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Series
Public Record Office: Impressions of Ink and Rubber Stamps
Catalogue reference: PRO 29
What's it about?
PRO 29
This series contains impressions, made in the Public Record Office, of 495 ink stamps, formerly in use in public departments, consulates and consular courts, and subsequently withdrawn from use. The matrices have been destroyed except for a few...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- PRO 29
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Title (The name of the record)
- Public Record Office: Impressions of Ink and Rubber Stamps
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Date (When the record was created)
- c1837-1949
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains impressions, made in the Public Record Office, of 495 ink stamps, formerly in use in public departments, consulates and consular courts, and subsequently withdrawn from use. The matrices have been destroyed except for a few of special interest or merit.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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The matrices which have been preserved are in FO 365
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 volume(s)
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Archives and libraries
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11946/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
96,788 records
Within the department: PRO
Domestic Records of the Public Record Office, Gifts, Deposits, Notes and Transcripts
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Public Record Office: Impressions of Ink and Rubber Stamps
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