United Kingdom
Propaganda from the United Kingdom.
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Finlandia Invicta (British stamp, 1940)
Text: Finlandia Invicta [Invincible Finland]. Year: ca. 1940 Publisher: NA. Artist: NA. Additional information: Issued in support of Finland during the Winter War, depicting a soldier in winter gear standing over a mother and child. While no creator is indicated on the stamp, it is possible that it was produced by the London-based “Finland Fund,”…
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British anti-war cartoon, 1943
Text: British anti-war cartoon showing a procession of the war dead marching by national leaders of the Second World War carrying crosses bearing their countries’ names. Year: 1943. Publisher: War Commentary. Artist: John Olday. Additional information: The cartoon was published in ‘War Commentary’, an anarchist and anti-war newspaper in London during the war. Several editors…
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Ireland, One Country, We Demand Freedom (Irish poster, ca. late 1960s)
Text: Ireland, One Country, We Demand Freedom. Year: Late 1960s or early 70s. Publisher: NA. Artist: NA. Additional information: Poster reads ‘Ireland, One Country, We Demand Freedom’. Photographed during a demonstration in Manchester. The man behind him holds a sign reading ‘release all political prisoners’.
