Welsh Politician, Labour Party NEIL KINNOCK Signed 1.3.2006 Welsh Assembley FDC

Description: Buckingham first day Cover with ‘National Assembly for Wales’, miniature sheet of 5 pictorial Definitive stamps, issued 1 March 2006. This Welsh Assembly miniature sheet over has been signed by Baron Neil Kinnock, former Labour leader, Vice President Of Europe and Chairman of the British Council. The stamps are:- 1st Welsh Dragon 2nd Leek 68p Prince Of Wales Feathers Postmarked:- The Welsh Assembly, Cardiff, 1 Mar 06. Cynulliad, Cenedlaethol, Cymru. Gold dragon on the cover, The Welsh Assembly. The cover has the genuine hand signed signature of Neil Gordon Kinnock, Baron Kinnock, PC (born 1942). He is a British Labour Party politician he served as a Member of Parliament from 1970 until 1995, first for Bedwelty and then for Islwyn. He was the leader of the Labour Party and leader of the opposition from 1983 until 1992. He led the Labour Party to a surprise fourth consecutive defeat at the 1992 general election, despite the party being ahead in most opinion polls, which had predicted either a narrowLabour victory or a hung parliament. Afterwards, he resigned as leader of the Labour Party. He left the House Of Commons in 1995 to become a European Commissioner. He went on to become the Vice-President of the European Commission under Romano Prodi From 1999-2004. Until the summer of 2009, he was also the Chairman of the British Council and the President of Cardiff University. The reverse of the cover has a gold cachet which states:- Rt Hon. Neil Kinnock PC, previously leader of the Labour Party and also Vice-President Of the European Commission, who is, of course Welsh (!) will sign no more than 350 Buckingham, Welsh Assembly miniature sheet covers. This cover is number 83 of 350. Information sheet enclosed about him. The reverse of the cover has information about the Welsh Assembly. Sorry listings are for 1 month only.

Price: 35 GBP

Location: Harpenden

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