Monthly Archives: December 2010

Door 19

By crownfolio | Published: December 19, 2010

Hans Unger yesterday, Hans Unger today.  The GPO certainly kept him busy in the 1950s and 60s. He designed this in 1958, and very lovely it is too.  But please don’t set fire to any post boxes on its account, that would be very inconsiderate.

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the 18th

By crownfolio | Published: December 18, 2010

Today is the last posting day for Second Class Post, so in honour of that, not one but two posters. Interestingly, they are both from 1952.  The smiling Christmas trees above are by Hans Unger, while the festive present train below was designed by T Davis. Two in one year is a bit unusual, but [...]

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17th December

By crownfolio | Published: December 17, 2010

Through the window today, a reminder for those of you who have an office Christmas party tonight. The under-recognised brilliance of Mount Evans produced this for the COI in 1963.  As true today as it ever was.

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Door 16

By crownfolio | Published: December 16, 2010

Today, we have hit a problem.  Which is that I failed to photograph a couple of the best Post Early posters before they went off to be framed.  So today, you get some pictures in frames.  Sorry about that. This irresistible chap is by Henrion, from winter 1949, while the dancing holly below is by [...]

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Christmas bay

By crownfolio | Published: December 15, 2010

For once, eBay has come up with something seasonal.  Even better, it’s a classic GPO post early poster. This 1957 design by Huveneers has already come up on the Advent Calendar here, and now you can have your own if you like.  Bidding starts at a moderately steep £22 (well I think it’s steep given that [...]

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the fifteenth

By crownfolio | Published: December 15, 2010

I know I said I liked yesterday’s poster.  But this is perhaps my favourite of all. It’s by Lewitt Him, and is a delight in every way.  The poster was issued at Christmas 1941, and I very much like the idea that a wartime Christmas was cheered up by this spotty hound doing his bit. [...]

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