- A WWII-era photograph of Winston Churchill, signed as Prime Minister in 1941
- A scarcely seen image in excellent condition.
Winston Churchill (1874 –1965) was a politician and statesman who twice served as British Prime Minister, and is regarded as one of the most influential people in British history.
Churchill led Britain to victory against Nazi Germany during WWII, with his regular speeches and broadcasts inspiring resistance against Adolf Hitler during the darkest days of the conflict.
In 1963 he became the first person to be declared an honorary citizen of the United States, and following his death in 1965 he was granted a state funeral by Queen Elizabeth II to mark his service to the nation.
In addition to his political career, Churchill was a renowned writer and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1953.
A black and white landscape photograph measuring approximately 8" x 6".
The portrait depicts Winston Churchill working in a train carriage, and bears a faint stamp on the reverse which appears to be from the Ministry of Information.
Signed across the lighter part of the picture in the bottom left hand corner in fountain pen ink as 'Winston S. Churchill' and dated 1941.
In excellent condition.
A rarely seen signed photograph signed by the greatest-ever Briton during WWII.
Provenance: ex Stanley Gibbons.
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