PROFUMO JOHN: (1915-2006) British politician whose sexual relationship with the young model Christine Keeler in 1961 created a scandal known as the Profumo affair. Vintage signed sepia postcard photograph of Profumo in a head and shoulders pose wearing his military uniform. Signed in bold blue fountain pen ink to the lower white border and dated 1945 in his hand. Some heavy traces of former mounting to the verso, otherwise VG

 

Profumo served with the British Army from 1939-50, attaining the rank of Brigadier. He participated in the D-Day landings at Normandy and was engaged in the subsequent fierce fighting to secure that region of France.