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13 Newspaper issues: London Fog, Elizabeth II...
13 Newspaper issues: London Fog, Elizabeth II...
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[Newspapers/Britain/France/WWII]. 13 Newspaper Issues (including 1 duplicate), mostly front section only. Includes coverage of the Great London Fog, death of Winston Churchill, carpet bombing of Berlin, Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation, and French politics. Folio. Mostly very good. In general, only the front page has been examined. Sold with all faults. Newspaper titles, with the headline of the most noteworthy article: ++ BROCKTON ENTERPRISE. Brockton, MA: Jan. 31, 1944. “Flames Sear Berlin: Twin Raids Fire Battered Capital.” Also includes: “Gustav Line Cut; Nazis Flee Rome: Invasion Forces Struggle Inland.” Numerous other articles on WWII military operations. Front page’s 4th column from left, slightly below c-fold: “Postwar Housing Boom Predicted.” 7th column from left, just below c-fold: “Butter Supply for Civilians to be Reduced.” ++ DAILY MAIL. Dec. 8, 1952. London Edition. “The Great Fog Grows Worse: London streets paralysed: No buses, no taxis, no coaches, no planes.” 2nd-3rd column from left, just above c-fold: “Thousands in Fog Queues.” ++ 2 Copies: THE TIMES. Coronation Supplement June 1953. “The Life and Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.” ++ THE BOSTON HERALD. “Britain’s New Queen Home Today.” ++ LA PARISIEN LIBERE. Pages [1]-2, 15-[16] only. Front page has photo-illustration with headline “Bienvenue A Elisabeth qui arrive aujourd’hui a Paris…” ++ 5 others related to Elizabeth II, each 1953. ++ Interior section of THE TIMES titled “Sir Winston Churchill: A Memorial.” Jan. 25, 1965. ++ L’ECLAIREUR DE NICE ET DU SUD-EST. Apr. 6, 1939. (Monaco edition.) “M. Albert Lebrun est Reelu: President de la Republique.”
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