£85 - £120
** 1982 FALKLANDS CONFLICT COVERS: Range of covers from during and immediately following the 1982 Falklands conflict inc. scarce July air mail env. with fine boxed "m.v. BRITISH TAMAR/O/No 358940/ Port Reg. LONDON/NRT 9663.98/BHP 9000" cachet on reverse (the Tamar was used as a convoy escort refueling tanker), scarce June env from SS. Atlantic Causeway (a requisitioned container ship equiped to carry and support Sea King and Wessex helicopters), July air letter unstamped (none available) with fine boxed "PURSER/-3 JUL 1982/R.F.A. OLNA" cachet, Aug env from m.v. Rangatira (a converted RORO ferry), QEII (3 air mail, 2 with ships image and name on reverse, 1 ident. via mss. on reverse). Plus HMS Brecon, Illustrious, Intrepid, Leander Ledbury & Southampton. Also mail from identified Army units & RAF squadrons. A good range of commercial mail. (c100) Cross Reference: ASCENSION, MILITARY, AIR MAIL COVERS
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