TAKE OFF!December AVIATION HISTORY A TRULY ICONIC PIECE OF VISIT AND CLICK THE FLIGHT BUTTON YOURS FOR 600

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1 TAKE OFF!December 2018 Issue 30 A TRULY ICONIC PIECE OF AVIATION HISTORY This extraordinary cover has been signed by aviation legend Beryl Markham who in 1936 carried it from England to Nova Scotia on the world s first non-stop east to west transatlantic flight. Only 26 covers were flown on this famous flight, none were postmarked but each were applied with a special cachet showing the flight details and were signed by Markham. This really is a very rare cover, which we have never offered before. YOURS FOR per month for 6 months RU It was on September 4th that Beryl Markham took off from Abingdon, England and after a 20 hour flight her plane The Messenger crashed due to the icing of the fuel tank vents at Baleine Cove, Nova Scotia. Despite the crash Markham had successfully achieved the feat of flying nonstop east to west and established herself as an aviation pioneer. YOU COULD OWN A COVER CARRIED ON THE WORLD S FIRST NON-STOP EAST TO WEST TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT SEE MORE OF OUR FLIGHT COVERS ON OUR WEBSITE VISIT AND CLICK THE FLIGHT BUTTON

2 ZEPPELINS 1936 Hindenburg Germany - USA stunning cover with hand painted watercolour illustration of the zeppelin over the ocean, plus flown cachet and 9th May New York arrival datestamp. 50 per month for 5 months ARZ11A 250 RU per month for 5 months 1930 Graf Zeppelin card flown on the German Round Flight which started and ended at Friedrichshafen, with a red mit Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin befordert cachet. The card has eight German airmail stamps cancelled with a special Zeppelin Day, Berlin postmark betty@buckinghamcovers.com RU per month for 10 months 1929 Graf Zeppelin, Balkans flight cover with five German Eagle airmail stamps, posted on board then dropped at Bucharest with appropriate arrival datestamp, plus three different cachets - scarce combination. Paul Von Hindenburg ( ) commanded the German military during the second half of World War I in his capacity as Chief of the German General Staff. After the war he was President of the German Reich from 1925 until his death. His name will be well known by aero philatelists as the famous zeppelin Hindenburg was named after him. PAUL VON HINDENBURG Paul Von Hindenburg signed memo dated 24th April 1895 in his capacity as Colonel of the 91st Regiment of Oldenburgisches Infantry and requests an item be returned to the 37th Infantry Brigade. SGH per month for 6 months 2 Warren House, Shearway Road, Folkestone, Kent Ct19 4BF Tel Fax Betty@Buckinghamcovers.com

3 ZEPPELINS 1932 Graf Zeppelin carried cover on the third South America flight. The cover has three George V stamps and was forwarded from Edinburgh to Friedrichshafen, Germany then flown to Rio where it had an arrival datestamp added on the reverse. It features two superb German Zeppelin flown cachets. A good cover with a nice British link. RU per month for 5 months per month for 10 months RU Graf Zeppelin postcard carried on the airships 400th flight with two very clear strikes of the flown Graf Zeppelin postmark cancelling six Third Reich stamps. The flight flew from Frankfurt to Friedrichshafen, a superb example of this rare flight. RU per month for 5 months 1930 Graf Zeppelin postal stationary card carried on the flight over the Alps. The card has been uprated with five German stamps cancelled with the flown Graf Zeppelin postmark and features a clear Straubing, Germany arrival datestamp. The card itself was issued to celebrate the first Europe Pan America flight and features a superb illustration. 25 per month for 3 months RU Graf Zeppelin photographic postcard carried on the Rhineland flight from Friedrichshafen to Koln plus special oval flight cachet, lovely item. 25 per month for 3 months ARZ Hindenburg carried mail with purple Olympiafahrt cachet - the zeppelin flew over the Olympic Stadium during the Opening Ceremony. 3

4 CRASH MAIL per month for 10 months RU Imperial Airways crash mail cover. The Courtier plane piloted by Captain Poole crashed into the sea when coming into landing but most of the mail was later recovered with this example having had a damaged by sea water cachet added. RU per month for 5 months 1939 Imperial Airways/Guinea Airways crash mail cover carried aboard the Lockheed plane Koranga piloted by Captains C. Clarck and J. Jukes. The plane crashed into the Katherine River, Australia shortly after take-off on the 18th January, sadly killing the four man crew. This mail was recovered and has been added with a label on the reverse, scarce crash cover Transatlantic prestwick crash airmail Option 1 Option Transatlantic Prestwick crash airmail with Salvaged Crash Mail Aircraft Crash Prestwick cachet. ARC20 75 EACH 25 per month for 3 months ARZ per month for 2 months 1937 LZ 129 Hindenburg with purple Luftschiff Hindenburg Deutschlandfahrt am 1. Mai 1937 cachet, the Zeppelin crashed just 6 days later on May 6th so this was one of its final flights. ARI per month for 5 months 1931 England - Australia first experimental flight by Imperial Airways, Australian National, and Qantas Airways. The plane City of Cairo crashed at Keopang and arrived late in Brisbane on the 28th April. 4 Warren House, Shearway Road, Folkestone, Kent Ct19 4BF Tel Fax Betty@Buckinghamcovers.com

5 RU per month for 4 months 1925 Pforzheim Glider Flight card franked with a 5pf airmail stamp cancelled with a special flown postmark plus an overprinted airmail stamp. Flown by glider from Pforzheim to Buchelberg with two special flown cachets ARG Munich - Konigsberg carried DELAG series postcard, with interesting advertising sticker and Munich airport cancel and Berlin arrival datestamp. ARB British Industries Fair cover signed pilot Nigel Pelly who flew Neville Chamberlain to the Munich Conference in 1938 for the Peace in our Time talks, as well as flying in 216 Squadron over Egypt WWII, and later flying during the Berlin Airlift. ARZ Zeppelin Post Exhibition postcard organized by the Stamp Collector Association of Konstanz Philatelists, great postcard featuring an illustration of Count von Zeppelin. ARR134S RAS Liverpool - London first flight under new contract, signed by pilot E.F.Finnegan. 25 per month for 3 months ARS Highland Airways Inverness - Wick first airmail betty@buckinghamcovers.com ARS British Airways Limited London - Denmark first flight. 5

6 Buckingham Concorde BCON022S 40th anniversary of when the British and French Concorde s met at the Paris Air Show, signed Tony Benn. 35 BCON024 40th anniversary of Concorde 002 flying at Mach BCON025 Concorde prototypes 001 & 002 flying at Mach BCON027S 20th anniversary when Concorde flew QEII and Prince Philip to Washington signed by pilot Captain Jock Lowe. 30 BCON028 40th anniversary of the first transatlantic flight from Toulouse - Brazil BCON030 50th anniversary of the Anglo- French treaty being signed to build Concorde. 15 BCON030S 50th anniversary of the Anglo- French treaty being signed to build Concorde signed Captain Christopher Orlebar. 25 BCON029 40th anniversary of G-AXDN Concorde 101 s maiden flight with stamp from design classics PSB pane BCON010 30th anniversary of prototype 101 retiring to the Duxford Science Museum. 25 TEL: betty@buckinghamcovers.com Want to spread the cost of your covers? Ask us about Flexi Pay! Call for full details. 6 Warren House, Shearway Road, Folkestone, Kent Ct19 4BF Tel Fax Betty@Buckinghamcovers.com

7 BCON033 10th Anniversary of the last commercial flight from London to New York and New York to London BCON031S2 30th Anniversary of the breaking the Atlantic speed record New York-London signed Richard Pike. 20 BCON033A 10th Anniversary of the last commercial flight from London to New York and New York to London with alternative postmark. 15 BCON034S 10th anniversary of the final flight over Bristol signed Les Brodie. 30 BCON015S 5th anniversary of the final commercial flight to Barbados signed Captain Les Brodie. 35 BCON005X 10th Anniversary of the Speed Record from JFK to Heathrow in 2hrs, 52mins & 59 secs. 40 BCON011C Nauru Concorde cover with 3 Nauru Concorde stamps. 15 BCON023S 40th anniversary of Concorde at Mach 1 signed by Captain Jean Pinet. 35 BCON032S 40th anniversary of the first non-stop North Atlantic flight signed Yvonne Pope Sintes

8 BCSP01FS Lady Bader and Sir Neil Wheeler signed th anniversary of Bader Bale Out, doubled on 60th anniversary of the Guinea Pig Club 30 BCA01S 125 Airbus flown cover, signed by Peter Twiss and Neville Duke, carried on maiden passenger flights from Singapore - Sydney - Singapore. 25 for 5 months BC019AN Airliners/Falklands doubled FDC signed by Sir Rex Hunt, only 8 produced for 5 months BC019OS 2002 Comet FDC signed test pilots John Wilson, Neville Duke, and Peter Twiss for 6 months 10 for 10 months BC019G Comet FDC signed test pilots John Cunningham and John Wilson. Want to spread the payments on these amazing covers? Don t forget to ask about Flexi Pay! For full details call BCSHEET01 30th anniversary of the first Concorde passenger flights, the first sheet we ever produced for 5 months BC326CSET Set of 5 Air Displays covers featuring a full set of Air Displays stamps, all flown in a Red Arrow and signed by the pilot, stunning set for 2 months 8 Warren House, Shearway Road, Folkestone, Kent Ct19 4BF Tel Fax Betty@Buckinghamcovers.com

9 AIR ANGLIA ARA12 ARA27 ARA53 BUY ANY TWO for 18 OR ANY THREE FOR ARA Humberside - Amsterdam ARA Humberside - Jersey ARA Jersey - Humberside ARA Jersey - Aberdeen ARA Aberdeen - Jersey ARA15A 1974 Aberdeen - Stavanger ARA18A 1977 Queen Visits London ARA18C 1977 Queen Visits Cleveland ARA Aberdeen - Leeds ARA Amsterdam - Aberdeen ARA Humberside - Aberdeen ARA Edinburgh - Amsterdam ARA Amsterdam - Edinburgh ARA Amsterdam - Jersey ARA Jersey - Amsterdam ARA Stavanger - Norwich ARA Aberdeen - Bergen ARA Bergen - Aberdeen ARA Aberdeen - Norwich ARA Norwich - Aberdeen ARA Leeds - Jersey ARA Norwich - Aberdeen ARA Norwich - Birmingham ARA Birmingham - Norwich ARA Aberdeen - Edinburgh ARA Edinburgh - Leeds ARA Leeds - Edinburgh ARA Humberside - Glasgow ARA Amsterdam - Leeds ARA Norwich - Humberside ARA Humberside - Jersey ARA Stansted - Aberdeen ARA Fokker F27 21st Anniversary betty@buckinghamcovers.com 1934 RAILWAY AIR SERVICES FIRST FLIGHTS ARR02 ARR23 ARR71 BUY ANY TWO for OR ANY THREE FOR 35 ARR02 Birmingham - Liverpool ARR115 Southampton - Bristol ARR116 Plymouth - Birmingham ARR128 Glasgow - Plymouth ARR132 Southampton - Belfast ARR18 Birmingham - Manchester ARR21 Cardiff - Liverpool ARR23 Bristol - Plymouth ARR42 London - Belfast ARR45 Bristol - Manchester ARR50 Glasgow - Manchester ARR52 Glasgow - London ARR53 London - Glasgow ARR54 Liverpool - London ARR69 London - Birmingham ARR71 Liverpool - Birmingham ARR81 Glasgow - Birmingham

10 30 th EDITION SPECIAL OFFERS Seeing as this is our 30th edition of the Take Off mag it seemed appropriate to include some 30 special offers for you. ARB BEA 8d, 1/2d and 1/9d Air Letter FDC. ARE England - Dublin by West Coast Air Services and Aer Lingus, first flight of new airmail service. ARB BEA 11d, 1/6d, 2/4d Air Letter FDC. ARE Challenge Flight with overprinted Challenge 1934 Polish stamps and Polish Challenge strike. ARI Imperial Airways London - Canada, first regular service, our choice. ARI Imperial Airways London - South Africa, special experimental Christmas mail, left the UK on the 9th December and arrived in Johannesburg on the 21st December. ARO England - Australia Xmas Greetings illustrated airmail flown by Australian National Airways. Mail was scheduled to arrive before Christmas but delays to the Australia to England flight and then further damage meant mail didn t arrive in Australia until the 7th January. ARP Provincial Airways Southampton - Plymouth first flight with special 3d stamp. 10 Warren House, Shearway Road, Folkestone, Kent Ct19 4BF Tel Fax Betty@Buckinghamcovers.com

11 30 th EDITION SPECIAL OFFERS ARP King Albert Line flown postcard along the famous WWI route from Belgium to England, our choice. ORDER FORM ARW01S Western Air Express Route, first flight London - Plymouth, signed by pilot Charles William Anderson Scott, best known for winning the 1934 MacRobertson Air Race. ARZ Graf Zeppelin carried card with special red flown cachet and Bielefeld, Germany arrival date stamp. RETURN TO: BUCKINGHAM COVERS WARREN HOUSE SHEARWAY ROAD FOLKESTONE KENT CT19 4BF Please note, with older covers you may receive a different illustration from the one depicted. Please let us know if you require the one shown. PAGE ITEM QTY CODE p Air Magazine December 2018 WANT TO SPREAD PAYMENTS? If you want an expensive item, you don t have to pay for it all at once. We will spread the payment over up to 12 months without interest. Tick the box and we will contact you to discuss a payment plan that suits you. Yes! I would like to receive promotional s about air and flight covers. UK POST & PACKING (UNDER 200) 2.45 PER SENDING UK SPECIAL DELIVERY (OVER 200) 6.95 PER SENDING OVERSEAS POST & PACKING (UNDER 200) 3.45 PER SENDING OVERSEAS POST & PACKING (OVER 200) 7.95 PER SENDING TOTAL Payment Details Delivery Details ACCOUNT No (If Known) NAME ADDRESS I enclose my cheque/ Postal Orders made out to Buckingham Covers for..... I would like to pay by Credit / Debit card. I understand you will keep this number on a secure computer system and I authorise you charge it when my covers become available. EXPIRY DATE START DATE ISSUE No POST CODE TEL No: SIGNATURE SECURITY CODE* *Last 3 digits on back of card. We cannot process your order without it. Alternatively you can call our small friendly Folkestone based Customer Service team (no call centres) on BUCKINGHAM COVERS LTD, REGISTERED IN ENGLAND NO IS PART OF INTERNET STAMPS GROUP LTD, REGISTERED IN ENGLAND NO REGISTERED OFFICE FOR BOTH: WARREN HOUSE, SHEARWAY RD, FOLKESTONE, KENT CT19 4BF, UK. TEL

12 Survivors of the Hindenburg Disaster Did you know? The LZ 129 Hindenburg was in service from March 1936 until it was destroyed on May 6th 1937 when it caught fire during an attempt to dock at the Naval Air Station in Lakehurst, New Jersey. Kurt Schönherr - Helmsman Schönherr had been flying on airships as a helmsman since 1913 and had served aboard The L3 during WWI which was the first German Zeppelin over England on January 19th 1915 when it bombed Great Yarmouth. However L3 crashed less than a month later and Schönherr spent the rest of the war in captivity. As the Hindenburg came in for its doomed landing Schönherr was at the rudder wheel. When he realised the crash was imminent he noticed the ship lean to starboard and correctly decided his best bet was to escape through the port side. He subsequently dived out of a small window and stumbled clear of the wreckage. ARZ67A 150 Kurt Schönherr signed postcard with 1931 Graf Zeppelin flown postmark and Hannover, Germany arrival datestamp. 15 per month for 10 months ARZ per month for 5 months Kurt Schönherr signed postcard with 1931 Graf Zeppelin flown postmark and Lausanne, Switzerland arrival datestamp betty@buckinghamcovers.com Theodor Ritter - Engine Mechanic Ritter had worked on the Hindenburg s engines during their development and was subsequently selected as the inflight engine mechanic. As the fatal descent began Ritter was in the forward portside engine car relaying orders from the control car to the crew at the engine throttle. He witnessed the upper hull of the ship be engulfed in flames and as the forward part of the ship rose to a 45 degree angle, Ritter was forced to cling to whatever he could to stop him falling into the still turning propeller. Ritter was stunned by a blow to the head and when he came back to his senses he was running from the inferno, unsure of how he escaped. Want to spread the payments on these amazing covers? Don t forget to ask about Flexi Pay! Call for full details. ARZ per month for 3 months Theo Ritter signed 1983 Olympic Flight cover with printed replica cachet used for mail flown on the famous Hindenburg 1936 Olympic flight. 12 Warren House, Shearway Road, Folkestone, Kent Ct19 4BF Tel Fax Betty@Buckinghamcovers.com