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unique Collectors piece comprising a signed and numbered limited
edition print mounted with a rare British Postal Cover, hand-stamped
at Hendon in 1985, each signed by the great Battle of Britain
fighter Ace Bob Stanford Tuck.
These are no ordinary Postal Covers! Lavishly
die-stamp printed from a specially commissioned engraving,
aircraft and lettering are reproduced in full color relief,
with RAF Fighter Command crest appearing in gold relief. In
mint condition, each Postal Cover was officially hand-stamped
at Hendon, home of 257 Squadron during the Battle of Britain,
on the 45th Anniversary of the Battle, in August 1985. The
 authentic
Royal Mail postmark is unique to this Postal Cover, each of
which is individually hand-signed in pencil by Wing Commander
Bob Stanford Tuck. Each valuable Postal Cover, on its own
worth the price of the complete package, is conservation mounted
together with a magnificent limited edition print by Nicolas
Trudgian depicting Bob Stanford Tuck's 257 Squadron Battle
of Britain Hurricane. This unique investment package is available
exclusively from the Military Gallery and only through its
appointed dealers, and comes with Certificate of Authenticity,
ready to frame and proudly display. This superb new edition
of Nicolas Trudgian's is restricted world-wide, to just 250
signed and numbered copies.
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Overall mounted
size: 17" wide x 19 1/2" high.
| The
Bob Stanford Tuck Tribute Folio Proofs
by Nicolas Trudgian |
| 250 Folio Proofs. |
US $195 |
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Wing Commander Bob
Stanford Tuck DSO, DFC**
Bob Stanford Tuck was a flamboyant
fighter pilot, his dashing good looks, courage, and success
in the air coming to epitomise the young flyers who fought
and won the Battle of Britain. To the British public he was
a hero in the mould of the knights of old, and today his name
is legend. In the early stages of the Battle of Britain Bob
fought with 92 Squadron flying Spitfires, quickly becoming
one of the leading aces. Promoted to commend 257 Squadron,
now flying Hurricanes, Bob's dashing style of leadership inspired
his pilots to great success. He went on to command the Duxford
and Biggin Hill Wings, taking his personal score to 29 air
victories before being shot down by ground-fire over northern
France in 1942.
A rare opportunity to acquire a valuable
collectors piece signed by one of the legends from the Battle
of Britain.
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