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| Title | 'Please pack parcels very carefully', cat | |
| Collection | Eckersley Archive: University of the Arts London | |
| Designer | Tom Eckersley | |
| Date | c1940s | |
| Description | One of four with the same layout but with a different central motif, this one has a broken porcelain cat with red flowers on it. Each broken item has a tear drop falling and sits in parcel paper and string. The background colours vary, this one is forest green. The background has the appearance of brush strokes. Shading has been used to highlight portions of the central designs. All the text is in white with Eckersley's signature and the 'GPO' trademark in the bottom left hand corner. | |
| Ref | TE/1/2i | |
| Keywords | Customer information; advice. | |
| Measurements | 73.5cm by 92cm | |
| Rights | General Post Office | |