Raises some interesting questions like; How was the cigar authenticated as belonging to Churchill? And, why would it be worth so much?
Why would somebody in 1947, choose to pick a cigar out of an ash can and save it during that era? Churchill tended to chew on cigars, puffing the smoke out rather than inhaling, often discarding them half-smoked. They must have been nasty looking when he discarded them. (I had a neighbor, who has long passed now, who smoked and chewed on his cigars as well. He inhaled them, as opposed to blowing smoke out of them, and tended to smoke them down. What was tossed was the most nastiest thing I had ever saw at the time.)
In the war torn Paris of 1947, ebay did not exist nor did any similar websites so there were no markets for those types of souvenirs. Would be interested to see what a 70-y/o half smoked, chewed up cigar looks like after surviving for so long.
Also not sure that Winston Churchill had cigars mad with his name on them in 1947. It is true that he loved Cuban cigars and consumed a lot of them. Although many of the cigars Churchill smoked were specially made just
for him and weren’t the part of any brand, he did occasionally puff on
the commercial stuff. His favorites were Cuban Romeo y Julietas and
Camachos. His other well-known vices were Johnny Walker Red scotch and
vintage Hine brandy.
Thanks for the post, I read the article on War History online,So I don't know,as you said this person may have been duped and a expensive dupe at that.It was something to talk about right?
Yes, definitely something to talk about. I have some photos of Sir Winston in books that date back to that era. I will search my library for the photos to see if any show a clear view of his cigar labels. If I can find something clear, I will post it for everyone to view.
That would be great,Never been to an auction so I'm wondering what the criteria is as far as the authenticity,history,and the documentation of the item being sold to the highest bidder.
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@buflosab @Londy3 What will be even more bizarre, is if the purchaser tries to smoke the nasty thing!...
Why would somebody in 1947, choose to pick a cigar out of an ash can and save it during that era? Churchill tended to chew on cigars, puffing the smoke out rather than inhaling, often discarding them half-smoked. They must have been nasty looking when he discarded them. (I had a neighbor, who has long passed now, who smoked and chewed on his cigars as well. He inhaled them, as opposed to blowing smoke out of them, and tended to smoke them down. What was tossed was the most nastiest thing I had ever saw at the time.)
In the war torn Paris of 1947, ebay did not exist nor did any similar websites so there were no markets for those types of souvenirs. Would be interested to see what a 70-y/o half smoked, chewed up cigar looks like after surviving for so long.
Seems suspicious to me. Just saying.