
Facsimile Churchill Holograph Letters
…by the British Prime Minister, on debossed House of Commons Notepaper, thanking a well-wisher for a kind message on his birthday, 1947. Folded once, slightly yellowed from age, otherwise a fine copy. $1200.” (This was an actual offer on the Internet, but the honest seller, alerted by an observer, conscientiously withdrew the item.)
More than one collector has been taken in by these remarkable facsimile holograph notes, produced by Churchill’s Private Office from 1945 through at least 1959—some of them so convincing that casual observers swear they are originals.
Facsimile ReproductionsFrom 1945, at least nine variations of replica holograph notes were reproduced by the thousands by to thank well-wishers, whose congratulations poured in on his birthday and other occasions.…