| | Item Code : DHM2588 | First Light by Gerald Coulson. - This Edition |  Buy 1 Get 1 Half Price! |
| | TYPE | EDITION DETAILS | SIZE | SIGNATURES | OFFERS | YOUR PRICE | PURCHASING | | PRINT | Signed limited edition of 300 prints.
Only 7 prints now available. | Print paper size 27 inches x 21 inches (69cm x 53cm) |  Wellum, Geoffrey 
Duke, Neville
+ Artist : Gerald Coulson
Signature(s) value alone : £130 | £40 Off! | Now : £160.00 |
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| Other editions of this item : | First Light by Gerald Coulson. | DHM2588 |
| | TYPE | EDITION DETAILS | SIZE | SIGNATURES | OFFERS | YOUR PRICE | PURCHASING | | PRINT | Limited edition of 20 Publishers Proofs. | Print paper size 27 inches x 21 inches (69cm x 53cm) | Wellum, Geoffrey
Duke, Neville
+ Artist : Gerald Coulson
Signature(s) value alone : £130 | £40 Off! | Now : £200.00 | VIEW EDITION... | SLIGHT
BORDER
DAMAGE | Signed limited edition of 300 prints.
The print has slight damage to the border area, mostly on a corner. Not noticeable once framed. - SOLD | Print paper size 27 inches x 21 inches (69cm x 53cm) |  Wellum, Geoffrey 
Duke, Neville
+ Artist : Gerald Coulson
Signature(s) value alone : £130 | | SOLD
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PRINT | **Signed limited edition of 300 prints. (One print reduced to clear)
Ex display prints in near perfect condition with a light dent. | Print paper size 27 inches x 21 inches (69cm x 53cm) | Wellum, Geoffrey
Duke, Neville
+ Artist : Gerald Coulson
Signature(s) value alone : £130 | £70 Off! | Now : £130.00 | VIEW EDITION... |
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| Extra Details : First Light by Gerald Coulson. | | About all editions : |
A photograph of this print, showing the pilot signatures in the border.
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| Signatures on this item | | *The value given for each signature has been calculated by us based on the historical significance and rarity of the signature. Values of many pilot signatures have risen in recent years and will likely continue to rise as they become more and more rare. | | Name | Info | 
Squadron Leader Geoffrey Wellum DFC (deceased)
*Signature Value : £55
| Joined the RAF with a Short Service Commission in August 1939. He joined 92 Squadron flying Spitfires in June 1940 at the time of Dunkirk. He flew throughout the Battle of Britain, later completing over 50 fighter sweeps and escorts over northern France and Belgium until August 1941. He then joined 65 Squadron as Flight Commander in March 1942 operating over northern France and flew off aircraft carrier HMS Furious on Operation Pedestal, to Malta. Geoff was a Flight Lieutenant during Operation Pedestal. He returned to the UK as a test pilot for Gloster Aircraft and finished the war as a Pilot Attack Instructor. Geoffrey was credited with three destroyed, four probables and several damaged and was awarded the DFC in July 1941. Geoffrey Wellum died on 18th July 2018. | 
Squadron Leader Neville Duke, DSO, OBE, DFC*, AFC, CzMC (deceased)
*Signature Value : £75
| Neville Duke flew Spitfires as wingman to Sailor Malan in 92 Squadron. In November 1941 he was posted to 112 Squadron in the Middle East. After a second tour in the Desert, he flew a third tour, with 145 Squadron in Italy. He was the top scoring Allied Ace in the Mediterranean with 28 victories. After the war, in 1953, he captured the World Air Speed record. He died 7th April 2007. |
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