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English: House flag, General Steam Navigation Co Ltd

The house flag of the General Steam Navigation Co Ltd, London. The flag is made of wool bunting, printed and machine sewn with a linen hoist. A rope is attached.

A rectangular, white flag with the letters 'G S N C' in the corners in red (serifs). In the centre a red globe rurrounded by a blue edged red belt, '1824' in red below.

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Date circa 1911
date QS:P571,+1911-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Dimensions flag: 1422.4 x 2235.2 mm
Source/Photographer http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/1069
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BOLT: 90
THBN: 96
dossier number: item-house flags
id number: AAA1069
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