Keep Calm and Carry On - set of three WW2 posters - Original Movie Poster

Original Movie Poster - Keep Calm and Carry On - set of three WW2 posters

Printed in 1939 when the threat of invasion by the Nazis was a very real possibility, this is a complete set of the three poster designs created to boost the morale of the British public. Famously, the 'Keep Calm' design was the only one of the three that was never actually used. This design was intended for distribution only if the Germans landed on British soil. Thankfully this never happened and, like all paper in the 1940's, stocks were taken from storage, pulped and recycled in the austerity years after the war. It was almost completely forgotten until one was rediscovered in 2000 by the owner of a bookshop, whereupon the design became the centre of a worldwide marketing phenomenon, appearing on everything from mugs to T-shirts. The other two were used widely across Great Britain during WW2. The single crown size is far rarer than the double crown size and this is the only full set to have come to the market in the last 20 years.