Freedom Is In Peril WWII UK Home Front

£12,500.00

Extremely rare large size original vintage World War Two poster - Freedom Is In Peril Defend It With All Your Might - issued as one of a series of three motivational Home Front publicity posters (the others reading Keep Calm And Carry On and Your Courage Your Cheerfulness Your Resolution Will Bring Us Victory), featuring a simple typography design with a Tudor crown above the bold white text on a red background. Printed on two large sheets, each measuring 102x152cm; due to paper shortages during the Second World War, only a handful of these posters were issued in this large size. Horizontal. Very good condition, folded as issued, minor tears and loss on fold lines.
Country UK
Year 1940s
Width (cm) 203
Height (cm) 152
Linen backed? No
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