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Please note that our logo is used on our website images only and does not appear on our products. Rhapsody in Blue by Gerald Coulson The 70th Anniversary of the Spitfire 1936-2006. Geralds majestic study of Spitfire prototype K5054, resplendent in its new all-blue paint scheme, is seen banking high above the clouds during an early test flight in March 1936. As the little fighter lifted off Eastleigh airfield into the early spring sunshine, Summers knew immediately that Supermarine had created a thoroughbred. Powered by a 900hp Rolls Royce Merlin engine, the prototype at once displayed superb handling qualities and performance, achieving almost 350mph in level flight. Thus was born the Spitfire, the most famous British aircraft of all time. The Spitfire was to become the most important single type Allied aircraft of World War Two, was built in greater numbers than any other Allied fighter, and remianed in production throughout the war. Its superb design allowed the airframe to be continually developed and by the end of the war, now with twice the engine power, Mitchells little fighter had won its place in history. Adored by its pilots, in experienced hands the Spitfire was invincible in close air-to-air combat. AMAZING VALUE! - The value of the signatures on this item is in excess of the price of the print itself! Item Code : DHM2617 Rhapsody in Blue by Gerald Coulson - This Edition TYPE EDITION DETAILS SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS YOUR PRICE PURCHASING PRINT Signed limited edition of 70 Anniversary Edition prints. SOLD OUT. Paper size 27 inches x 24 inches (69cm x 61cm) Henshaw, Alex + Artist : Gerald Coulson Signature(s) value alone : £70 SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE All prices on our website are displayed in British Pounds Sterling

Other editions of this item : Rhapsody in Blue by Gerald Coulson. DHM2617 TYPE EDITION DETAILS SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS YOUR PRICE PURCHASING ARTIST PROOF Limited edition of 10 artist proofs. Supplied without usual companion print. Paper size 27 inches x 24 inches (69cm x 61cm) Rose, Jack Swanwick, George Jones, Richard L Henshaw, Alex + Artist : Gerald Coulson Signature(s) value alone : £215 £90 Off! Now : £395.00 VIEW EDITION... PRINT Signed limited edition of 1 Presentation edition art print. Supplied without usual companion print. Paper size 27 inches x 24 inches (69cm x 61cm) Henshaw, Alex + Artist : Gerald Coulson Signature(s) value alone : £70 £80 Off! Now : £270.00 VIEW EDITION... PRINT Limited edition of 10 Publishers Proofs. Supplied without usual companion print. Paper size 27 inches x 24 inches (69cm x 61cm) Henshaw, Alex + Artist : Gerald Coulson Signature(s) value alone : £70 £90 Off! Now : £385.00 VIEW EDITION... General descriptions of types of editions :

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*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.
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Chief Test Pilot Alex Henshaw (deceased) *Signature Value : £70	Alex Henshaw perhaps understands the Spitfire better than any other pilot - for he was Vickers Chief Test Pilot on Spitfires at the new Spitfire factory at Castle Bromwich during World War II. By the end of the war he had personally test flown a total of 2360 different Spitfires and Seafires - more than ten per cent of the entire production. It is often stated that those lucky enough to have seen Alex handle the Spitfire in flight, that it is an experience that can never be forgotten, he was acknowledged as a virtuoso in aerobatics. Alex Henshaw died 24th February 2007.

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