Lot 198: A Rationing Remembered Commemorative Card Featuring 1940 British Coins

A commemorative printed card from a series titled RATIONING REMEMBERED, featuring an illustrated collage related to wartime tea consumption. The central artwork is a stylised ink-and-wash scene of two figures preparing tea in a domestic kitchen setting. Overlaid on the illustration are two printed pre-decimal British coins and a promotional text box for Maypole Tea. The large coin is a 1940 penny featuring the seated figure of Britannia, with the legend ONE PENNY 1940. The smaller coin is a 1940 halfpenny depicting the Golden Hind, inscribed HALFPENNY 1940. A vertical yellow banner to the left reads RATIONING REMEMBERED. A black and gold box at the top right is inscribed MAYPOLE MAUVE LABEL TEA. The central text box reads QUALITY TEA IS MAYPOLE TEA FOR THE RICHEST FULLEST FLAVOUR BEST WILL DO. The card is presented in a clear protective plastic sleeve. No maker’s marks, signatures, or labels are visible on the item.