Autographs of Neville Chamberlain
Arthur Neville Chamberlain FRS (/ˈtʃeɪmbərlɪn/; 18 March 1869 – 9 November 1940) was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from May 1937 to May 1940 and Leader of the Conservative Party from May 1937 to October 1940. He is best known for his foreign policy of appeasement, and in particular for his signing of the Munich Agreement on 30 September 1938, ceding the German-speaking Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia to Nazi Germany led by Adolf Hitler. Following the German invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939, which marked the beginning of the Second World War, Chamberlain announced the declaration of war on Germany two days later and led the United Kingdom through the first eight months of the war until his resignation as prime minister on 10 May 1940. More about Neville Chamberlain
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After working in business and local government, and after a short spell as Director of National Service in 1916 and 1917, Chamberlain followed his father Joseph Chamberlain and elder half-brother Austen Chamberlain in becoming a Member of Parliament in the 1918 general election for the new Birmingham Ladywood division at the age of 49. He declined a junior ministerial position, remaining a backbencher until 1922. He was rapidly promoted in 1923 to Minister of Health and then Chancellor of the Exchequer. After a short-lived Labour-led government, he returned as Minister of Health, introducing a range of reform measures from 1924 to 1929. He was appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer in the National Government in 1931.
Chamberlain succeeded Stanley Baldwin as prime minister on 28 May 1937. His premiership was dominated by the question of policy towards an increasingly aggressive Germany, and his actions at Munich were widely popular among the British at the time. In response to Hitler's continued aggression, Chamberlain pledged the United Kingdom to defend Poland's independence if the latter were attacked, an alliance that brought his country into war after the German invasion of Poland. The failure of Allied forces to prevent the German invasion of Norway caused the House of Commons to hold the historic Norway Debate in May 1940. Chamberlain's conduct of the war was heavily criticised by members of all parties and, in a vote of confidence, his government's majority was greatly reduced. Accepting that a national government supported by all the main parties was essential, Chamberlain resigned the premiership because the Labour and Liberal parties would not serve under his leadership. Although he still led the Conservative Party, he was succeeded as prime minister by his colleague Winston Churchill. Until ill health forced him to resign on 22 September 1940, Chamberlain was an important member of the war cabinet as Lord President of the Council, heading the government in Churchill's absence. His support for Churchill proved vital during the May 1940 war cabinet crisis. Chamberlain died aged 71 on 9 November of cancer, six months after leaving the premiership. Read even more about Neville Chamberlain at Wikipedia
Chamberlain succeeded Stanley Baldwin as prime minister on 28 May 1937. His premiership was dominated by the question of policy towards an increasingly aggressive Germany, and his actions at Munich were widely popular among the British at the time. In response to Hitler's continued aggression, Chamberlain pledged the United Kingdom to defend Poland's independence if the latter were attacked, an alliance that brought his country into war after the German invasion of Poland. The failure of Allied forces to prevent the German invasion of Norway caused the House of Commons to hold the historic Norway Debate in May 1940. Chamberlain's conduct of the war was heavily criticised by members of all parties and, in a vote of confidence, his government's majority was greatly reduced. Accepting that a national government supported by all the main parties was essential, Chamberlain resigned the premiership because the Labour and Liberal parties would not serve under his leadership. Although he still led the Conservative Party, he was succeeded as prime minister by his colleague Winston Churchill. Until ill health forced him to resign on 22 September 1940, Chamberlain was an important member of the war cabinet as Lord President of the Council, heading the government in Churchill's absence. His support for Churchill proved vital during the May 1940 war cabinet crisis. Chamberlain died aged 71 on 9 November of cancer, six months after leaving the premiership. Read even more about Neville Chamberlain at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Neville Chamberlain
The most expensive item with a signature of Neville Chamberlain (ORIGINAL SIGNED LETTER - NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN - 11 Downing Street Whitehall, 1936) was sold in May 2021 for £360.00 while the cheapest item (NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN PORT VALE STOKE PLYMOUTH NEWPORT DONCASTER SIGNED CARD) found a new owner for £1.01 in April 2016. The month with the most items sold (3) was April 2016 with an average selling price of £75.00 for an autographed item of Neville Chamberlain. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2021 with £360.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £12.50 was November 2012. In average, an autographed item from Neville Chamberlain is worth £88.32.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Neville Chamberlain were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1938 UK Prime minister Neville Chamberlain signed letter - the Munich agreement | £119.99 | |
| Neville Chamberlain Clipped Signature Autograph | £19.99 | |
| NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN PRIME MINISTER AUTOGRAPH EX 1924 BOOK SEE PHOTOS | £70.00 | |
| Neville Chamberlain, Prime Minister, Signature Clip | £58.00 | |
| Neville Chamberlain. Signed - Menu - Imperial League Menu 2nd May 1925 | £32.00 | |
| Neville Chamberlain. Signed Post Office Retirement Certificate, Dated 1922. | £34.00 | |
| ORIGINAL SIGNED LETTER - NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN - 11 Downing Street Whitehall, 1936 | £360.00 | |
| Prime Minister - Neville Chamberlain - excellent signature | £78.00 | |
| Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and King George VI DOUBLE SIGNED LETTER !!! | £285.00 | |
| Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain Autograph | £72.55 | |
| Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain Autograph | £91.53 | |
| Prime Minister NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN good signature | £42.00 | |
| Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain Signed Clipped Album Page 1926 | £80.00 | |
| Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain Signed Letter On Sitting For A Portrait | £123.88 | |
| Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain Signed Letter To The Artist Frank Salisbury | £102.00 | |