TRUMAN & CHURCHILL "WESTMINSTER COLLEGE FULTON, MO. 1946" IRON CURTAIN SPEECH BUTTON.
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Winning Bid:
$703.52 (Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
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Wednesday, February 24, 2021 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, February 24, 2021 9:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #231 Part I
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Item Description
2" w/St. Louis Button Co. back paper. Hake #2023. Each leader's full name in a red circle. Issued for events on March 5, 1946 at the Midwestern college where Churchill delivered his "Sinews Of Peace" address that included the iconic line "From Stettin In The Baltic To Trieste In The Adriatic An Iron Curtain Has Descended Across The Continent" referencing the Soviet domination of Eastern Europe. Almost no surface wear even in reflected light. NM displaying Mint. Mike Nichols Collection.
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