US 1965 Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill 5c. Scott. 1264


US 1965 Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill 5c. Scott. 1264


Series: Sir Winston Churchill Commemoration

Stamp details: Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, (1874-1965)

Issued date: 13-05-1965 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Face value: 5c.

Emission: Commemorative
Watermark: No Watermark

Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): 1264
Stanley Gibbons (UK): 1246
Michel (Germany): 880
Yvert et Tellier (France): 781

Dimensions (height x width):
40mm x 25mm

Printer: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Print Method: Rotary press

Stamp Colors: Black
Perforation: Perf 10½ x 11

Themes: Famous People, Head of State, Politician, Author

Total print: 125,180,000 (estimate)

Description: Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874-1965), was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 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.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_Churchill