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· Sept 2022
Nineteen large DM Medal Special Signed Covers. The unbelievably rare set of 19 special signed large RAF Museum Awards Series Covers, in Large black album. The insert cards have been removed and mounted with the covers. This series of flown covers illustrates the principal honours, decorations and campaign medals which have been awarded to members of the Royal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force and Royal Air Force Regiment, the Royal Naval Air Service and the Fleet Air Arm. Each cover which measures a large 32cm x 23cm carries the signatures of seven airmen, whose gallantry or leadership in the service of their country, has been recognised by the award shown. A further special cover has been added to the series to mark the relationship between the RAF and the Luftwaffe. The collection comes housed in a luxury album, and all the covers are laid out in protective sleeves with the inlay cards and signatories photographs shown opposite. This stunning collection bears some of the rarest World War Two autographs you could hope to own, including MRAF Sir Arthur Harris, Sqn Ldr Neville Duke, Leonard Trent VC, Bill Reid VC, Leonard Cheshire VC, Rod Learoyd VC, AVM Don Bennett, AVM Johnnie Johnson, Dambuster David Shannon, Group Captain John Cunningham, Eric Winkle Brown, Peter Twiss, ACM Sir Christopher Foxley-Norris, Dambuster Mickey Martin, Dambuster Bill Townsend, Group Captain Dennis David, Bob Stanford-Tuck, Group Captain James Tait, Hamish Mahaddie, Oliver Philpot, Don Kingaby, Denis Crowley-Milling, Dambuster Tony Burcher, Dambuster Len Sumpter, James Ginger Lacey, Bobby Oxspring, Laddie Lucas and so many more. Full list of covers and autographs. Award of the Air Force Cross signed by Sir Dermot Boyle, FH Bugge, AC Clouston printed, Grp Capt Emmerson, Sir Arthur Harris, and Bill Randle and ACM Keith Williamson. Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross signed by Sir Robin Hooper, Desmond Hughes, HC Rigby, Flt Lt Jimmy Edwards, Grp Capt. Ken Batchelor, Neville Duke and Ivor Broom. Award of the Victoria Cross signed by Leonard Cheshire, John Cruickshank, Norman Jackson, Rod Learoyd, Bill Reid, Leonard Trent and Freddie W Award of the Distinguished Service Order signed by Don Bennett, Harry Burton, John Cunningham, Denys Gillam, Johnnie Johnson, Dave Shannon and Hugh Verity. Award of the Distinguished Service Cross signed by Eric Brown, Fred Russell printed, Peter Twiss, David Morgan, Derry Kearns, Ian Robertson and Sir William Garthwaite. Award of the Military Medal signed by Edward Cerely, John McFarlane, Elspeth Green, William Magrath, Roy Marlow, Harry Simister and Wally Simpson. Award of the OBE signed by Sir Harry Broadhurst, Paul Holder, Earl of Selkirk, Colin Scragg, Denis Smallwood, Sir Geoffrey Tuttle and Sir John Whitley. Award of the Order of the Bath signed by Lord Cameron, William Dickson, Christopher Foxley-Norris, Lewis Hodges, Micky Martin, Denis Spotswood and Augustus Walker. Award of the Conspicuous Gallantry Medal signed by D Allen, Jack Bettany, George Dove, DT Jones, JW Norris, Bill Townsend and J G Wheeler. Award of the 1939-45 Star Battle of Britain signed by Ben Bennions, Dennis David, Bob Doe, H Hallowes, Pat Hancock, Bob Stanford-Tuck and George Unwin. Award of the Aircrew Europe Star signed by Michael Beetham, Harold Bird-Wilson, Wallace Kyle, John Lapsey, Hamish Mahaddie, Fred Rosier and James Tait. Award of the Military Cross to Airmen signed by Brian Coote, Peter Gosse, Arthur Hall, A E Milton, Norman Page, Oliver Philpot and Sir Robert Thompson. Award of the Air Efficiency Award signed by Denis Crowley-Milling, HG Davis, Frank Dodd, Sandy Johnstone, Don Kingaby, HM Stephen and Peter Vanneck. Award of the Distinguished Flying Medal signed by Tony Burcher, E Cummings, Bill Howarth, James Lacey, DA Macdonald, AG Mitchell and Len Sumpter. Award of the George Medal to Airmen signed by R Bullen, Sir Geoffrey Dhenin, John Gray, Michael Lakey, James McCarthy, D Oliver and J Reeson. Mentioned in Despatches signed by Michael Le Bas, Sir Hugh Constantine, Freddie Hazlewood, Anthony Heward, Ian Lawson, Bobby Oxspring and Sir Alistair Steedman. Award of the Air Force Medal signed by John Allen, Ty Barraclough, Peter Crouch, John Donnelly, Ron Emeny, Jack Emmerson and Robert Lockhart. Knights Cross of the Iron Cross signed by Erwin Fischer, Willhelm Johnen, Bernhard Jope, Friedrich Kless, Friedrich Lang, Gerhard Schopfel and Gunther Seeger. The Defence Medal signed by Sir Alan Boxer, Sir Brian Burnett, T Franks, Sir Peter Le Cheminant, Laddie Lucas, Sir Laurence Sinclair and Sir Peter Wykeham. This is such a rare sought after collection. Good Condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. 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
<strong>Nineteen large DM Medal Special Signed Covers</strong>
<span>. The unbelievably rare set of 19 special signed large RAF Museum Awards Series Covers and original black Album with slip case. This series of nineteen flown covers Special signed covers, a full run of covers from Air Force Cross to Knights Cross illustrates the principal honours, decorations and campaign medals which have been awarded to members of the Royal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force and Royal Air Force Regiment, the Royal Naval Air Service and the Fleet Air Arm. Each cover which measures a large 32cm x 23cm carries the signatures of seven airmen, whose gallantry or leadership in the service of their country, has been recognised by the award shown. </span>
<strong>The collection comes housed in a luxury album £80 to buy new, and all the covers are laid out in protective sleeves with the inlay cards and signatories photographs shown opposite. This stunning collection bears some of the rarest World War Two valuable autographs you could hope to own, including MRAF Sir Arthur Harris RRP £30, Dambuster David Shannon RRP £20, Dambuster Mickey Martin RRP £30, Dambuster Bill Townsend RRP £40, Dambuster Tony Burcher RRP £100, Dambuster Len Sumpter RRP £20, BOB Don Kingaby £20, BOB Herbert Hallows £30, 7 Luftwaffe Knight Cross Winners RRP £70, Sqn Ldr Neville Duke, Leonard Trent VC, Bill Reid VC, Leonard Cheshire VC, Rod Learoyd VC, AVM Don Bennett, AVM Johnnie Johnson, Group Captain John Cunningham, Eric Winkle Brown, Peter Twiss, ACM Sir Christopher Foxley-Norris, Group Captain Dennis David, Bob Stanford-Tuck, Group Captain James Tait, Hamish Mahaddie, Oliver Philpot, Denis Crowley-Milling, James Ginger Lacey, Bobby Oxspring, Laddie Lucas, Luftwaffe aces Major Erwin Fischer KC </strong>
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<strong>, Hauptmann Wilhelm Johnen KC </strong>
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<strong>, Oberleutnant Bernhard Jope KC </strong>
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<strong>, General Friedrich Kless KC </strong>
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<strong>, Major Friedrich Lang </strong>
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<strong>, Oberleutnant Gunther Seegar KC </strong>
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<strong>, Major Gerhard Schopfel </strong>
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<span>and so many more. Full list of covers and autographs. </span>
<strong>DM1 Award of the Air Force Cross</strong>
<span> signed by Sir Dermot Boyle, FH Bugge, AC Clouston printed, Grp Capt Emmerson, Sir Arthur Harris, and Bill Randle and ACM Keith Williamson. </span>
<strong>DM2 Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross</strong>
<span> signed by Sir Robin Hooper, Desmond Hughes, HC Rigby, Flt Lt Jimmy Edwards, Grp Capt. Ken Batchelor, Neville Duke and Ivor Broom</span>
<strong>. DM3 Award of the Victoria Cross </strong>
<span>signed by Leonard Cheshire, John Cruickshank, Norman Jackson, Rod Learoyd, Bill Reid, Leonard Trent and Freddie West VC </span>
<strong>DM4 Award of the Distinguished Service Order</strong>
<span> signed by Don Bennett, Harry Burton, John Cunningham, Denys Gillam, Johnnie Johnson, Dave Shannon and Hugh Verity. </span>
<strong>DM5 Award of the Distinguished Service Cross</strong>
<span> signed by Eric Brown, Fred Russell printed, Peter Twiss, David Morgan, Derry Kearns, Ian Robertson and Sir William Garthwaite. </span>
<strong>DM6 Award of the Military Medal</strong>
<span> signed by Edward Cerely, John McFarlane, Elspeth Green, William Magrath, Roy Marlow, Harry Simister and Wally Simpson. </span>
<strong>DM7 Award of the OBE</strong>
<span> signed by Sir Harry Broadhurst, Paul Holder, Earl of Selkirk, Colin Scragg, Denis Smallwood, Sir Geoffrey Tuttle and Sir John Whitley. </span>
<strong>DM8 Award of the Order of the Bath</strong>
<span> signed by Lord Cameron, William Dickson, Christopher Foxley-Norris, Lewis Hodges, Micky Martin, Denis Spotswood and Augustus Walker. </span>
<strong>DM9 Award of the Conspicuous Gallantry Medal</strong>
<span> signed by D Allen, Jack Bettany, George Dove, DT Jones, JW Norris, Bill Townsend and J G Wheeler. </span>
<strong>DM10 Award of the 1939-45 Star Battle of</strong>
<span> Britain signed by Ben Bennions, Dennis David, Bob Doe, H Hallowes, Pat Hancock, Bob Stanford-Tuck and George Unwin. </span>
<strong>DM11 Award of the Aircrew Europe Star</strong>
<span> signed by Michael Beetham, Harold Bird-Wilson, Wallace Kyle, John Lapsey, Hamish Mahaddie, Fred Rosier and James Tait</span>
<strong>. DM12 Award of the Military Cross to Airmen </strong>
<span>signed by Brian Coote, Peter Gosse, Arthur Hall, A E Milton, Norman Page, Oliver Philpot and Sir Robert Thompson. </span>
<strong>DM13 Award of the Air Efficiency Award</strong>
<span> signed by Denis Crowley-Milling, HG Davis, Frank Dodd, Sandy Johnstone, Don Kingaby, HM Stephen and Peter Vanneck. </span>
<strong>DM14 Award of the Distinguished Flying Medal</strong>
<span> signed by Tony Burcher, E Cummings, Bill Howarth, James Lacey, DA Macdonald, AG Mitchell and Len Sumpter. </span>
<strong>DM15 Award of the George Medal to Airmen</strong>
<span> signed by R Bullen, Sir Geoffrey Dhenin, John Gray, Michael Lakey, James McCarthy, D Oliver and J Reeson. </span>
<strong>DM16 Mentioned in Despatches</strong>
<span> signed. Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Constantine, Air Vice Marshal F.S.Hazlewood, Air Chief Marshal Sir A W Heward , Air Vice Marshal I D Napier Lawson, Gp Capt R W Oxspring, Air Chief Marshal Sir A Steedman</span>
<strong>. DM17 Award of the Air Force Medal</strong>
<span> Personally Signed by Pilot Flt Lt S P Smirthwaite and 7 holders of Air Force Medal J.W.Allen, T.Barraclough, P.Crouch, J.Donnelly, R.T.Emeny, J.Emmerson, R.Lockhart</span>
<strong>. RAF (DM) 18 Knights Cross Of The Iron Cross </strong>
<span>Multi Signed Large Cover. Signed by :: Major Erwin Fischer KC, Hauptmann Wilhelm Johnen KC, Oberleutnant Bernhard Jope KC, General Friedrich Kless KC, Major Friedrich Lang, Oberleutnant Gunther Seegar KC, Major Gerhard Schopfel.</span>
<strong> DM19 The Defence Medal. </strong>
<span>Signed by AVM Sir Alan Boxer, ACM Sir Brian Burnett, Fl Lt T Franks, ACM Sir Peter Le Cheminant, AM Sir Peter Wykeham, AVM Sir Laurence Sinclair, WC ‘Laddie’ Lucas.</span>
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· Feb 2022
<p><b>"Judith, a book including the story of a journey by Mrs. Judith Montefiore wich she wrote in the english language, while traveling with her husband Minister Moshe Montefiore to the Holy Land in 1839, including great and respected thougjts regarding the work of the land in the Land of Israel. Translated into the hebrew language by one of the lovers of a sacred language".</b></p>
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The historical study revealed that the translator who wanted to hide his name was Rabbi Eliezer Shaul of Krotingen, a member of the Volozhin Yeshiva, whom Montefiore had invited to teach at his Yeshiva 'Ohel Moshe and Yehudit' in Ramsgate. The nickname "O'hev Sefat Kodesh" can be interpreted as an allusion to the initials of his name: Eliezer Sha'ul Kartinger. He later served as Rabbi of Wilki and Tsizawa (Lomza District).
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Nathan Valentine's Printing Press, London, [1879?].
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The text of the book is in Hebrew, with certain passages in English.
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<b>Regarding the special copy before us: </b>
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On the inside of the front cover is a label with the emblem of the wealthy Montefiore family, which is distinguished by the fact that it has two flags on it, with the inscription "Jerusalem" - which was so revered and loved by the Montefiore couple. Rabbi Zerach Burnett recounted in his memoirs of his encounters with Montefiore, that the name "Jerusalem" was written and engraved on the objects of the Montefiore house, and even on the cutlery they used! All the immense wealth with which they were blessed, was dedicated to the Jewish people and especially to the Jewish community in the country, and its economic prosperity.
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Below the symbol is an illustration (based on a real picture) of Moshe and Yehudit Montefiore. The minister sits in his armchair, holding a newspaper in his hand, and looks at a picture of his late wife Judith, hanging on the wall in front of him. Below the illustration is written in handwriting (printed): "The portrait of the lady and her husband". Above the illustration is a split inscription - on Judith it is written: "To the heavens where / great are the righteous, etc. Cholin 7", while regarding her husband R. Moshe it is written: "elderly scholars their wisdom grows with age etc. Shabbat 154".
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This copy was signed by her husband, R. Moshe Montefiore, in his own handwriting, and sent by mail as a gift to the late Rabbi David Shipman, one of the rabbis of the city of Tiberias.
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When he received the book, he wrote in his pearl handwriting: "a gift sent to me by mail from the great minister of Israel and the nations, Sir Moshe Montefiore may he live for long years" and signed his name: "David Shapman".
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Under the signature of Rabbi David Shipman, a thin metal label with the symbol of the Montefiore family was affixed (upside down). This label is extremely rare.
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<b>We do not know of any other copies of this book, bearing the signature of Moshe Montefiore in his handwriting! This may be the only copy in the world of its kind! </b>
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<b>Additional background on the essay: </b>
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The diary of the journey was written by Judith Montefiore during her joint journey with her husband Moshe, from London to the land of Israel (November 1 1838 - August 10, 1839). The diary is written in English. Here is his translation into Hebrew, which was made about 15 years after the death of Judith Montefiore.
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The book includes rich, fascinating and unique information about the Land of Israel at that time, about its cities and villages.
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At the beginning of the book, a short poem was printed by the translator ("the copyist"), Rabbi Eliezer Shaul, about his translation: "לפני כס-י'ה, השפה העבריה גולה וסורה, זעקה מרה: בני יצאוני, יהודית עזבני, בשפה זרה כתבה ספרה...".
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Two introductions (in Hebrew and English), by Rabbi Eliezer Shaul, were also printed, in which he tells about the composition and the author, Yehudit Montefiore, and praises her greatness. "All her deeds and actions are but sacred. Like Deborah, Hulda Yael and the Judith the first, she also plotted the good of Israel, and in her deeds she resembled the great ones, and her love for her nation was her conversation all day long." As is well
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known, Judith was extremely pious, observant, and a woman of grace.
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This is what Judith Montefiore wrote in the diary before us:
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"Who will give, that the favors which Gd has done with during this journey, will direct us to bring the fruit of faithful crops from our hearts ... to serve Gd with all our hearts and with all our souls and with all our might! Then the gates of light will open ... For we have known and persecuted God to keep his laws and judgments and to fulfill the will of God, which he demands of us "
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The special image and great work of Judith Montefiore, as a woman, was a rather unusual phenomenon in the Jewish world in that generation, and therefore the translator, Rabbi Eliezer Shaul, decided to devote a few long pages in his introduction to clarifying the image of women in Judaism, according to Chazal. Until his friends who were busy printing the book "scolded him and he immediately retired"! This interesting episode is documented in a comment added in the margin of p. 24, by the same friends.
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At the end of the book, a number of letters were printed by rabbis and community leaders in Jerusalem, to Moshe Montefiore, on the subject of settlement in the Land of Israel, as well as one letter he himself wrote.
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The book before us is without a doubt a most fascinating masterpiece, which is too short to describe in detail, and will give the wise, and he will wisen more.
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<b>Background on the recipient of a copy of the book before us, Rabbi David Shipman: </b>
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He was born in Russia in 1852 and immigrated to Tiberias in his youth. Author of the book HaBikurim VeHariayon (Jerusalem, 1879). Died in 1927.
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Condition: Medium-good.
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