Original handwritten menu, done in an unknown hand, for a private lunch held on July 6, 1956, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Royal British Legion Convalescent Home for Servicemen, held at Churchill Court. Signed at the bottom in fountain pen, “W. S. Churchill,” and also signed by two other attendees, with a collector’s notation along top edge, as well as a circle and notation around Churchill’s signature; and a cigar, given by Churchill to the recipient of the signature. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from Dorothy Gardner, of the Eastbourne Section of the RBL which reads, “Cigar given to me by Winston Churchill on occasion of Lunch Party at Churchill Court Sevenoaks to celebrate the 10th anniversary of its opening as a R[oyal] B[ritish] L[egion] Convalescent Home for Servicemen. Guests only the Churchills and the House Committee–kept secret from Sevenoaks and the Press–Churchills were living at Chartwell 4 Miles away.” A central horizontal fold to menu, a few brushes to signature, and aforementioned circle and notations, otherwise fine condition. Cigar is dry and fragile. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.
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