Geoffrey Wellum Autograph
Squadron Leader Geoffrey Harris Augustus Wellum DFC (4 August 1921 – 18 July 2018) was a British fighter pilot and author, best known for his participation in the Battle of Britain. Born an only child in Walthamstow, Essex, Wellum was educated at Forest School, Snaresbrook before serving in the RAF. After the war he remained in the RAF until 1961, and later ran a haulage business. In the mid-1980s he retired and moved to Mullion, Cornwall, where he wrote down his wartime memoirs. In 2002 these were published as First Light. More about Geoffrey Wellum
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Geoffrey Wellum was born on 4 August 1921, an only child, in Walthamstow, Essex, to Percy and Edith Wellum. His father, who had served at Gallipoli during WW1, ran an off-licence. Wellum was educated at Forest School, Snaresbrook, where he captained the school cricket team.
Aged eighteen, Wellum signed up on a short-service commission with the Royal Air Force in August 1939. The first aircraft he flew was the Tiger Moth at Desford airfield in Leicestershire. Wellum's first solo flight was on 1 September 1939. Two days later Britain declared war on Germany. After successfully completing the course he then went on to fly the North American Harvard at RAF Little Rissington with 6FTS. Read even more about Geoffrey Wellum at Wikipedia
Aged eighteen, Wellum signed up on a short-service commission with the Royal Air Force in August 1939. The first aircraft he flew was the Tiger Moth at Desford airfield in Leicestershire. Wellum's first solo flight was on 1 September 1939. Two days later Britain declared war on Germany. After successfully completing the course he then went on to fly the North American Harvard at RAF Little Rissington with 6FTS. Read even more about Geoffrey Wellum at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Geoffrey Wellum
The most expensive item with a signature of Geoffrey Wellum (First Light - Geoffrey Wellum - SIGNED BY 8 Battle of Britain Pilots - RARE!!) was sold in May 2020 for $264.14 while the cheapest item (BATTLE OF BRITAIN Geoffrey Wellum SPITFIRE Pilot Autographed 3x5 Index Card) found a new owner for $4.00 in March 2018. The month with the most items sold (4) was August 2011 with an average selling price of $10.99 for an autographed item of Geoffrey Wellum. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2018 with $39.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $4.10 was March 2018. In average, an autographed item from Geoffrey Wellum is worth $10.24.
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| Item Title | Price | Store | |
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 | BATTLE OF BRITAIN Geoffrey Wellum SPITFIRE Pilot Autographed 3x5 Index Card | $4.00 | |
| BATTLE OF BRITAIN Geoffrey Wellum SPITFIRE Pilot Autographed 3x5 Index Card | $4.20 | |
| BATTLE OF BRITAIN Geoffrey Wellum SPITFIRE Pilot Autographed 3x5 Index Card | $6.00 | |
| BATTLE OF BRITAIN Geoffrey Wellum SPITFIRE Pilot Autographed 3x5 Index Card | $5.10 | |
| Battle of Britain Spitfire Geoffrey Wellum RAF Pilot Signed 92 Squadron Deceased | $39.99 | |
| Geoffrey Wellum DFC Battle of Britain 92 Squadron RAF WWII War Signed Autograph | $39.99 | |
| Geoffrey Wellum RAF WW2 Pilot BoB Signed 3X5 Card E8953 | $4.61 | |
| Geoffrey Wellum RAF WWII Fighter Pilot Battle of Britain Signed 4x6 Photo E10506 | $17.99 | |
| Geoffrey Wellum RAF WWII Fighter Pilot Battle of Britain Signed 4x6 Photo E10507 | $19.99 | |
| Geoffrey Wellum signed auto WW II Battle of Britain RARE COA LOOK! | $30.00 | |
| Geoffrey Wellum signed autograph WW II Battle of Britain RARE COA LOOK! | $34.99 | |
| Geoffrey Wellum signed autograph WW II Battle of Britain RARE COA LOOK! | $30.00 | |
| Geoffrey Wellum signed autograph WW II Battle of Britain RARE COA LOOK! | $25.00 | |
| Great Britain Geoffrey Wellum pilot spitfire WW2 Autographed 3x5 Index Card | $5.00 | |
| Great Britain Geoffrey Wellum pilot spitfire WW2 Autographed 3x5 Index Card | $5.95 | |