Winston Churchill
British statesman, 1874-1965
Churchill was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. Widely regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the 20th century, Churchill was also an officer in the British Army, a historian, a writer (as Winston S. Churchill), and an artist. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature, and was the first person to be made an honorary citizen of the United States. His steadfast refusal to consider surrender helped inspire British resistance, especially during the difficult early days of the war when the British Commonwealth and Empire stood alone in its active opposition to Adolf Hitler.
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britischer Staatsmann und Nobelpreisträger (1874-1965). Eigenh. Brief mit Unterschrift. ohne Ort. Gr.-8vo. 1 p. Doppelblatt. Blindgepr. Wappen und Adresse „Board of Trade“. Faltspuren.
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As President of the Board of Trade to Mr. Coates. „I was unable to answer your letter of Dec.15th sooner, as the appointment to the Comptrollership of Patents, on which the possibility of my offering a post in the Patent Office to Mr Buchnill defended, had not been decided upon. I am sorry to say that the appointment […] which will be announced on Monday will not give rise to any vacancy for which Mr Buchnill could be considered […]“.
Staatsmann und Literaturnobelpreisträger (1874-1965). Autograph letter signed. Tring Park, Tring. 8vo. 1 1/2 pp.
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To Mr. Strong. He asks him to enlighten him on the year 1816: „Can you guide me in regard to the year 1816. The Great War was over, Castlereagh wanted to maintain the war tax, and he spoke of the ignorant impatience of taxation, but the left strongly opposed this policy and instead obtained significant reductions. He would like to have more information on this matter and asks Strong to assist him with his encyclopedias and his knowledge. […]“
Staatsmann und Literaturnobelpreisträger (1874-1965). Ms. Brief mit eigenh. Unterschrift. Admiralty Whitehall. 8vo. 1 p. Lichtrandig. Montagereste auf der Rückseite.
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An einen Samuel: „Very manc thanks for the interesting report on the telephoning of my speech. I expect the resason why my voice was more difficult to hear thah Lord Pirrie’s, wasthat I was standing too close, and therefore too much above the telephone. […]“
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Menükarte mit e. U.
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Winston Churchill (1874–1965), Staatsmann. Menükarte mit e. U. Potsdam, 20. Juli 1945. 1 S. 8°. Mit einer Beilage (s. u.). – Menükarte der britischen Delegation während der Potsdamer Konferenz; beiliegend eine weitere Menükarte vom Tag darauf mit e. U. von neun weiteren Mitgliedern der britischen Delegation. – Beide Bll. auf Briefpapier mit rot gedr. britischem Wappen und mit leichten Gebrauchsspuren.