Two part-sets of Shell advertising postcards: 1) 10 reprints of classic Edwardian adverts connecting Shell Motor Spirit using straightforward pitches straightforward pitches (‘Best on land and sea’), humour (‘What makes them go so fast?’), and in relation to current affairs (e.g. Votes for Women and the aviators Bleriot etc.); 2) original cards featuring ‘Great Britons’ with drawings front and descriptions back. James Cook Edward Edgar, Queen Elizabeth I, Horatio Nelson, Florence Nightingale, Queen Victoria, and Duke of Wellington.