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Piece
Public seals for Colonial territories
Catalogue reference: CO 1026/51
What’s it about?
This record is about the Public seals for Colonial territories dating from 1954-1956 in the series Colonial Office: Legal Department: Registered Files (LEG Series). It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- CO 1026/51
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1954-1956
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Description (What the record is about)
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Public seals for Colonial territories
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- LEG 59/01
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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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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Closed For 100 years
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Closed Or Retained Document, Open Description
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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
- International
- Legal
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C336782/
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Series information
CO 1026
Colonial Office: Legal Department: Registered Files (LEG Series)
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