COSGB

A blog for the Commercial Overprint Society of Great Britain (COSGB).

Sunday, September 28, 2014

EEB / C (Eastern Electricity Board)

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The Eastern Electricity Board (EEB) was formed in 1948 as part of the nationalization of Great Britain's electricity producers, legislat...
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Sunday, September 21, 2014

W M G B (West Midlands Gas Board)

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The West Midlands Gas Board was formed by the Gas Act of 1948. From their use of commercial overprints on SG 488, we can infer that they sta...
Sunday, September 14, 2014

Scholl Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

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William M. Scholl was a pioneer of foot care in the United States. In 1904 he invented and patented an arch support and founded the compa...
Sunday, September 7, 2014

G. B. Kent & Co.

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G. B. Kent & Co. have been manufacturers of brushes since the 18th century and are one of the oldest established companies in Britain....
Sunday, August 31, 2014

A. Boake, Roberts & Co. Ltd.

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A. Boake, Roberts & Co. Ltd. was a firm of manufacturing chemists, established in 1869 when Irishman Arthur Boake founded a company i...
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Sunday, August 24, 2014

Wright, Layman & Umney

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In 1860, William Valentine Wright, with partners  Sellers and  Layman, opened a small wholesale druggist and chemist business at 11 Old Fi...
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Sunday, August 17, 2014

T. Bradford & Co.

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Thomas Bradford & Co. was a company of laundry and dairy engineers established in Salford in 1850. The company made dairy appliances and...
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