Bidspirit auction | Rare Carried RNLI RAF Chivenor

Rare Carried RNLI RAF Chivenor Cover Lundy Stamp Signed J M Hunter Coxswain RNLI. 5 Aug 72 BFPS 1319 International air Day with 7½ p HM Coastguard stamp, and Aug 5 1972 Lundy postmark on Lundy Church Stamp . RAF Chivenor Cover Commemorating the 5, 000th Emergency Rescue Scramble by helicopter of 22 Sqn RAF. Depicts the RNLI emblem and a Westland Whirlwind HAR 10 of 22 Squadron based at Chivenor. Flown from Clovelly Devon to Lundy Island in RNLI Waverney Cross life boat. Flown to RAF Chivenor in Whirlwind Mk10 of A Flight 22 Squadron. With Added black detailed cachet. Personally Signed by Mr J. M. Hunter, coxswain of the Clovelly RNLI Lifeboat Certified Copy No 38 of 200 Signed Secretary Chivenor Stamp Club.