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Object description

whole: the title is positioned in the upper half, in red and in black. The text is positioned in the upper quarter and in the lower half, also in red and in black. All set against a white background. The British Royal Coat of Arms is positioned at the centre. image: text only. text: [Bengali text] LAL CHAND AND SONS, PRINTERS, CALCUTTA.

Physical description

An English language version (see PST 12526), an Urdu version (see PST 12551) and a Hindi version (see PST 12550) were also produced.

Inscription

23074

Object details

Category

Related period

First World War (content)

Creator

Unknown (Undefined)
Lal Chand and Sons, Calcutta (printer)

Place made

Materials

Support: paper

medium: letterpress

Dimensions

Support: Height 1051 mm, Width 722 mm

Mount: Height 554 mm, Width 813 mm

Catalogue number

Art.IWM PST 12556

Object associations

Associated events

WW1 Indian Home Front
Home Front, India, First World War
Associated places

India IN
British Empire/Commonwealth BC
Bengal Province, India
Associated keywords

war loans / savings
empire / commonwealth
postal services
Associated themes

Indian Home Front 1914-1918

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