First Day Covers
1985 (01) Famous Trains - Historic Relics Cover - Great Western TPO Down 1 CDS
Lovely Historic Relics Cover (the alternative version)....
Great Western TPO Down 1 CDS.
Serviced by David Taylor......... hence his label on the cover..... read more
5.99 GBP
1985 (01) Famous Trains - Historic Relics Cover - Saltash CDS
Superb Historic Relics Cover.
Saltash CDS.
Serviced by David Taylor - hence his label on the cover..... read more
5.99 GBP
1985 (01) Famous Trains - Keighley & Worth Valley Railway Cover - Bradford FDI (Brown Cover Version)
Excellent Keighley & Worth Valley Railway Cover.
Bradford FDI - Cat £40....
'Brown' Version - there is a 'White' version as well....
The 'City of Wells' Train featured is owned by three Keighley & Worth Valley Railway members.... so quite relevant ! read more
9.99 GBP
1985 (01) Famous Trains - Keighley & Worth Valley Railway Cover - Bradford FDI (White Cover Version)
Excellent Keighley & Worth Valley Railway Cover.
Bradford FDI - Cat £40....
'White' Version - there is a 'Brown' version as well....
The 'City of Wells' Train featured is owned by three Keighley & Worth Valley Railway members.... so quite relevant ! read more
9.99 GBP
1985 (01) Famous Trains - Muscroft 'King George V' Locomotive Cover - Great Western TPO Down 2 CDS
Brilliant Muscroft 'King George V' Locomotive Cover.
Great Western TPO Down 2 CDS. read more
9.99 GBP
1985 (01) Famous Trains - Muscroft 'King George V' Locomotive Cover - Great Western TPO UP 1 CDS
Stunning Muscroft 'King George V' Locomotive Cover.
Great Western TPO UP 1 CDS. read more
9.99 GBP
1985 (01) Famous Trains - Muscroft 'King George V' Locomotive Cover - King George V, Hereford H/S
Wonderful Muscroft 'King George V' Locomotive Cover.
King George V, Hereford H/S.
This H/S is NOT known to exist on an Official - so this cover is 'probably' the best way to get hold of this one! read more
9.99 GBP
1985 (01) Famous Trains - North Staffordshire Railway Official
Brilliant North Staffordshire Railway Official.
This one may not look much, but only 20 Official's with the full set exist and that is why they fetch well into four figures when they do turn up in any auctions... (£1300-£2500)..
Filler card is there, rear flap is not stuck down, so apart from being a single stamp version, it's as good as it can get.. read more
29.99 GBP
1985 (01) Famous Trains - North Yorkshire Moors Railway - Dame Vera Lynn Train Image - Yorkshire TPO CDS
Excellent North Yorkshire Moors Railway cover with the Dame Vera Lynn Train Image.
Yorkshire TPO CDS. read more
9.99 GBP
1985 (01) Famous Trains - Peter Scot - National Railway Museum, York H/S
Superb Peter Scot cover.........
National Railway Museum, York H/S.
This H/S is not known to exist on an Official, so this is a great way to get it ! read more
7.99 GBP
1985 (01) Famous Trains - Postal & Courier Cover - Battle of Britain Exhibition BF1857PS H/S
Superb Postal & Courier Cover - Battle of Britain Exhibition BF1857PS H/S.
This handstamp was primarilly used on the RFDC cover Official, but as this is also a 'Forces' cover, this could be loosely called an 'Alternative' Official....
the RFDC Official is cat £40, so this one 'should' be along the same lines..... read more
16.99 GBP
1985 (01) Famous Trains - Postal & Courier Services Cover - BFPO Berlin 1 CDS
Highly unusual Postal & Courier Services Cover, but with the stamps cancelled by the ultra rare BFPO Berlin 1 CDS.
VERY few isues ever get this cancel...... read more
14.99 GBP
1985 (01) Famous Trains - RM - Auchterless Station CDS
Superb Royal Mail cover.........
Auchterless Station CDS.
Cat £25....... read more
9.99 GBP
1985 (01) Famous Trains - RM - Buckingham Palace CDS
Exceptionally good Royal Mail cover with the full set cancelled by the highly sought after Buckingham Palace CDS.
The 'Royal Scot' is featured on the 31p stamp..... read more
14.99 GBP
1985 (01) Famous Trains - RM - Central Station CDS
Amazing Royal Mail cover...........
Central Station CDS.
Cat £25.......... read more
9.99 GBP
1985 (01) Famous Trains - RM - City of Bristol CDS
Superb Royal Mail cover.........
City of Bristol CDS.
Two extra 'typed' cachet's on the cover to explain the connection in more detail.... see extra scans....
Cat £25............ read more
9.99 GBP
1985 (01) Famous Trains - RM - Crowthorne Station CDS
Wonderful Royal Mail cover..........
Crowthorne Station CDS.
Cat £25......... read more
9.99 GBP
1985 (01) Famous Trains - RM - East Anglian TPO Down 1 CDS
Brilliant Royal Mail cover.........
East Anglian TPO Down 1 CDS.
Cat £25........... read more
9.99 GBP
1985 (01) Famous Trains - RM - Edinburgh CDS
Stunning Royal Mail cover........
Edinburgh CDS (The Designer of The Flying Scotsman - Sir Nigel Gresley - was born in Edinburgh)....
Cat £25.......... read more
9.99 GBP
1985 (01) Famous Trains - RM - Edinburgh H/S - Carried On The Orient Express + Signed by Terence Cuneo
Superb Royal Mail cover............
Edinburgh H/S.
Carried On The Orient Express cachet + also signed by Terence Cuneo (The artist who created the paintings used on the stamps)... read more
39.99 GBP