2 Postcards Of Winston S Churchill First Lord Of The Admiralty WW1 1914
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:47076998 | Special Attributes: First Edition |
Book Title: 2 Postcards First Lord of the Admiralty WW1Author: Winston S. Churchill
Edition: 1stPublisher: Raphael TuckYear: 1914
Details: London: 1st postcard by Raphael Tuck & Sons; 2nd postcard by Gale & Polden Ltd. (1914)Both postcards are in very good condition. Both are unused with no previous owner’s messages or postage marks on the reverse. The portrait postcard has a crease to the top left and corner. The bulldog post...card has a pen mark to the reverse.
The first postcard shows a proud looking bulldog on the deck of, it is assumed, a British navy destroyer. The postcard mentions the Germans toast ‘to the day’ and England’s reply from Winston Churchill that the navy will “dig them out like rats in a hole”.
The second postcard is a portrait of a dapper looking Churchill in 1914 and underneath this it says ‘The Rt Hon Winston Churchill First Lord of the Admiralty’. This postcard is from a series of portraits issued by Tucks on notabilities of what it called at that stage ‘The European War, 1914’. A rare pair of early postcards from the outbreak of the war in 1914 and of Churchill as first lord of the admiralty, a role he would be removed from in 1915 by a coalition Government following a disastrous campaign in the Dardanelles.
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Our Grading:
Like New - Mint, Fine, Good enough to give as a present
Very Good - Clean condition with no significant faults. May have a few minor defects.
Good - Usual signs of a well read book but good overall condition. May not be suitable as a present.
Acceptable - Very well read. Reading copy only. May have significant wear and tear and contain notes and highlighting.
Postage:
UK - FreeEurope - £16.99Rest of World - £16.99Uk postage is normally sent through a courier
International postage with be tracked and insured
Edition: 1stPublisher: Raphael TuckYear: 1914
Details: London: 1st postcard by Raphael Tuck & Sons; 2nd postcard by Gale & Polden Ltd. (1914)Both postcards are in very good condition. Both are unused with no previous owner’s messages or postage marks on the reverse. The portrait postcard has a crease to the top left and corner. The bulldog post...card has a pen mark to the reverse.
The first postcard shows a proud looking bulldog on the deck of, it is assumed, a British navy destroyer. The postcard mentions the Germans toast ‘to the day’ and England’s reply from Winston Churchill that the navy will “dig them out like rats in a hole”.
The second postcard is a portrait of a dapper looking Churchill in 1914 and underneath this it says ‘The Rt Hon Winston Churchill First Lord of the Admiralty’. This postcard is from a series of portraits issued by Tucks on notabilities of what it called at that stage ‘The European War, 1914’. A rare pair of early postcards from the outbreak of the war in 1914 and of Churchill as first lord of the admiralty, a role he would be removed from in 1915 by a coalition Government following a disastrous campaign in the Dardanelles.
Please see photos
Our Grading:
Like New - Mint, Fine, Good enough to give as a present
Very Good - Clean condition with no significant faults. May have a few minor defects.
Good - Usual signs of a well read book but good overall condition. May not be suitable as a present.
Acceptable - Very well read. Reading copy only. May have significant wear and tear and contain notes and highlighting.
Postage:
UK - FreeEurope - £16.99Rest of World - £16.99Uk postage is normally sent through a courier
International postage with be tracked and insured
