Fine Art

Rex Whistler Designed "Post Office c1937 Greetings Telegram"

Image Sz: 6 3/8"H x 8 1/2"W

Frame Sz: 10 1/4"H x 12 1/4"W

w/ envelope laid-in on verso

St. Valentine's Day greetings telegram, issued by the GPO 12 February 1937. Colour half-tone and letterpress, designed by Rex Whistler. A rectangular frame surmounted by a cartouche decorated with pendant garlands held up by winged cherubs at either side, against a background of a starry sky.

 


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