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'The Man for the Post', 1882. Artist: Joseph Swain

'The Man for the Post', 1882. This cartoon depicts the blind Postmaster General, Henry Fawcett, weighed down with parcels containing all sorts of objects and of all shapes, sizes and weights. This relates to the recently announced details of the Parcel Post whereby the Post Office would handle parcels under a fixed weight for a fixed charge, irrespective of distance. From Punch, or the London Charivari, April 15, 1882.

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Title:

'The Man for the Post', 1882. Artist: Joseph Swain

Caption:

'The Man for the Post', 1882. This cartoon depicts the blind Postmaster General, Henry Fawcett, weighed down with parcels containing all sorts of objects and of all shapes, sizes and weights. This relates to the recently announced details of the Parcel Post whereby the Post Office would handle parcels under a fixed weight for a fixed charge, irrespective of distance. From Punch, or the London Charivari, April 15, 1882.

Credit:

Album / The Cartoon Collector / Heritage Images

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Image size:

3677 x 5119 px | 53.9 MB

Print size:

31.1 x 43.3 cm | 12.3 x 17.1 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

19TH CENTURY • BLACK & WHITE • BLACK AND WHITE • BLIND • CARICATURE • CARTOON • CENTURY • COMMUNICATIONS • CONCEPT • ENGRAVING • FAWCETT • GUY • HEAVY • HENRY FAWCETT • HENRY • JOHN TENNIEL; TENNIEL • JOHN; SIR JOHN TENNIEL • JOSEPH SWAIN • JOSEPH • MALE • MAN • MEN • METAPHOR • MINISTER FOR POSTAL AFFAIRS • MONOCHROMATIC • MONOCHROME • MP • MR FAWCETT • NINETEENTH CENTURY • PACKAGE • PARCEL POST • PARCEL • PEOPLE • POLITICIAN • POLITICS • POST OFFICE • POSTMASTER GENERAL • PROF HENRY FAWCETT • SATIRE • STATESMAN • SWAIN • WEIGHED DOWN