Number of results: 115
501
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1963 to 1970, a small collection of covers, cards and ephemera incl. 1963 Toulouse Concorde cancellation on piece signed by Sir George Edwards, Chairman of BAC and Dr. William Strang Director of Engineering BAC; 1968 Ministry of Technology, Technical Regulations for Concorde Project; two cards signed Henri Ziegler, Aérospatiale President; 1970 Berlin Boeing 2707 card signed by Sir Archibald Russell with handwritten message, etc. (14 items) Price Realised £270 |
502
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1967 (Dec. 11) Roll Out of First Prototype 001, postcard with a message signed by “Tony Benn, Minister of Technology – A great day for Aviation, 11.12.67 Toulouse”, also a signed handwritten note from Mr. Benn. Photo. Price Realised £100 |
503
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1968 to 2002, a quantity of Concorde and TU144 commemorative covers, postcards, special cancellations, meter marks, postal stationery, stamps, ephemera, flight certificate, cinderella incl. British, French, Italian, Russian, German etc., also some covers on other themes incl. balloons, etc. Price Realised £120 |
504
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1969 (Mar. 2) French commemorative first day/first flight cover signed by French test pilot André Turcat, British test pilot Brian Trubshaw, Director General of Sud Aviation Henri Ziegler (with message), BAC Chairman George Edwards and Chairman of the Concorde Directing Committee Bernard Lathière. Said to be unique. Also a letter from Henri Ziegler. Photo. Price Realised £750 |
505
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1969 (Mar. 2) French commemorative first day/first flight cover, re-cancelled on 30th Anniversary, signed by Brian Trubshaw and André Turcat, also a photographic postcard signed by Turcat, another with a message from Henri Perrier, Chief Observer, and a Grenada souvenir sheet. Photo. Price Realised £200 |
506
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1969 (Mar. 2) British commemorative first day cover, with British set of Concorde stamps cancelled Mar. 3, and French Concorde stamp cancelled Mar. 2, signed by French test pilot André Turcat and British test pilot Brian Trubshaw, both with messages. Photo. Price Realised £320 |
507
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1969 (Mar. 2) French commemorative first day/first flight cover signed by the French crew André Turcat, J. Guignard, H. Perrier and M. Retif with certificate and photo. Photo. Price Realised £230 |
508
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1969 (Mar. 2) French commemorative first day/first flight card, signed by French test pilot André Turcat and British test pilot Brian Trubshaw, also G.B. f.d.c. Photo. Price Realised £260 |
509
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1969 (Mar. 2) French commemorative first day/first flight postcard signed by pilot André Turcat and later with a special Filton Bristol Nov. 26 2003 cancellation and signed by Mike Bannister pilot of BA Concorde last flight. Also a British flown cover cancelled Apr. 9 1969. Photo. Price Realised £200 |
510
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1969 (Mar. 2) British commemorative first day cover, with British set of Concorde stamps cancelled Mar. 3 and 4d. cancelled Apr. 9, signed by pilot Brian Trubshaw and H.M. Postmaster General John Stonehouse. Photo. Price Realised £100 |
511
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1969 (Apr. 9) British first flight cover with British 4d. Concorde stamp cancelled at Filton, with handwritten message “This envelope was carried on the first flight of Concorde 002 G-BSST on its maiden flight 9 April 1969/ Brian Trubshaw”. The cover also signed by Sir George Edwards, Allan Greenwood, Tony Benn MP, Dr. Archibald Russell, Dr. Peter Calder, George Gedge, James Hamilton, Dr. William Strang and the Rt. Hon. Julian Amery MP. Photo. Price Realised £700 |
512
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1969 (Apr. 9) British first flight cover, believed to be one of three flown, signed by the British crew Brian Trubshaw, John Cochrane, Brian Watts, Mike Addley, Peter Holding and John Allan. The cover additionally signed on the back by both Station Senior Operations Officers J.H. Parry and R.D. Griffin. Also a photo and magazine cuttings. Photo. Price Realised £720 |
513
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1969 (Apr. 9) British first flight cover with British 4d. Concorde stamp cancelled at Fairford, signed “Certified Flown on Maiden Flight/ Brian Trubshaw”. Photo. Price Realised £320 |
514
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1969 (Apr. 9) British first flight cover signed by Brian Trubshaw and Tony Benn, Minister of Technology, Concord(e) release certificate, special entry ticket for 1st Flight, invitation to the reception marking the flight, and four pictures. Photo. Price Realised £290 |
515
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1969 (Apr. 9) British first flight cover with Concorde stamp set, Filton and Fairford handstamps, signed by Brian Trubshaw, and both station operational officers Joe Parry and Bob Griffin and BAC Directors Geoffrey Knight and Handel Davies, also a Concorde sticker. Photo. Price Realised £180 |
516
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1969 (May 29) First Liaison Flight from Toulouse to the Paris Air Show, commemorative French cover signed by André Turcat and Tony Benn, the British Minister of Technology at the time, also a postcard. Photo. Price Realised £150 |
517
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1969 (June 7) First Public Appearance of both British and French Prototypes at Paris Air Show, French souvenir cover, signed by Brian Trubshaw and also a signed, handwritten message (in French) by Henri Ziegler, Honorary Chairman of Aérospatiale. Photo. Price Realised £200 |
518
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1969 (Oct. 1) First Flight at Mach 1 by the French Prototype, British commemorative cover signed by Sir George Edwards, Chairman BAC, Dr. William Strang, Technical Director BAC, together with signed messages by Henri Ziegler, André Turcat, Brian Trubshaw, Henri Perrier Sud Aviation Test Engineer, Dr. (later Sir) Archibald Russell, Deputy Technical Director. Photo. Price Realised £240 |
519
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1970 (Sept. 7), a collection of RAF Museum SC1 covers flown on a Concorde development test flight incl. varieties, re-flown and some with signatures of pilots Sir Alan Cobham, G/Capt. John (Cats’ Eyes) Cunningham, Peter Baker, John Cochrane, Brian Trubshaw, E.McNamara and others. (9) Price Realised £480 |
520
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1970, 1971, a cover carried on Sept. 11 1970 Farnborough Air Show flight and a card flown on Sept. 2 1971 test flight, both signed by pilot Peter Baker together with a handwritten letter from him and a postcard. Photo. Price Realised £150 |
521
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1970 (Nov. 4) First Flight of 001 at Mach 2 (twice the speed of sound), French commemorative cover with a handwritten message in French, signed André Turcat. Photo. Price Realised £210 |
522
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1970 (Nov. 4) First Flight of 001 at Mach 2 (twice the speed of sound), French commemorative cover signed by Henri Ziegler, President of Aérospatiale, Handel Davies, Technical Director British Aircraft Corporation (with handwritten message) and Geoffrey Knight Chairman of BAC Commercial Aircraft Division, also a cover signed by Dr. William Strang, Technical Director of BAC and a label. Photo. Price Realised £100 |
523
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1970 (Nov. 12) First Flight of 002 at Mach 2 (twice the speed of sound), three British commmorative covers, the first signed by Brian Trubshaw and Sir Archibald Russell (with a handwritten message), the second signed by Brian Trubshaw and John Cochrane, co-pilot, and the third signed by Brian Trubshaw, John Cochrane and John Allen, observer. Price Realised £230 |
524
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1971 to 1973, a collection of covers, cards and ephemera in an album incl. a specimen Aérospatiale ticket, five flown covers, two pilot-signed by Brian Trubshaw and two by John Cochrane, also two souvenir covers signed by Henri Ziegler, correspondence, souvenirs from Italy and Japan, etc. (44 items) Price Realised £520 |
525
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1971 (May 7) British 001 First Liaison Flight, flown card Fairford–Blagnac signed by Brian Trubshaw and a cover commemorating the 002 French Presidential flight from Paris–Blagnac, signed Henri Ziegler. Price Realised £160 |
526
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1971 (May 21) French First Intercontinental Flight Toulouse–Dakar, commemorative cover signed André Turcat with handwritten message and 21 years later signed by 2nd pilot Pierre Dudal, with a handwritten message, also a label. Photo. Price Realised £230 |
527
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1971 (July 21) Last Test Flight of Vulcan XA903, souvenir with cover handwritten and signed by Dr. Peter Calder, Rolls Royce Chief Engineer in charge of the Olympus 593 engine, also signed by Sir Arnold Hall of Rolls Royce, formerly Managing Director of Bristol Siddeley Engines. Photo. Price Realised £80 |
528
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1971 (Sept. 4–18) South American Tour, 1st Crossing of South Atlantic by 001, commemorative cover signed by Pilot Jean Franchi and Flight Observer Claude Durand, another commemorating the reverse flight and a third officially flown from Argentina back to France. Price Realised £130 |
529
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1971 (Dec. 13) President Nixon meets President Pompidou (and Concorde) at Terceira Airport in the Azores, souvenir cover signed by President Nixon and Henri Ziegler, President of Aérospatiale and Airbus Industry. Also a photograph of President Nixon and Henri Ziegler shaking hands on the steps up to Concorde, signed by Henri Ziegler. Photo. Price Realised £320 |
530
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1972 (Jan. 5) First Visit of French Prototype 001 to Great Britain, landing at Fairford, commemorative cover signed by pilot André Turcat, co-pilot Gilbert Defer, and Henri Perrier, Chief Flight Test Engineer who also wrote the flight detail. Photo. Price Realised £150 |
531
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1972 (Jan. 12) H.R.H. Prince Philip’s Special Flight, a unique flown cover signed by H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh and invited passengers Sir George Edwards, Chairman of BAC, David Price, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Aerospace, Air Commodore Archibald Winskill, Captain of the Queen’s Flight and the full flight crew incl. Brian Trubshaw. Also ten items of ephemera, letters etc., associated with the flight. Photo. Price Realised £1350 |
532
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1972 (Apr. 22) cover flown from Fairford to Hanover Air Show, signed by pilot Brian Trubshaw, SBAC Chairman Allen Greenwood and believed to be the only one of these covers signed by Aerospace Minister, Michael Heseltine. Also a newspaper cutting. Photo. Price Realised £160 |
533
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1972 (May 3) Concorde 001 first visit to Morocco, to participate in Boukhalf Airport inauguration ceremonies, souvenir cover signed by pilot André Turcat who has written “inauguration du nouvel aéroport”. Photo. Price Realised £150 |
534
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1972 (May 8) H.R.H. Princess Margaret’s First Flight, one of only two registered covers carried on the flight in Concorde 002 signed by The Earl of Snowdon, Rt. Hon. Michael Heseltine, MP, pilot Brian Trubshaw and Flight Engineer Brian Watts. Also two letters signed by Michael Heseltine and two other letters, with some ephemera relating to the flight. Photo. Price Realised £230 |
535
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1972 (May 19) British Prime Minister’s First Flight in Concorde 001, one of three registered covers flown over the Bay of Biscay, but the only one signed by The Rt. Hon. Edward Heath, PM. Also signed by pilots Brian Trubshaw, Peter Baker and Observer Peter Holding. Photo. Price Realised £380 |
536
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1972 (June 2–22) 002 Far East Tour, selection of covers and cards, some flown and ten signed by one or more of the following: Earl Jellicoe (head of sales team), Brian Trubshaw, Peter Baker or George Edwards. (11) Price Realised £550 |
537
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1972 (June 27) Water Ingestion Trials, Concorde 001 Liaison Flight Fairford–Toulouse, the only flown cover known signed by co-pilot Ray Radford, Sir George Edwards and Henri Ziegler who jointly led the Anglo-French project at that time. Also a newspaper cutting. Photo. Price Realised £150 |
538
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1973 (Jan. 22–Feb. 22) 002 Hot and High Trials in South Africa, a selection of seven flown covers and cards carried on various stages, trial flights etc., some of which carried in very small numbers, all signed by Brian Trubshaw, one signed additionally by co-pilot Ray Radford, also a souvenir cover, photographs and an associated BAC letter. Price Realised £580 |
539
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1973 (Apr. 30–May 17) Ozone Test Flights, postcard and two covers carried on board 002 from Prestwick to the Arctic Circle on three different flights, all signed by John Harries, senior scientist on board and pilot John Cochrane, two also signed by co-pilot Eddie McNamara. Four, or fewer, of each were carried. Price Realised £250 |
540
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1973 (June 3) African Total Solar Eclipse, card (No. 1 of 4) certified as flown by British scientist John E. Beckman and also signed by pilot André Turcat. Photo. Price Realised £1050 |
541
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1973 (June 3) TU144 crash at Paris Air Show, souvenir cover with special Concorde cancellation, signed by Henri Ziegler, Aérospatiale President with a handwritten description of the event, also some ephemera. Photo. Price Realised £150 |
542
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1973 (July 9) High Temperature Trials, 002 Fairford to Madrid flown postcard (1/3) and a cover, both pilot-signed and a crew-signed flown postcard (1/4). Price Realised £210 |
543
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1973 (Sept. 18–20) First Visit of Concorde to the United States, 002, F-WTSA, flown card signed by pilot Jean Franchi and three passengers, the adhesive cancelled Sept. 22, being the first day of opening of the airport post office. Believed to be unique. Photo. Price Realised £800 |
544
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1973 (Sept. 20–26) First Visit of Concorde to the United States, 002, F-WTSA, covers (6) associated with the visit incl. one flown Dallas/Fort Worth to Washington and signed by pilot Jean Franchi and three passengers. Also some ephemera. Price Realised £850 |
545
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1973 (Sept. 26) Washington–Paris, First Atlantic Crossing by a Supersonic Airliner, 002, F-WTSA souvenir cover signed by pilot G. Defer, test flight engineer Henri Perrier (both with handwritten messages) and also by passenger Henri Ziegler. Believed to be unique signed thus. Photo. Price Realised £160 |
546
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1973 (Oct. 19) Last Flight of 001 Toulouse–Le Bourget, flown cover signed André Turcat pilot of the first and last flights of 001. Photo. Price Realised £240 |
547
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1973 (Oct. 23) to 2003 (June 17) Royal Flights, a collection of fifteen covers and cards in an album incl. registered cover Oct. 13 1973 Princess Anne and Capt. Mark Phillips Flight signed Brian Trubshaw and the Rt. Hon. Cranley Onslow, Under-Secretary of State for Aerospace, July 29 1981 Royal Wedding Day flown cover LHR–New York, signed by the pilot and the Archbishop of Canterbury, Aug. 6 1985 The Queen Mother's Birthday flown cover signed by Lord King and the crew, Aug. 4 2000 Queen Mother 100th Birthday flown cover signed by Lady in Waiting Angela Oswald, Norman Wisdom, Vera Lynn and the crew etc., also associated correspondence and ephemera. Price Realised £680 |
548
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1974 (Jan. 8–17) 1st Series of Air Intake System Trials, Fairford–Tangier, flown cover and two cards, all signed by both pilots and a Tangier–Fairford crew-signed flown cover, also the official passenger lists for both flights. Price Realised £480 |
549
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1974 (Feb. 7–19) “Cold-soak” Trials, Fairbanks, Alaska, card carried on Airport Test Flight, handwritten message in French “Perfect behaviour by Concorde at -45ºC” signed André Turcat. Believed to be unique. Photo. Price Realised £700 |
550
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1974 (Feb. 13–Oct. 28), a selection of ten signed flown covers and cards incl. first flights, test flights, July 19 1974 Fairford–Casablanca crew-signed, Sept. 4 1974 De-Icing Test Flight aerogramme with handwritten message by Archibald Russell, four signed by Brian Trubshaw etc., also three photos. Price Realised £720 |
551
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1974 (Mar. 26–Apr.16) 2nd Series of Air Intake System Trials, Fairford–Tangier, a flown card, Fairford–Tangier–Fairford, also a flown card and a cover flown on record breaking Test Flight 170, the highest and fastest ever Concorde flight, all signed by both pilots. Price Realised £230 |
552
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1974 (Apr. 10) Final Test Flight, No. 434, of Britain’s Prototype 002, one of just ten registered covers flown and signed by the four man crew, also a handwritten letter about the flight by Pete Holding, the flight engineer. Photo. Price Realised £200 |
553
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1974 (May 27–June 2) South Atlantic Proving Flights, a selection with four flown covers incl. May 30 1974 Rio–Paris, signed J.D. Hayhurst, Director Concorde, Department of Industry, and June 5 1974 Paris–Rio–Paris in 12 hours signed by passenger Ken E. Johnson (1/12) with list of passengers, magazine article etc., North Atlantic Proving Flights, two flown covers June 14 1974 Boston–Miami and 18 June 1974 Boston–Paris, both signed by Brian Trubshaw. Price Realised £500 |
554
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1974 (June 13) North Atlantic Route Proving Record Breaking First Flight by F-WTSA, Paris–Boston, 3 hrs. 9 mins. believed to be the only known cover signed by Aérospatiale pilot André Turcat, BAC pilot Brian Trubshaw, David Nicholson, Chairman of British Airways and Freddie Laker, Managing Director of Laker Airways. Photo. Price Realised £200 |
555
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1974 (June 17) First Supersonic Double Crossing of the Atlantic, Boston–Paris–Boston in just over seven hours, a flown card and a cover, both signed by the pilots and others, also a letter by Bernard Lathière, describing the flight and an article “To Paris for Lunch”. Price Realised £550 |
556
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1974 (June 29) The Shah’s Supersonic Flight, Istres–Teheran with handwritten message (in French) “with HM the Shah/ enthusiastic passenger” signed André Turcat. Believed to be unique. Photo. Price Realised £150 |
557
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1974 (Aug. 6–Sept. 13) Middle and Far East Development Tour, a selection of seven flown cards, all signed by pilots Brian Trubshaw and Peter Baker, Fairford–Heathrow (1/11), Heathrow–Tehran (1/11), Tehran–Bahrain (1/10), Kuwait–Abu-Dhabi (1/6), Abu-Dhabi–Dubai (1/11), Bahrain–Kuwait (1/10) and Bahrain–Doha (1/11); three covers signed Brian Trubshaw and Peter Baker, Dubai–Muscat (1/10), Bahrain–Singapore (1/11) and Bahrain–Fairford (1/3), also a cover carried throughout the tour signed by the crew and others. Price Realised £1450 |
558
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1974 (Oct. 2) Special Royal Flight, registered cover flown in G-BBDG and signed by H.R.H. Prince Michael of Kent, pilots Brian Trubshaw and Peter Baker. Also a letter on Kensington Palace notepaper and a H.R.H. Prince Michael of Kent compliments slip. Photo. Price Realised £150 |
559
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1974 (Oct. 20–28) American Pacific Coast Tour, seven covers and cards incl. two flown covers Oct. 20 1974 First Landing on Canadian Soil (1/3) and London–Gander–Mexico City–San Francisco–Anchorage–Los Angeles–Lima–Bogot–Caracas–Las Palmas–en route to Paris signed André Turcat with a handwritten note, believed to be unique. Price Realised £260 |
560
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1974 (Nov. 7) High Natural Icing Trials, No. 3 of 15 covers flown in G-AXDN on the fastest ever Transatlantic flight to the U.S.A., Fairford to Bangor, Maine, crew-signed. Also another cover carried in both directions (return on Dec. 13) signed by both pilots on the fastest ever double crossing of the North Atlantic (believed unique). Photo. Price Realised £200 |
561
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1975 (Feb. 26–Nov. 5), a selection of mainly signed, carried covers and card incl. Feb. 26 1975 Crystal Ice Trials, Fairford–Nairobi (1/15) crew-signed, 14/21 May 1975 Runway & Airfield Assessment, Fairford–Singapore (1/13) signed by Brian Trubshaw and crew, etc. (8) Price Realised £500 |
562
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1975 (May 20–Oct. 4) French Endurance Flying Programme, a selection of eleven covers, mainly flown, incl. May 28 1975 souvenir of Paris CDG–Dakar flight with a signed message from Henri Perrier in charge of the Endurance Flying Programme; June 21 1975 Roissy–Lisbon–Caracas (1/50) and return flight (1/50), both covers crew-signed etc., Oct. 3 1975 Paris–London–Ottowa–Montreal pilot-signed and Nov. 3 1973 three covers with special Concorde cancellation, etc. Price Realised £260 |
563
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1975 (July 7–Sept. 11) British Endurance Flights, a collection of 23 signed, flown covers in an album incl. July 7 1975 London–Bahrain (1 of 2) signed by pilot and Sir Henry Marking, Managing Director of British Airways, Aug. 4 1975 First Singapore–Melbourne and Return in daylight hours (1/7) pilot-signed, Aug. 26 1975 Fastest Civil Crossing of the North Atlantic London–Gander 2hrs.18mins. (1/7) pilot-signed, etc., also some ephemera (7) incl. passenger ticket, menu etc. Price Realised £1200 |
564
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1975 (Oct. 6) Official Opening of Mirabel Airport, cover flown on F-WTSA from Montreal to Paris, signed by Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau (initialled business card included) and Gilbert Defer, the co-pilot. Photo. Price Realised £210 |
565
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1976 to 2003, a collection of loose Air France covers, cards and aerogrammes (43), many of which were flown, incl. Sept. 21 1998 Mexico City–Washington–Paris, pilot-signed, Oct. 7 1980 Paris–Tunis –Paris, crew-signed, May 20 1983 Paris–Casablanca, crew-signed, Mar. 1 1985 Paris–New York–Paris, last flight of pilot Michel Martin, crew-signed, May 26/28 2003 last flight Paris–New York–Paris, pilot-signed etc. Price Realised £400 |
566
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1976 (Jan. 21, 22) First British Airways Scheduled Commercial Service to Bahrain, London–Bahrain–London double flown cover signed by H.R.H. The Duke of Kent, Sir George Edwards, Grp. Capt. Leonard Cheshire, Allen Greenwood, Brian Trubshaw, Henry Marking, Viscount Leathers and the Rt. Hon. Eric Varley, MP. Also six associated letters, cards and compliments slip. Photo. Price Realised £300 |
567
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1976 (Jan. 21) First BA Commercial Flight to Bahrain, London–Bahrain, a selection of eleven covers and cards incl. a double flown cover (said to be unique) carried on Maiden Flight Apr. 9 1969 and on Bahrain Flight with eleven signatures incl. BAC representatives Brian Trubshaw, Sir George Edwards and Sir Archibald Russell, BA representatives Henry Marking, Norman Todd, and Henri Ziegler of Sud Aviation, etc., also a letter from BA setting out flight timetable to and from Bahrain. Photo. Price Realised £520 |
568
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1976 (Jan. 21, Apr. 10) First Air France Commercial Flight to Brazil, Paris–Rio, via Dakar, a selection of sixteen covers and cards incl. flown Paris–Rio pilot-signed (2), flown Rio–Paris pilot-signed (2), some with personal messages, South American acceptances etc., also seven covers Paris–Caracas and return, two crew-signed. Price Realised £200 |
569
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1976 (Feb. 13–Dec. 22), a collection of twenty-two covers and cards in an album, many flown and signed incl. Mar. 4 Last Flight of Concorde 002, Fairford–RNAS Yeovilton (3), one pilot-signed, one crew-signed and another signed Gerald Kaufman, Oct. 2-4 Paris–Manila–Paris, crew-signed, Dec. 16 Performance Test Flight 424, one signed by the pilots, another signed by the crew, both also signed by the Earl of Sussex (plus an associated letter), and some ephemera. Price Realised £620 |
570
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1976 (May 24–25) First Scheduled Commercial Services to Washington DC, nine covers and cards incl. Paris–Washington–Paris flown cover signed by the pilot and co-pilot, said to be unique, London–Washington signed by pilots Brian Calvert and Norman Todd, and five others incl. Gerald Kaufman, Minister of State for Industry, Julian Amery, former Aviation Minister and signatory to the original Anglo-French Concorde agreement etc., also a cover signed by BA and AF pilots and a passenger ticket. Photo. Price Realised £260 |
571
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1976 (June 26–29) First British Airways Charter Flight to Puerto Rico, London–San Juan–London, one of two flown covers signed by Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. James Callaghan, Sir Patrick Wright and pilots Brian Calvert and Peter Duffey. Photo. Price Realised £230 |
572
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1976 (July 4) U.S. Independence Day, British Airways cover flown Washington–London, said to be unique, signed by US President Gerald Ford and British Prime Minister James Callaghan. Photo. Price Realised £380 |
573
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1976 (July 4) U.S. Independence Day, Air France cover flown London–Paris–Washington, said to be unique, signed by British Prime Minister James Callaghan and French President Valéry Giscard d’Estaing. Photo. Price Realised £380 |
574
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1976 (Nov. 2–11) Far East Demonstration Tour, Paris–Bahrain–Manila–Hong Kong–Djakarta–Seoul–London, a selection of seven covers, six of which were flown on various legs, one crew-signed incl. by Brian Trubshaw and three pilot-signed by Gilbert Defer, also two notes handwritten by the pilot, one referring to Mrs. Marcos shopping in Hong Kong. Price Realised £200 |
575
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1977, 1978, a collection of thirty-two covers or cards in an album, many flown and signed incl. test flights, Mar. 17 1977 Maiden Flight of 212, signed by Brian Trubshaw, etc., also crew-signed incl. May 24 1977 Casablanca Test Flight 462, Aug. 20 1977 Last Flight of Pre-Production 01 to Duxford, Dec. 9/10 1977 London-Singapore, Dec. 10 1977 Singapore–London, Jan. 24 1978 Paris-Kish-Paris etc., also some ephemera. Price Realised £820 |
576
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1977 (Jan. 20, 21) Inauguration of President Jimmy Carter, London–Washington–Atlanta and return flown cover, said to be unique, signed by three pilots, Brian Trubshaw, Brian Walpole and “Returned on the first anniversary of supersonic service, 21.1.77/ Brian Calvert”, also a Jimmy Carter Best Wishes card. Photo. Price Realised £150 |
577
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1977 (Mar. 9, 12) Special Charter Flight, London–Washington–Ottawa, official flown BA cover signed by British Prime Minister James Callaghan, pilot J.D. Eames and George Floyd, also a cover flown Washington–Ottawa signed by pilot J.D. Eames. Photo. Price Realised £150 |
578
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1977 (Mar. 13) BA official flown cover Ottawa–Montreal–London signed by Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and pilot J.D. Eames. Photo. Price Realised £420 |
579
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1977 (May 11, Sept. 23) two covers, the first commemorating the lifting of the ban on Concorde landing at JFK airport, signed by Gerald Kaufman, British Minister of State for Industry, the second commemorating President Carter’s decree that Concorde may land in many American cities, signed by President Carter and Brock Adams, U.S. Secretary of Transportation (1977-1979). Photo. Price Realised £220 |
580
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1977 (Sept. 23, 24) Last Flight of 16 Month Trial Period, two flown covers, London–Washington and Washington–London both signed by William T. Coleman, U.S. Secretary of Transportation (1975-1977) and pilot Norman Todd. Photo. Price Realised £300 |
581
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1977 (Oct. 19) First Landing of Concorde in New York, a selection of eleven British or French covers and one card, mostly flown incl. some signed by one or more of pilots Brian Walpole, Pierre Dudal, Anthony Meadows or Jacques Swartz, other crew members or V.I.P.’s incl. Gerald Kaufman, Minister of State for Industry, Ross Stainton Chief Exec. and Chairman BA, Sir George Edwards, Lord Scanlon of Davyhulme etc., also June 1/2 1978 Introduction of “Two a Day” Flights, London–NY–London signed by both pilots and both crews. Price Realised £420 |
582
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1977 (Nov. 29) 15th Anniversary of UK and French Governments signing the agreement to build Concorde, card 001 of 100 flown on a test flight on G-BBDG over the Bay of Biscay, and the only card signed by British Aviation Minister Julian Amery, French Ambassador Geoffroy de Courcel (the two signatories to the original agreement) and ten other men behind Concorde. Also a signed Julian Amery compliments slip. Photo. Price Realised £380 |
583
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1978 (Jan. 11) Return of the Air France Presidential Flight to the Ivory Coast, cover carried Abidjan–Paris signed by French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing and the pilot M. Le Moel. Photo. Price Realised £180 |
584
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1978 (Apr. 25–May 9) High Altitude Intake Development Trials, Filton–Casablanca and return, four covers carried on different flights, all signed by pilot Brian Trubshaw and co-pilot Alan Smith, one crew-signed. Price Realised £260 |
585
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1979 (Jan.12) Braniff International Washington–Dallas and Return Interchange Service, a collection of covers (19) and ephemera (10 items) in an album, incl. Air France and British Airways flown, pilot-signed covers, official U.S. post office cachets etc., also a card with Concorde in Braniff colours, signed by the four AF and BA pilots. Price Realised £180 |
586
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1979 (Jan. 24–Dec. 1), a collection of twenty covers, cards and aerogrammes in an album, mostly flown, many signed incl. four by Brian Trubshaw, crew-signed Jan. 24/25 “Re-inaugural” of Singapore Concorde Service, Feb. 23/24 London–Jakarta–London, 1/2 September First Flight New York–Toronto etc. Price Realised £580 |
587
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1979 (Feb. 12–19) H.M. The Queen’s Eastern Arabian Tour, six crew-signed official British Airways covers, London–Kuwait, Kuwait–Bahrain, Bahrain–Riyadh, Riyadh–Bahrain, Riyadh–Dhahran and Dhahran–Bahrain. Price Realised £110 |
588
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1980, 1981, a collection of fourteen loose, crew-signed official British Airways covers incl. Mar. 28 1981 London–Cairo, Cairo–London, Mar. 29 1981 Graz–Linz, June 6 1981 London–Prestwick, Sept. 21 1981 London–Lisbon, Lisbon–London etc. Price Realised £200 |
589
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1980 to 1989, a collection of covers, cards and aerogrammes in an album, many of which flown and signed incl. Air France Mar 26/27 1982 Last Commercial Flight Paris–Caracas–Paris, Mar. 31–Apr. 1, 1982 Last Paris–Rio–Paris, Oct. 19 1982 Last Paris–Washington (via New York), Washington–Paris, all crew-signed; British Airways Aug. 29-31 1980 London–Toronto, Toronto–London, Aug. 28 1982 Newcastle–London, Sept. 11 1982 Rome–London, Nov. 8-23.1986 First Round the World Tour, all crew-signed etc., also some ephemera. Price Realised £600 |
590
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1982 to 1984, a selection of fifteen loose, crew-signed Official British Airways covers incl. Feb. 27 1982 London–Amsterdam, July 10 1982 World Cup Manchester–Madrid, Sept. 12 1982 London–Rome, Sept. 18 1982 London–Copenhagen, Nov. 8 1982 London–Venice, Mar. 17 1984 London–Miami, Mar. 28 1984 Miami–London etc. Price Realised £260 |
591
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1985 (Feb. 13–Mar. 4), four crew-signed (up to twelve signatures) official British Airways covers, comprising Feb. 13 1985 London–Sydney, Feb. 15 1985 Sydney–London, Mar. 2 1985 London–Hong Kong and Mar. 4 1985 Hong Kong–London. Price Realised £130 |
592
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1986 (July 11) First Flight London–Vancouver, official British Airways cover No. 20 of 28 issued and flown, signed by British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, pilot Brian Walpole and co-pilot Derek Whitton. Also a copy letter from Mrs. Thatcher. Photo. Price Realised £230 |
593
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1990 to 1999, a collection of thirty-two covers and cards in an album, some having been flown and many signed, incl. eight by Brian Trubshaw, Mar. 2 1994 25th Anniversary of 1st Flight, signed André Turcat, Feb. 7 1996 Fastest Atlantic Crossing signed by pilot and co-pilot, June 2 1996 Heathrow 50th Anniversary Concorde and Red ArrowsFly Past, two cards flown and pilot-signed, one signed by Red Arrows Team etc., also ephemera incl. Aug. 13 1980 letter from the Présidence de la Republique and photo of President François Mitterand, specimen flight certificate, etc. Price Realised £1200 |
594
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1997 (Jan. 21) British Airways London–New York with handwritten message “Flown on board Concorde G-BOAC on her 21st Anniversary flight from London to New York, 21st January 1997/ Mike Bannister Captain” also signed by Richard Branson, and two newspaper cuttings. Believed to be unique. Photo. Price Realised £150 |
595
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1998 (Feb. 10) Commemorating the Life of a Princess, cover signed by British Prime Minister John Major, Captain K.D. Leney and with the handwritten message “Flown on board Concorde G-BOAD, London–New York on February 10th 1998, signed Captain Leslie Scott”. Photo. Price Realised £180 |
596
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1998 (July 25) 20th Anniversary of the Concorde Study Circle, card No.1 of 4 flown London Heathrow–RAF Fairford and Mach 2 over the Atlantic signed by no fewer than twenty Concorde pilots incl. Brian Trubshaw, John Cochrane, Peter Baker, Roy Radford, Eddie McNamara, Norman Todd, Brian J. Calvert etc. Photo. Price Realised £380 |
597
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1999 to 2003, a collection of twenty-two British covers or cards in an album with eight pilot-signed carried on anniversary flights incl. Apr. 9 1999 30th Anniversary of First Prototype Flight flown London–Filton–London, May 2 2002 33rd Anniversary of First NY Flight flown LHR–NY, Nov. 22 2002 25th Anniversary flown LHR–NY, Oct. 14/16 2003 27th Anniversary 27th Anniversary of First Washington Flight flown London–Washington–New York–London etc. Price Realised £320 |
598
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1999 (Mar. 13) 30th Anniversary of Concorde, two philatelic souvenirs signed by André Turcat, Michel Retif and Henri Perrier, the crew of 001 on Mar. 2 1969. Photo. Price Realised £150 |
599
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1999 (Aug. 11) Total Eclipse of the Sun Flight, nine cards and covers, incl. four BA flown cards and a cover, all pilot-signed, one signed by Patrick Moore, an AF pilot-signed cover etc., also some ephemera incl. a flight certificate. Price Realised £150 |
600
| Sale number: 65 The Charles Harrison ‘Concorde’ Collection: 1999 (Dec. 31) The Millennium Eve Concorde Flypast Over the River Thames, the only card flown on G-BOAB, signed by Prime Minister Tony Blair, Dame Vera Lynn and pilot Mike Bannister, also two letters from 10 Downing Street and a handwritten letter from Dame Vera and one of her compliments slips. Photo. Photo. Price Realised £580 |
