Bidspirit auction | TV Navy series HMS Brilliant


TV Navy series HMS Brilliant 1994 cover signed Capt J Rapp, Lt Cdr F Harding No. 12 of 75 issued. Official Royal Navy cover, with colour photo of the ship fixed to the cover. Official Ships cachets and special postmark. Rear Admiral James Campsie Rapp CB (born May 1952) is a former Royal Navy officer who served as Flag Officer Sea Training. Educated at Ampleforth College and Britannia Royal Naval College, Rapp was Navigating Officer of HMS Bronington when Lieutenant The Prince of Wales was in command in 1976. He commanded the frigate HMS Brazen from 1989, deploying to the Gulf for the first Gulf War[2] and later became commanding officer of the frigate HMS Brilliant in July 1993. His time in command included the production of a BBC documentary about the ship directed by Chris Terrill. He later became commanding officer of the frigate HMS Cornwall, then commander of the 2nd Frigate Squadron in May 1998 and Flag Officer Sea Training in November 2001, serving until April 2004. [5] Prior to retirement Rapp became director general of Trafalgar 200[6] for which he was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 2006 New Year Honours. Single Vendor signed RAF cover collection. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99