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May 20, 03:16 PM GMT
Estimate
400 - 600 USD
Lot Details
Description
Winston S. Churchill
[Election Address] — General Election 1950, Woodford Parliamentary Division (Comprising Chigwell Urban District and the Borough of Wanstead & Woodford). London: Frederick J. Mummery, 1950
4-page stapled pamphlet (9 3/4 x 7 3/8 in.; 248 x 187 mm). Cover pictorially printed with black and white portrait of Churchill; old folds. [With:] A vintage presentation letter, dated “22nd February, 1950.”
9 3/4 x 7 3/8 inches
“GRAPPLE WITH YOUR DUTIES AND YOUR PERILS WHILE YOU STILL HAVE YOUR ANCIENT STRENGTH.”
A very good copy of Churchill’s election letter to his Woodford constituency, dated 1 February 1950, and including a closing salutation with Churchill’s signature printed in facsimile.
REFERENCE:
Cohen A249; WoodsA129/1