Signed FDC & Postal Covers.

This Page contains a selection of First day Postal Covers signed by famous Aviators. Packing and Postage for all FDC's is FREE!!

LUFTWAFFE

Hauptmann Dietrich GRASSMANN - Knights Cross

Staffelkapitan of 1./KG4 flying Heinkel 111 bombers in the Soviet Union.

Number 10 of 11 Issued

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Oberfeldwebel Gunther STEIN - Knights Cross

Served as a radio operator/ gunner with 6./KG2 flying Dornier 17 bombers during the Battle of Britain. Continued to fly operations against the UK [164!] and converted to the Dornier 217 in 1943. Credited with two British nightfighters shot down. On 15.03.43 during a raid on harbour installations at Grimsby his Dornier finally fell to a British nightfighter.

Number 1 of 11 issued

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 Oberfeldwebel Wilhelm ODENHARDT - Knights Cross

Flew Heinkel 111's with KG4

Number 3 of only 5 Issued

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Leutnant Hans SCHOFBECK - Knights Cross

Flew as a bomber pilot with 1./KG z.b.v.g.

Number 11 of 11 Issued

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Hauptmann Heinrich SCHLOSSER - Knights Cross

Flying the huge Fw200 'Condor' with KG40, Schlosser attacked and sank the "Van Dyk" at Narvik, Norway. He continued to attack British Convoys and sank shipping to a total of 55,000 BRT. He was then transferred to 10. KG40 to fly supply missions to the beleaguered defenders of Stalingrad in the Heinkel 177.

Number 9 of 11 Issued

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 Cover signed by Oberfeldwebel Reinhard KOLLAK - Knights Cross

Flew with both NJG1 and NJG4 - 49 Victories - all at night!

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Cover signed by Hans KIRN - Knights Cross

Flew the Me262 Fighter-bomber with KG6

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FDC SIGNED BY GENERALLEUTNANT ADOLF GALLAND AND MAJOR HARTMANN GRASSER - KNIGHTS CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES

Genlt Adolf Galland - 104 victories - led JG26 during the Battle of Britain

Major Hartmann Grasser flew the Me110 destroyer with ZG52 and then II/ZG2 during the French campaign and the Battle of Britain. He transferred to the Geschwaderstab of JG51 inFebruary 1941 where his victories started to mount. He was later Kommandeur of III/JG1. Total victories 103 in 700 missions. Hartmann Grasser passed away in 1986. A rare signature.

Details of signatories included. Number 18 of only 19 examples

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 FDC SIGNED BY GENERALLEUTNANT ADOLF GALLAND AND OBERLEUTNANT HEINZ KEMETHMULLER - JG26 - KNIGHTS CROSS

Kemethmuller initially served with JG3 before transferring to JG26 in 1942. He was staffelkapitan of 4./JG26 and was awarded the Knights Cross in October 1942. He fought over the invasion front and even had his Fw190 equipped with 21cm rocket tubes. He scored 89 victories and was nominated for the Oak Leaves. Heinz Kemethmuller passed away in 1984

Details of both signatories and two photos included. This is number 5 of only 18 examples.

Kemethmuller is a rare signature.

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Cover signed by Leutnant Willi NOLLER - KNIGHTS CROSS

One of the most successful pilots of St.G.2, Noller served most of his career on the eastern front. By 1943 he had already racked up 500 missions [!!] including those over Stalingrad. The hectic pace continued, Noller converting fron the Ju87 to the more survivable Fw190. Noller flew a total of 1058 missions, destroyed 86 tanks and two air victories.

Cover includes details and a Photo

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FDC SIGNED BY HAUPTMANN WOLF-DIETRICH HUY

KNIGHTS CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES

Huy started his Luftwaffe career in 1939 with JG77, scoring his first victories over Dunkirk the following year. JG77 were assigned to the mediterranean theatre where Huy started to equip his 109 with bombs and attack Royal Navy ships, sinking several and, on one occasion, damaging the battleship HMS Warspite. Huy was shot down over North africa and taken prisoner. He scored a total of 40 victories

Details included

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ROYAL AIR FORCE & RFC

 

FDC signed by the great Hurricane Ace Frank CAREY

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Fantastic cover signed by Group Captain Peter Townsend, Victor Von Lossberg KG26 and Gerhards Krems KG27. All three took part in the battle of Britain, both the Luftwaffe pilots flew the Heinkel 111. With Photos

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COVER SIGNED BY SIR TOM SOPWITH

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COVER SIGNED BY LEONARD TRENT VC

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COVER SIGNED BY WAAF SERGEANT JOAN MORTIMER - MM AND WAAF CORPORAL ELSPETH GREEN - MM

Sgt Joan Mortimer was the first WAAF to be awarded the Military Medal for bravery - on 18th August 1940, Biggin Hill was hit hard by Luftwaffe attacks - Sgt Mortimer went out, before the 'all clear' was sounded to mark out the position of unexploded bombs with red flags - evemn when one went off close by!!

Corporal Green was in charge of the plotters in the Operations room at Biggin Hill on 31st August 1940 when it received a direct bomb hit during a Luftwaffe attack. Despite the carnage all around her she continued with her duties regardless and was awarded the Military Medal.

A very nice battle of britain item

PRICE £15

UNITED STATES AIR FORCES

 COVER SIGNED BY LT. GENERAL IRA EAKER

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 COVER SIGNED BY GENERAL CURTIS LEMAY

With Photo and info

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 ENVELOPE SIGNED BY US ACE R.P. BALDWIN - 5 VICTORIES IN KOREA WITH 51FIW

PRICE £10

If you are interested in any of these covers, please contact me on Maue1@tiscali.co.uk  for further details