Slogans - Great Britain

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Limited number of dies were made of each slogan. </div> <div> - Post Office tended to distribute them so as to maximize impact. At the end of each period of use dies returned to Post Office. </div> <div> - Dies usually fitted to machines at sorting offices in large towns and cities. The <B>Universal </B>cancelling machine (Pitney-Bowes) </div> <div>       comprised the vast majority of machines in use in 1935. </div> <div> -A few post offices continued to use their existing cancelling machines, the “<B>Hey-Dolphin</B>” (International) and “<B>Krag</B>”</div> <div>      cancelling machines (Slogans during the 1935 Silver Jubilee period emanating from these latter two machines would only </div> <div>      occur if a previously used slogan was re-issued. </div> <bR> <div> - Five postal slogans identified as being in use between May and December 1935. </div> <div> - Ten Telephone slogans, initially introduced in 1931, were probably also used at a few post offices during 1935 (It is not clear </div> <div>      exactly when and where these latter slogans may have been used. </div> <bR> <div> <B>Sources</B>: </div> <div> Parsons CH, Pearson GR. <I>`Slogan Postmarks of the United Kingdom: An illustrated reference catalogue.'</I> London. GR Pearson. 1965</div> <div> Peachey C, Swanborough J. <I>'Special event postmarks of the United Kingdom: Volume 1.'</I> 4th Edition. Pearson GR editor. British Postmark Society. 1991</div> <div>  </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> The table provides a listing of all the slogans. </div> <div> <A HREF="#slogan_" TITLE="Slogans Great Britain"><U>Examples</U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana" > can be found below the Table</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="644" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="328"><div> <B>Slogan</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="198"><div> <B>Dates of Usage</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>No. Dies used</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="328"><div> Post early / - for - / christmas </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP ROWSPAN=2 WIDTH="198"><div> Early Dec to 22 December. May have included Hey-Dolphin cancels</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP ROWSPAN=2 WIDTH="98"><bR> <div> About 150</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 25 WIDTH="328"><div> Post early / for / christmas</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 29 WIDTH="328"><div> British Industries Fair / <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana" >1936</FONT> (feb / <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana" >17-28</FONT>) / London & Birmingham</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> December 35 - February 36</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="98"><div> About 35</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 29 WIDTH="328"><div> British Industries Fair / textiles & furniture / are at / White City - London  (<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana" >22 mm  high)</FONT></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> December 35 - February 36</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="98"><div> About 15 </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 29 WIDTH="328"><div> British Industries Fair / textiles & furniture / are at / White City - London  (<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana" >19 mm  high)</FONT></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> December 35 - February 35</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="98"><div> About 8</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="328"><div> Every home / needs / a phone</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP ROWSPAN=10 WIDTH="198"><bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Unknown</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP ROWSPAN=10 WIDTH="98"><bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Unknown</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="328"><div> Get the / telephone habit</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="328"><div> Its quicker to /  telephone</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="328"><div> Shop / by / telephone</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="328"><div> The best investment / a telephone</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="328"><div> The telephone / makes life easier</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 ><NOBR><div> The telephone / a sound investment</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 ><NOBR><div> The telephone / saves / time and money</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="328"><div> Trade / follows / the phone</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="328"><div> You are wanted / on the phone</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="603" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 395 ><NOBR><div> British Industries Fair - London & Birmingham Slogan <A NAME="slogan_"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A> </div> <div>  </div> <div> <IMG SRC="a64265e0.jpg" border=0 width="550" height="350" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> (Scan courtesy of Harvey Russell)</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="296"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="14" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="296" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="296"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="14" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="296" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 336 ><NOBR><div> Telelphone Slogan - You are wanted on the phone</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="a6526230.jpg" border=0 width="550" height="291" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> (Scan courtesy of Ed Hughes)</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>Return to</B>:       <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="id528.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Slogans"><U><I>Slogan Section of Postal History</I></U></A></FONT>                          <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="id274.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Great Britain"><U><I>Great Britain General</I></U></A></FONT></div> </td> </tr></table></body>