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This \u003cstrong\u003eglossy printed vintage war poster\u003c\/strong\u003e — illustrated by \u003cstrong\u003eWhittear\u003c\/strong\u003e, from the \u003cstrong\u003eINF-3 series of the British Ministry of Information (1939–1946)\u003c\/strong\u003e — warned servicemen that attractive strangers might be enemy agents listening to their conversations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaper:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200 GSM+\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gloss\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSizes:\u003c\/strong\u003e A5, A4, A3, A2, A1, A0, 20×30\", 24×36\", 30×40\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShipping:\u003c\/strong\u003e Free — rolled in protective cardboard tube\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eProduced between \u003cstrong\u003e1939 and 1946\u003c\/strong\u003e as part of the \u003cstrong\u003eBritish Ministry of Information's Careless Talk Costs Lives campaign\u003c\/strong\u003e, this striking poster used the glamorous and slightly dangerous image of a beautiful woman in red — perched elegantly on a bar stool against a swirling purple background — to suggest that attractive strangers might be memorising what unwary servicemen said. Illustrated by \u003cstrong\u003eWhittear\u003c\/strong\u003e in a pin-up style that echoed popular magazine illustration, the poster combined the visual language of romantic appeal with a serious security message. The contrast between \"You forget\" and \"but she REMEMBERS\" made the warning both memorable and unsettling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday, \u003cstrong\u003eBritish WWII INF-3 series Careless Talk Costs Lives posters\u003c\/strong\u003e are among the most visually distinctive items of \u003cstrong\u003ewartime British graphic propaganda history\u003c\/strong\u003e. This reproduction is perfect for collectors of \u003cstrong\u003eBritish wartime security campaign poster art\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e1940s illustrated glamour design\u003c\/strong\u003e, or fans of \u003cstrong\u003eclassic WWII British propaganda graphic art\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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