I've known about the background of how the Keep Calm and Carry On poster literally saw the light of day, but just thought that others may find it interesting. The posters were uncovered in Barter Books, a bookstore in Alnwick, Northumberland in the North East section of England. The bookstore was formerly a railroad station. I hope to "cross the pond" some day to pay the store a visit, since I love books almost as much as trains.
Tom
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As the Brits might say "Brilliant photography!". Thanks for posting a very charming and well-told story. (I loved the model train inside the store and that great shot by the fireplace.) I hope you do get across the pond -- hopefully I will someday, too.
Tomlinson Run Railroad (a US-based student at a British "uni")
Thank you !!
Clem k
Would love to visit that shop. Trains and old books, my two favorite things.
Rich,
Of all the variations over the years, I've never seen that one!
Tom
Rich Murnane for President is what I say! 
Hi Tom.
A superb thread...thanks for starting it. A trip to the UK is on my "bucket list". Perhaps we can do it together some day. While I can plan to fly over on a regular commercial flight, I expect they'll make me come back on an cargo plane due to the many pounds of transport books I'll undoubtedly purchase while I'm there!!! 
Of course, as a British poster it has a "railway" background, not "railroad"....
I was always under the impression that this poster WAS used during WWII....not that it had been "held back". That would mean that times were not bad enough during the Blitz or when V1 Buzzbombs or V2 missiles were raining down on their cities and countryside. Amazing!
I started this topic a few years ago and thought anyone new to the forum might find this interesting as we close in on the 75th Anniversary of D-Day (June 6, 1944).
Tom
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