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LAST UPDATED 14-10-03
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ROYAL NAVAL COVERS GROUP Newsletter No.95 August 2001.
Dear Member,
My pleasure as always to enclose another batch of covers for you, two past and two colour photo specials to add to your albums. They are of course very late as I send them on 26/9/01 with their invoices dated 31/8/01, The mid September batch will also be late as I am in the process of completing them.
IFOS Portsmouth - Thanks to those of you who stopped by to say hello, always nice to put a face to your writing which I get so used to. We had a reasonable event but being charged over £350 for the event certainly took a huge chunk out of our takings, especially as this year due to no printer we did not feature a ship.
SPECIAL OFFER TO RNCG MEMBERS - I have been in contact with the editor of the excellent Naval magazine WARSHIPS INTERNATIONAL FLEET REVIEW. They have offered exclusively to our members a copy of the renowned Submarine 1901-2001, which is a well produced publication on the Centenary of the Submarine Service. This is available FREE OF CHARGE to any of our members taking out a subscription of the magazine which is issued every other month. Have a look at the magazine it is very informative and there are some very nice photos printed as well. Please write to Mike Parris, HPC Publishing Drury Lane, St. Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN38 9BJ, or phone him on 01424 720477. PLEASE DO NOT WRITE TO ME ABOUT THIS OFFER!!!
FIRST DAY COVERS - SADLY DUE TO A DISPUTE WITH OUR PRINTERS AND THE SUBSEQUENT CANCELLING OF OUR LONG ASSOCIATION WITH THEM (8 YEARS) THERE WILL BE A GAP IN THESE COVERS PRODUCED. I AM NOW IN DISCUSSIONS WITH OTHER LOCAL PRINTERS AND HOPE TO BE RETURNING WITH THE FLAGS SHEET ISSUE ON 22ND OCTOBER. I have been disturbed by their attitude and treatment recently as well as increasing prices so sadly I had to pull the plug. We have also of course missed a few Naval events that we would have done but things are now just about back on track. I hope this will not cause you too much disruption to your collections. This is of course a very important year with the Submarine Centenary and did not want to go to many months without any printers. There will be two more first day covers sent in mid August and then there will be a gap until mid November. I hope you all will continue to support these special issues.
COVERS ISSUED IN MID AUGUST.
NFDC 5-06 - HMS/m SICKLE - Sinking of German Tanker Uj2213 - 15/05/43. 1. R.J. Brown, was Leading Seaman in HMS/m Sickle at the time of this action.
Setenant strip of 5 1st & our sponsored Special Handstamp dated 15105101, 80 FDC's issued.
TFDC 3-05, Buses - 15/05/01, Buses Setenant strip & our sponsored Handstamp. 50 issued.
ALSO HAVE 30 ONLY FDC's WITH BUSES SHEET, ORDER QUICKLY?? This is a different layout to TFDC 3-05 mentioned above.
7 x Baltic Operations 1999 Specials Set (Second and final part of this set).
ACCOUNT BALANCES - The figure in BOLD at the BOTTOM of Your invoices is the BALANCE DUE AT THE DATE printed on the INVOICE. SO IF YOU HAVE SENT A CHEQUE THAT PROBABLY ARRIVED AFTER THAT DATE, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE BALANCE and will be in your NEXT INVOICE.
COLOUR PHOTO SPECIALS NUMBER MIX UP - Just to confirm that the colour photo specials number for HMS BEAGLE IS SSS-67 and for HMS BRAVE IS SS5-68, despite what may be printed on your covers, sincere apologies for the mix up.
THIS MONTHS COVER DETAILS AND SIGNATURES. S6-01 - HMS FOYLEBANK - 60th Ann. of the Loss/Award of VC - 417140. 1. Lieutenant D. E. Bishop, RNVR, an Ordinary Seaman onboard HMS Foylebank in transmitting station. 2. C. O'Leary, served as an Able Seaman in 'Y' Gun onboard HMS Foylebank at the time of this incident. 3. R.Walsh, an Ordinary Seaman onboard HMS Foylebank in "X" Gun at the time, served 33yrs, Boy-CPO. 4. J.Wheeler, served in Forward Magazine at the time, discharged after injuries received in this incident. Ist Stone and Soil stamp with own sponsored Special Handstamp. 80 specials from 120 covers issued.
S6-03 - HMS COQUETTE - Life/Times of & "Royal Yacht" for the DAY - 5/7154. 1. Lieutenant B. E.Hyde-Smith, RN, Senior Officer of Guard of Honour onboard 'Coquette' on 5/7/54. 2. R.Partridge, served as an Able Seaman onboard HMS Coquette at the time and in Guard of Honour. 3. J.H.Joslin, was an Able Seaman onboard HMS Coquette on 5/7/54 and in Guard of Honour for HRH visit. 4. R. Burtenshaw, as Able Seaman & Bugler onboard HMS Coquette and in Guard of Honour on 5/7/54.
Ist Millennium stamp with own sponsored Special Handstamp. 74 specials from 120 covers issued.
SS5-126 - HMS WESTMINSTER - Millennium Guardship - 01/01/00.
1. Commander PA.Thicknesse, Royal Navy, Commanding Officer HMS Westminster at the time. 2x64p Timekeepers stamps & double dated Handstamps, 31/12/99 & 01/01/00. 50 colour photos issued.
SS5-127 - HMS ILLUSTRIOUS - Deployments Jan - Jun 00 - 01/02/00.
1. Captain M. Stanhope, OBE ADC Royal Navy, Commanding Officer HMS Illustrious at the time. 2. Commander M.H.Thistlethwaite, Royal Navy, Air Engineering Officer HMS Illustrious at the time. 26p Fire/Light stamp & own Sponsored Handstamp dated 01102100. 50 colour photo covers issued.
MARRIOTT's OF THE MONTH.
RMAS ROLLICKER -Tribute to Royal Maritime Auxiliary-29/4/88-Marriott S4-03.
3. T.J. Sutton, RMAS, Master RMAS Rollicker at the time.
4. M.J. Hooper, RMAS, Shipping Master RMAS Portsmouth at the time. 18p Machin stamp with a Portsmouth Philatelic Counter Permanent Handstamp. 120 covers issued.
RMAS NEWTON - Tribute to Royal Maritime Auxiliary- 19/5/88-Marriott S4-04. 1. B. M. Stephens, RMAS, Master ~S Newton at the time. 18p Machin stamp with a Plymouth Philatelic Counter Permanent Handstamp. 119 covers issued. Series Five past event covers to issue are Yangtze Incident (24), HMS's Shark (32), Vanoc (41) and Pelorus (48). Series Six covers include Magpie (5), Wren (6) and Starling (9). Series Five current events to issue are HMS's Bangor (23), London (30), Tireless (31A) and Argyll (33). Colour Specials/Sets, Armada of Sail, Rouen 99(SS5-96109), Devonport Navy Days 99(SS5-110-121). DO NOT order any listed above, all will be sent in due course. Thank you for your support it is very much needed now more then ever as we are still losing members.
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Kind regards, Chris.