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Poster

1940s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Small format colour lithograph poster of a post box smiling, wearing oversized white glasses and holding a placard or poster reading 'Address your letters plainly'.


Object details

Category
Object type
Brief description
"Address your letters plainly". GPO poster by Zero (Hans Schleger). UK, 1940s.
Physical description
Small format colour lithograph poster of a post box smiling, wearing oversized white glasses and holding a placard or poster reading 'Address your letters plainly'.
Credit line
Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
E.1597-2004

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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