Just added this Radio related postcard to my collection! It's a reproduction of a vintage General Post Office (GPO) poster, titled "Radio: A Message Home," dating back to around 1930-1955. 📻✉️
The original poster, part of the Science Museum Group Collection, highlights the GPO's role in early radio communication. (Check out the tiny GPO logo in the top left corner!) It's a beautiful piece of design, and I love how it captures the excitement and wonder of radio as a way to connect with loved ones.
This postcard, published by The National Railway Museum and printed and distributed by Star Editions Ltd, is a great find for me. While my main interest is dxing, I have a hard spot for radio-related memorabilia, and this card ticks that box perfectly.
It also connects to my interest in postal history. Did you know there were strict rules about postcards back in the day? Size, thickness, even the placement and amount of text were regulated. That's why you sometimes see "PRINTED MATTER" instead of "POST CARD" on older cards. It's a whole fascinating area of collecting!
But above all, it's just a cracking poster design! How many of you collect postcards with a connection to radio or postal history?
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