Set of 8 propaganda and Second World War reproduction posters. 1.Careless Talk Costs Lives wartime propaganda series issued by the Ministry of Information - You never know who's listening! - featuring a great design depicting two ladies chatting on public transport with Adolf Hitler and Hermann Goering in uniform sitting in the bus behind them and the stylised warning text in black lettering below. The text at the bottom reads: Reproduced from an original poster, held by the Imperial War Museum, by Johnson, Riddle & Co Ltd. The caption on the reverse reads: One of the best known British artists of the war was Cyril Kenneth Bird, whose pseudonym Fougasse appeared on an immense variety of propaganda posters, advertisements, pamphlets and books. His distinctive, simple style and humorous approach were in demand by most wartime Ministries and voluntary groups. Art Editor of Punch and 51 when war was declared (he had served in World War I and was wounded at Gallipoli) Bird gave all his work free. 'Careless Talk Costs Lives' is reproduced by courtesy of the Imperial War Museum, in association with whom The World At War is being made. The World at War is a 26-episode British documentary television series that chronicles the events of the Second World War. Fair condition, folds, creasing, tears, staining, pinholes, discolouration, information printed on reverse. Country of issue: UK, designer: Fougasse (Cyril Kenneth Bird; 1887-1965), size (cm): 75x49, year of printing: 1973; 2. Okno TASS No.993 featuring an illustration by Kukryniksy depicting Adolf Hitler aiming a gun at a stylised number 3 doubling as plyers squishing his head set over a black background. Kukryniksy was the collective name formed from the combined names of three caricaturists - Mikhail Kupriyanov (1903-1991), Porfiri Krylov (1902-1990) and Nikolai Sokolov (1903-2000). The text on the reverse lists the artists' names, the title of the poster and the publishing house Aurora, Leningrad. Horizontal. Fair condition, creasing, staining, folds, tape on corners, pencil on image, information printed on reverse. Country of issue: Russia, designer: Kukryniksy, size (cm): 58x84, year of printing: 1980; 3. Bruder, meldet euch zur Reichswehr / Brother, join the Reichswehr - featuring an image of a man cast in shadow, wearing a helmet, with his right arm extended and his left hand holding a plough handle, with a cornfield with flowers in the background. Reichswehr was the official name of the German armed forces during the Weimar Republic and the first two years of Nazi Germany. Fair condition, creasing, tears, staining, folds, paper loss on bottom left corner. Country of issue: Unknown, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 84x58, year of printing: Unknown; 4. Cover Your Hair for Safety. Your Russian Sisted Does! - featuring an image of a lady in a headdress with the hammer and sickle above on a red background. Issued by the Ministry of Labour and National Service and produced by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, Terminal House, London. Printed by Loxley Bros Ltd. Fair condition, folds, creasing, tears, staining. Country of issue: UK, designer: F. Kenwood Giles, size (cm): 76x51, year of printing: Unknown; 5. The Popular Front of Madrid to the Popular Front of the World / Homenaje a las brigadas internacionales - El Frente popular de Madrid al Frente Popular del Mundo, featuring a dramatic image of a soldier with a Popular Front flag sitting on the globe. The Popular Front (Frente Popular) was a left-wing electoral alliance formed in January 1936 to contest that year's general election in the Second Spanish Republic. Led by Manuel Azana, it was known as the Front of the Lefts in Catalonia and the modern Valencian Community. Good condition, creasing, tears, staining. Country of issue: Unknown, designer: Bardasano, size (cm): 87x61, year of printing: Unknown; 6. Mao Zedong's formal proclamation of the establishment of the People's Republic of China, the caption below in Chinese reads - On October 1, 1949, Chairman Mao solemnly declared the founding of the PRC from the Tiananmen Gate Tower. Good condition, creasing, small tears, folds. Country of issue: China, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 76x52, year of printing: unknown; 7. Mao Zedong (1893-1976), founder of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the chairman of the Chinese Communist Party, the quote below in Chinese reads - The unity of the country, the solidarity of the people and the unity of all nationalities in the country are the basic guarantee for the victory of our cause. Fair condition, paper loss on right edge, creasing, tears, staining. Country of issue: China, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 76x52, year of printing: unknown; 8. Free Holland Welcomes the Soldiers of the Allies / Welkom in het vrije Nederland! Dynamic design by the notable British artist Pat Keely (Patrick Cokayne Keely; 1901-1970) depicting a soldier indicating on the hilt of a white sword on the ground between two rows of flags including the US, UK Union Jack, German and Soviet flags with a lightly cloudy blue sky above and the text below in bold black, red and blue lettering. Good condition, folds, creasing. Country of issue: Unknown, designer: Pat Keely, size (cm): 41x29, year of printing: Unknown.
