Thomas De La Rue & Company - Records [M1136-1153], 1865-1946

M 1136-1153

fonds

Canberra : Australian Joint Copying Project, (19--]

432611

Microfilm : M 1136-1153

8 microfilm reels 35 mm

Originally a London printing firm, in 1860 the Senior Agent-General for the Crown Colonies began to place orders for colonial postage stamps and some railway tickets with De La Rue. In addition to postage stamps the De La Rue Company printed and supplied revenue stamps, currency, passports and many other items to colonial governments throughout the British Empire

Records relate to all States of Australia, New Zealand, Straits Settlements, Sarawak, Tonga, Fiji, Labuan, States of present-day Malaysia, Gilbert and Ellice Islands, Solomon Islands, and Borneo

Filmed as part of the Australian Joint Copying Project by the National Library of Australia and the State Library of New South Wales
National Library of Australia holds microfilm master
Available for reference
Australian Joint Copying Project handbook. Part 8 : Miscellaneous [M series], Entry 174, p. 79
Australian Joint Copying Project miscellaneous series M1136-1153
Microfilm copy of originals held by the National Postal Museum, King Edward Street, London, EC1, England
Descriptive list available (100 p.)