Lot No. 648
| Auction No. | 17 |
| Category |
Thematic Collections, Accumulations and Selections |
| Est. | $400 |
| Status | SOLD $520 |
Concorde Cover collection plus newspaper clippings in FDC album. Also incls some GB RAF special cacheted signed covers commemorating aviation "firsts". Starts with GB 1969 FDC & FFC's (3), 1970 Farnborough Air Show RAF Museum cover (S.C. 1 Retails £50+ ), 1972 Melbourne Airport cds tying 7¢ coil to blue Concorde photo with "FIRST VISIT TO AUSTRALIA...", GB 1969 set of 3 Maxicards all pmkd Cheltenham, 1975 (7th July) unofficial Australia-Singapore Concorde cover signed by pilot, Brian Trubshaw (AAMC 1790, Cat. $150), 1976 (21 Jan) 1st scheduled commercial flight commem folder with "Day of the Concorde" silver medallion mounted between GB 20p & Bahrain stamp on long cover (sold for $120 at Ace Stamp Auction Aug 2010). Further covers in chronological order tracing the expanding routes covered by Concorde, through to 2003 "Farewell to Concorde" GB cover plus "Last Flight" silk cover signed by pilot Mike Bannister & 2006 New York to London Record Flight signed by pilot Leslie Scott & pmkd both New York & Heathrow. Extensive newspaper clippings complete this gem of a collection. View & be impressed. Conservative est. (45 covers)