CHURCHILL WINSTON S.: (1874-1965) British Prime Minister 1940-45, 1951-55. Nobel Prize winner for Literature 1953. A good T.L.S., Winston S. Churchill, with holograph subscription, one page, 4to, 10 Downing Street, Whitehall, 18th December 1953, to Vagn Christensen of Scandinavian Airlines System Ltd, on the printed stationery of the Prime Minister. Churchill thanks his correspondent for the kindness and hospitality he and his Company extended to Churchill's wife and daughter on their visit to Stockholm, remarking 'They have both told me of the comfort in which they travelled and of the very considerate way in which you made all the arrangements'. Churchill concludes by asking 'Would you please convey to all those concerned my warm thanks and good wishes?'. Laid down to a folio page removed from a scrapbook and with a Danish newspaper clipping affixed to the lower right corner of the letter. Some light wrinkling and staining caused by the mounting. Together with a second T.L.S., Winston S. Churchill, (small stain slightly affecting two letters of the signature), one page, 4to, Chartwell, Westerham, Kent, 29th June 1955, to Vagn Christensen. Churchill thanks his correspondent for their letter and 'the most attractive invitation' and continues to state 'Although I have not myself visited your hotel at Fredensborg, I have heard much of its comfort and high repute, and I am sure that Lady Churchill and I would enjoy a holiday there. Indeed I hope to revisit Denmark before too long', further adding 'Now that I have resigned from public office I find there are so many things which need my attention at Chartwell that I really do not feel I can get away this summer, when the weather in Denmark is at its best'. Churchill concludes 'I remember well the clever precautions you took for the safety and comfort of our flight to Denmark in 1950'. Lightly laid down to a folio page removed from a scrapbook and with some very minor, light staining. Also including Clementine S. Churchill (1885-1977, Wife of Churchill) T.L.S., Clementine S. Churchill, one page, 4to, Hyde Park Gate, London, 19th September 1950, to Vagn Christensen. Churchill thanks her correspondent for his kindness in sending a book 'full of such interesting and beautiful photographs of Denmark' and further adds that she is looking forward to her visit to Copenhagen. The upper half of the letter is neatly laid down to a folio page removed from a scrapbook, and the page further features a T.L.S. by Lettice Marston, Winston Churchill's secretary, one page, 8vo, Hyde Park Gate, London, 7th September 1950, to Vagn Christensen, confirming a telephone conversation and stating that Churchill will be pleased to meet Christensen at Chartwell on 11th September 'to discuss the question of his journey to and from Copenhagen next month' and also sending a copy of the route to Chartwell from London. Neatly laid down to the folio page, slightly obscuring the upper left corner of Clementine Churchill's letter, and with the copy of the route also laid down alongside, the printed 8vo sheet featuring a map of the roads close to Chartwell Manor and Westerham to the recto and various printed directions for driving from London to the verso. Further including a second, brief T.L.S., Clementine S. Churchill, by Churchill's wife, one page, 4to, Chartwell, Westerham, Kent, 31st December 1955, to Vagn Christensen, stating, in part, 'How kind of you to remember me and to again send the delicious Norwegian bread'. Lightly laid down to a folio page removed from a scrapbook. The lot also includes three further folio pages removed from the same scrapbook, each bearing various news clippings (all in Danish and relating to Winston and Clementine Churchill), photographs and other printed ephemera relating to the Churchill's and their travels, including a printed itinerary and press release issued by Scandinavian Airlines System upon the visit of Churchill to Copenhagen in 1950. The versos of the pages featuring the signed letters also feature various pieces of printed ephemera etc. relating to Churchill including an unsigned printed 8vo stiff folding Christmas greetings card from Winston and Clementine Churchill and with a colour illustration of Churchill's painting The Messenger to the front cover. A small, interesting archive of letters and other material relating to Churchill. Some light overall age wear, generally G, 9Vagn Christensen (1913-1997) Danish Pilot who served with the RAF flying spitfires during World War II. In May 1945, he worked as a liaison officer between the British forces and the Danish government. Following the war Christensen served as Managing Director of Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) from 1948-78. The present letters are of interest for several reasons - Churchill's letter of December 1953 is written just over a week after the Nobel Banquet at the City Hall in Stockholm on 10th December and relates to his wife's flight to Sweden in order to accept the Nobel Prize for Literature on behalf of her husband. The Banquet speech, delivered by Clementine Churchill for her husband, opened 'The Nobel Prize in Literature is an honour for me alike unique and unexpected and I grieve that my duties have not allowed me to receive it myself here in Stockholm from the hands of His Majesty your beloved and justly respected Sovereign. I am grateful that I am allowed to confide this task to my wife….' Winston Churchill visited Copenhagen in Denmark in 1950 and received an Honorary Degree (PhD) from the University of Copenhagen. During the visit, he also made a tour of the Carlsberg brewery and in Churchill's honour they unveiled their Special Brew (originally named V-beer) following the Danish tradition of producing a new beer to celebrate outstanding events such as a Royal occasion or European Coronation. Churchill's favourite drink was cognac, so in brewing him a commemorative beer, the brewers at Carlsberg created a stronger lager with cognac flavours. With an Alcohol by Volume of 9%, Special Brew was launched throughout Denmark at Christmas 1952 and has been available in the United Kingdom since the 1970s.
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