Policeman to cop £1000 from cigar he was given by Churchill in 1950

(Mirror) He was famed for his big cigars and rarely pictured without one.
Now one of Sir Winston Churchill’s iconic smokes is set to fetch more than £1,000 when it goes under the hammer.
The ex-prime minister gave the 7in J Cuesta to policeman Brian Bateman to thank him for ­organising his security during an official visit in 1950. Continued