Lettering Collection (page 3)

Cheque from the Merry Christmas & Happy New Year Bank, Father Christmas House, 1 Yuletide, Greenland, from Colin Cruttenden in the Print Department, decorated with holly and a pudding. Date: 1983

WW2 poster, Fight in the Streets, belong to your Savings Group. Encouraging people to support the war effort by investing money in National Savings. Date: early 1940s

WWI Poster, Rights of Citizenship
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, Rights of Citizenship, Your Rights, Your Duty. Date: 1916

WWI Poster, Have you a reason or only an excuse?
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, Which? Have you a reason or only an excuse for not enlisting? Now! Date: 1915

WWI Poster, If the cap fits you, join the Army today
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, If the Cap fits you, join the Army today. Date: 1915

WW1 Recruitment Poster -- To the Young Women of London
To the Young Women of London. Is your " Best Boy" wearing Khaki? Recruitment poster, one of thirteen produced in Britain between August 1914 - March 1916. Date: 1914

WW1 Recruitment Poster -- If the Cap Fits You
f the Cap Fits You, Join the Army Today. Recruitment poster, published by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee as Poster No. 53

Regina Cigarettes
The day closes in perfect happiness, enjoying the exquisite Regina cigarette - a delightful period illustration, with hand lettering to match

White Star Line, sports club brooch
White Star Line, rare company Sports Club brooch, of circular form gold floral motif Inscription in a circular design, gilt lettering on a cherry red enamelled background

Purple flowers and gold lettering on a greetings card -- God Bless You. Date: circa 1910s

Holly on a Christmas card with gothic style lettering. Date: circa 1900s

1890s 1900s Card Christmas Xmas Holly Red Berries
1890s, 1900s, card, christmas, xmas, holly, red, berries, ribbon, ribbons, bow, bows, gothic, text, lettering, auld, lang, syne, new, year, 12016448

Christmas card in the shape of a paintbox lid
Christmas card in the shape of a black paintbox lid with gold lettering. (1 of 3) Date: circa 1890s

Christmas card in the shape of a jeweller's box
Christmas card in the shape of a red jeweller's box with gold lettering. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

William Shakespeare's Will on a Christmas card -- a local habitation and a name. Date: circa 1890s

Christmas and New Year card with initial R, waterside scene and tassels. Date: early 20th century

Anchor and seascape on a Christmas card
Anchor and seascape with anchor and rope on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1900s

Pair of dice with comic verse on a Christmas card
Pair of dice with comic verse on a Christmas and New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Robins with ice and snow on a Christmas card with decorative white and gold edging. Date: circa 1890s

Religious verse with pink flowers on a Christmas card
Religious verse with pink flowers, blackberries and butterflies on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Robin, holly and mistletoe on a New Year card with verse. Date: circa 1890s

New Year Season Ticket 1889, Health and Prosperity Line -- red cover, with gold lettering, With Greetings for the Season, Available to All. (2 of 2) Date: 1889

Christmas card in the shape of a jewellers box
Christmas card in the shape of a red jewellers box, open to reveal a pocket watch and chain, with verse under the lid. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Red and cream flowers on a German Christmas card. circa 1890s

Seaside scene with ship on a German greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Palestinian Arabic Scribe in London
Palestinian Arabic Scribe at the Palestine in London Exhibition held at the Royal Agricultural Hall (now the Business Design Centre) in Islington, London - June, 1907

Caxton alphabet, upper and lower case A-Z. circa 1900

Making Japanese Paper Chochin lanterns - one used as a sign
Making Japanese Paper Chochin lanterns and an example of one being used as a sign. Date: circa 1930s

WW1 poster, Food, don t waste it
Poster, Food... don t waste it, US Food Administration. circa 1918

Music cover, Relief March by Fabian Scott -- a reference to the Relief of Mafeking (Boer War), showing Lord Roberts on horseback. 1900

Fantastic Adventures scifi magazine cover - The Golden Princess
Cover of Fantastic Adventures, August 1940 featuring The Golden Princess, story by Robert Moore Williams. A magical fantasy woman hypnotises two men. Date: 1940

WW2 poster, Save fuel to make munitions for battle
WW2 poster, The wife who squandered the electricity -- Save fuel to make munitions for battle, designed by H M Bateman for the Ministry of Fuel and Power. Date: 1943

WW2 poster, Back up the Fighting Forces, showing an airman, a soldier and a sailor. Date: early 1940s

Poster, the Rolling Stones latest disc
Poster advertising the Rolling Stones latest disc. Date: 1960s

Title page design, Hassan by James Elroy Flecker
Title page design, Hassan (The Story of Hassan of Baghdad and How he Came to Make the Golden Journey to Samarkand), a verse drama by James Elroy Flecker, with illustrations by Thomas Mackenzie

Background effects, SMB wallpaper sample book
A selection of background effects, with code numbers, in an SMB wallpaper sample book. Date: 1934

Three books, The Somme, Lille, Amiens
Three books, The Somme, Lille and Amiens, published by Michelin, 1919, dedicated to the memory of Michelin workmen and employees who lost their lives

WW1 recruitment poster, Attest Now (Welsh version)
WW1 recruitment poster (Welsh version), To starred or badged single men or single men in reserved occupations, Attest Now. Date: circa 1916

WWI Poster, Help to end the War
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, Help to end the War by enlisting in the gallant British Army, which is fighting Britains Battle for Freedom. Date: 1915

WWI Poster, More Men are wanted for His Majestys Army
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, More Men are wanted for His Majestys Army... Enlist Now. Including details of pay and pensions. Date: 1915

WWI Recruitment Poster (Welsh version)
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster (Welsh version), with dramatic red text superimposed on a map of Wales. Date: 1915

Suffragette Badge on Rosette W. S. P. U
An original W.S.P.U badge and rosette of satin ribbons in the colours of purple, white and green. Pin fastening hand-sewn on reverse

Anti-Suffrage League Poster
A poster produced by the Womens National Anti-Suffrage League, stating in bold lettering, Women DO NOT Want Votes. The Womens National Anti-Suffrage League was founded in 1908

Ruma, Vojvodina, Serbia
Street scene in Ruma, Vojvodina, Serbia

Book cover design, All About Aircraft, by Ralph Simmonds, London: Cassell & Co. Ltd, 1915. Showing an airship hovering over a range of mountains. 1915

National League of Airmen Poster
Poster, National League of Airmen, formed to promote Britains air security. This Concerns You, Enrol Now. 20th century

Graphic Royal Wedding number 1893
The cover of the Graphic Royal Wedding number to celebrate the marriage of George V (1865-1936), then Duke of York, to Princess May of Teck(1867-1953)in 1893. 1893

Greetings card from Valparaiso, Chile, South America -- Muchos Saludos. Date: 1905

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