Record

TE - Tom Eckersley Collection
- 1 - Commercial advertising work

Repository	University Archives and Special Collections Centre
Reference Number	TE/1/3
Title	General Post Office promotional posters
Description	The file includes two posters advertising post office guides for Jul 1952 and Jul 1968 issued by HM Postmaster General . The 1952 poster has a series of four large questions marks each superimposed on the other, in cream, black, yellow and black (the front one has a yellow line where the one behinds outline would be). Each has an eye and a cutting that appears like a nose and mouth. The cover of the guide is featured in red to the right of the question marks. The poster advertises the price as 2 shillings. It is signed by Eckersley in the top right hand of the poster. Measures, 73.5cm by 92cm . The one for 1968 features a dog in white, with a black eye and the cover of the information book in red where his ear would be. Eckersley has used block primary colours of red and white that have the appearance of a collage. The background is blue. The poster advertises the price as 2 shillings and 6 pence. It is signed by Eckersley in the bottom left of the poster. Measures, 76cm by 51cm. Printed by M&M Ltd. The General Post Office ceased to be a government department in 1969, see TE/1/2 General Post Office instructional posters and TE/1/4 for Post Office posters. The General Post Office was a government department until 1 Oct 1969 when it was transferred to a corporation, the Post Office.
Date	1952-1968
Term	Post office
	Graphic design
	Advertising
Related Material	Images: 080; 051.
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Extent	2 items.
Level	File
Access Conditions	Only the digital image can be accessed, for preservation reasons.
Copyright	TE/1/3i out of copyright (previously Crown/Post Office). TE/1/3ii Post Office.