"Post early again this Christmas"

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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.

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

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