Advertising Poster Set National Savings Britain Week Royal Navy Air Force

Set of eight original vintage propaganda poster issued as part of the National Savings campaign in Great Britain. 1. For Britain and a happy future. National Savings Week. October 22-29 1949 Raise the Savings Standard – featuring an illustration of a flying flag of the National Savings coat of arms with olive branches and a crown set over blue background. Issued by the National Savings Committee. Printed for H.M Stationery Office by Grosvenor Press, Portsmouth. Fair condition, tears, creasing, staining, paper loss on image. Country of issue: UK, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 38x25, year of printing: 1949; 2. The Royal Navy Badges of H.M. Ships. H.M. Forces Savings. Save while you serve – Your pay office will advise you – featuring the badges of Vanguard, Nepal, Magpie, Ark Royal, St. Kitts, Statesman, Illustrious, Amethyst and Tally Ho set over an image of a marine vessel. Printed for H.M. Stationery Office by Fosh and Cross LTD London. Fair condition, staining, tape marks on edges, repaired tears, creasing. Country of issue: UK, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 37x25, year of printing: 1940s; 3. Badges of Rank of the Three Services of H.M. Forces – Save While You Serve. Your Unit Savings Officer of Pay Office will advise you – the poster features three scrolls in blue, yellow and green portraying the rank badges of The Royal Navy, The Army, The Royal Air Force. Produced by H.M. Forces Savings Committee in conjunction with the Institute of Army. Printed for H.M. Stationery Office by Fosh and Cross. Fair condition, tears, creasing, staining, tape marks, paper loss on bottom right corner, paper skimming on bottom right corner. Country of issue: UK, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 37x25, year of printing: 1940s; 4. The Royal Navy Badges of Naval Air Squadrons – featuring images of H.M.S. Ark Royal 1914 and H.M.S. Eagle, the text reads – Royal Naval Air Service formed 1914 & incorporated in the newly formed Royal Air Force 1918. Fleet air arm formed in 1923 and taken over by the Royal Navy 1939. Issued by H.M. Forces Savings Committee, London. Fair condition, staining, tape marks, creasing, tears, paper skimming. Country of issue: UK, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 38x25, year of printing: 1940s; 5. 1910-1935 National Savings – National Service. Issued by the National Savings Committee in the year of the Silver Jubilee of Their Gracious Majesties King George V & Queen Mary – featuring an image by a British painter Septimus Edwin Scott (1879–1965) depicting the Royal trumpeter. Good condition, folds, creasing, paper skimming, minor staining, backed on thick card. Country of issue: UK, designer: Sep E. Scott, size (cm): 76x51, year of printing: 1935; 6. We Save for Victory – Through Our Savings Group. – featuring an image of a crown atop an olive wreath. Issued by the National Savings Committee. Printed for H.M. Stationery Office my Messrs McCorquodale. Good condition, creasing, tears, small paper losses, minor staining. Country of issue: UK, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 76x51, year of printing: 1940s; 7. National War Bonds – Join the Crusade buy National War Bonds – featuring an illustration of a hand holding the United Kingdom flag with a cross on fire at the top of the flagstick. Issued by the National Savings Committee, London, the Scottish Savings Committee, Edinburgh, and the Ulster Savings Committee, Belfast. Printed for H.M. Stationery Office by Fosh & Cross. Good condition, creasing, tears, paper losses, staining. Country of issue: UK, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 75x50, year of printing: 1940s; 8. Saving through the Ages – issued by the National Savings Committee in the twenty-first anniversary year of the National Savings Movement, the poster features illustrations of prehistoric men, 2000BC Sumerians, 480BC Syrians bringing tribute to their king, 440BC the statue of the Goddess Athene, 14th century workers in gold and precious stones, 17th century London goldsmiths, 18th century work people, 1810 Trustee Savings Banks, 1861 Post Office Savings Bank, National Savings Group. Photo Lithograph by J.Weiner Ltd., London. Good condition, creasing, tears, paper losses, staining. Country of issue: UK, designer: Nowell Edwards, size (cm): 76x51, year of printing: 1937.