HC Deb 23 June 1998 vol 314 c459W
Mr. Dismore

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps the Ministry of Defence Postal and Courier Services are taking to commemorate the Berlin Airlift; and if he will make a statement. [47076]

Mr. Spellar

The British Forces Post Office, BFPO, a part of the Defence Postal and Courier Services, is issuing a philatelic cover bearing a special handstamp on 26 June 1998 to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the start of the Berlin Airlift. These special commemorative philatelic covers will be available from the BFPO on that date.