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WWII Figures Multi-Signature Page WWII Figures Multi-Signature Page - World War lI Signature n.d. London, England File D Restitation, schinere 1 WWII Figures Multi-Signature Page Randolph Churchill, Edward R. Murrow & More! WWII Figures Multi-Signature Page Randolph Churchill, Edward R. Murrow & More! Signed page, measuring 4.5” x 3”, undated, London, England. A small sheet containing five individual signatures, among them journalist Edward R. Murrow, Randolph Churchill (son of Winston Churchill), British politicians Duff Cooper and Manny Shinwell, and Reese Littleton. Accompanied by a letter from World War II veteran Ralph Hammond which describes an event he attended at the London Red Cross Headquarters in which the autographs were obtained. In part: ”At that meeting, many of the Armed Force members had in advance requested that, after the speaking was over they would like to get autographs from the speakers... The signatures which I obtained and still have and ready hand, are the 5 individuals listed above”. Minor surface toning throughout with flattened crease to top right corner, else very good. Boldly signed by all! Randolph Churchill (1911-1968) was the son of Prime Minister Winston Churchill who, during the Second World War, severed as a member of parliament for Preston between 1940 and 1945. Edward R. Murrow (1908-1965) was an American broadcast journalist and war correspondent who gained particular notice for his coverage of World War II, specifically the German Blitz against the UK. Alfred Duff Cooper (1890-1954) was a British Conservative Party politician and diplomat who, throughout his career, served as First Lord of the Admiralty, Secretary of War, and British Ambassador to France. Emanuel ”Manny” Shinwell (1884-1986) was a British politician who served as a government minister under Ramsay McDonald and Clement Attlee.