COSGB
A blog for the Commercial Overprint Society of Great Britain (COSGB).
Sunday, September 29, 2013
P. B. Cow & Co.
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In 1850 a draper named Peter Brusey Cow purchased a rubber manufacturing company in Deptford in south east London. The business was renam...
Shipping Gazette and Lloyd's List
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Lloyd's List is one of the world's oldest continuously running journals, having provided weekly shipping news in London as early ...
Sunday, September 22, 2013
S. B. B. S. A., Ld. (Standard Bank of British South Africa Limited)
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The Standard Bank of British South Africa Ltd. was a British overseas bank, formed in London in 1862 by a group of South African businessm...
Sunday, September 15, 2013
T. Meadows & Co.
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Thomas Meadows & Co. was established in London in 1836, making it one of the earliest freight companies in Europe. The advent of relia...
Allen, Solly & Co.
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Allen, Solly & Co. was a hosiery manufacturer established in Nottingham in 1832. Initially the company used the “domestic system” to ...
Sunday, September 8, 2013
Thresher & Glenny
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Thresher & Glenny, founded in 1683, is one of the world's oldest surviving tailors, shirt makers and outfitters. The company has ...
Sunday, August 18, 2013
Rivington & Co.
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Rivington & Co. was a London-based publishing company founded by Charles Rivington in 1736 and continued by his sons and grandsons until...
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