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Dowding and The Battle of Britain...Special edition 1st Day commemorative cover produced in 1988 by The Battle of Britain Fighter Association, RAF Bentley Priory for the Dowding Memorial...Mint Condition... The image on the cover depicts an RAF Spitfire of No: 610 ( County of Chester ) Squadron, based at Biggin Hill Kent , in combat with a Messerschmitt Bf 109E , Battle of Britain 1940...The cover is unused but 1st class stamped and dated 15th September 2010 the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain at Farnborough Post Office... It was personally signed, in pencil , by the following RAF Fighter pilot who served with distinction during 1940 in the Battle of Britain...Flight Lieutenant Richard Leoline Jones (flew Spitfires with 64 & 19 Squadron's from Kenley)...priced @ £40.00.