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"Post early again this Christmas"

Poster
1941 (made)
Artist/Maker
GPO, General Post Office (issued by)
Lewitt-Him (designers)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

This poster is part of the successful advertising campaign commissioned by the General Post Office (GPO) in Britain. It encourages people to send their Christmas cards and parcels in advance of the holiday rush. This particular image was designed by Polish artists Jan Lewitt and George Him, who worked in collaboration on graphic designs under the name Lewitt-Him from 1933 to 1954.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Posters
Object type
Poster
Title"Post early again this Christmas"
Materials and techniques
colour lithograph
Paper
Ink
Printing Ink
Printing
Brief description
"Post early again this Christmas" by Lewitt-Him. GPO poster (long and thin). late 1930s.
Physical description
Poster
Dimensions
  • Height: 36cm
  • Width: 143.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
Post early again this Christmas
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
Mail
Letter-Boxes
Envelopes
Christmas
Place depicted
Great Britain
Summary
This poster is part of the successful advertising campaign commissioned by the General Post Office (GPO) in Britain. It encourages people to send their Christmas cards and parcels in advance of the holiday rush. This particular image was designed by Polish artists Jan Lewitt and George Him, who worked in collaboration on graphic designs under the name Lewitt-Him from 1933 to 1954.
Other number
LS.2196 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1347-2004

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Record createdApril 15, 2005
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O111182/post-early-again-this-christmas-poster-lewitt-him/
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