CHURCHILL (WINSTON) Letter signed ("Winston S. Churchill") as Home Secretary to ("Dear Mr. Russell"), thanking him for "sending me your book on "Young gaol Birds" which I shall read with much interest", 31 October 1910 — CHURCHILL (WINSTON) Letter signed ("Winston S. Churchill") as Home Secretary to ("Dear Mr. Russell"), thanking him for "...sending me your book on "Young gaol Birds" which I shall read with much interest...", 31 October 1910

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Estimate: £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,376–$2,064
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Sale: Bonhams — Fine Books and Manuscripts, London, Knightsbridge · 31 March 2021
Record ID: TB-2026-635042
Record: first seen 21 Jul 2026 · updated 9 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Churchill, CHURCHILL (WINSTON) Letter signed ("Winston S. Churchill") as Home Secretary to ("Dear Mr. Russell"), thanking him for "sending me your book on "Young gaol Birds" which I shall read with much interest", 31 October 1910. Bonhams, 31 Mar 2021, lot 111. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-635042.

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Churchill, CHURCHILL (WINSTON) Letter signed ("Winston S. Churchill") as Home Secretary to ("Dear Mr. Russell"), thanking him for "sending me your book on "Young gaol Birds" which I shall read with much interest", 31 October 1910. Bonhams, 31 Mar 2021, lot 111. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-635042.

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