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Greetings Telegram

ca.1951 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Greetings telegram printed in colour. The sheet is bordered with gold and illustrations of flowers.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Colour process engraving
Brief description
Greetings telegram designed by Stanley Herbert, and issued by the General Post Office. Process engraving, ca.1951.
Physical description
Greetings telegram printed in colour. The sheet is bordered with gold and illustrations of flowers.
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 16.5cm
  • Sheet width: 21.6cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1952. London: HMSO, 1963.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Greetings Telegram GPO' (Lettered)
  • 'S. Herbert' (Signed)
Credit line
Given by the Editor of Modern Publicity
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1952. London: HMSO, 1963.
Collection
Accession number
E.1828-1952

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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