Autographs of Ian Smith

Ian Douglas Smith GCLM ID (8 April 1919 – 20 November 2007) was a Rhodesian politician, farmer, and fighter pilot who served as Prime Minister of Rhodesia (known as Southern Rhodesia until October 1964 and now known as Zimbabwe) from 1964 to 1979. He was the country's first leader to be born and raised in Rhodesia, and led the predominantly white government that unilaterally declared independence from the United Kingdom in November 1965 in opposition to the UK's demands for the implementation of majority rule as a condition for independence. His 15 years in power were defined by the country's international isolation and involvement in the Rhodesian Bush War, which pitted Rhodesia's armed forces against the Soviet- and Chinese-funded military wings of the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) and Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU). More about Ian Smith

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Current items with a signature of Ian Smith

These are the most current items with a signature of Ian Smith that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	IAN SMITH - NEW ZEALAND CRICKET SIGNED 6X4 CARD	£2.99
	RARE IAN SMITH SIGNED STIMOROL CARD CRICKET AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND RETRO	£11.19

Smith was born to British immigrants in the small town of Selukwe in the Southern Rhodesian Midlands, four years before the colony became self-governing in 1923. During the Second World War, he served as a Royal Air Force fighter pilot. A crash in Egypt caused debilitating facial and bodily wounds that remained conspicuous for the rest of his life. Following recovery, he served in Europe, where he was shot down and subsequently fought alongside Italian partisans. After the war, he established a farm in his hometown in 1948 and became a Member of Parliament for Selukwe that same year. Originally a member of the Liberal Party, he defected to the United Federal Party in 1953, and served as Chief Whip from 1958 onwards. He left that party in 1961 in protest over the territory's new constitution, and went on to co-found the Rhodesian Front the following year.

Smith became Deputy Prime Minister following the Front's December 1962 election victory, and he stepped up to the premiership after Field resigned in April 1964, two months before the first events that led to the Bush War took place. After repeated talks with British Prime Minister Harold Wilson broke down, Smith and his Cabinet unilaterally declared independence on 11 November 1965 in an effort to delay majority rule; shortly afterwards, the first phase of the war began in earnest. After further negotiations with the UK failed, Rhodesia cut all remaining British ties and reconstituted itself as a republic in 1970. Smith led the Front to four election victories over the course of his premiership; despite sporadic negotiations with moderate leader Abel Muzorawa over the course of the war, his support came exclusively from the white minority, with the black majority being widely disenfranchised under the country's electoral system. Read even more about Ian Smith at Wikipedia

Traded items with a signature of Ian Smith

The most expensive item with a signature of Ian Smith (SIGNED The Great Betrayal Ian Smith Rhodesian PM autobiography 1ST EDITION 1997) was sold in December 2022 for £485.00 while the cheapest item (Neighbours Ian Smith unsigned fancard) found a new owner for £0.55 in May 2018. The month with the most items sold (2) was February 2016 with an average selling price of £6.75 for an autographed item of Ian Smith. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2014 with £24.55 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was January 2016. In average, an autographed item from Ian Smith is worth £2.99.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Ian Smith were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	Hand Signed Cricket Autograph, Ian Smith, New Zealand	£1.00
	IAN SMITH (NZ) - SIGNED ARDMONA SERIES # 3 CRICKET TRADING CARD RARE	£9.99
	IAN SMITH - New Zealand - Hand Signed Mount ( see Description)	£2.75
	IAN SMITH - New Zealand SIGNED CRICKET TRADING CARD (SCANLENS 1989/90 #51)	£7.99
	Ian Smith - South Africa Test Cricketer - Hand Signed Card.	£4.50
	Ian Smith New Zealand Cricketer Autograph	£1.00
	Ian Smith Signed Cricket Retro World Series Cup Scanlens Trade Card Windies NZ	£14.39
	New Zealand - Signed Album Page - 2 Autographs - Ian Smith & Trevor Franklin	£1.41
	RARE IAN SMITH MBE SIGNED NOTE PAPER NEW ZEALAND CRICKET HERO TEST MATCH SPECIAL	£3.00
	SIGNED copy - Smithy: Just a Drummer in the Band. An autobiography: Ian Smith	£21.68