Karsh Signature

Yousuf Karsh, master photographer of the 20th century

Winston Churchill Stamp


This stamp, featuring a detail from Karsh’s “Smiling Churchill” portrait, is coming soon from France’s mail service La Poste. “International Letter stamps allow you to frank your mailings worldwide.” Most people are more familiar with the belligerent Churchill portrait,  but after Churchill’s initial outrage at having a portrait thrust upon him, he relaxed and permitted Mr. Karsh to take one more photograph, saying, “You could even make a roaring lion stand still to be photographed.” Read more.

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