CHAMBERLAIN, Neville.

Typed Letter Signed “yours sincerely, Neville Chamberlain”, as Prime Minister, to Howard Gritten M.P., referring to Gritten’s illness and discussing the Honours List. 1 page 9 x 7½ inches, in good condition, marked Private and Personal. With the original typed envelope, printed PRIME MINISTER, also 10 Downing Street stationery. 10 Downing Street, Whitehall, 8 November 1939.

“I do not know when there is likely to be another Honours List - there won’t be one next January ...” An uncommon autograph as a wartime Prime Minister. Neville Chamberlain (1869-1940), Prime Minister from 1937-1940.