Antique Conversion War Loan Leaflet, General Post Office Issue - London

Post WW1, April 1924

4 pages

Rare example 

16.5cm x 21cm approx

In August 1914, Britain was the world’s wealthiest country. Yet there was no guarantee that the government would be able to harness that wealth for World War I. Effectively, Britain was forced into a ‘Battle for Capital’ simultaneous with its military efforts — with the efficacy of the latter dependent on the success of the former.

Further information can be accessed via the following weblink: 

How Britain paid for war: bondholders in the Great War 1914-32 – Bank Underground

Good used condition for age, with some superficial wear, marks, discolouration, edge rips and folds.

Nautical box 12