Sale 2484 - Vintage Posters, August 1, 2018

PATRICK COKAYNE KEELY (1901-1970) 106 c ARP / CALLING YOU. 1938. 29 3 / 4 x19 3 / 4 inches, 75 1 / 2 x50 1 / 4 cm. Frosh & Cross Ltd., London. Condition B+: small loss in lower right margin, slightly into image; minor tears and creases in margins; unobtrusive horizontal creases. Paper. Judd 5.12. [700/1,000] PERCY DRAKE BROOKSHAW (1907-1993) 107 c CIVIL DEFENCE / WOMEN WANTED AS AMBULANCE DRIVERS. 15x10 inches, 38x25 1 / 2 cm. Condition A-: minor creases and restoration at edges; minor restoration along horizontal fold. [300/400] DESIGNER UNKNOWN 108 c KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON. 1939. 29 1 / 2 x19 1 / 2 inches, 75x49 1 / 2 cm. Condition A / A-: minor abrasions at edges; horizontal creases in image. Paper. With Britain formally declaring war on Germany on September 3, 1939, the newly re-formed British Ministry of Information immediately began working on a giant poster publicity campaign to prepare the British populace for what the ministry feared would be an “appalling series of shocks, resulting in shattered nerves, a lack of confidence in ultimate success, and therefore a lack of will to work for victory” (Three Posters). Instead of a photograph or an illustration, each 106 107 WORLD WAR II POSTERS LOTS 106-145