Vintage 1924 British Empire Exhibition advert Postcard

A great advertising poster of the 1924 British Empire Exhibition, showing the entrance gate of the India Pavilion and all the flags of the British Empire states and colonies (view also our photo poster and postcard). The British Empire Exhibition was a colonial exhibition held at Wembley, Middlesex in 1924 and 1925. It was opened by King George V on St George's Day, 23 April 1924. The British Empire contained 58 countries at that time, and only Gambia and Gibraltar did not take part. It cost £12 million and was the largest exhibition ever staged anywhere in the world - it attracted 27 million visitors.