October 5, 2013

FINEST HOUT 102, SPRING 1999

ABSTRACT
Pages 277-282: WRAPPING IT UP…Catalogue numbers are Scott (#) or Stanley Gibbons (sg). A slash mark (/) indicates a set with a common design from which any value is usable. Carus and Minkus catalogue numbers, when mentioned, are identified by name.

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OUR philatelic biography of Winston Churchill ends on page 279, and is then followed by a thick sheaf of appendices, of which we will give you some of the flavor in the next few installments. There is, as foregoing installments have demonstrated, no end to what you can do in portraying Churchill’s life with Churchill commemorative stamps and the infinite variety of Churchill-related (C-R) stamps. While it is much less organized than the standard approach of “collecting everything” and inserting stamps in an album country by country, some may find this concept more interesting. Every “C-R” collection is different, and how you design it is limited only by your own research and imagination.

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277. Dwight Eisenhower’s tribute, as Churchill’s coffin was carried up the Thames to embark for its final resting place at Bladon, was as fine a eulogy as anyone could have written, and still carries wisdom for today. It covers the last three pages of this biography, illustrated by stamps depicting Churchill and Eisenhower. On this page are an Ajman “World Peace” label and a Turks & Caicos Islands souvenir sheet #298a, sg MS432.

278. The eulogy continues, with another Ajman Eisenhower label and a Cook Islands souvenir sheet #421a, sg MS511. 279. Ike’s tribute concludes as Sir Winston walks into the sunset, illustrated by Uram al Qiwain sg 65/141, Minkus 66/66A; and a Manama souvenir sheet dedicated to Roosevelt but also showing Eisenhower and Churchill, Minkus 335, Carus 399.

280. Our Appendix begins with a list of Churchill’s major decorations (which needs to be updated with the help of Douglas Russell’s book. The Orders, Decorations and Medals of Sir Winston Churchill). Illustrating the Order of the Garter are Haiti #604, sg 1104; St. Christopher, Nevis, Anguilla #292, sg 309; and Umra al Qiwain sg 66/142, Minkus 67’/67A.

281. Additional British Honors include Freeman of Douglas, Isle of Man (post-1980 issue). Dubai #120B-123B, sg 147-50 (black bordered) depict the Garter-topped casket lying in state.

282. The first of a two-page listing of Churchill’s books is illustrated with Churchill commemoratives on a bookish theme: Nicaragua #C584/C589, sg 1556/60; Sharjah sg 201/231,Minkus 213/213A; and Haiti #608, sg 1118.

(To be continued)