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4 items extracted from CO 854/16. (1) A sheet showing the flag for governors of British...
Catalogue reference: MPG 1/865
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This record is about the 4 items extracted from CO 854/16. (1) A sheet showing the flag for governors of British... dating from 1875 in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- MPG 1/865
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1875
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Description (What the record is about)
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4 items extracted from CO 854/16. (1) A sheet showing the flag for governors of British Colonies; the British blue ensign and pendant for all armed vessels in the employ of the government of a [British] colony; and the British blue ensign for vessels in the employment of the government of a [British] colony but not armed. (2)-(4) 3 sheets of designs for arms or badges of the several [British] colonies to be emblazoned on the flags shown on (1). Designs for several of the colonies for which spaces are provided are blank. Lithographed by Vincent Brooks Day & Son.
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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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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 24.1 cm x 40.6 cm
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3981554/
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MPG 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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4 items extracted from CO 854/16. (1) A sheet showing the flag for governors of British...
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