January 1, 1970

To commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of Churchill’s death, Isle of Man Post Office has produced a set of eight evocative stamps celebrating the life of the man once voted ‘Greatest Briton’.

Working with the Churchill Archives Centre at Churchill College, and Chartwell, the National Trust family home, and with access to private photograph collections courtesy of the family, the Isle of Man Post Office has captured a true portrait of this enigmatic character; the legendary politician, the great orator, the wartime leader, the soldier, the prolific writer, the talented artist – and bricklayer.

‘Winston Churchill 1874-1965 – The Death of a Hero’ stamp issue, which also marks the seventieth anniversary of his final year as wartime Prime Minister, and seventy-fifth anniversary of his ‘Finest Hour’ in 1940, includes rarely-seen images of Churchill as a youngster, as a world leader and privately enjoying his favourite pastimes.

The stamps are available in mint condition and ‘cancelled to order’ sheet sets, mounted on a specially-designed First Day Cover, accompanied by an illustrated information card, and as part of a presentation pack containing a four-page mini brochure revealing more of the Churchill story and featuring additional photographs.

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The issue bears the official Churchill 2015 logo and text written by Allen Packwood, Director of the Churchill Archives Centre in Cambridge.

‘The Winston Churchill 1874-1965 – The Death of a Hero’ stamp issue can be ordered now from www.iomstamps.com.