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Happy #ValentinesDay 💕
We're celebrating 50 years since this @Shell_UKLtd Valentine's card highlighted the introduction of decimal currency in the UK. But it was never sent due to the 1971 postal strike ✉️ #Decimal50
Design by Cyril Walter Hodges
Love the humour in this #postcard! Do you think the #Flintstones creators were inspired by this 1912 image?
Thanks to the passion and dedication of the original collector, ARPostcards, this is now in our collection. Find out more at https://t.co/j2HNMexhve #museumpassion
We have some lovely news we want to share!
We have acquired an extensive collection of Shell postcards from the early 1900s. Our thanks go to Alan at ARPostcards for his dedication to collecting. Read more on our latest blog https://t.co/NhGFWPUlOp
This week's #OnlineArtExchange is all about emotions. We've selected this jubilant looking motorist illustrated by Australian cartoonist, Henry Mayo Bateman, 1924. The poster was part of a humorous series in which the motorist comically promoted his pride in using Shell.
Celebrating the strength of elephants with this motoring pun on #WorldElephantDay with this 1930s #transportposter by Tom Purvis
Celebrating #OTD 1909 Louis Blériot making the first cross Channel flight using @Shell - The beginning of Shell's aviation story @Shell_Aviation @Shell_UKLtd
We are celebrating #HampshireDay today with our 1937 travel Guide to Hampshire. The cover of this book shows the very different historic boundaries of the ancient capital of England.
We take a look at all our counties on our #DiscoverBritain map https://t.co/zUwDpmWEaD
Celebrating #OnThisDay 85 years ago the introduction of the UK Driving Test. We think you need some determination to pass and then hopefully jubilation as illustrated by Henry Mayo Bateman in these 1924 #posters !
This mornings #birdsong was sung by the Dunnock, otherwise known as the Hedge Sparrow due to its similarity to the House Sparrow.
You can hear this in full, plus more garden and park birds, and try another quiz on our #SoundsofSpring page: https://t.co/raNafgqvme