This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/8/2017
This lot features 2 First Day Covers dated February 6th and May 13th, 1981 each of which has been signed by Margaret Thatcher in blue/black pen. Thatcher was a British stateswoman who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She was the longest-serving British prime minister of the 20th century and the first woman to have been appointed. A Soviet journalist dubbed her the "Iron Lady", a nickname that became associated with her uncompromising politics and leadership style. As Prime Minister, she implemented policies that have come to be known as Thatcherism.
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