tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050717887740211904.post3936843162267046711..comments2023-09-05T16:14:14.154+01:00Comments on Bob's Home For Writing: Memorial Day - Sunday StampsBob Scotneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050717887740211904.post-18107687637722373702013-05-28T14:42:27.603+01:002013-05-28T14:42:27.603+01:00Thank you Bob for getting a post up. I was sudden...Thank you Bob for getting a post up. I was suddenly away from my computer for the holiday weekend and could not post. we'll continue Sunday Stamps next week.viridianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07938256248645774087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050717887740211904.post-83354968787376510132013-05-27T16:14:39.058+01:002013-05-27T16:14:39.058+01:00Hi Bob .. interesting to see these stamps - I reme...Hi Bob .. interesting to see these stamps - I remember watching Churchill's funeral. I saw a little of the Service and Liverpool commemorations ..<br /><br />Churchill like Thatcher were controversial - yet made an impact and were decisive .. just not flexible in any way ...<br /><br />Cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050717887740211904.post-80033473270766331102013-05-27T12:14:13.722+01:002013-05-27T12:14:13.722+01:00I did have a few of the more recent set but I'...I did have a few of the more recent set but I've sent them to collectors I thought might like them.Sheila @ A Postcard a Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09140046386364588303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050717887740211904.post-2242023760507477382013-05-27T11:43:28.843+01:002013-05-27T11:43:28.843+01:00Lisa - He was controversial throughout his career ...Lisa - He was controversial throughout his career and lost the first election after WWII.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050717887740211904.post-3328549674065141612013-05-27T11:24:55.769+01:002013-05-27T11:24:55.769+01:00I was reading a royal biography recently and it wa...I was reading a royal biography recently and it was interesting to read that Churchill wasn't always so 'popular'. I don't have any vested interest one way or the other as to public opinion, but the period described would have been pre-WW1.Lisa Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10562101358640638937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050717887740211904.post-17006990960421917912013-05-27T08:22:52.843+01:002013-05-27T08:22:52.843+01:00Jo - there were a lot of navy ships at Liverpool. ...Jo - there were a lot of navy ships at Liverpool. The BBC News Channel has a lot of reports on the day and old videos of the battle itself; I have not found any that that show the ships yesterday - naval or mechant vessels.<br />Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050717887740211904.post-43525670569735035632013-05-27T06:55:27.868+01:002013-05-27T06:55:27.868+01:00It's my first time to see Winston Churchill...It's my first time to see Winston Churchill's face.Thanks for sharing!<br /><br />Willa @ Postage Journal<br /><a href="http://www.postagejournal.com/sundaystamps56memorial-day/" rel="nofollow"><b>My Sunday Stamp#57: Memorial Day</b></a>♥♥ Willa ♥♥https://www.blogger.com/profile/15500643926479383496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050717887740211904.post-55611494992796320982013-05-26T22:55:12.557+01:002013-05-26T22:55:12.557+01:00That 5½p stamp shows the most familiar of Churchil...That 5½p stamp shows the most familiar of Churchill's faces (and hats).VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050717887740211904.post-49479465695395593132013-05-26T20:30:51.782+01:002013-05-26T20:30:51.782+01:00That sounds interesting, Show of Ships? What kind ...That sounds interesting, Show of Ships? What kind of ships?<br /><br />Loved the Churchill stamps. They occasionally play clips from his speeches on the radio and it gives me goose bumps.<br /><br /><a href="http://henderson-jo.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">JO ON FOOD, MY TRAVELS AND A SCENT OF CHOCOLATE</a>Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050717887740211904.post-79843316686590833342013-05-26T17:24:16.876+01:002013-05-26T17:24:16.876+01:00I don't have the full Churchill set from '...I don't have the full Churchill set from '74 either, I like how they took different periods of his life., It sounds as though it will be quite a show of ships in Liverpool's celebration of the Battle of the Atlantic. Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00253875352864018195noreply@blogger.com