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Clear and Correct Addressing Speeds Your Mail, GPO

John Farleigh £175.00
original, and inspired, promotional poster, Clear and Correct Addressing Speeds Your Mail, designed by John Farleigh for the General Post Office, c. 1967. The image depicts a scene from The Merry Wives of Windsor, where Sir John Falstaff is tormented by Mistress Quickly’s earthly fairies. In the background can be seen Windsor Castle

Clear and Correct Addressing Speeds Your Mail, GPO

John Farleigh
£175.00

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  • Condition: B+ (corner pin holes)
  • Date: c. 1967
  • Size: Double Crown (760 x 510 mm)
  • Designer: John Farleigh (1900 - 1965)
  • Printer: The Baynard Press
  • Publisher: General Post Office

An original, and inspired, promotional poster, Clear and Correct Addressing Speeds Your Mail, designed by John Farleigh for the General Post Office, c. 1967. The image depicts a scene from The Merry Wives of Windsor, where Sir John Falstaff is tormented by Mistress Quickly’s earthly fairies. In the background can be seen Windsor Castle, with an explanatory note that modern day postmen need proper addresses to deliver the mail rather than magical inspiration.

A higher resolution image is available for viewing on request.