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Rare and highly collectible 1998 Royal Air Force 80th Anniversary commemorative flown cover, issued by the Joint Services Charities Consortium.
This is Certified Copy No. 225 of 250, making it a limited and individually numbered item.
The cover features four British Virgin Islands 75c commemorative stamps celebrating the 80th Anniversary of the Royal Air Force, with the RAF 80th Anniversary cancellation dated 1 April 1998.
The front bears the signature of His Majesty King Hussein of Jordan.
The reverse provides the flight details:
- RAF Wittering to RAF Valley and return
- Outbound callsign: WW177
- Inbound aircraft: ZD345
- Pilot: Group Captain C.H. Moran OBE LVO BSc RAF
- Flight time: 2 hours 5 minutes
- Certified Copy No. 225 of 250
The cover was produced by the Joint Services Charities Consortium, in cooperation with the Crown Agents Stamp Bureau, to raise funds for the Royal Air Forces Association and Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund.
