Today happens to be the anniversary of the day in 1940 when the order was given to evacuate Dunkirk. There has been a memorial service earlier today in Liverpool to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic; 1943 was the year which marked the turning point of the battle in the Allies favour.
So I have chosen today to show Great Britain stamps commemorating the birth and death of our greatest wartime leader.
So I have chosen today to show Great Britain stamps commemorating the birth and death of our greatest wartime leader.
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| Winston Churchill |
Churchill died in January 1965. This stamp was issued on 6 July 1965 along with another of a similar design at 4d and a different stamp at 1/3d (i.e., before our currency was decimalised)
Churchill had been born on 30 November 1874. To commemorate the centenary of his birth Great Britain issued a set of four stamps on 8th October 1974. I have two of these.
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| Churchill Centenary |
The other two with him in different headgear were 8p and 10p denominations.
These were s for Viridian's Sunday Stamps suggested theme of stamps commemorating or memorializing someone or an important event.
