Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War, and again from 1951 to 1955. Apart from two years between 1922 and 1924, he was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1900 to 1964 and represented a total of five constituencies. Ideologically an economic liberal and imperialist, he was for most of his career a member of the Conservative Party, which he led from 1940 to 1955. He was a member of the Liberal Party from 1904 to 1924.
At the outbreak of the Second World War he was re-appointed First Lord of the Admiralty. In May 1940, he became Prime Minister, succeeding Neville Chamberlain. Churchill formed a national government and oversaw British involvement in the Allied war effort against the Axis powers, resulting in victory in 1945.
Upon his death in 1965, he was given a state funeral.
Details
- Date of Issue: 24 January 1966
- Date Withdrawn: 23 April 1966
- Date Invalidated:
- Designer: Jennifer Toombs
- Printer: Harrison and Sons Ltd, London
- Process: Photogravure
- Watermark: Block CA
- Perf: 14 (comb)
- Cylinders:
- 1A 1A 1A 1A (½d, 2d, 10d)
- 1A 2A 1A 1A (10d, 1s)
- 1B 1B 1B 1B (½d, 2d, 10d)
- 1B 2B 1B 1B (10d, 1s)
- Sheet: R5 x 12 (60)
- Quantity:
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- 2d –
- 10d –
- 1s –
First Day Cover (Official)
