21.03.1861, 1 Share á £ 10, Class B, #5025, 19,5 x 22,5 cm, schwarz, weiß, Knickfalten, Blindprägesiegel, herrliche Vignette mit Dampfsegler auf stürmischer See.
21 March 1861, 1 Share á £ 10, Class B, #5025, 19.5 x 22.5 cm, black, white, folds, embossed seal, superb vignette with steam assisted sailing ship in full sail.
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Die Gesellschaft übernahm 1861 sechs Dampfsegler von der 1857 gegründeten European & American Steam Shipping Company. Diese hatte die Schiffe zuvor von der bereits 1848 von James Laming gegründeten General Screw Steam Shipping Company übernommen.
In 1861, the company took over from the European & American Steam Shipping Company six steam assisted sailing ships. The European & American Steam Shipping Company had bought the ships from the General Screw Steam Shipping Company, which was founded by James Laming in 1848.