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Winston Churchill

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Winston Churchill

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Auction Date:2012 Jun 20 @ 18:00 (UTC-05:00 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
TLS signed “Yours cordially, Winston S. Churchill,” one page, 7.5 x 9.5, Chartwell, Westerham, Kent letterhead, May 29, 1955. Letter to Sir Norman Brook, addressed at the top by Churchill, “My dear Norman.” In full: “Thank you so much for your letter of May 27. I think everything has gone off in a very satisfactory manner, and I feel that the Prime Minister is well established in the goodwill and confidence of the country. The stability of Britain plays a great part in the stability of the world. Let us have a talk together when you are less busy.” Letter is affixed to an identical size sheet. In very good condition, with central horizontal and vertical fold, one through a single letter of signature, small brush and spot to last name of signature, a bit of light soiling, some rippling and creasing from adhesive, and a punch hole to top left.

At 81, Churchill recognized he was slowing both physically and mentally and he retired as prime minister a month prior to this letter. He was succeeded by Anthony Eden, who was foreign minister and deputy prime minister; Churchill had become largely a figurehead in his second term and Eden already had substantial control over foreign affairs. Although he asserts in the letter “The stability of Britain plays a great part in the stability of the world,” his final years in power saw the diminishing importance and decline of the British Empire. The letter’s recipient, Norman Brook, was cabinet secretary and one of the twelve pallbearers at the leader's funeral in 1965. A poignant letter marking Churchill’s transition to retirement.
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