Auction 523 Autograph Auction Victoria Cross winners, RAF Bomber Aces, Navy, Battle of Britain, Military signed covers

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Jun 19, 2026

Unit 1, Bowles Well Gardens, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 6PQ

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LOT 46:

WW2 RAF E Gray Ward DFC pilot 617 sqn signed 1995 Christmas FDC Concorde flown. Cambridge stamps cover depicting ...

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WW2 RAF E Gray Ward DFC pilot 617 sqn signed 1995 Christmas FDC Concorde flown. Cambridge stamps cover depicting Lancasters 617 sqn RAF Waddington 1945. Robin Holly bush special postmark on full set 5 Xmas stamps. Flown by Concorde, cachet on back. Rare numbered 10 of 25 issued. Squadron Leader E Gray Ward DFC. After joining the RAF in November 1940, Gray Ward trained as a pilot. His first operational squadron was 50 Squadron flying Lancasters, before he joined 57 Squadron as a Flight Commander. In late 1944 he was selected to join 617 Squadron, and took part in the 22, 000lb 'Grand Slam' raids on the Bielefeld and Arnsberg viaducts. . Good condition Est.