Churchill Stamps

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2366

Date Released

7 Oct 1974

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Motor Cycle Cross
2. 21975 Shoe Fashions
3. 3Churchill Stamps
4. 4Model Ship Builder
5. 5Surfing Hobby Cat
6. 6Underwater Painter
7. 7Golden Gate Bridge Opened

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Churchill Centenary Stamps. DESCRIPTION: To commemorate the centenary of the birth of Sir Winston Churchill, the Post Office are issuing four new stamps. SHOTLIST: CU presentation pack of new stamps. CU ‘Churchill Centenary’. SV designers of the presentation pack, David Harris and Alan Martin Harvey looking at a block of stamps. CU 8p stamp Churchill appears in top hat as Secretary for War and Air 1919, zoom out CU David Harris. CU Alan Martin Harvey. SV 10p stamp. CU 10p stamp Churchill in uniform at South African Light Horse 1899. SV 5 1/2 p stamp. CU ditto photographed shortly after Dunkirk in 1940. SV 4 1/2 p stamp. CU ditto Churchill in uniform of Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports 1942.

Keywords

Commemorations; Arts and crafts; Celebrations and festivals; Postal services

Locations

London

Card file number

74/166A

Credits:

Camera

Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

56

Story extras:

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