Rare R.A.F. Museum Flown and Signed Covers · Firefly during a sortie and saving himself and his Navigator who was badly burnt and unable to get out of the aircraft himself. 7: Master

21Chaucer Covers & Autographs Ltd, 19a Grace Hill, Folkestone, Kent CT20 1HA Tel: 01303 252052 www.chaucercollectables.co.uk

Rare R.A.F. Museum Flown and Signed CoversWe have a massive range of covers from the R.A.F. Museum series. Here’s a small sample of some of the

rarer signed covers - split payments are available on any order over £100. Call for more details.

RSC860 1976 35th Anniversary of theSighting of the Bismarck - 26th May 1941.Special signed variety autographed byFIFTEEN survivors of the Bismarck -Budich, Hellwig, Helms, Mathes,Mullenheim-Rechberg, Nagel, Peters,Raven, Romer, Steeg, Torbahn, Treinies,Walter, Zickelbein and Zimmerman. Thiscover comes with details of the signatoriesas well as photos of Bismarck. Limitededition of just 114. A rare piece of one ofthe most important events of WWII. £295

RSC841 One of the rarest and mostcollectable R.A.F. specials ever produced!1980 40th Anniversary of the Battle of Britaincover personally autographed by possibly thefive best known Allied air aces of the Battle ofBritain - Douglas Bader, Bob Stanford-Tuck,Johnnie Johnson, John Cunningham andJames “Ginger” Lacey - the creme de lacreme of autographed RAF covers. £275

DBM004 One of the rarest and mostcollectable signed RAF covers - 1977Historic Aviator cover dedicated to andautographed by the late great DouglasBader. This great cover also comeswith a nice b/w photo of Bader andan information card on the legendaryfighter ace. Sought after cover. £195

WW2015 1996 First Flight of the Vickers Valiantillustrated cover signed by Sir George Robert EdwardsCBE (Chief Designer of Vickers-Armstrong 1945 -1953), Jock Bryce OBE (Chief Test Pilot Vickers-Armstrong 1951 - 1960) and Brian Trubshaw CBE(Concorde Chief Test Pilot). £185

WW2022 Nice 1972 50thAnniversary of the King’s CupAir Race flown and personallyautographed by HRH PrinceWilliam of Gloucester. Tragically,just one month after flying andsigning these covers PrinceWilliam of Gloucester died whenthe plane he was pilotingcrashed at Halfpenny Green,near Wolverhampton. £150

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1 50th Anniversary of the first Solo Crossing of the Atlantic by a Woman flown byConcorde from Kennedy Airport, New York to Heathrow, London in Concorde G-BOADflight no. BA192. Personally autographed by Captain D. G. Ross. An excellent orangeConcorde flight cachet.

2 50th Anniversary of the first Solo Crossing of the Atlantic by a Woman flown byConcorde from Kennedy Airport, New York to Heathrow, London in Concorde G-BOADflight no. BA192. An excellent green Concorde flight cachet.

3 50th Anniversary of the first THROUGH coast to Coast Air services cover flownfrom New York to LA by Lockheed Tri-Star and signed by the pilot Malcolm Robillard.

JUST £5 FOR ALL 3 COVERS

FIRST FLIGHTS Three new stunning covers flown on Concorde and Lockheed!A great collection of three covers from the popular First Flight Series from the1980’s. Each one commemorates a first flight and is also flown!

£5£5

WW-Ran 1985 RAF SC36 EscapingSociety cover The Caterpillar ClubCommemorating the 40th Anniversaryof the Formation of The Royal Air ForcesEscaping Society. Flown in a HerculesC130 and then carried by members ofthe RAF Falcons in a delayed parachutedescent from 12,000 ft. Signed by fiveof the parachutists who carried thecovers plus WWII escaper Grp Capt Bill

Randle - President of the Caterpillar Club and Captain D Dell - RAF Escaping SocietyPresident. On top of all that, this cover bears a nice VE-Day postmark and comes withinfo cards and photos inside. An amazing cover!! Just £7.50

AC24 1985 DiamondJubilee of the RoyalObserver Corps - 29thOctober 1985. Flown in aTornado F2 ZD938 of 229squadron on an operationaltraining flight to rememberthe 60th Anniversary of theformation of the RoyalObserver Corps. Signed byAir Cdr Bennie. Just £5

TWO SUPERB NEW COVERS:

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THE AWARD OF THE GEORGE MEDAL

TO AIRMENThe George Medal to Airmen was instituted by a Royal Warrantdated 24th September 1940, and published in the LondonGazette 31st January 1941. The medal is primarily for civiliansand award in the military services is to be confined to actionsfor which purely military honours are not normally granted. Thisgreat cover, from the “Awards” series is a large 13” x 9” cover,and comes with a photocard and information on those whohave signed it.

THIS GREAT COVER HAS BEENAUTOGRAPHED BY THE FOLLOWING SEVEN

HOLDERS OF THE GEORGE MEDAL

1: AVM R Bullen CB GM MA Awarded theGeorge Medal as a navigator in 1944 rescuinghis wireless operator from his burning aircraft.2: AM Sir G Dhenin KBE AFC GM 166Squadron, 1 Group Bomber Command 1943-44.3: AVM J A Gray CBE DFC GM Awarded theGM after rescuing a crew from a burningWellington which crashed onto the air field.4: Flight Lt M J Lakey GM Deputy FlightCommander and Search & Rescue helicopterCaptain of “D” Flight Number 202 SquadronRAF Lossimouth.

5: Air Commodore J M McCarthy OBE GMAwarded after assisting in the rescue of thecrew of a Wellington which had crashed intothe bomb dump at RAF Honington.6: Flight Lieutenant D Oliver GM Awarded theGeorge Medal in 1954 after landing a burningFirefly during a sortie and saving himself andhis Navigator who was badly burnt and unableto get out of the aircraft himself.7: Master Air Electronics Operator J ReesonGM Awarded the George Medal in 1965 afterassisting in the search and rescue of acollapsed oil drilling rig which collapsed inheavy seas off the Lincolnshire coast.

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JUST £18CODE: DM-GM

ALSO AVAILABLE:We have a full set of 19 of thesmaller medal covers, each onesigned by the pilot who flew the

covers. We can offer this completeset for just £60

Many more in stock. For a FREE copy ofour RAF Flown Cover collector call James

on 01303 252052


A STUNNING COVER SIGNED BY THE RED ARROWS TEAM!!!THE RED ARROWSTHE RED ARROWSCOVER FLOWN BY

THE RED ARROWS!

Superb flown and signed cover from theRAF Museum Co-Ordinated Series!!

This lovely cover celebrates the 10th Anniversary of theRed Arrows - The Aerobatic Team of the Royal Air Force.

It was flown in the Red Arrows Gnats from Jersey to R.A.F.Kemble in November 1975. The Flight time was 30 minutesand then 30 seconds at supersonic, Mach 1.1. As well asa 10th Anniversary Jersey postmark, the cover also bears a“Supersonic Flight” cachet. Signed by the entire NINEmembers of the Red Arrows crew including Sqn Ldr DickieDuckett.

USUAL R.R.P. IS £30 - FOR ONE MONTH ONLYWE ARE OFFERING THIS COVER FOR £20

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JUST £20CODE: C40

WW1607 1989 25thAnniversary of the Red

Arrows cover flown in theHawk display formation of

Red Arrows from RAFValley in preparation for

the Battle of Britain OpenDay. Great cover.

Autographed by the TENRed Arrows crew. £25

Don’t miss thisstunning photoof the RedArrows withConcorde onpage 32...


BOMBER PILOTS3 Fantastic covers featuring the rare autographs of World War Two

Snap up this amazing money savingoffer on THREE collectable “Bomber”covers from the 1980’s. Each one ofthese covers is flown andsigned by a distinguishedWWII Bomber pilot. Details of the covers andautographs are outlined below.

1984 Dehavilland bomber cover, DehavillandDH10, flown by Tri-Star from it's Falklandsinaugural flight. Signed by Grp Cap G. R. HowieDSO, 1937 CFS instructor, flew 1200 hours inWWII by 1942 in Italy, Syria, Iraq, Greece &Western Desert as well as dangerous supplymissions during the seige of Tobruk. Retired in1960. Superb Jersey stamp & special forcespostmark.

1984 Bucanneer bomber cover, with superb in-flight illustration. Flown by Buccaneer at RAFLossiemouth. Signed by Air Marshall Sir HJones DFC AFC, flew in Egypt 1932, flew theprototype Spitfire in 1936, CO 213 Hurricanesqn & awarded DFC after Dunkirk, 1940 CO56sqn, 1942 CO 323 wing Operation Torch &Then to Middle East. Jersey stamp & specialforces postmark.

1985 Westland Wapiti bomber cover, 70th ann.Of the formation of No. 11 Sqn. Flown in aLightning from RAF Binbrook, with full flightcachet. Signed by ACM Sir H Constantine KBE,CB, DSO, who joined RAF in 1926, led the CFSformation team, Iraq 1934/6, flew Wellington,Halifax & Lancaster's in WWII and the 1st 1000bomber raid. Jersey stamp & postmark.

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JUST £10CODE: BMB01JUST £10 FOR ALL 3 JUST £10 FOR ALL 3

Telephone 01303 252052 to place an order(please quote SPECIAL ISSUE 1 when ordering anything from this magazine)


1975 RAF Hendon cover commemoratingthe Opening of the Sir Dermot Boyle

Wing of the RAF Museum. Cover flown ina Spitfire and autographed by Wing

Commander ROBERT STANFORD-TUCK

1974 No.6 Squadron RAF covercommemorating 60 Years of ContinuousService. Cover flown by King Hussein ofJordan in a Boeing 707 and autographed

by SIR DENIS CROWLEY-MILLING

1973 No.42 Squadron RAF covercommemorating International Air Day atRAF St Mawgan. Cover flown in a Nimrod

and autographed by Flight Lieutenant OLIVER PHILPOT DFC

TAKE ALL 3 COVERS FOR JUST £50 (code WW2110)

£50FOR ALL 3COVERS

I’ve selected three of the most famous names of Allied heroism during The Second World Warwhich I’m delighted to be able to offer as a money-saving set of three autographed covers. I

believe no collection should be without the autographs of these amazing heroes...

Robert Stanford-Tuck, Sir Denis Crowley-Milling and Oliver Philpott

THE ACES AND THE ESCAPER

reproductionmemorabilia EXCELLENTMINIATUREMEDALS!


We’re pleased to be able to offer a selection of collectable miniature replica medals from variouscampaigns and wars. Struck from original medals, they are around 17mm wide and come presented oninteresting fact cards with a photo on the front and information on the reverse. The overall size of thepresentation is 8cm x 7.5cm (3.2” x 3”).

WM001 Victoria Cross. Just . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£5WM002 George Cross. Just . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£4.50WM003 Military Cross. Just . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£4.50WM004 Distinguished Service Cross. Just . . . . . .£4.50WM005 Air Force Cross. Just . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£4.50WM006 Distinguished Flying Cross. Just . . . . . . . . .£5WM007 Military Medal. Just . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£4.50WM008 Distinguished Conduct Medal. Just . . . . .£4.50WM009 Military General Service Medal. Just . . .£4.50WM010 Navy General Service Medal Just . . . . . .£4.50WM011 Waterloo. Just . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£4.50WM012 Crimean War Medal. Just . . . . . . . . . . . .£4.50WM013 South Africa Medal Just . . . . . . . . . . . .£4.50WM014 Queen South Africa Medal Just . . . . . . .£4.50WM015 Korea Medal. Just . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£4.50WM016 1914 - 15 Star. Just . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£4.50WM017 British War Medal. Just . . . . . . . . . . . . .£4.50WM018 1939-45 Star (Battle of Britain Clasp). . .£4.50WM019 Atlantic Star (Aircrew Europe Clasp). . . .£4.50WM020 Air Crew Europe Star Just . . . . . . . . . . .£4.50WM021 Africa Star (Eighth Army Clasp). . . . . . . .£4.50WM022 Pacific Star (Burma Clasp). . . . . . . . . . .£4.50WM023 Burma Star (Pacific Clasp). Just . . . . . . . £4.50WM024 Italy Star. Just . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£4.50WM025 France and Germany Star . . . . . . . . . . .£4.50WM026 Defence Medal. Just . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£4.50WM027 War Medal. Just . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£4.50WM028 Victory Medal. Just . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£4.50WM029 Army Gold Medal. Just . . . . . . . . . . . . .£4.50WM030 Naval Gold Medal. Just . . . . . . . . . . . . .£4.50

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RAF VIP SIGNED COVER

SALE OF THE CENTURYI have just bought a huge consignment of RAF Museum special signed covers from right across the

range of series produced by the JSCC charity, who started these amazing covers in the 1960’s - manyof these would normally retail at £5 - £15 each. I need to clear some space so we are offering a

bargain pack of 20 covers which will include many of those seen here. They are all flown by the RAFwith full flight cachets.

THESE ARE THE VIPs SPECIAL SIGNED COVERS SOME WORTH £20+, MOST AT LEAST A FIVER.Includes Bomber Command, First Flights, Royal Visits, RAF Escaping Society, Test Pilots, Air

Displays, Co-Ordinated series - A HUGE ARRAY OF SUPERB COVERS.Signatures will include WWII aces, Battle of Britain pilots, DFC’s, DFM’s, AFCs, Air Marshalls and

other RAF & WWII VIPs. Some might be multiple signed.

WE CAN’T GUARANTEE EXACTLY WHICH COVERS YOU WILL GET BUT WE CAN GUARANTEE:

The Pack of 20 will have a retail value of at least £120!In case any are damaged or duplicated an extra 5 flown covers will be thrown in FOR FREE !!!

Please quote code BP01Bargain Pack can be split over 3 months at just £15 per month.

FULL MONEY BACK GUARANTEE IF YOU ARE NOT DELIGHTED

£45£45RAF BARGAIN PACK20 DIFFERENT COVERS PLUS 5 FREE JUST

RAF BARGAIN PACK20 DIFFERENT COVERS PLUS 5 FREE JUST



THE DAM BUSTERSStunning framed 8” x 10” photos signed by Richard Todd who played Guy Gibson in the film and

also George Leonard Johnson DFM who took part in the actual raid!

NEW!

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JUST £40CODE: DAM01

We’re delighted to be able to offertwo different framed signed

photographs which bring togetherone of the most famous events of

World War Two and a classicBritish film...

Operation Chastise (TheDambusters mission during World

War Two)and the 1954 epic movie The Dam

Busters.

We’ve got two variations: Astunning b/w 8” x 10” photo of abreached dam and a lovely b/w 8”x 10” photo of one of the modified

Lancasters of 617 squadron inflight. Each one is presented in a

polar white bevelled 1” mount, goldcoloured 1.5” domed wooden

frame, glass and wood backingwith hanging clip.

RICHARD TODDPrior to his acting career, Todd was a an officer and

paratrooper during WWII. After landing in Normandy onD-Day as one of the first British officers, he met up withMajor Howard on Pegasus Bridge. Best remembered as

Guy Gibson in The Dam Busters.

SGT GEORGE LEONARD JOHNSONSeargent George Leonard “Johnnie” Johnson DFM wasthe Bomb Aimer on the Operation Chastise mission. He

flew on the AJ-T crew piloted by Flt Lt Joe McCarthyduring the Second Wave of the Dambusters mission.

Their target was the Sorpe Dam.

EACH PHOTO HAS BEEN AUTOGRAPHED BY BOTH:PLEASE SPECIFY WHICH

PHOTO YOU REQUIREWHEN ORDERING


A nice selection of historical and militarysigned high - quality photographs.

ALL AUTOGRAPHEDITEMS ON THIS PAGECOME WITH OUR UNIQUECERTIFICATE OFAUTHENTICITY

Military Signed Photographs

WW543 8x10 photopersonally autographedby Luftwaffe ace OscarBoesch. 18 victories,Iron Cross £25

WW389 8x10 photoautographed by GeneralRay Davis. One of themost decorated veteransin U.S. History. £20

WW009 8x10 photoautographed by Israeliace Rudy Augarten. 6victories over Egyptiansand during WWII. £15

WW015 8x10 photoautographed by JamesSwett. Flew 104 combatmissions, and shot down15.5 enemy fighters. £30

WW121 8x10 photoautographed by MajorJack Ilfrey. One of thefirst Aces of WWII. Endedwar with 8 victories £25

WW131 8x10 photoautographed by Sgt JohnD Hawk. Medal of Honorwinner. Shows him withPresident Trueman. £15

Thinking of buyingmore than one photo?Call us for a discount!

WW388 8x10 photo personallyautographed by Col Robert ScottUS Ace with 22 victories andauthor of God Is My Co-Pilot. Greatpiece! Just £15

WW539 8x10 photo ofautographed by Jeff DeBlancpictured here receiving his Medalof Honor from PresidentTrueman. Great photo!! £15

WW477a 8x10 photograph of theUSS Arizona personallyautographed by survivor EnsignJoseph K Langdell of the USNaval Reserve - £25

WW129 8x10 photo autographedby Brigadier General BobCardenas. Flew the YB-49 downPennsylvania Avenue at therequest of Trueman! £15

Don’t forget to ask for a WWII/Military signed photo stock list!

Documents

Rare R.A.F. Museum Flown and Signed Covers · Firefly during a sortie and saving himself and his Navigator who was badly burnt and unable to get out of the aircraft himself. 7: Master