................................................................................................................................... £40
1945 8th May Oslo Liberated VE Day Union Grove WI postmark......................................................................................................... £60
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The Great Post Office
Sorting Experiments
Before 1957 all post was sorted by hand. From 1957-1963 all
sorts of experiments were made using first graphite lines on the
reverse of the stamps then phos lines on the front combined with
graphite lines on the reverse. Then they realised the phosphor
lines were the best and of course all of our stamps today use
some form of phosphor for sorting.
Unfortunately the sorting machine wasn’t ready, this started on the 19th
December 1957. The Southampton S machine.
FD301
FD300
£125
19th December
1957 6 stamps
issued (1⁄2d, 1d, 1
1
⁄2d, 2d, 2 1⁄2d & 3d)
were issued with
black graphite
lines printed on
the reverse. Pair of
covers.
£150
1957 Graphite’s 19th November six values normally with
Southampton CDS.
Phosphor Stamps
Issued 1960
Phosphor Graphites 18th November 1958. These again use the S sorting
machine and normally come on two covers.
Many FDC apparently exist often with Horsmunden CDS these
are almost certainly forgeries. My recommendation is to take
the 6th July as the first day. This was the day the new sorting
machine was introduced. Personally I think this is very cheap.
FD313
£125
These again use the S sorting machine and normally come
on two covers.
Phosphor Stamps
For Scotland
It wasn’t until the 29th January that automation got to Glasgow
when three phos stamps 3d, 6d and 1/3d were issued.
FD320
£200
9 Values on two covers.
Collection of all
the experimental
issues £700
FD324
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£150
Set with Glasgow slogan.
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COMPLETE 1969 BOOKLETS
Pilgrim were the masters of booklets. The covers might
say Philart but all were serviced by Pilgrim hence the
Canterbury CDS.
FD425
£85
4/6d Booklet 8th
January 1969.
FD429
£100
6/- Booklet 28th
February 1969.
FD425A
£100
10/- Booklet 8th January 1969.
SPECIAL OFFER
COMPLETE 1969 SET OF
4 COVERS FOR £280
FD431
Special Offer £40!
£80
2/- booklet 3rd March 1969.
JOHN STONEHOUSE
LABOUR MINISTER, RUSSIAN AGENT
SGS033A
John Stonehouse was the last Postmaster General, in fact the
last day of the post was October 1st 1969 the same day as the
Post Office Technology stamps.
£50
John Stonehouse
signed a number
of 1969 covers
while he was PMG
all are interesting,
but the best has to
be the Post Office
Technology FDC
Stonehouse drowned on a beach in Miami, the only trace of
him was a pile of clothes. However he was arrested in St Kilda
Australia in 1974. Reggie Perrin did the same on Brighton Beach.
SGS033F
£50
He also signed
Concorde (he
was Minister of
Technology) and
someone has doubled
this one as FDC and
First flight
0 1 303
2 7 81 37
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SGS033B
He was deported to Britain, where in August 1976 he was
convicted and sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment on 18
counts of theft, fraud and deception after a marathon 68-day trial.
The charges related to a string of failed fraudulent businesses set
up before his disappearance. It later emerged he was a Russian
Agent recruited by the Czechoslovakia Secret service as a spy.
OFFICIAL POSTMASTER
GENERAL SEAL
£40
He also signed the 1969
Investiture cover
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Buckingham
THE FINAL FRONTIER!
COVERS
BC455
With the return of Thunderbirds to our television screens
recently, I thought that it was time to have another look
at this issue from 2011.
£20
Space Science cover commemorating
the 50th anniversary of the 1st British
Satellite witth full set of stamps
BC455S2
£350
Space Science cover
commemorating the
50th anniversary
of the 1st British
Satellite witth full set
of stamps. Signed
Eugene Cernan last
Man on the Moon
BC455S
£85
Space Science cover with full
set of stamps and our postmark signed by Astronaut
Richard Gordon
BC001
£125
The Future. Space
Tourism cover with
full set of stamps
and official “Rocket,
Liverpool” Rocket
postmark.
BC001A
BC455S3
£100
Space Science cover
commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1st
British Satellite witth full set of stamps. Signed Walt
Cunningham Apollo 7 Captain
£175
Space Tourism signed
by moonwalker Alan
Bean, The Future
BC001B
£175
Space Tourism signed by moonwalker
Charlie Duke, The Future
BC001C
£150 2001 The Future, Space Tourism cover, signed
by Apollo 14 moonwalker Ed Mitchell, the 6th man on the moon
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BC001XA
£350
Space Tourism signed by Cosmonaut Alexi
Leonov, Apollo 15 Astronaut Dave Scott and Space Shuttle Pilot
Rick Seafoss. With a Liverpool postmark.
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Buckingham
COVERS
BC023B
£85
Astronomy miniature sheet
signed by Sir Bernard Lovell
BC023D
£200
BC023I
£40
Astronomy Prestige
Booklet miniature
sheets x 3 signed by
Arthur C. Clarke,
Sir Martin Rees
(The Astronomer
Royal) & Professor
Alec Boksenberg
Professor Alec Boksenberg signed
miniature sheet
BC023F
£35
Coventry/astronomy official
For the GB “Sky at Night”
stamps our cover celebrates
the 50th anniversary of the
Sputnik and the start of the
space race.
BC303
£60
BC023L
£35
Astronomy, various postmarks, non-Buckingham
postmarks
For the “Sky at Night”
set of stamps, our cover
celebrates the 50th
anniversary of Sputnik
and the start of the
Space Race, signed by
legendary moonwalker,
Captain Ed Mitchell.
BC303S
BC303S1
BC303S2
£185
50th Anniversary of Sputnik, signed by
Richard Gordon with our postmark
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£160
£135
Sky at Night cover, signed by Alexei Leonov
BC303S3
£185
50th Anniversary of Sputnik, signed by
Richard Gordon with Sky at Night postmark
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SCOTSMAN PLS SERIES
Brian thinks that it’s time for a pre-Christmas (and pre-stocktake) sale so
we’re offering the following with 25% discount off each one!
SCOTSMAN PLS SERIES NOW £18.75
22/11/70 Blue Peter Locomotive Society Cover,
London - York - Edinburgh TPO postmark.
PLS01A
£25
PLS02
£25
NOW £18.75
1971 30th Anniversary of the Death of Sir
Nigel Gresley
PLS03
£7.50
NOW £5.60
1971 Standard Gauge Steam Trust Open Day,
Tyseley Depot, Birmingham.
PLS09
£15
NOW £11.25
1972 Return to Steam Steamtown
Gala, Carnforth, Lancs
PLS10
£10
NOW £7.50
1973 10th Anniversary of the Welshpool and
Llanfair Light Railway.
PLS11
£15
NOW £11.25
1973 North Yorkshire Moors Railway
Official Opening
PLS16
£15
NOW £11.25
IOM Railway Centenary Douglas FDI postmark,
single stamp cover
PLS16A
£25
NOW £18.75
1973 Centenary of the Isle of Man Railway, Full
set First Day Cover.
PLS17
£12.50 NOW £9.40
1973 Steamtown Special Train, The
Lancastrian, Carnforth.
PLS22
£25
NOW £18.75
1975 Crewe Locomotive Works, Open Day.
PLS23
£30
NOW £22.50
1973 Bowaters Light Railway, First Annual
Reunion, Sittingbourne.
PLS24
£25
NOW £18.75
1980 Horwich Works Open Day British Rail
Engineering
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PLS07
£12.50 NOW £9.40
1972 125th Anniversary Caledonian Railway,
Scottish Philatelic Congress, Stirling
NOW £11.25
1972 21st Anniversary of the Naming
Ceremony of 70000 Britannia.
PLS06
£15
NOW £5.60
1972 Return to Steam Steamtown
Gala, Carnforth, Lancs
PLS12
£7.50
PLS13
£15
NOW £11.25
1973 10th Anniversary of the Welshpool and
Llanfair Light Railway.
NOW £11.25
Steam Gala, Grosmont, Whitby
PLS08
PLS14
£15
£15
NOW £11.25
Official Opening
PLS15
£12.50 NOW £9.40
1973 Centenary of the Isle of Man Railway.
PLS15A
£15
NOW £11.25
IOM Railway Centenary Slogan postmark
PLS15B
£15
NOW £11.25
IOM Railway Centenary Special Port Erin
postmark
PLS18
£7.50
NOW £5.60
1973 Birmingham Railway Museum Open Day
PLS19
£20
NOW £15
1973 North Eastern Railway P3 Special Train,
Grosmont.
PLS20
£25
NOW £18.75
1974 Severn Valley Railway, Opening of the
Southern Section, Bridgnorth.
SCOTSMAN RLS SERIES
RLS01
£15
NOW £11.25
1971 British Rail
Railway Letter
Service, 15p
Railway Letter
Stamp.
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RLS04
£25
NOW £18.75
1973 40th Anniversary of Electric trains, London to Brighton,
16p Overprint Railway Letter Stamp.
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SCOTSMAN RHS SERIES
NOW £7.50
British National Railway Museum
postmarked Railway Philatelic Group
Convention, Doncaster
RHS01AB
£10
RHS02
£20
NOW £15
1971 125th Anniversary of the London,
Brighton and South Coast Railway.
NOW £7.50
1971 125th Anniversary of the
London and North Western Railway,
Railway Philatelic Group Convention,
Northampton
RHS04
£10
RHS05
£35
NOW £26.25
1971 Last Day in Use of TPO Mailbag
Apparatus.
RHS05A
£50
NOW £37.50
1971 Last Day in Use of TPO Mailbag
Apparatus. Double postmark North
Western TPO NT Down 2
NOW £7.50
29/5/72 45th Anniversary of the Romney
Hythe and Dymchurch Railway, cover carried
on No9 Winston Churchill
RHS09
£20
NOW £15
1972 70th Anniversary of the Great Orme
Railway, Llandudno.
RHS08A
NOW £11.25
1972 75th Anniversary of the Great Central
Railway, London.
RHS10
£15
RHS03
£25
NOW £18.75
1971 75th Anniversary of the Snowdon
Mountain Railway
£10
THE COVER ALBUM BARGAIN WE KEEP SECRET
We have a great album it has 15 polypropylene* leaves *Polypropylene is a clear material which according to the
that will take 60 FDC. It fits our covers and they look experts is totally safe. Some album leaves are dangerous as
great in it. It comes in Red and Dark Blue.
they suck out ink from the covers. PVC in particular can be
lethal to your covers and if you have old PVC pages in albums
the leaves should be replaced.
At £20 post free it’s really a bargain!
You can also redeem it for 18 tokens
Outside
SCA01A
£20
Blue New Colour!
SCA01B
£20
Rail Album
SCA01
£20
Red
Covers not included
Spine
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BENHAM ENGRAVED
In the 1970s Benham produced a series of covers that used engraved printing techniques to produce some truly wonderful illustrations. Some
of these are now becoming highly sought after. Here we offer a small selection of our Benham Engraved stock. If you’re looking for something
specific, please contact us to find out if we have it in stock.
BE08C
BE06A
£20
1973 Tree, Westonbirt
Arboretum, Tetbury.
£20
1972 Silver Wedding,
Windsor special FDI
postmark.
BE07C
BE14B
£12.50
1973 EEC, Philatelic
Bureau.
£20
1973 Wedding,
Westminster Abbey
special FDI postmark.
BE13A
BE22A
£10
1975 Charity, Philatelic Bureau.
BE27A
£15
1973 Parliament,
Big Ben special
postmark.
£12
1975 Parliament, Philatelic Bureau.
BE30B
BE29A
£12
£15
1976 Telephone, Taunton Museum.
1975 Christmas, Bethlehem special FDI
postmark.
BE32A
£15
1976 Bicentenary, Washington.
BE40A
£10
1977 Parliament, London SW special FDI.
BE24F
£20
1975 Architecture, set of five covers.
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Definitive New Value Covers
FD383
Supplied on our choice of cover
if you only want the one illustrated
please let us know
£6
OFFER £5
1st July 1968 5d, 7d, 8d and
10d, Windsor FDI postmark.
FD379
FD390
£8
OFFER £7
5th June 1967 4d, 1/- and 1/9d, Windsor
FDI postmark.
£7.50
OFFER £6
6th January 1969 4d and
8d, FDI postmark.
FD466
£10
OFFER £8.50
17th June 1970 First Decimal
Machin High Values 10p, 20p,
50p Windsor FDI postmark.
FD456
£20
OFFER £17.50
10th December 1969 1/6d all over phosphor, CDS
postmark.
FD565
£12.50
OFFER £10
6th December 1972
High Value Definitive
£1 Black Redrawn,
Windsor FDI postmark.
FD471B
£10
OFFER £8.50
FD627
£25
OFFER £22
1971 Low Values, Abbey cover.
FD632
£5
24th June 1974 3½p
one phosphor band,
Windsor postmark.
OFFER £4
4th September 1974 6½p Two phosphor
bands, Windsor FDI postmark.
All Ten Covers £100
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FD646
£25
OFFER £22
13th November 1974 4½p All Over Phosphor,
Windsor CDS postmark.
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The Rare Definitive Covers You Must Own
Supplied on our choice of cover - if you only
want the one illustrated please let us know
FD300
£150
OFFER £135
19th November 1957
Graphite stamps
½d, 1d, 1½d,
2d, 2½d and 3d,
Southampton CDS.
FD268
£200
OFFER £180
FD345
9th February 1959 4½d Tudor, illustrated cover.
£95
OFFER £85
17th May 1965 3d one phosphor
band and 4d two phosphor lines,
plain cover, cachet address.
FD554
£80
OFFER £70
FD435A
£50
13th September 1972 2½p
Gum Arabic Definitive with
clear CDS.
OFFER £45
5th March 1969 High Values, official cover,
Stampex special postmark.
FD572
£60
OFFER £50
1st February 1973 50p All
Over Phosphor, CDS.
FD593
£125
OFFER £110
10th September 1973 3p One Phosphor Band, illustrated
cover plus 1p, 2p and 3p with Windsor CDS postmark.
FD627
£25
OFFER £22
24th June 1974 3½p One
Phosphor Band, Windsor.
FD646
£25
OFFER £22
13th November 1974 4½p All Over
Phosphor, Windsor CDS.
All nine covers £650
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Customer Service Picks
Each magazine we'll ask our team to pick out one of their favourite covers, explain
why they've chosen it and give you the chance to buy it.
Over the last few years I’ve been getting
back into Terry Pratchett’s Discworld
series. So, my suggestion for this
month is one of our 2006 Bath Postal
Museum Christmas covers, signed
by him, in his capacity as one of the
Patrons of the Museum.
Sarah
And for this magazine only, I’m able to offer it at
the amazing price of £175 (don’t be put off by the
price, flexi-pay is always available)
And for fellow Discworld fans, Happy Hogswatch!
2006 Christmas miniature sheet on official Bath
Postal Museum cover, with official pmk, signed by
Terry Pratchett.
BC244MS
£200
NOW £175
I think this cover is great because it
highlights many of the ways dogs
can help us, not only for police,
customs, working and rescue
services but also on a personal level.
Even today they are finding new
ways that dogs can help us.
Dawn
Working dogs, Centenary of Police dogs in Britain,
multi-signed Police GC winners special.
Henry Stevens
GC,Tony
Gledhill
GC,James W.
Beaton GC and
Carl Walker GC.
£75
Betty
BC319SP
Have I mentioned that I like
a wedding and the chance to
buy a big hat before?
Yes I think I have! Well way
back in 1981 Cath and Tony
issued
this
first ever set of silk postcards for the
Royal Wedding of Charles
and Diana. We rarely have
these in the office and have
just two pairs available.
TCS527
£75
2003 Buckingham Dambusters
FDC with four Guernsey stamps,
and doubled on the 60th anniversary
with a 31p Sir Arthur Harris stamp
(1986 RAF issue), plus a Scampton
postmark. It has been signed by
George Johnson, a Navigator during
the raid, and Flight Lieutenant John
Munro who was the last surviving pilot until his
death earlier this year. The cover features famous
aviation artist Frank Wootton’s breath-taking
painting of
the raid, and
would
fit
perfectly into
your
RAF
collection.
Craig
BCSP301D
£75
Brian
£45
Way back in 1993 Royal Mail D209A
issued its first Machin Self Adhesive Stamp. At
the time there were problems with it the main one,
being you could rub the postmark off. At Benham
we did the normal definitive covers, plus a few of this
slightly larger card with the complete booklet on it.
Christmas is right around the corner
now, so I’ve chosen an appropriately
themed cover this issue. This is our
2007 “40th Anniversary of the
first religious Christmas stamps”
cover, featuring a stunning
wood engraved design and five
Christmas stamps - 2 from the
new issue and 3 from the original issue 40 years
previously.
Chris
The cover is
finished with
a Bethlehem
postmark.
BC315G
£30
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FD200
£125
FD202
1st April 1941 Jersey 1d Carmine on illustrated cover
FD191
£125
29th January 1942 Jersey ½d Green illustrated cover
FD197
£150
18th February 1941 Guernsey Arms Definitive 1d Carmine illustrated cover
£125
12th April 1944 Guernsey Arms 2½ illustrated FDC typed
FD193
£50
7th April 1941 Guernsey ½d
Green on a Display Cover
Two Jersey FDC and
three Guernsey FDC
normal price £490
Illustrations may vary
SPECIAL OFFER £400
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