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Not A Card to Gamble With

Poster
1979 (printed and published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This is a proof for a poster issued by the Government to warn civil servants about the importance of keeping confidential information safe by protecting official passes from those unauthorised to use them.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleNot A Card to Gamble With (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Colour offset lithograph
Brief description
(Edward) Reginald Mount(1906-1979) and Eileen Margaret Evans (b.1921)
Official Pass. Not a Card to Gamble With. Keep Our Secrets Secret. 1979
Central Office of Information Poster Proof for The Civil Service Department
Physical description
Poster
Dimensions
  • Height: 44cm
  • Width: 30.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
Issued by H.M. Government. Prepared for the Civil Service Department by the Central Office of Information 1979. Printed in England for Her Majesty's Stationery Office by Colibri Press Ltd.
Credit line
Given by Eileen Evans
Production
Attribution note: Proof
Subject depicted
Summary
This is a proof for a poster issued by the Government to warn civil servants about the importance of keeping confidential information safe by protecting official passes from those unauthorised to use them.
Collection
Accession number
E.561-1998

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Record createdMarch 14, 2009
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