SC28e 25th Anniv Escaping Society. Cover carried down an Escape Signed8
Rare Ex Special Signed Cover 25th Anniversary of the RAF Escaping Society. Flown from RAF Northolt to RAF Wildenrath,And Cover carried down an Escape route in each of the four Countries below. A national stamp was also affixed and local cancellations applied as follows; Luxembourg Cancelled 28.4.70, Paris France Cancelled 30.4.70 , Brussels Belium Cancelled 30.4.70. Rotterdam, Holland Cancelled 4.5.70. ( 86 issued ).This cover first flown out to Germany with the main covers and carried onwards from there.15 of the 86 were presented to Resistance Workers. Only 71 put on the General market . This one is surely unique because on each cover the French 80 Cent stamp is different due to their having run out of the Henry 1V Stamp which was used for nearly all the Covers.
Personally signed by
Chairman of RAFES Mr.W.J.Brazill ,
Commandant of the Belgian White Brigade, Col de Wit,
President of VVFH (Holland )Mhr .J.Prins ,
Secretary of Armee Secrete ( Luxembourg ) M.F. Fischbach-Schiltz
,Dutch girl who recued General Hackett at Arnhem, Dr E. Caspers,
Cyril Rolfe MM an Escaper
Gp.Capt W.S.O.Randle, RAFES Committee Shot down made it home
,and W/O P Hyland RAFES Committee.
The Cover is in Very Good Condition
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