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English: A poster quoting Churchill's words on the pilots of the Battle of Britain
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This World War II poster was taken from the uploader's own collection. A lower resolution version of the same poster is available at https://www.mplib.org/wpdb/index.asp?exact=MPW00376 where the publisher information is provided as follows "Printed for H.M. Stationery Office by Lowe & Brydon Printers, Ltd". This implies that the copyright holder is HMSO or, in other words, it is Crown Copyright. As this poster is more than 50 years old, it is now in the public domain.

Image of the exterior main entrance to the Imperial War Museum in London. This photograph PST 14972 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums. Flag of the United Kingdom.
Image of the exterior main entrance to the Imperial War Museum in London. This photograph PST 3738 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums. Flag of the United Kingdom.
Image of the exterior main entrance to the Imperial War Museum in London. This photograph PST 8774 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums. Flag of the United Kingdom.
Author H.M. Stationery Office

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This work created by the United Kingdom Government is in the public domain.

This is because it is one of the following:

  1. It is a photograph taken prior to 1 June 1957; or
  2. It was published prior to 1976; or
  3. It is an artistic work other than a photograph or engraving (e.g. a painting) which was created prior to 1976.

HMSO has declared that the expiry of Crown Copyrights applies worldwide (ref: HMSO Email Reply)
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See also Copyright and Crown copyright artistic works.

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2007-03-29 21:57 600×895× (120805 bytes) Greenshed This World War II poster was taken from the uploader's own collection. A lower resolutio version of the same poster is available at https://www.mplib.org/wpdb/index.asp?exact=MPW00376 where the publisher information is provided as follows "Printed for H.

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current09:51, 22 February 2025Thumbnail for version as of 09:51, 22 February 20252,172 × 3,514 (2.32 MB)Ichbetter version from IWM PST 8774 (without crease)
09:34, 22 February 2025Thumbnail for version as of 09:34, 22 February 20252,415 × 3,878 (1.91 MB)Ichlarger
15:01, 14 September 2024Thumbnail for version as of 15:01, 14 September 2024600 × 895 (118 KB)Hohumrv, pointless upscale
18:27, 11 July 2020Thumbnail for version as of 18:27, 11 July 20201,329 × 1,982 (1.27 MB)Ruffneck'88Eine höhere Auflösung des Bildes
04:26, 13 September 2014Thumbnail for version as of 04:26, 13 September 2014600 × 895 (118 KB)Innotata== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description={{en|A poster quoting Churchill's words on the pilots of the Battle of Britain}} |Source=This World War II poster was taken from the uploader's own collection. A lower resolutio version of the same pos...

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