NUMBER 36 • SUMMER 1982THE McVEY STATUE, BRITISH EMBASSY, WASHINGTON

HONORARY MEMBERSHis Grace The Duke of Marlborough

The Marquess of BathThe Rt. Hon. Lord Soames, GCMG,

GCVO, CH, CBEThe Lady Soames, DBE

The Rt. Hon. Harold Macmillan, OMThe Rt. Hon. Winston S. Churchill, MP

The Hon. W. Averell HarrimanThe Hon. Caspar W. Weinberger

Martin Gilbert, Esq.

In Memoriam:The Earl Mountbatten of Burma, 1900-1979The Baroness Clementine Spencer-Churchill

of Chartwell, 1885-1977Randolph S. Churchill, 1911-1968

Dalton Newfield, 1917-1982

BOARD OF DIRECTORSRonald E. Golding, Peter M. Jenkins, Australia

George E. Temple, CanadaLloyd L. Thomas, H. A. Redburn, Great Britain

Mat. Newknd, New ZealandW. Glen Browne, Sue M. Hefner,

Richard M. Langworth, George A. Lewis,Dave Marcus, Ken Phillips,

Janet M. Wallin, United States

EDITORRichard M. Langworth

PHILATELIC EDITORW. Glen Browne

CONTRIBUTORSRonald E. Golding, Dave Marcus,

Peter J. Mclver, H. Ashley Redburn OBE

TABLE OF CONTENTSInternational Updates 2Dalton Newfield: A Remembrance 4Locals: The Calf of Man 6Churchillophilately: Life in Stamps 7Cover Story: The McVey Statue 8Riddles, Mysteries, Enigmas 9Action This Day 10Reviews: Great Contemporaries 11Despatch Box 121982 Convention, 1983 Tour of England . . 13Auction, Classified, Late News 14

THE INTERNATIONAL CHURCHILL SOCI-ETY is a non-profit association of collectors,scholars, philatelists, bibliophiles and admirersof Sir Winston Spencer Churchill, KG, designedto preserve his memory and legacy. FINESTHOUR is produced for ICS by DragonwyckPublishing Inc., P. O. Box 385, Contoocook,New Hampshire 03229 USA. All rights reserved.Application to mail at 2nd class rates pending.

LIMITED EDITION

Number 36 Journal of The International Churchill Society Summer 1982

International UpdatesUPCOMING EVENTS

October 9/1 Oth, Fulton, Missouri:The ICS 1982 Convention will be heldaround the 1982 Kemper Lecture, to bedelivered by Prof. J. H. Plumb of Chur-chill College, Cambridge on Sunday after-noon. ICS events include bibliophilic andphilatelic workshops; recordings of LordMountbatten's great 1966 speech onWSC, and Churchill himself, reading fromhis War Memoirs; and displays of Chur-chilliana and stamps at the beautifulWSC Memorial. For registration detailsplease see the wrapper or write ICS, Box385, Contoocook NH 03229.

October 30th: Boston, MassachusettsProf. Plumb will also speak at the Bostonmeeting of Anglo-American Associatesand the British Institute. ICS has been in-vited and will arrange for its own eventsin Boston if enough members are inter-ested. Drop a card to Richard Langworth,same address as above, or phone 603-746-4648.

ENGLAND IN WINSTON'S FOOTSTEPSUp to 30 seats are left for the 1983

Churchill Tour of England, May 19-31st1983, hosted by Barbara and RichardLangworth and Ronald E. Golding, WSC'sdetective. The $1095 tour price is wellbelow commercial rates, and the itineraryis unbelievable—all the places you've readabout, plus many you've never heard of,all closely related to WSC. See this issue'sp. 13 for full itinerary and pre-registra-tion form.

WSC FROM THE TRANSCRIPTSUpon receiving another honorary de-

gree (in a long line) from Miami U. in1946:

"I am surprised that in my later lifeI should have become so experienced intaking degrees, when as a schoolboy I was

so bad at passing examinations."In fact, one might almost say that no

one ever passed so few examinations andreceived so many degrees.

"From this a superficial thinker mightargue that the way to get the most de-grees is to fail in the most examinations."

BRITISH BRANCH MEETSON V-E DAY

Mr. & Mrs. Norman Wooldridge werehosts to a dozen ICS members at head-quarters of the British Furniture Manu-facturers Association in London on 8May. A fine meeting and excellent foodand drink were provided. Among atten-dees were the Hambrooks, Keith Hatch,Ashley Redburn, John Diab and CliveOgden. Geoff Wheeler ran four oldnewsreels, including one showing WSC"live" at Sidney Street (see FH#35 p. 8).John Frost, longtime member and famednewspaper collector, brought a number ofChurchill items he had duplicated forthose attending. The next meeting will beheld before the end of the year.

RON GOLDING VISITS,WILL CO-HOST TOUR

Former WSC detective Ronald E. Gold-ing (see "Glimpses," FH #34/35) wasour guest here in New Hampshire on May20-22nd, where we were joined by Mr. &Mrs. Bill Beatty (FH #35) for dinner onthe 21st. Ron had a great many memories(and some fine imitations of WSC) toshare with us, and we sent him off with apile of books for his collection after avisit to a local shop. Big news for ICS isthat Ron tentatively plans to co-host theChurchill Tour of England next May, pro-viding the insights of a man who actuallyaccompanied WSC himself to the placeson our itinerary. See below and p. 13.

ALBERT SPEER ON WSC & HITLERThe recent epic based on Nazi arma-

ments minister Albert Speer's Inside theThird Reich ran on American TV, but thebook was better than the show. One nug-get from the former was Speer's admira-tion for Churchill. WSC and Hitler werealike in many ways, he wrote, but WSCalways knew how to surround himselfwith aides who maintained their independ-ence. Also, Churchill was always willingto personally inspect war damage, andconvey to the people the gravity of thesituation, while Hitler usually stayedaway from bombed-out sites. "When Iwrote my memoirs I used to read a fewpages of Churchill every night," Speersaid, "to emulate the unreachable model."A real tribute.

BOOTHBY ON"WILDERNESS YEARS"

Not everybody is raving about theBritish TV series (set for PBS in 1983) onWSC's 1929-1939 period. Lord Boothby,a former Private Secretary, says, "It's theworst film I've seen in my life. I keepwatching to see how angry I get. It's allwrong. This film shows him as a grumpy,vindictive old man. It makes him shoutall the way through. He never shouted."The Daily Express wonders if this angststems from Boothby not being mentioned.We'll reserve judgment until we see theseries.

"BESSIE, YOU'RE UGLY!"A member writes to ask for the exact

scenario of the famous exchange betweenWSC and an unknown lady when WSCwas somewhat tipsy. The lady, Ron Gold-ing tells us, was Miss Bessie Braddock,Labour MP for Liverpool, the date some-time in 1946-47. Miss Braddock's wordswere, "Winston, you're drunk." Chur-chill's reply: "Bessie, you're ugly! But to-morrow I'll be sober."

RANDOLPH, STOUR, BERGHOLTICS's first Honorary Member, Ran-

dolph S. Churchill, gets an obligatorymention in a piece on East Anglia's RiverStour in the B.T.A. magazine In Britain(May 1982). His country home, "Stour,"was Sir Winston's son's greatest delight,says author Robin Mead. But Randolphsometimes loved his home to death: "Orone occasion he put so much fertiliser onthe lawns that they turned black; on an-other, he sowed a blue path of polyan-thus through the woodland, a stroke of

artistic genius which was later spoiledwhen the plants aged and when he ratheroverdid the effect by deciding to fringethe blue path with yellow."

Stour was sold after RSC's death in1968 and is no longer in the Churchillfamily. The gardens, however, have beenmaintained and improved, and are opento the public. Visitors to the Stour Val-ley, which has some of the best sceneryin Suffolk, are well advised to stop.

POOR CRIPPS (AGAIN)WSC on Sir Stafford Cripps (Part

1487): "There but for the grace of Godgoes God."

SUTHERLAND DOWN, NOT OUTLady Churchill caused a stir a few

years ago by admitting she had destroyedthe appalling Graham Sutherland portraitof WSC, presented on his 80th birthdayby both Houses of Parliament. This tem-porarily increased public awareness of it,for photos had been taken and were thenresurrected. Worse, In Britain (June 1982)reveals that Sutherland's best oil studyfor the portrait was on display at the TateGallery in London through 4 July, alongwith other of the artist's works (most ofwhich are quite good indeed).

Anticipating your next question: no,we will not publish the painting here. Weshare Lady Churchill's opinion. The workhas been amply documented already.Check your library.

WSC'S PROMISE WITHDRAWNWinston established a racing stable

after the war, and one of his top thor-oughbreds was Colonist II. But at onerace, Colonist II finished a disappointingfourth. WSC had an explanation:

"I told him this is a very big race and'if you win it, you will never have to runagain. You will spend the rest of your lifein agreeable female company.'

"Colonist II did not keep his mind onthe race."

WSC AND NAPPYThe late Dal Newfleld wondered if

WSC planned to write anything on Napo-leon. ICS member Jim Nietmann notedthat among WSC's books at ChurchillCollege, Cambridge, were many Napoleontitles, either uncut or unopened.

We have two references to offer. Thefkst is CHURCHILL AS HISTORIANby Maurice Ashley (NY-Scribners-68 page17), who was WSC's research assistant on

MARLBOROUGH: "Churchill was fas-cinated by Napoleon I and had an impres-sive collection of magnificently-boundbooks about him. He contemplated under-taking Napoleon's biography." The sec-ond is Gilbert Volume V (H-M 1st edi-tion page 560): On 27 August 1934,after WSC, RSC and "The Prof" hadtraced Nappy's route to Grenoble, WSCwrote Clemmie: "I really must try towrite a Napoleon before I die. But thework piles up ahead & I wonder whetherI shall have the time & strength."

We know WSC bought as many booksas he could find on a subject before under-taking a work, so it seems reasonable toconclude that the books Jim saw werelaid down for this purpose. As Ashleywrote, NAPOLEON by WSC "must bereckoned one of the great unwrittenbooks of our time."

JACKET COLLECTORSMember Jim Meriwether (1400 Devon-

shire Dr., Columbia SC 29204) wonders ifanyone is collecting WSC dust jacketblurbs promoting the book inside thejacket. He notes this one on the 1978Penguin edition of Forester's FlyingColours: "I find Hornblower admirable,vastly entertaining.—Winston S. Chur-chill." Jim wonders when WSC made theremark? Dal Newfield found anotherblurb on US and Canadian jackets of His-tory of the Hudson's Bay Company(Woods B57/1). Do you have any more tooffer?

ERRATAIn FH #34, we insulted Bruce Jennings

by placing him with NBC rather thanABC (p. 1); Woods numbers of Dal New-field's reprints are A6/A9, not A6/A8(p. 2); WSC's famous cook was namedLandemare (p. 4) and the "secret" stair-case was not secret during WSC's occu-pancy of Chartwell (see also "DespatchBox.") Also, WSC's cow was a Jersey, nota Guernsey (p. 5).

In FH #35, we regret a serious gaffeon the cover. The gentleman in uniformis the then Governor-General of Canada,The Earl of Athlone, not Gen. Sir JohnDill, and Dill left the post of CIGS inDecember 1941. Also in the wrapperto that issue, the correct spelling ofthe ship's name in the B.A.T. stamp isTREPASSEY, as stated, and we hadthe Irishmen backwards on the Irishlabel: Collins was shot and Griffith diedof a cerebral hemorrhage.

Dalton Newfield, 1917-1982A Remembrance by His Friends

On 23 March 1982, Dal Newfield died unexpectedly, and wellbefore his time. He had served us as editor, president, treasurerand senior editor, but those bare titles do not begin to revealwhat he meant to us, and to the name and fame of Sir WinstonChurchill. We have asked some of his closest friends in the Soci-ety to put those feelings into words.

The news of his death was impossible to grasp. His wonder-fully joyful letters had been a source of pleasure and encourage-ment to me this past year. We all miss him dreadfully. 1 know youwill be suffering these days as you begin again without him.—Janet Wallin, Friends Coordinator, WSC Memorial, Fulton, Mo.

At first I could not believe what 1 was reading. Then it dawnedon me that I was reading that Dalton Newfield was dead.

He was a man before his time in the field of Churchilliana. Inthe early days of ICS it was Dal to whom you turned, no matterwhat the query. He was the guiding light, the encourager whenthings got low. Over 11 years I knew him as a firm friend, willingto give his time to others' problems even when on holiday here inEngland, which he called his second home.

—FredB. Hambrooh, Chairman, CCC, Hampshire, England

I never saw him, though I promised myself that my travelswould one day take me to California. They didn't, unfortunately.I was always attracted to the liveliness of his letters and hisextreme enthusiasm for what he was doing. I am left wonderinghow he can be replaced. For you who knew him more intimatelyI can understand your still being in shock.

—George E. Temple, ICS Branch Director, Ontario, Canada

Dal was a friendly, outgoing personality —balanced, tolerantand wise. His admiration for Sir Winston was deep, his enthusiasmand knowledge inspiring. He lived to keep the Immortal Memoryevergreen. We shared the same thoughts about life, in particular alove for Nature, and of both our countries. If ever a man deservedcitizenship of both America and Britain it was Dal. I shall miss hisprolific letter writing and his easy yet profound conversation; butabove all I shall miss the warmth and sincerity of his friendship.What an immense loss we have all suffered.

—H. Ashley Redbum, QBE, ICS Director, Hampshire, England

We had for many years exchanged correspondence and pressclippings. He was the Number One guest at the 1973 gathering ofICS-UK, and we looked upon Dal as a pillar of the Society withhis unrivalled knowledge of Sir Winston's life and times. I havelost a friend. We have all lost a friend. Let us resolve to make theInternational Churchill Society a success in his memory.

—John Frost, Historical Newspaper Service, Herts., England

Left and on facingpage.DaZ Newfieldat his retirementparty, WoodlakeInn, Sacramento,30 December.Passport and tick-ets in pockets,he was all set foran extended Chur-chill buying tripin GB.

Although I had only sporadic contact with Dal, I feel I havelost a true companion. It is in no small measure due to him thatmy Churchill collection has grown from time-filler to an obses-sion. I have just re-read his letter on my acceptance of this office,and as .ilways it was full of good advice and friendly help. We allmiss him ,\ great deal and the Society will be the poorer for hispassing.

—Peter M. Jenkins, ICS Branch Director, Victoria, Australia

He was not an ordinary friend—he was someone special. Hehad a great love for England and an amazing knowledge of itshistory from the Victorian Age forward. His knowledge of Chur-chill in particular was extraordinary, and nobody did he hold inhigher esteem; yet he refused to idolise him. Dai's gift of persua-sion was boundless. He got the best out of people by encourage-ment rather than criticism. Without his love for the writings ofSir Winston there would be no new editions of Mr. Brodrick'sArmy or For Free Trade in our libraries. Before Dal republishedthese in 1977, they were virtually unobtainable.

Dal was a frequent visitor to England and served here in thewar. He sealed his respect for Great Britain by marrying anEnglish girl. There were few corners of our land unknown to him.Eleanor and he lost their son in childhood many years ago andnow Eleanor is alone. She must surely realise that she has manyfriends amongst the Society over which Dal presided for so manyyears.

By very many on both sides of the Atlantic, he will be sadlymissed. He was a gentleman in the true sense of the word. Thequotation from Great Contemporaries is a fitting epitaph forDalton Newfield: "One mark of a great man is the power ofmaking lasting impressions upon the people he meets."

—L. L. Thomas, ICS Branch Director, Surrey, England

Sir Winston said that when he got to heaven he meant to spenda considerable portion of his first million years painting. I havealways felt that if there is such a place, we would all undergo amagical transformation enroute, which' would leave us, on entry,at the height of our powers on earth.

Thus I imagine a vibrant Churchill, now permanently 65,working away with his colorful brushes in the heavenly equivalentof Marrakesh. His butler Sawyers (a permanent 45 or so), entersthe scene and quietly makes his presence known. Sir Winston isabout to give Sawyers a piece of his mind, but remembers wherehe is, and quietly inquires as to the cause of the interruption.Sawyers is confident: "Excuse me, Sir. Someone to see you. Ihave reviewed his credentials and feel right in interrupting you."

His full name, he told me 12 years ago, was Dalton MarcusNewfield, but he insisted right away, "Just call me Dal." He haddropped "Marcus" in the service, he said, because "therecouldn't be any more Dalton Newfields." He was right there.

From the day that first, closely-typed letter arrived on 3 April1970, I absorbed the bubbling, infectious enthusiasm of a mantotally committed to his subject. Dal was irrepressible. In a letterto an issuer of Churchill local "stamps," the Isle of Pabay (popu-lation two), he wrote: "If you are man and wife, one of youmust be postmaster and the other his (her) spouse. Do you writeto each other? There should be easier ways of communicatingthan by writing a letter, affixing a stamp, cancelling and deliver-ing the envelope. On the other hand could it be you have neverbeen properly introduced? Or perhaps you belong to warringclans?"

I laughed till I cried—his humor was catching. But he had aserious side too—and in that respect Dal couldn't have arrivedat a riper time. I had founded the Society and published 12 news-letters, the best thing of which I can say is that I chanced on aperfect title. But by 1970 I was relocating and facing a newcareer; precious little time was left for Finest Hour,

Happily, gaily, Dal took over. When he produced his firstedition, Number #14, I couldn't believe my eyes. Imaginatively,he'd used the front page of The Times for 30 November 1874 asthe cover of our journal. And there in the upper left corner wasthat two-line birth announcement: "On the 30th Nov., at Blen-heim Palace, the Lady Randolph Churchill, prematurely, of ason."

If you have not ordered the back issues we still sell, you aremissing Dal Newfield in his prime. He soon showed us that SirWinston was much bigger than our stamp albums. He turned theorganization into a clearing house for students, scholars andbibliophiles as well as philatelists. He ran articles worthy ofgood historical journals, answered questions, published anti-as well as pro-Churchill views, literally invented the "Chur-chill-Related" stamp field. Dal was the 41st member to join theorganization; by the time he was through membership wasnearing 300.

For four years and 19 issues, Finest Hour was the very heartof the Churchill story for people who had, before Dal, knownWSC mainly as a man who made inspired speeches during 1940.Our new editor painted with much broader strokes: the childat Blenheim, the cheeky subaltern, the nervy young MP, theFirst Lord of the Admiralty, the artist, the prophet, the his-torian, the Prime Minister. Those who entered what Dal called"the spirit of the Society" learned of a tale more fascinating,heroic, warm and beautiful than they ever thought existed. DalNewfield made Winston Churchill live again.

"What is it about WSC," I once asked him, "that so fascinatesyou?" "His humanity," Dal replied. "He wasn't always right, noreven always wise, though the balance was pretty positive. But hewas always human. He never failed to express his human virtuesand frailties." The more casual students of WSC thought R. W.Thompson's critical The Yankee Marlborough appalling; but Dalwas jubilant: "Treats WSC as a man of flesh and blood, hopes andfears—in other words human," he said. "I like it!"

When inevitably Dal found new areas in need of his efforts,and founded the sorely-needed Churchilliana Company in 1974,he began looking for a new editor. Three times he thought hehad one, three times he didn't. Each time he picked up incom-plete issues he swore he'd never touch again, spending time hedidn't have to deliver them to members.

After 1975 I heard from him sporadically. In '76 he wrote hewas "trying to figure out how many bullets WSC got off atMalakand"—the same old Newfield. Meanwhile he kept the ICStreasury in an interest-bearing account, and when I was at lastready to become editor, the cost of almost a whole issue was inthe bank.

By then Dal was counting the days until his retirement, whenhe said he would have time to do all the things he'd put off foryears. He admitted that he wasn't the same Dal Newfield of tenyears ago, but he helped the new ICS'mightily as treasurer andcontributor. And he introduced me to friends of his who not onlyhelped, but whom I now regard as treasured friends. He retired on30 December last. Barbara and I sent a postcard cheer and hethanked us on New Year's Day, ending with the usual "big wetkiss for B." We looked forward to years and years of Dai's con-centrated blue light pouring into the Churchill story, and into ourlives.

And then on the evening of 23 March, the light went out.

I have said much yet not much at all. In the end there isnothing to be said when a friend dies, even among people whosetrade is words. There is just a big, empty hole where there wasonce someone you loved. And all the talk in the world won'tchange that.

Everyone who knew Dal Newfield well misses him. And that'sone crowd I'm proud to be a member of.

—Richard M. Langworth, ICS Chairman of the Board

Locals

Separating the Wheat

from the Calf

4. CALF OF MANThere is a great deal of question as to

just how legitimate Calf of Man localstamps are. Their basis exists in law: in1962 the Isle of Man government set up apostal service to the Calf, which lies offthe southwest coast of the main islandand measures 1 x 114 miles. This continueduntil 31 March 1973, when the Isle ofMan post office decided to bar separateCalf of Man stamps, which were allegedlyissued to cover the cost of ferrying mailto the main island. Doubt arises not inregard to the legal ramifications, but dueto the number of stamps issued: 376 in11 years, including not a few 'commemo-ratives' made by the easy expedient ofoverprinting. A vast number of these issuespictured, but were not related to Church-il l, confronting the specialist with a prob-lem. Short of attempting them all, there isone logical solution: acquire only theoriginal designs, or new colors.

The unit of currency, the murrey, wasnamed for John Murrey, who in 1668 is-sued for the first Manx coinage. The con-version rate was 24 murreys to the shillingor, from 1971 forward, 4.8 murreys tothe decimal penny.

Mar 1966 Churchill commemoratives (1)Ovpt on bird issue of some date ("Sir WIN-STON CHURCHILL, 1874-1965" in black)

CA 36 12m orange & brownCA 37 24m blue & brownCA 38 48m red & brownCA 36-38 imperforateCA 39 mini-sheet, pink & black, same

ovpt plus head only portrait of WSC

Mar 1966 Churchill commemoratives (2)Ovpt on bird issue of same date

CA 40 18m pink & brownCA 41 30m green & brownCA 42 36m mauve & brownCA 40-42 imperforateCA 43 mini-sheet, pink & black, same

ovpt plus head & shoulders WSC bust

5 May 1967 Churchill definitives (1)Mop of island, portrait of WSC

CA 60 3m blueCA 61 4m blueCA 62 6m blueCA 63 8m blueCA 64 96m blueCA 60-64 imperforateCA 65 mini-sheet, 8m & 96m green

26 May 1967 Churchill definitives (2)Map of island, head of WSC

CA 66 V2m redCA 67 1m redCA 68 2m redCA 69 24m redCA 70 84m redCA 66-70 imperforateCA 71 mini-sheet, 4/6/8/96m green

May 1967 Europa '67Overprint on CA 60-65

CA 72-76 same denomiantions, blueCA 72-76 imperforateCA 77 mini sheet, as CA 65

May 1967 Europa '67 (2)Overprint on CA 66-71

CA 78-82 same denominations, redCA 78-82 imperforateCA 83 mini-sheet, as CA 71

13 Jun 1967 Tourist Trophy RacesOverprint on CA 6-71

CA 84-88 same denominations, redCA 84-88 imperforateCA 89 mini-sheet, as CA 71

11 July 1968 Europa '68 (1)Overprint on turquoise CA 60-65

CA 93-97 same den., turquoiseCA 93-97 imperforateCA 98 mini-sheet, as CA 65 violet

11 July 1968 Europa '68 (2)Overprint on CA 66-70

CA 99-103 same den., It. blueCA 99-103 imperforateCA 104 mini-sheet, as CA 71 violet

24 Oct 1968 Mexico Olympics (1)Overprint on CA 60-65

CA 108-12 same denominations, brownCA 108-12 imperforateCA 113 mini-sheet, as CA 65

24 Oct 1968 Mexico Olympics (2)Overprint on CA 66-71

CA 114-18 same denominations, orangeCA 114-18 imperforateCA 119 mini-sheet, as CA 65

24 Oct 1968 Mexico Olympics (3)Mini-sheets inscribed "5 Gold Medals,5 Silver Medals, 3 Bronze Medals"

CA 120 4/6/8/96m brownCA121 8/96m brownCA 122 4/6/96m orangeCA123 8/96m orange

23 Sep 1970 Commonwealth Games (1)Ovpt on CA 60-65/71, rouletted.

CA 154-58 same denominations, redCA 154-58 imperforateCA159 mini-sheet, as CA 71CA160 mini-sheet, as CA 65

23 Sep 1970 Commonwealth Games (2)Ovpt. on CA 60-65/71, rouletted.

CA 1 61 -65 same denominations, mauveCA161-65 imperforateCA166 mini-sheet, as CA 71CA 167 mini-sheet, as CA 65

7 Oct 1970 Europa '70 (1)Ovpt. on CA 60-65/71, rouletted.

CA 168-72 same denominations, redCA 168-72 imperforateCA173 mini-sheet, as CA 71CA 174 mini-sheet, as CA 65CA174a 96m value with no date

7 Oct 1970 Europa '70(2)Ovpt. on CA 60-65/71, rouletted.

CA 175-79 same denominations, mauveCA 175-79 imperforateCA180 mini-sheet, as CA 71CA181 mini-sheet, as CA 65CA181a 96m value with no date

Jan-Mar 1971 British Postal StrikeChurchill issues overprinted "BRITISHPOSTAL STRIKE 1971" in use by privatecarriers during strike.

CA 182-86 blue ovpt on 60-64, imperf.CA 187-91 red ovpt on 66-70, imperf.CA 192-96 blue ovpt on 72-76, imperf.CA 197-201 red ovpt on 78-82, imperf.CA 218-22 red ovpt on 168-72, perf.CA 223-27 mauve ovpt on 175-79, perf.

1972 OlympicsOriginal defin. design, new colors.

CA 269 8m multicoloredCA 270 96m multicoloredCA 271 mini-sheet of fourteen values

1973 Boy ScoutsOriginal defin. design but larger.

CA 283 120m red, as CA 66CA 284 240m blue, as CA 60CA 285 mini-sheet of two, perf.

1973 Europa '73Overprinted in CA 283-85

CA 327 120m red overprintCA 328 240m blue overprintCA 327-28 imperforateCA 329 mini-sheet, as CA 285CA 329a 'Europa'ovpt. missing 120m,

Mar 1973 Last Day of Mail ServiceMini-sheet shows cross-section of Calf ofMan stamps including several Churchill issues.

CA 376 mini-sheet

Churchillophilately: The Ultimate TopicBY W. GLEN BROWNE

In August and November 1942, Churchillwas encouraged by British commando attackson Dieppe and St. Nazaire, France, and thevictory it El Alamein. In November 1942,British and American troops landed in Moroccoand Algeria. In January 1943, a conference be-tween FDR and WSC occurred at Casablanca,Morocco, illustrated on a 1933 stamp (FrenchMorocco 128, SG 173).* A French 1947 stampcommemorates St. Nazaire (B219, SG 1016).Stamps of Algeria for 1942-3 show the arms ofConstantine (138, SG 192), Oran (139, SG 182)and Algeiers (141, SG 184). Mr. Churchill nextflew to Turkey where he conferred with Presi-dent Inonu (875, SG 1284). He also metGeneral LeClerc, a leader of the Free Frenchforces (France 604, SG 1037).

By February 1943, British forces occupiedTripolitania and Tunisia, completing the con-quest of the Italian African territory, A stampof Tunisia (288, SG 428) shows Mohammedal-Amin, the decrepit French puppet. Two1943 Tunisian liberation issues (163/B78,SG 232-33) commemorate the event. A 1934Tripolitania airmail stamp shows a desert scene(C43, SG 210).

A large number of Poles fought with theAllies, the Polish exile government issuingstamps for their use. A 1943 set shows Polesfighting in Africa, Norway, France and at sea(3K9-16, SG 486-93).

By 1943, the Russians were regaining muchof their lost territory, seriously weakening theGerman war effort. Numerous Russian stampswere issued depicting the action. Typical ex-amples show artillery (867, SG 994), aircraft(992A, SG 1130), anti-aircraft guns (877, SG1004). Russia also noted the 1943 Teheranconference (907-8, SG 1040-41), and in 1944the Big Three (921-22, SG 1040-41).

By the end of 1943 Mussolini had fallen,Italy was invaded, and in the Pacific Guadal-canal and other areas were rid of Japanese. TheU-boats were being defeated. British SolomonIslands noted the 25th anniversary of Guadal-canal in 1968 (174-5, SG 160-61). A confer-ence at Quebec may be represented by a 1930Canada stamp (174, SG 294). The Japaneseissued only a few war stamps (336, SG 401). A1968 New Hebrides set shows coast watches,soldiers, an Australian cruiser and an Americanbomber (139-42, SG 125-28).

In 1944 the Allies stepped up air attacks onGermany, and "The Prof (Lindemann) per-fected radar bombing techniques. A Britishstamp (418, SG 752) shows a radar scope. Thegreat Normandy invasion occurred on 6 June1944. Both the King and WSC feared for eachother's safety if they went ashore during thelandings, which were successful. The Allies soonliberated Paris and had reached the Rhine byMarch, 1945. A French stamp notes the 10thanniversary of the liberation (718, SG 1204),another the Normandy invasion (B379, SG

•First number Scott's, SG = Gibbons number

Above: Churchill and CR stamps which helpillustrate this period. WSC examples are Nica-ragua 1974 and Togo 1970 (De Gaulle) sets.The CRs are mentioned in Glen's article. TheGreece 'Alamein' and Russia 'dogfight' issuesare impressive.

Right: Germany's 1968 souvenir sheet (seecomments below) includes WSC plus three CRstatesmen. Ironically, Germany was first inEurope to honor WSC.

1653). In September 1944, WSC met FDR atQuebec again, to discuss final war strategy.Churchill was concerned about the fate ofeastern Europe but could not convince hisAmerican friend of the danger.

In 1944 Gen. MacArthur invaded the Phil-ippines enroute Japan (Philippines 519-21,SG 652-54). In China, Chiang Kai-shek waswinning some battles but needed lots of help.WSC did not hold China as important as didFDR, and did not admire Chiang, who isshown on a set of China (593-98, SG 762-71)issued to honor the three-power alliance in1943.

By 1944 the German Armies in the Eastwere falling back before the Russians, whowere setting up "spheres of influence" in theBalkans, as Churchill had feared. Tito installedhimself over right-wing forces in Yugoslavia(160, SG 491); King Michael of Romania(506-16, SG 1455-67) ousted the Germansand temporarily regained power. A Romanianstamp honors Allied war efforts with flags(644, SG 1852).

In western Europe the Allies advanced intoGermany, led by General Patton (Luxembourg242-45, SG 495-501) and Marshall de Lattrede Tassigny (France 675, SG 1141). In 1945Luxembourg thanked the Big Four (B117-20,SG 460-67).

In January 1945 the Yalta Conferencesettled the fate of postwar Europe, and was thesource of many modern problems. Yalta isshown on a Russian 1938 stamp (666, SG 799).

Roosevelt died suddenly in April 1945, and

was succeeded by Truman, whom Churchillbarely knew. US stamps of 1945 (930-33, SG926-29) and 1982 commemorate ardent phil-atelist FDR. In the same month Hitler com-mitted suicide. Germany surrendered a fewdays later. WSC met and liked Truman at thePotsdam Conference, depicted on a later EastGerman stamp. After two atomic bombs, Japansurrendered in September 1945. But WSC wasout of office, having been defeated by Labourin the election of July 1945.

The Germany souvenir sheet (982), is gain-ing in value. In March 1980, average prices forF-VF unhinged mint were $1.90, hinged SI.70,used S2.10. In late 1981 they were $2.70 mint,$2.10 hinged, $2.50 used. Stan Showalter,writing in Linn's, suggests that the Hong KongWSC omnibus issue (225-28, SG 21.8-21) is agood investment: dealers in the US are offering$8-10 for the set.

We note a starter collection of Churchilltopicals including the complete 1974 issuesand some souvenir sheets available at $40from Westminster Stamp Gallery, P. O. Box447, Norfolk MA 02056. (This is not an en-dorsement.)

ICS continues to offer the 20-page Churchill-Related stamp checklist at $3 postpaid fromICS, c/o George Lewis, 268 Canterbury Road,Westfield NJ 07090.Details in FH #35 wrapper.We really don't know how any collector can bewithout it!

Cover Story:The McVey Statue"Resting Securely on Both Feet"

IN 1963, the Washington Branch of theEnglish-Speaking Union had a brilliantidea. Sir Winston Churchill had been pro-claimed an honorary citizen of the UnitedStates: why not cement this honor —literally—with a fine new statue, restingat the juncture of British and Americanterritory, the property line of the BritishEmbassy? Miss Kay Halle—longtimefriend of Randolph Churchill and thefamily, author of two fine books of WSCquotes and a prime mover in the Honor-ary Citizenship—was in the vanguard ofthe movement.

After considering five other nationallyknown sculptors —Bryant Baker, WalkerHancock, Paul Manship, Sydney Waugh,Wheeler Williams-ESU chose ProfessorWilliam M. McVey, then visiting artist atOhio State University. Bill, an ICS mem-ber, did the work at his studio in Cleve-

land, depicting a wartime Churchill inbusiness suit, giving his victory sign.Without a doubt this is one of the mostinspiring sculptures of WSC in the world.

Sir Winston himself approved the ideain a letter, signed in a shaky hand, toESU in March 1964. He particularly likedthe concept of it standing on Americanand British soil where, he wrote, "it willrest happily and securely on both feet."

It took Bill nearly three years to com-plete the work, and for awhile he says hislife was divided between working on thestatue and defending himself from variouscommittees. "The shoes weren't right, soI polished them up," Bill recalls. "The tiewasn't sufficient Victorian. It was feltthat the surface should be smoother. MissHalle thought the collar was too tight, thetie too small. But the biggest controver-sary was over the cigar."

Sculptor Bill McVey with bust of head from which his Embassy statue was modeled.This bust, standing 22"high with base, was installed at Chartwell during 1972.

Bill's nine-foot-high work is placed so as to *

Bill chose to portray WSC with a tra-ditional cigar jutting from his left hand,which also grasped his cane. "It wasabsolutely essential," he says. "Of the300 photographs I studied, WSC washolding or smoking a cigar in 260." Butthe sponsors were divided, the "antis"holding the cigar "undignified."

A storm of protest erupted from by-standers. The Washington Post saiddeleting the cigar would be a "nice-Nelly"act of "excessive gentility. A good cigar— a Cuban Uppman—would give more lifeto the image than its absence would en-hance the esthetics. Cromwell wanted tobe painted warts and all . . . the ESUmight reflect on this sound Englishprecedent."

Robert Donaldson of the CigarSmokers of America was more adamant:"Amputating Sir Winston's cigar is almostas drastic as cutting off his arm." LadyMary Soames joined the "pro" forces,though she expressed satisfaction thatWSC was holding, not smoking, hisstogie.

as to bestride British and American soil.

The ayes had it. Bill not only retainedhis cigar (cast from one of WSC's originals),but for safety's sake he cast five extracigars in event the original was damaged.Thus far hooligans haven't managed that,but on St. Patrick's Day 1982 the Embassyhad to scrub off a quart of green paint,dumped on the statue by ignorant Irishnationalists who haven't read history.

From a quarter-size model the workprogressed to a full-size drawing. Then asteel rod skeleton was covered with astyrofoam-and-plastic base, followed bythe two tons of clay. After final modeling,a plaster cast was made, and the bronzeimage was cast by a firm in Brooklyn,New York.

ESU President Edward Russell, whoknew WSC in life, expressed strongapproval: "The figure . . . radiated hisstrength of character under stress. I feltthat I was meeting once again the domi-nant personality I had known." AndRandolph Churchill thrilled the sculptorby remarking, "Of all the works I've seen,this one is the most like Father."

In place at last, this great sculpturewas unveiled by Secretary of State DeanRusk on 9 April 1966 in the presence ofRandolph Churchill, Lady Soames andher children, Emma and Jeremy, repre-senting the family. Others present wereChief Justice and Mrs. Earl Warren,British Ambassador Sir Patrick Dean, andformer NATO Commander Gen. LaurisNorstad. The General later launched adrive for the Winston Churchill MemorialFund.

Beneath the statue is a time capsule,destined to be opened by the President ofthe United States in 2063-the 100thanniversary of Sir Winston's honorarycitizenship. It contains a letter fromDwight D. Eisenhower:

"In offering these records to you andto posterity, our purpose is more thanhistorical because Sir Winston was morethan one of the great figures of history.He was also a living symbol not only ofAnglo-American comradeship but also ofindomitable courage in the face ofseemingly overwhelming odds.

"Though we hope, Mr. President, thatyou will open these capsules in times lesstroubled and uncertain than ours, weknow that in any age, peaceful or perilous,human courage can never be outdated orunneeded."

Kay Halle thought collar too tight, tie toosmall (below), as statue neared completionat McVey's studio in Cleveland (right).

n. KTOE wuw oxn.LONOOtt.S.W

2 Hani, 1964

Uy dear Ur. Uintener,

I em indeed obliged to you for your

letter. Would you please convey to the Washington

Branch of the Biglish-Speaking Union my irera thanks

for the great honour you do me? It gives me the

greatest pleasure that the statue should stand on

both American and British soil, and 1 feel that it

vil l rest happily and securely on both feet.

Kith all good rcshes,

I remain,

Yours very eincerely,

Ur. BradshM Uintener

WSC's letter to ESU Washington Branchpresident Bradshaw Mintener, signed in ashaky 89-year-old hand, expresses approv-al of the proposed dual-soil location, 1964.

McVEY REPLICA OFFEREDThe International Churchill Society is

working with Bill McVey to make avail-able to members a small-scale replica ofthis outstanding sculpture. Will interestedmembers please contact their ICS directorin the UK, Canada, Australia or NZ, orBox 385, Contoocook, New Hampshire03229.

Action This DaySPRING/SUMMER 1882: AGE 7

Winston was not yet in school but was living at Blenheimwhere "Grandmamma" (the Dowager Duchess of Marlborough)gave him daily lessons. He thanked Lady Randolph for the gift oflead soldiers, and when Lord Randolph sickened with a cold,Winnie wrote him a note, too. Amazingly, Lord Randolph replied,but his reply is not found.

It was an idyllic period as Winnie had the run of the vastBlenheim grounds which, he wrote his mother, he preferred toGreen or Hyde Parks in London. He had the use of the pony"Robroy," and rode frequently. In April Mrs. Everest took himand Jack to Ventnor, Isle of Wight, where they stayed at 2 Ham-borough Road near the sea. In almost every letter he plaintivelyasked his mother when she could come to see him.

Lord Randolph's ostracisim was easing. Lord Northcote wastold by Lord Beaconsfield (Disraeli) that the Queen had for-given Lord Randolph, but would not invite the Churchills foranother year. Lord Randolph made, and the Prince of Walesaccepted, a formal apology. But it was to be three more yearsbefore the Prince accepted him socially.

A seemingly minor affair, Charles Bradlaugh's refusal to takethe Oath after being elected MP (he was an atheist) led to theformation of "The Fourth Party." Members were Arthur Balfour,John Gorst and Henry Drummond Wolff, whose combinedknowledge of party machinery and Parliamentary technique wasmassive; and Lord Randolph, whose skill at debate was unexcelledat the time. Derided at first, the Fourth Party would be theinstrument that would eventually bring down the Gladstonegovernment.

SPRING/SUMMER 1907: AGE 32The Undersecretary of the Colonies, WSC, found his Secre-

tary Lord Elgin a difficult boss. Elgin was old, tired and readyto retire. Much of his letters to WSC were on the proper channelsto use! But they were quite civil to each other, and when WSCproposed a trip to East Africa to inspect the potential there,Elgin agreed. This trip resulted in My African Journey, publishedin 1908.

The Sixth Colonial Conference occurred in April, dealingprincipally with Imperial Preference under which the Empirewould, in effect, obtain preferential food tariff treatment. WSCopposed this strongly, believing it would raise food prices inEngland and that it would eventually be extended to manu-factures, etc. The Prime Minister of the Transvaal, Louis Botha,only five years before CIC of the Boers, arrived with his beautiful19-year-old daughter Helen, with whom WSC was immediatelylinked in the press—so much so that Muriel Wilson, WSC's currentlady friend, wrote from Southern France a fretful letter seekingknowledge of her status.

WSC spent a holiday in Biarritz, where he had several conver-sations with Edward VII. The King was impressed with youngChurchill and appointed him a Privy Councillor at the age of 32.WSC_Jjegan to plan his East Africa trip but took time to attendFrench Army maneuvers with his new friend F. E. Smith.-Thisfriendship would outlast scores of years of differing politicalviewpoints. Lady Randolph (now Mrs. George Cornwallis-West),was meanwhile writing her Reminiscences, leaning heavily onEddie Marsh and WSC for both editing and writing. /

DALTON NEWFIELD

SPRING/SUMMER 1932: AGE 57In the Spring Churchill kept close to Chartwell, his convales-

cence from his New York accident being protracted, but he wasnot idle. He was still writing his foreign affairs articles for theHearst papers, and planning a trilogy tentatively titled AmidThese Storms, American Impressions and Notable Contemporaries—in the main, compilations of previously published essays. Hewas delighted that his alma mater, Sandhurst, had adopted TheWorld Crisis as a textbook (Woods A31c). Public interest inThe River War still continued and he planned a new edition(A2d). But his main work was on Marlborough with the help ofMaurice Ashley. A proposal that he write a biography of John D.Rockefeller fell through: WSC's fee was too high for the Rocke-fellers!

He made his first broadcast to the USA 8 May on monetarypolicy, but the BBC forbade his broadcasting to France andEngland on the same subject. He called for an internationalmoney conference to revalue commodities in relation to gold.India claimed much of his time; Ireland too was a drain on him,as President Eamon de Valera was pushing for repudiation of the"Oath." He warned of the dangers of Hitler. For a private mem-ber he was ubiquitous in Commons.

In August WSC toured the Marlborough battlefields andstopped enroute at Munich, where Hitler confidante Ernst Hanf-staengel tried and failed to get Hitler to meet him. He planned aVenice holiday with Clemmie, Randolph and Sarah, but washospitalized by para-typhoid in Salzburg. While abed he workedon The World's Great Stories (published 1933, Woods C208).He returned to Chartwell September 25th.

SPRING/SUMMER 1957: AGE 82Sir Winston was obviously aging. One minute he would an-

nounce he planned to make a 40-minute speech in Commons;immediately thereafter he would be totally exhausted and dis-pirited. Nevertheless, he addressed the Primrose League on 3 May,a fete at Royal Wanstead School on 6 July, a meeting of UnitedEurope on 9 July, and a Law Society on 31 July, and the Inter-Parliamentary Union on 3 September.

Since the war, Churchill had been almost free of criticism.Even the Iron Curtain Speech, which had raised thousands tofurious demonstration when made in 1946, had turned out to bepalpably true and acceptable to all but communists. Now the ap-pearance of Arthur Bryant's The Turn of the Tide, based on thediaries of Alanbrooke and mildly critical, disturbed him greatly.Actually, as Lord Moran later wrote, ". . . it was the first seriouscontribution by a contemporary to the task of fitting him intohis niche in history." Yet Churchill hated and brooded over thebook. It was followed by Halifax's Fullness of Days, also critical.

His love for Chartwell continued unabated. He ordered thegates left open and when he saw crowds there he would wave andgive the "V" sign; sometimes he invited strangers in to see hisgolden orfes. He went to plays although he could not hear thedialogue. Clemmie thought it could be because he expected itmight be his last play. Some thought he wanted to die; the de-pression he'd fought off all his life gripped him.

This was Dal New field's last ATD. We need an author for thiscolumn.

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Reviews:Great Contemporaries

GREAT CONTEMPORARIES (WoodsA43), London/Thornton Butterworth1937, 1938, current 1st edn values $50-100, later edns $10 and up.

Twenty-one studies are included in theoriginal, but the 1938 edition offers afurther four which include valuable entrieson Fisher, 'B.-P.,' Parnell and FDR. Allfirst appeared as articles but WSC softeneda few of his original judgments and madeamendations as result of new information.Unhappily, articles on Kitchener andLloyd George (from the series "Great Menof Our Time") are omitted, but these andothers excluded can be read in "TheCollected Essays," Centenary edition Vol.Ill (LIH).

The central theme of Churchill'scollection is the group of British states-men who dominated politics at the end ofthe last and beginning of this century:Balfour, Chamberlain, Rosebery, Morley,Asquith, Curzon. These urbane, erudite,cultured and civilised public men domi-nated Imperial affairs with a brilliancewhich contrasts with the drabness oftoday's political barbarians. On the wholethe book is a valuable study of the courseof history in the first four decades of thisCentury, although one is mystified by theomission of Carson and his influence onthe Irish problem. The biographies, mostlyabout men whom Churchill knew inti-mately, are of unique value.

Churchill's wit is never better illustratedthan in his essay on the only man ofletters included, George Bernard Shaw,which he treats not as a dramatist but as astrange political creature, "the uniquedouble-headed chameleon, the acquisitivecapitalist yet sincere communist . . . theworld's most famous clown and Pantaloonin one." But there runs through this, andindeed all the pieces, an overridingcordiality and liking for the subject, forChurchill was not a hater. Only once,over Hitler, would he be totally unfor-giving. While recognizing its frailties andfoolishness he retained compassion andhope for mankind, and he was nevercynical. His judgments are of justice,tempered with magnanimity.

In Bargaining for Supremacy (Univ.

Churchill Did CareMuch About OthersBY H. ASHLEY REDBURN, OBE

Calif. Press 1977), James R. Leutzeaccused WSC of being "oddly unaware ofother people's reactions . . . not muchinterested in others." This is a frequentcharge, but as these essays testify, WSChad a greater awareness of human natureand regard for human beings than most.The imaginative man does not need toexperience poverty in order to under-stand it. Churchill's awareness of others isperhaps best demonstrated in his chapteron Philip Snowden, who had been trulyreared in poverty, and with whom Chur-chill spent seven years wrangling duringtheir successive terms as Chancellors ofthe Exchequer. After recounting theirfierce conflicts WSC adds, "never have Ihad any feelings towards him whichdestroyed the impression that he was agenerous, true-hearted man . .. the BritishDemocracy should be proud of PhilipSnowden."

The first part of "Georges Clemenceau"is strangely dull, probably because it isculled from George Adams' biography of"The Tiger," but when WSC turns to hispersonal contact the chapter takes on afamiliar glow. Here is the model forChurchill himself: "Clemenceau was quiteright, the only thing to do was to beatthe Germans." We see other glimpses ofthe future: Clemenceau "uttered to mein his room at the Ministry of War, 'Iwill fight in front of Paris, I will fightin Paris, I will fight behind Paris,' "which presaged; "We shall fight on thebeaches . . . " in 1940. And did notClemenceau's wish to be buried in anameless grave by his father's side, in thecountry place from whence his ancestorscame, inspire WSC to choose his simplegrave beside Lord Randolph in Bladon?

Writing in "Roosevelt from Afar,"WSC accurately says that FDR "willrank among the greatest." But Churchillquestions whether Roosevelt's programcould restore prosperity to the USA. Hewarns against imposing on American

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industry and commerce a dominant tradeunionism in the British mould. Eventswere not so easy to forecast then. Indeedthe debate on FDR continues today, andnot least on Churchill's poser, "Is it betterto have equality at the price of poverty orwell-being at the price of inequality?"

Churchill's views on unemployment,productivity, financial and economicpolicy on the life and well-being of everycountry are as appropriate 50 years on asthey were in 1932. It is as if the worldhas not moved. His views on trade un-ionism may caused younger readers,reared on the myth that he hated andwished to destroy the unions, to reflecton, if not modify, their force-fed opinions.

This book is about mankind and abouta few prominent men—great, evil, stupid,silly, wise. Occasionally the dark streamof melancholy which is part of WSC'sbeing is revealed, as when by the bed-side of the dying Balfour he reflects on"the tragedy which robs the world of allthe wisdom and treasure gathered in agreat man's life and experience, and handsthe lamp to some impetuous and untu-tored stripling, or lets it fall shivered intofragments on the ground." Of course thisalso applies to ordinary mortals —peopleunknown who will inherit no knowngrave—though Churchill does not say so.

The book is also about Churchill as hesees himself, with the personalities whichshaped his judgments and character. Heoutlines the debts he owes, the knowledgegained, from observing their qualities anddefects. At this distance we see himabsorbing those lessons of leadership forthe moment when he was to becomePrime Minister of a nation alone, at itsmost solemn hour.

COMING UP IN FH #37. . . a flock of book reviews on current

and important works, including CHUR-CHILL AND DE GAULLE (Kersandy),CLEMENTINE CHURCHILL (The LadySoames), WINSTON CHURCHILL (V. G.Trukhanovsky, Moscow —settle back forthis one!) and WINSTON CHURCHILL:THE WILDERNESS YEARS by MartinGilbert. Reviewers are Ashley Redburn,Peter Mclver and your editor.

Riddles,Mysteries,EnigmasQ, Did WSC ever write a song?

A. He wrote one, "Puggy Wug," which he sang(no doubt in a most interesting pitch) to hischildren. This hit tune was featured 10 yearsago in a TV show entitled, "An Evening WithSarah Churchill." Unfortunately it has not asyet appeared on an LP.

Q, Who is the boy walking hand-in-hand withWSC on Fujiera's 1966 two rupee stamp?

A. Arthur Nicholas Winston Soames, WSC'sgrandson, taken at the christening of JeremySoames, his brother, August 1952. The half-man at extreme left is F. M. Viscount Mont-gomery of Alamein, Jeremy's godfather.

Q, Did WSC write any* fiction besides SAV-ROLA?

A. He wrote one justifiably uncelebrated shortstory, "Man Overboard," for HarmsworthMagazine in July 1899 (Woods C13). Copies areoffered by the Churchilliana Co. (see adverts).

Q, What, why, where is WSC broadcasting onNicaragua's 1965 commemorative and others?

A. When WSC became First Lord of the Ad-miralty again he made a radio broadcast saying,"Here I am, in the same post as 25 years ago."This photograph was taken during that broad-cast on 1 October 1939.

Q. / have Wedgwood sweet dishes with differentWSC profiles, one with bow tie/little hair/nocigar, and one with long tie/more hair/cigar.What's the significance?

A. The cigar version is the 1965 Wedgwood,and is more scarce/valuable than the no-cigarversion which is the Centenary design—espe-cially if you have it on black rather than lightblue jasper. We are developing a completeChurchill-on-Wedgwood feature for our next

Despatch Box

I was much interested and diverted by the article in FH #34 by Mr.Ronald Golding, who was with my Father as a detective in 1946-47 andwhom I well remember. However, I must correct a mistake he has madein describing Chartwell, in that the 'secret' staircase from his groundfloor flat to my Father's bedroom was not nearly so dramatic as the oneattributed to it.

The true explanation is this: When my parents made alterations toChartwell between 1922 and 1924, I was a small baby and the others wereof schoolroom age. The ground floor flat of Mr. Golding's was then theday nursery/schoolroom, and formed part of the three-story nursery wing.Immediately above the day nursery was my sister Sarah's room; above thatwas my night nursery where I slept with my nanny; and above that againwas an attic room which alternated as an extra bedroom or box room. Allwere linked by the steep, narrow staircase.

Later on I, as a teenage schoolgirl, moved into the main part of thehouse; the day nursery remained as a schoolroom/sitting room, but thebedrooms on the first and second floors were made part of the roomswhich backed onto them. Sarah's room became a dressing room with bath-room, and on the next floor up, the wall dividing my night nursery frommy Father's study was pierced through. My Father, who up until then hadslept in his large study, now moved into my former night nursery and hadhis bed there, and a bathroom was constructed which effectively closed offthe staircase.

Thereafter the staircase obviously became disused, but one could stillgain access to it, as Mr. Golding describes, from the ground floor. This,after the War, became part of the accommodation for the detective onduty.

I am sorry to put an end, by this prosaic explanation, to a mysterious —not to say romantic—theory.

— The Lady Mary Soames, DBE, London

Thank you for your letter of January 5 with its invitation to becomean Honorary Member of the International Churchill Society. I am mostflattered by your invitation and am glad to accept. It is an honor to be

amongst those who appreciate Sir Winston's many contributions. My wife,Pamela, and I look forward to future issues of Finest Hour; thank you forincluding two with your letter.

— The Hon. W. Averett Harriman, Washington

Thank you for your very kind invitation to become an Honorary Mem-ber of the International Churchill Society. I would be delighted to becomepart of the Society which I am sure is held in high esteem by many peopleall over the world.

—His Grace The Duke of Marlborough, Blenheim Palace

I had hoped to be able to send you something for Finest Hour, but havenot been able to do so. I will, however, keep you in mind as I continue mywork on Churchill. I have very much enjoyed recent issues, and hope youwill be able to continue to expand what is already a very interesting publi-cation. I hope you have been able to get a copy of my book, By ShipsAlone.

-Jeffrey Wallin, The University of Dallas

My friend Air Marshall Sir Edward Chilton had meetings with Churchillduring Sir Edward's service with the RAF. As a young Group Captain hewas summoned to WSC's office, where he stood for half an hour whileChurchill read a report Sir Edward had written. Then looking up, WSCsaid, "Chilton, I don't know where you went to school but I'm going togive you a lesson you'll never forget on the use of the words 'expect' and'anticipate.' Mary and John expect to be married—Mary and John antici-pate marriage."

Sir Edward is an excellent speaker and loves to tell interesting success-and-failure stories about the RAF during the war years. One "failure" talkis "The Channel Dash," the escape of Scharnhorst, Gneisenau and PrinzEugen in February 1942. His "Success at Last" tells the part the RAFplayed, through constant radar surveillance, blocking the Channel to Ger-man U-Boats in the days prior to the Normandy landings. Sir Edward alsohas a most interesting, and frightening, lecture about the German V-3rocket which, fortunately, was never sent against London. I am sure hehas many other interesting tales to recount with reference to the part WSCplayed in top-level airforce operations.

—/. Alasdair Fraser, Quebec, Canada

We contacted Air Marshall Chilton and had a kind letter bach—alongwith his membership subscription. We hope that he may be able to speakat a UK gathering of the Society or in the US on one of his lecture tours.

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YOU'RE INVITED...TO OUR 1982 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION

Churchill Memorial and Library in the United StatesWestminster College, Fulton, MissouriWeekend of October 9/1 Oth 1982

Your opportunity to meet fellow Churchi1lophi1es,compare your collections, discuss the fields of bookand stamp collecting, visit the fine collection of theChurchill Memorial, and attend the second annual KemperLecture on Sir Winston Churchill, this will be thelargest meeting of ICS in history. Please join us.1

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

Saturday 9 October: Workshop discussions on Churchi11o-philately (organizing your collection, laying out blankpages, obtaining CRs) and Churchill book collecting(building a library, good and bad buys, alternativesto expensive first editions).

Saturday evening: ICS banquet and general meeting,with a guest speaker of prominance.

Sunday 10 October: In early hours, a tour of theChurchi11iana collection of the WSC Memorial andthe beautifully restored Wren church of St. Marythe Virgin, Aldermanbury.

Sunday afternoon: At 3 PM, the Kemper Lecture on SirWinston Churchi11, by Professor J.H. Plumb, ChurchillCollege, Cambridge, England.

On display throughout the weekend:

...The large Churchi11iana collection of the WSCMemorial and Library, recently enhanced by theacquisition of the Ivan Hi Her collection (seeFH 35 page 3) .

...A 200-page display of Churchill stamps, includingcommemoratives, locals, labels and CRs, arranged inbiographic format.To be played as time permits:

CHURCHILL THE WARRIOR: the inspiring speech by theEarl Mountbatten of Burma, delivered to the ChurchillSocieties of Edmonton, Alberta and Zurich, Switzer-land during the late 1960s.

HOW TO REGISTER

Please send $20 per individual, $25 per couple to ICS,PO Box 385, Contoocook, New Hampshire. We will res-pond with travel and hotel directions, and a moredetailed outline of events and locations. Your regis-tration entitles you to all admissions and a copy ofour commemorative program. You will later be advisedas to the cost of our dinner, which will be keptmodest.

PLEASE RESPOND QUICKLY so that we may gauge attendance.Remember that the Kemper Lecture is a Highlight inthe Westminster College Agenda, and motel rooms inFulton will be at a premium. Motel bookings are yourown responsibility, but we will endeavor to reservea block of rooms for ICS members, and will adviseyou how to reserve yours.

PLEASE REGISTER NOW: SOME SEATS ALREADY GONE ^

Price is $1095 (based on double occupancy), inclusive ofall expenses in Britain. A deposit of $150 per person w.llsecure your seat(s) and is refundable through 31 January.You will receive regular mailings detailing all aspects ofthe tour. Please write or phone for further deta!1s: Church,11Tour, Box 385, Contoocook, NH 03229, telephone 603-746-4648.

...TO JOIN US IN VISITING "CHURCHILL'S ENGLAND"

Hosted by Ronald E. Golding, Sir Winston's detec-tive 1946-47 and Barbara and Richard Langworth.From May 19th through May 31st I983

Imagine being conducted to the places familiar to SirWinston—by the man who once accompanied Churchill himself.1

Yes, Ron Golding (see FH #34/5) tentatively plans to joinBarbara and Richard Langworth (who have four club tours ofEngland behind them) in visiting Churchill's England—with40 fortunate members of the ICS next May.

OUR TENTATIVE ITINERARY:

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Thursday 19 May: Flying time; the 'official flight' fromBoston will be met by our coach at Heathrow; those arrivingfrom elsewhere may easily take a cab to our hotel, the lux-urious Westmoreland at St. John's Wood.

Fri 20 May: Free day for arrivals. Cocktail party and wel-coming banquet at the Westmoreland this evening.

Sat 21 May: Lord Mountbatten's magnificent home, "Broadlands"Droxfdrd RR station where WSC saw off the D-Day troops, andour hotel for 3 nights, the Polygon in downtown Southampton.

Sun 22 May: The Isle of Wight, visiting Queen Victoria'sOsborne, WSC's vacation flat; back in Southampton, tea atthe Winston Hotel; evening banquet with Joseph Sanders, aleading philatelic dealer as speaker.

Mon 23 May: Stonehenge, Salisbury Cathedral (guided tours atboth); lunch at the Churchill Room, Red Lion Hotel; afternoonfree to visit stamp/book dealers in Southampton. Optionaltour of New Forest and Beaulieu's National Motor Museum.

Tue 24 May: Longleat, home of ICS hon. member The Marquessof Bath, and the finest private collection of Churchi11iana.Lunch at the Churchill Pub, Devises; PM visit to Bath. Lateafternoon arrival at Alveston Manor Hotel, Stratford-on-Avon.

Wed 25 May: Free morning to explore Stratford's shops andShakespeare shrines. Lunch at Young Winston Pub, RandolphHotel, Oxford. Visit to the Oscar Nemon studio (WSC's bestsculptor); mid-afternoon arrival at Warwick Castle; eveningMedieval Banquet (an unforgettable experience) at WarwickCastle. Return to Alveston Manor Hotel (very late).

Thu 26 May: Woodstock (lunch at WSC's favored spot, The Bear),Bladon (WSC's gravesite), and all afternoon at Blenheim Palace^Churchill's birthplace, home of ICS hon. member The Duke ofMarlborough, a fine Churchi11iana collection. Optional: inStratford tonight, a Shakespeare play.

Fri 27 May: To London. Lunch at Pinafore Room, Savoy Hotel, aWinston-haunt. LONDON ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: Houses of Parliament;St. Margaret's/Westminster (WSC-CSC married 1908), 10/11 Down-ing Street; the Admiralty; the Guildhall; the Cabinet WAR ROOfformer London addresses of WSC; graves of WSC's nanny Mrs.Everest and of Marigold Churchill, who died at 3.

Sat 28 May: Coach tour to Battle of Britain country, via Dove(one of the Cinque Ports) and Canterbury with its cathedral.Optional tonight: one of London's 50-odd plays.

Sun 29 May: More London activities (see Friday 27th)

Mon 30 May: All day at CHARTWELL, WSC's beloved country home,for a private tour by our group. Lunch at The Churchill, inSevenoaks; drive-bys of Churchill Court, Churchill School,and the WSC statue in Westerham. Back in London, a gala ban-quet attended by a guest speaker and ICS British members.

Tue 31 May: Morning coach runs to airports for those leaving.

SPECIAL FEATURES:

•-All expenses in England paid except beverages. Includesall meals, transport, hotels, admissions, gratuities, etc.•-Fine rooms-with-baths; only three hotels means no packingand unpacking every night; a moderate schedule.•-Luxury 54-seat coach limited to only 40 passengers.•-Official flight from Boston, which we will book for you onrequest; adequate time to get to our London hotel if you comeon a flight from another city.•-Open ended; APEX air tickets mean you can extend your stayin Britain or Europe at your convenience.

MISCAUCTION Our list for this issue is still being compiledat press time. If ready, it will be included as a sepa-rate sheet. Many thanks for your great support. -G.Lewis

US CHAPTERS We offer a cassette tape of Lord Mountbat-ten's superb speech on WSC as a centerpiece for yourchapter organizational meeting. If you'd like to helpset up an ICS chapter, please write us for a list ofmembers in your area. (You'll be surprised how many.)

OVERSEAS CHAPTERS For latest info please contact:Australia: Peter Jenkins, 8 Regnans Avenue

Endeavour Hills, Victoria 3802Canada: George E. Temple, 20 Burbank Drive,

Willowdale, Ontario M2K 1M8Great Britain: L.L. Thomas, 30 Farleigh Road,

Warlingham, Surrey CR3 9EANew Zealand: Hat. Newland, 'Wimbledon',

PB Dannevirke

CHURCHILL LABELS Support ICS and add to your collec-tion. ALBANIA 191)5 and 1952 sets of k each, mint un-hinged, $3/fcl.65 per set, both for $5/b2.70.ISO 1970 se-tenant set mint unhinged $Vh2.20.Order from ICS, Box 385, Contoocook NH 03229.

MEMBERSHIP NEWS: TRIUMPHS AND TRAGEDIES

MAT. NEWLAND has taken a Bronze Award at Palmpex (NewZealand) for his 80 page exhibit of Churchill, showingmany proofs/specimens/color trials. Congrats, Mat...Fulton Development Director JACK MARSHALL spent Junetouring Kenya. We warned Jack not to travel on thecowcatcher of a locomotive, which WSC found intriguingif hazardous in 1907...JACK NIXON (Mass.) has landeda fine set of 1st edition MARLBOROUGHs for $40, hasfobbed off his incomplete 5-voi set to the editor, whoin turn has fobbed an incomplete set of WORLD CRISISoff on Jack...OTIS V. JONES, JR. (NC) will be in G.B.in September, hoping to uncover more on WSC's Masonicactivities (see classified)...THE LADY SOAMES willhave a sequel to her outstanding biography of CLEMEN-TINE CHURCHILL out soon, Houghton-Miff1 in tells us.This one will be a pictorial biog on WSC-CSC.

DR. JESSIE HUTCHINSON (Ohio) has donated a good, longrun of THE COUNTRYMAN, Britain's fine country magazine,to ICS. There are bound to be Churchill references inthis set. It's available to the first bidder over $15(add $5 for postage). Write us for detai Is... JIMLENEHAN (Penna.) is developing a checklist of booksabout Churchill (Woods Section E is very inadequate).A similar list is being compiled by H. ASHLEY REDBURN(GB-Hants.) We hope to combine Jim's and Ashley'swork in the new ICS COLLECTORS HANDBOOK, which con-tinues to make its way toward publication...DAVEMARCUS, ICS Covers Coordinator, writes of our PRIVYCOUNCILLOR COVER (sent to members on May 1st): "Whata pleasure to get a cover without having done any-

thingi" We figure you earned it, Dave DR. J.R.LOUDON (Transvaal/RSA) gives us good news that anICS Chapter will soon be functioning in SOUTH AFRICAfor the first time in history. We are grateful to JRand to Dr. J. L. STEIN of Johannesberg.

ACTION THIS DAY STICKERS Somewhere in this issue wewill try to slap down our new replica of WinstonChurchill's famous ACTION THIS DAY labels. Thesewel1-remembered wartime stickers graced much of WSC'smemos as PM during 1940-45. Our COPIES are exact insize and typeface, and very close in color, to theoriginals. Perfect for adorning your request for arefund from IRS. Pad of 100 %%,0Q/i2. postpaid.Two pads, 200 stickers $5&/3-3 postpaid. Until Irecoup my outlay, please send your check to me,not ICS: Richard Langworth, Burrage Road, Contoo-cook, New Hampshire 03229 USA.

A CHURCHILL BOOK COLLECTION has been donated to JphnsHopkins' MILTON EISENHOWER LIBRARY by DUNCAN H. Mac-KENZIE, former RAF/Canada pilot. Rarities includeSAVROLA, LONDON TO LADYSMITH First Editions.

tMravkvinnr^-ytwpftyg^n-wYrriiTnrm^^the CHURCHILLIANA co4629 SUNSET DRIVE, SACRAMENTO, CA 95822 PHONE (916) 448-7053

Eleanor Dalton-Newfield, Prop.

"CHURCHILL: THE COMPLETE SPEECHES"

In 1974, Chelsea House Publishers/Bowker Co. pub-lished the first, and thus far the only, COMPLETESPEECHES of Sir Winston Churchill. This magnificent,well-indexed reference work comprises eight beautifulblack and red clothbound volumes, which fill 18% inchesof shelf space and contain 8917 pages. Current pub-lishers' prices $250 and $300. Our price $165 in USA(slightly higher elsewhere) including shipping, to ICSMembers and Friends of the Memorial. The supply islimited—a word to the wise!

Books by Sir Winston Churchill and about him, maga-zines and posters also in stock. Your wantlists welcome.

TWO IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS — PLEASE READ!

1. ELECTIONS Wi)I be held with our next issue. NOMINATIONSare welcome for the ICS Board of Directors. If you are morethan just normally interested in ICS, do not hesitate to nomi-nate yourself! Contact Box 385, Contoocook NH 03229.

2. IS YOUR RENEWAL DUE? If so you'll find a special letter inthis issue. Your prompt renewal means a 20-PAGE FH containing:

-CHURCHILL IN CONTEXT: WSC on Argentina and Disarmament-COVERS: Richard Stevenson designs them after they're canceled-CHURCHILLIANA: The Wedgwood Churchill Collection, a Survey-BOOKS: Important WSC/CSC books reviewed (see page 11)-RON GOLDING RETURNS: "The Painting in the Attic"-A LETTER FROM WINSTON: to Eric Mole post 191(5 Election-STAMPS: The Rhodesia Overprints, and Devilish Davaar Island

CHURCHILLBRAZIL-1965 Block of 4 with Pearle $ 8.00

Same-200r, marbelized paper (1005) 10.00CAMEROUN-1974 100r, original sheet of 25

imperf, trial color, RARE (C211) P.O.R.DAHOMEY-1965 100f, imperf ( C 2 5 ) . . . . . . . 40.00

Same-1974 150f, imperf (C203) 30.00HAITI-1968 imperf, cpt.( 11)602/9,C319/22 . . 30.00MALDIVE-1974 300fcpt. imperf, (201/06) .. 15.00MALI-1974 500f cpt. imperf, (C24) 30.00MAURITANIA-1974 40m cpt. imperf. pair. . . 60.00

Same-Superb corner block (C147) 140.00MONACO-1974 if, imper, (issued only as

trial color) 912 32.00Same-strip of 5, with scarce multicolor . . . . 192.00

Please ask for additional offers. We do have one of thefinest selections of almost all TOPICALS. Cash withorder. Subject to prior sale.

We have been serving Philately for over half of a century I

S. SEREBRAKIAN, INCP. 0 . Box 448 Monroe, N. Y. 10950

ClassifiedWANTED 16mm or 8mm sound color film by Rank entitled"A Nation's Homage" in first edition. Geoffrey J.Wheeler, 88A Franklin Avenue, Tadley, nr. BasingstokeHampshire, England

WANTED Churchi11 Masonic Information—any referencesor stories (true or false), any paper, letters orwhat-not that might concern WSC's Masonic period,1901-12. (He was a member of Studholme Lodge, Lon-don.) For research project. Please help! Otis V.Jones, Jr, Box 5366, Raleigh NC 27650 USA.

STAMPS FOR SALE Churchill topicals and CRs cheap.Send SSAt for I ist. R.M.Langworth, Burrage Road,Contoocook, New Hampshire 03229 USA.

COLLECTION FOR SALE A very carefully collectedChurchill stamp col lection for sale in one piece.For details please contact H.L. Kafka, 18 GardenRoyal.Kersfield Road, London SW15 3HE, England.

POBJOY INGOTS FOR SALE A complete set of ChurchillIngots, 12 in all (see FINEST HOUR #33). Make of-fer. T.E. Waite, 48 Chichester Park, Woolacombe,North Devon, England.

CHURCH ILL I ANA FROM FULTON (Benefits the Memorial)

#8 PAPERWEIGHTS of Italian marble, 2x3" with en-graved pictures of the US Churchill stamp or theChurch of St. Mary, Aldermanbury, or the Bel skystatue of WSC, or statue with Church in bkgrd $4.50

#10 SPODE CHURCHILL PLATES Only two available, froma limited edition of 5000, portrait of WSC in crestwith lions rampant, maroon/gilt border, $250.

#11 CHURCHILL PORTRAIT TOBY MUG by Wood £ Sons,England, WSC in bow tie and bowler, $25.

#12 CHURCHILL BUST by Wedgwood, modeled 19^0 byArnold Machin, in black with gold letters on base,about 7" high. Lovely. $185.

#13 COMPOTIER DISH in Wedgwood blue jasper, withcameo portrait of WSC, hi" round, $19.

Shipping: $2 up to $10, $3 up to $30, $3.75 over $30.Order by number from Museum Shop, Churchill Memorial SLibrary, Westminster College, Fulton M0 65251.

NEAL S. WOOD, 1902-1982

ICS reports with sorrow the death of Neal Wood on12 February in Scottsdale, Arizona. Neal served hisalma mater, Westminster College, for 49 years, andin the early 1960s directed the Winston ChurchillMemorial and Library, following through its dedica-tion in 1969. He was a member of the Memorial Boardof Governors and an enthusiastic supporter of ICS.Condolences may be sent to his widow Josephine, of816 S. Hanley Road, St. Louis M0 63105.

•FINEST HOUR BACK ISSUES (Photocopies if originals gone)Numbers #1-#13 (1968-May/June 1970), $2 each, five for $9/b5Numbers #14-32 (Jul/Aug 1970-1975), $3 each, five for $13/k7Numbers #33-35 (1981-1982), $3 each/fcl.50 each

ICS COVERS1 3 2 5 t h Ann. Iron Curtain Speech, Fulton 5 Mar 71 $2/fcl.l0#5 30th Ann. 1st UN Conf, Washington 28 Dec 71 $2/tl.lO#7 75th Ann. First Book, Churchill, Ont. 14 Mar 73 $3/1:1.65#8 10th Ann. Hon US Citizen, Washgtn 3 Apr 73, $2/bl.lO#9 Opening Cent.Exhbtn, Somerset House 10 May 74 $2/bl.lO#10 10th Ann. Last Time in Commons, Ldn27 Jul 74 $2/bl.lO#lb Centenary Hoover/WSC, London 10 Aug 74 $5/1:2.70#12 100th Ann Birth, London 9 Oct 74 $3/bl.65#13 Last Day Cent Exhbtn, Ldn hand cancel 14 Oct 74 $2/1:1.10#15 100th Ann Birth, Washington 30 Nov 74 $3/bl.65#17 100th Ann. Birth, Jersey.Channel Is 30 Nov 74 $3/bl.65#A Australia 389/SG 377 pm Churchill, Viet 73 $3/bl.65#B GB 729/SG 963 PHQ Card, FD cancl, rare, $5/b2.70#C Essex Stamp Day pc 4p Machin V-cancl Ldn $4/fc2.20#D Southampton Stamp Fair 9 Nov 74 post-valid SS $4/b2.20#E Unveiling WSC Statue hand-drawn,25 made, $5/b2.7O#F Isle of Man WSC FDC $4/b2.20, same min-sheet $4/fc2.20#G GB Europa/WSC post-valid SS FDC 30 Nov 74 $4/b2.20#H 100th Ann Birth, Stamp Expo SF cancel, no stamp $l/60p#12a As #12 but Somerset House PM, in blue or black $2/bl.lO

CHURCHILL COLLECTORS HANDBOOK, 1974 Edn $5/b3

Send $ or Sterling checks payable to ICS to Herb Tishfield,3 Selma Court, East Northport, NY 11731 USA. All postpaid.Canada: Add 20% and send your personal check. Aust/NZ: Yourcheck in local currency at current exchange rate is welcomeand will be deposited in the ICS account in your country.

THE OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY: NEW FROM HOUGHTON-MIFFLIN

Special prices to ICS members: Retai1 ICSVol I YOUTH 1874-1900 by R.S.Churchill $15.00 $15700

Companion Vols to Above (2) 25.00 24.00VOL 2 YOUNG STATESMAN 1901-1914 by RSC 15.00 15.00

Companion Vols to Above (3) 45.00 40.00VOL 3 CHALLENGE OF WAR 1914-1916 by M.Gilbert 15.00 15.00

Companion Vols to Above (2) 38.00 32.00VOL 4 THE STRICKEN WORLD 1916-1922 by MG 28.00 24.00

Companion Vols to Above (3) 68.00 53.00VOL 5 PROPHET OF TRUTH 1922-1939 by MG 30.00 25.00

Companion Vols to Above (2) 190.00 142.50

To order: Send check in US dollars only to Dragonwyck Pub-lishing, P0 Box 385, Contoocook, New Hampshire 03229 USA.We are using our status as booksellers to secure these dis-counts for ICS members and Friends of the Memorial.

USED/FINE BIOGRAPHIES AVAILABLE:

VOL I Heinemann 1st Br-tish edition $12, VOL 2 ditto $12VOLS 1-4 H/M Edns, 2 lsts, 2 snds, all VG in dj, all $38COMPANIONS to Vols 1/2, H/M edns, five books, the lot $47

Books:I've bought some collections and would like to pass myduplicates along to fellow members before my wife tos-ses them and me out. All prices postpaid. All are VeryGood or better condition, but 'XL' means 'Ex-Library1

and connotes some kind of library markings. THIS ISONLY A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE. WRITE FOR FULL LIST.Richard Langworth, Burrage Road, Contoocook NH 03229.

BOOKS BY WSC ('dj' means dust-jacketed)

LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL, 2 vols, 1st Am edition $75

MARLBOROUGH, Scribners abridged edn in 1 vol $10

INTO BATTLE (1938-40 Speeches), 6th Br. edn, $5

BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS " , 1st Am. Van Rees $12

BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS ("), 1st Am. Haddon $10

UNRELENTING STRUGGLE (41 Speeches) 1st Am. Edns:Spine fade, no dj $14, VG+ in di $19

END OF THE BEGINNING (42 Speeches) 2nd Br. tan,

no dj $5; 2nd Am. edn. no dj $6

THE SECOND WORLD WAR, BOMC edns, 6 vols $12 15

PAINTING AS A PASTIME, 1965 edns, hard $7, softbound $3

HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING PEOPLES, BOMC edns, 4 vols $17,Same in single volume, privately leather-bound, VG+ $25

YOUNG WINSTON'S WARS (Abridgement of MALAKAND/RIVER WAR/LADY-SMITH/1AN HAMILTON) 1st Am edn in dj $10, British club edn $9

BOOKS ABOUT WSC

Am.Heritage: CHURCHILL, THE LIFE TRIUMPHANT, VG+ $10Bonham-Carter: W.C., AN INTIMATE PORTRAIT, Fine in dj $8Deighton: BATTLE OF BRITAIN, colorful, new in dj $17Churchill, Lord Randolph: COMPLETE SPEECHES, 2 vols 1889, $18Gilbert: CHURCHILL, pictorial biog, new in dj, $12.95Fishman: MY DARLING CLEMENTINE, VG sans dj, fine biog $5Howells: CHURCHILL'S LAST YEARS (by his nurse) XL in dj $6.50.James: CHURCHILL, A STUDY IN FAILURE 1900-1939, VG in dj $8Kraus: WINSTON CHURCHILL $6, YOUNG LADY RANDOLPH $4Leslie: LADY RANDOLPH CHURCHILL, VG in dj $9LeVien/Lord: W.C., THE VALIANT YEARS, WW2 period, VG in dj $7Lloyd: SUEZ 1956, A PERSONAL ACCOUNT, fine in dj $9Magnus: KITCHENER, PORTRAIT OF AN IMPERIALIST, VG++ in dj $7Martin: JENNIE, 2 vol biog of Lady R, VG in djs $12Moran: CHURCHILL, THE STRUGGLE FOR SURVIVAL, 1st Am VG $7.50Thompson: ASSIGNMENT CHURCHILL (by WSC's bodyguard) VG/dj $8

in fflemoriamSIR WINSTON CHURCHILL

Born: 1874 — BLENHEIM PALACEWOODSTOCK. OXFORDSHIRE

Died: 1965 — HYDE PARK. LONDON

BOX No. 1965,

7 MAIDEN LANE,

LONDON, W.C.2,

ENGLAND

"We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight in thefields and in the streets, we shall never surrender."

DUNKIXK, JUNE 4, 1940

This interesting cover arrived as we went to press—interesting because it is postmarked 24 January 1965, the day SirWinston died. Obviously it was prepared in advance, in anticipation of the event, and held in readiness—a sombre

commentary to philatelic opportunism, though no doubt intended to express good feelings for the Man of the Century.We need more covers to publish —help!

Some of our older readers told us the high-gloss paper of the past three issues is hard on the reading, so we've triedan uncoated stock with this issue. Tell us how you like it. We continue to upgrade Finest Hour as increasing

membership permits, this time with a two-color cover and 16 pages. We are only as good as our numbers. Please tell afriend about ICS, and sign him or her up. Write us for a supply of handsome invitations. Members renewing with this

issue—we hope for your continued support.

INTERNATIONAL CHURCHILL SOCIETYPO Box 385, CONTOOCOOKNEW HAMPSHIRE 03229 USA

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