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AC02a 1st UK Aerial Post COVER

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AC02a 1st UK Aerial Post

Backstamp ROYAL AIR FORCE HENDON 12 SEPT 81
Total Number Issued 8,000
RAF AC 2a Standard Cover
RAF AC 2b Cover bearing a 12p Northern Ireland regional stamp signed by both pilot and navigator of the Whirlwind (2000)
RAF AC 2c Cover bearinga 14p "Roya| Wedding" commemorative stamp. It was additionally carried down by a parachutist into RAF Hendon to mark the opening of the first British Aero-Philatelic Exhibition. lt is signed by:
      a JR Nickolls, the parachutist and
      b Frances J Field, the distinguished Aero-Philatelist
    (997 numbered and certified)

Notes
1. This Cover is paired with FF 33 (Hendon to Windsor Air Mail)
2. The 60th Anniversary of the First UK Aerial Post was commemorated by the issue of a Cover with the First Series, S7.
3. The layout of AC 2c has been changed considerably. The miniature  sheet and cancellation are on the reverse, while the front carries a cachet "DELIVERED BY FREEFALL PARACHUTIST" and the IRVIN logo.

CONDITION: VERY GOOD FOR AGE

***** PLEASE DO LOOK AT ALL THE OTHER RAF COVERS THAT ARE AVAILABLE WITHIN THIS STORE**********

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