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General Post Office Blue Ensign
The General Post Office Blue Ensign. A Blue Ensign defaced with the Father Time badge of the Post Office. The printed badge is applied to a machine-sewn ensign made in synthetic/wool bunting. It has a rope and toggle attached. The figure of Time holds a scythe and an hourglass which is being shattered by a thunder bolt suggesting that the Post Office provided a speedy service.
The ensign was used by government owned Royal Mail vessels from 1884. The ensign's use seems to have been discontinued some time after World War II.
The ensign was used by government owned Royal Mail vessels from 1884. The ensign's use seems to have been discontinued some time after World War II.
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Object Details
| ID: | AAA0755 |
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| Collection: | Flags; Textiles |
| Type: | State ensign |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Piggott Bros and Co Ltd |
| Places: | United Kingdom |
| Date made: | After 1877; after 1884 |
| People: | General Post Office |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 965.2 x 1854.2 mm |