Royal Visit To Korea Olympics Richard Stanhope Rowing GB Champion Hand Signed FDC

STB025 This is a stunning 1989 Royal Visit To Korea specially flown and personally autographed collectors official limited edition first day cover of Queen Elizabeths historic visit and which this special cover was carried on the plane with the Queen Elizabeth and her historic flight there which has full details of the FDCs journey on the front and special further souvenir franks on reverse for lifetime COA in mint condition.  This has been personally hand signed by THREE autographees including Richard Stanhope who was in the British Rowing Team at Korea and this is in mint condition.

Stanhope competed in four Olympic Games; the 1980 Summer Olympics, 1984 Summer Olympics, 1988 Summer Olympics and 1992 Summer Olympics. At the 1980 Olympics he was a crew member of the British boat which won the silver medal in the 1980 Olympic eights event. Four years later he and his partner John Beattie finished twelfth in the 1984 coxless pairs competition and at the 1988 Games he finished fourth with the British boat in the men's eight contest. His final Olympic appearance was in 1992 when he was part of the British boat which finished seventh in the coxless four event at the Barcelona Games. He represented England and won a silver medal in the eight, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.