ALL THESE FIRST DAY COVERS WERE PRODUCED BY HANS ROSSBACH
FIRST DAY COVER "ROYAL AIR FORCES ESCAPING SOCIETY" THIS IS A LIMITED EDITION #10 OF 10. THERE IS ONE SIGNATURE UNDER THE STAMP THAT I CAN NOT I.D. IT IS SIGNED BY HAUPTMANN GERHARD STUDEMANN, HE WAS AWARDED THE NIGHTS CROSS MARCH 26,1944 AS OBERLEUTNANUT AFTER MORE THAN 700 MISSIONS, RECEIVED THE OAK LEAVES (NO.813) ON MARCH 28, 1945 AS HAUPTMANN AFTER MORE THAN 900 MISSIONS. HE DESTROYED 50 TANKS, 31 ANTI-AIRCRAFT AND 30 FIELD GUNS, SEVERAL ARMORED AND SUPPLY TRAINS, AND ONE 1200 BRT SUPPLY SHIP IN THE BLACK SEA. TOTAL OF 996 MISSIONS, INCLUDING 173 WITH FW-190, MOSTLY AS UNIT COMMANDER. $110.00
FIRST DAY COVER/ENVELOPE WITH 3 SIGNATURES OF GERMAN ACES. THIS IS A 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FORMATION OF THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE 1921-1971. THE ENVELOPE IS SIGNED BY 3 LUFTWAFFE KNIGHT CROSS RECIPIENTS; GENERAL Lt. GERHARD CONRAD HE WAS KOMMORDORE OF KG z.b.V. 2, OBSTLT. WALTER HORNUNG IN LLG 1, TG30 & TG3 FLYING JU-52s & He-111s & GENERAL Lt. GUSTAV WILKE IN III/KG z.b.V. 2 & LLG1 & KOMMORDORE OF 5 & 9 FALLSCH. JG. DIV. ENVELOPE INCLUDES 2 PIX OF CONRAD, 2 OF WILKE & 1 OF HORNUNG. $95.00
FIRST DAY COVER COMMEMORATING CHARLES LINDBERGH'S HISTORIC FLIGHT IN THE SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS. CERTIFIED COPY NO. 0572 OF 1300, WITH THE SIGNATURE OF W.S.O. RANDLE-ROYAL AIR FORCE MUSEUM. SIGNED BY U.S. NAVY ACE JAMES L. PEARCE VF18 & VF17, HE ACHIEVED 5.25 VICs. THE SECOND SIGNATURE IS BELGIAN ACE OF WW I, WILLY COPPENS WHOM ACHIEVED 37 VICTORIES BETWEEN APRIL 25 TO OCTOBER 14, 1918. INCLUDES A BIO AND 2 PICTURES OF LINDBERGH & HIS PLANE & A BIO ON JAMES PEARCE. $110.00
FIRST DAY COVER BY ROYAL AIR FORCE, HENLOW. LIMITED ED. NO. 5 OF 5 & SIGNED ON THE BACK BY HANS ROSSBACH WHO DID ALL THESE 1st DAY COVERS. SIGNED BY CAPTAIN - FLT.Lt. J.R. MORRIS RAAF ON THE FRONT, BOTTOM RIGHT. ALSO SIGNED BY A KNIGHTS CROSS LUFTWAFFE PILOT WITH HIS PICTURE. UNABLE TO I.D. $55.00
FIRST DAY COVER APRIL 13&14, 1978. 50TH ANNIV. OF THE FIRST WESTWARD FLIGHT ACROSS THE ATLANTIC 12TH APRIL 1978. $25.00
FIRST DAY COVER - US SUBS CUT JAPAN'S LIFELINE. THE BLACK RUBBER STAMP IS OF THE "KENT PHILATELIC SOCIETY STATION". $5.00
2 GROUPINGS OF PICTURES THAT WERE IN SOME FIRST DAY COVERS. 1ST GROUP HAS 7 PICTUES, 2ND GROUP HAS 6 PICTURES. YOUR GROUP CHOICE $5.00
