Buckingham Covers - Aviation

17/01/2024

Majestic Ocean Liner the Queen Mary 2 stands as an epitome of luxury and maritime grandeur. She is the flagship of the Cunard Line offering passengers a unique and opulent cruise experience.

Read our latest blog here: www.buckinghamcovers.com/blog/queen-mary-2

Cunard

Transatlantic Travel

12/01/2024

French Aviator and Astronautical Engineer Jean Pinet was a major figure in the development of Concorde and was the first Concorde pilot (alongside André Turcat) to cross the sound barrier Mach 1 on the 1st of October 1969.

View our collectable signed by Jean Pinet here: www.buckinghamcovers.com/fbaviation

08/01/2024

Have you ever wondered what goes in to creating the covers that arrive on your doorstep?

Read our latest blog here: www.buckinghamcovers.com/blog/concept-to-cover

Mercury Phoenix Trust

Behind the Scenes

24/12/2023

18/12/2023

On a small side street just a stone's throw away from Buckingham Palace lies an abandoned underground station.....

Read our latest blog here: www.buckinghamcovers.com/blog/down-street

Secret Underground Station

14/12/2023

The LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin was a German passenger airship named after its creator Count Ferdinand Von Zeppelin.

It was in service from 1928 to 1937, making solo flights and travelling over a million miles during its lifespan. After the Hindenburg disaster in 1937 it was withdrawn from service and later scrapped.

View our Zeppelin collectable here: www.buckinghamcovers.com/fbaviation

12/12/2023

We are both delighted and honoured to have been nominated in the following categories in the PTS Awards 2023.

🌟 Best Website 🌟

Late last year we launched our new website - something that was a massive step forward for us, bringing our web presence into the 21st Century.
➡ www.buckinghamcovers.com

🌟 Best Physical Space 🌟

We have been nominated for the physical concepts we bring to shows outside of philately, like the Comicon-type fairs we do. We enjoy showing off stamp collecting to the broader public.

🌟 Best Publication 🌟

Cover Lover is both a printed and on-line magazine, produced every two weeks. Featuring the best in British First Day Covers, each magazine is designed in house, by our Buckingham Covers' design team.

You can cast your votes here ➡ thepts.net/vote

Voting closes on the 19th December at midnight UK time.

The Philatelic Traders' Society Limited

08/12/2023

Are you stuck for ideas on what to buy that special person in your life? Then look no further than our Christmas gift guide.

Read our latest blog here: www.buckinghamcovers.com/blog/xmas-gift-ideas-2023

Spoil Yourself

01/12/2023

We are at the NEC Birmingham for MCM Comicon from today until Sunday the 3rd of December.

Come and say hi 👋 we can't wait to see you there!

You can find us opposite the Autograph area.

MCM Birmingham Comic Con

30/11/2023

Who would have thought a time travelling alien, exploring the universe in a spaceship called the TARDIS would have captured the imaginations of millions of fans worldwide.

Since its first broadcast 60 years ago.....

Read our latest blog here: www.buckinghamcovers.com/blog/60-years-of-doctor-who

Time Travelling

23/11/2023

Earlier this year I went on a long weekend break to Hampshire taking in the Bombay Sapphire Gin Distillery on the way.

Read my latest blog here: www.buckinghamcovers.com/blog/hampshire-break

My Road Trip

19/11/2023

Adorned with twinkling lights and shimmering ornaments, streets and homes are transformed as the magic of Christmas sweeps across the land.....

Read our latest blog here: www.buckinghamcovers.com/blog/christmas-magic-2023

Deck the Halls