churchill's cigar up for auction

[Ken Gargett]

apols if this has already been posted. if not, thought it might be of interest. 

 

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/cigar-puffed-winston-churchill-set-go-auction-180973357/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20191017-daily-responsive&spMailingID=40913771&spUserID=NDY2MjY2NTk4MTUxS0&spJobID=1621626617&spReportId=MTYyMTYyNjYxNwS2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Habana Mike]

Seen others come up before. This appears to be a new offering.

I'm for one not bidding....

[99call]

2 hours ago, Habana Mike said:

Seen others come up before

I would say an average of 10 come up every year, and have been doing for the last 5 to 10 years. 

It seems like everyone around him, was bagging up his nubs, taking his handouts, etc etc  when you consider there are probably 250 plus cigars out there with genuine Churchill provenance.......i'd say you could add another 500 of people fabricating that provenance. 

I don't think I'd ever feel concrete about any of the cigars offered in auction.....but would love one of his humidors.

and this one from Chartwell, where he kept his oil paint