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Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (Manuscript)
1900
RMS/34/12
Ship specification - EIDER 1900, Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (Manuscript)
1664-1952
RMS/63/13
Secretary's Office - dockets re Nos 1 and 2 Wharves, Kingston, Jamaica 1664-1952, Royal Mail Lines Ltd, Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (Correspondence - Company's own arrangement)
Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (Manuscript)
1873-01-24 - 1949-12-31
RMS/63/8
Secretary's Office - correspondence re standing instructions (file includes notification of Private Night Signal for RMSP from Board of Trade 24 Dec 1873) 1948-49, Royal Mail Lines Ltd, Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (Correspondence - Company's own arrangement)
Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (Manuscript)
1943-1945
RMS/63/7
Secretary's Office - correspondence re British South American Airways Ltd (formerly British Latin American Airlines Ltd) 1943-45, Royal Mail Lines Ltd, Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (Correspondence - Company's own arrangement)
Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (Manuscript)
1963
RMS/63/10
Secretary's Office - dockets re Pension and Benevolent Fund, appointment of new Trustees 1963, Royal Mail Lines Ltd, Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (Correspondence - Company's own arrangement)
Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (Manuscript)
1890
RMS/34/7
Ship specification - TYNE 1890, Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (Manuscript)
1932
RMS/63/9
Secretary's Office - dockets re Widows and Orphans, Pension and Benevolent Fund, appointment of Trustees 1932, Royal Mail Lines Ltd, Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (Correspondence - Company's own arrangement)
Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (Manuscript)
1891
RMS/34/8
Ship specification - TAWE, TEES and WEAR (and progress book) 1891, Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (Manuscript)
1888
RMS/34/6
Ship specification - MAGDALENA (attached to progress book) 1888, Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (Manuscript)
1919-1946
RMS/63/5
Secretary's Office - correspondence re Port of Southampton 1919-1946, Royal Mail Lines Ltd, Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (Correspondence - Company's own arrangement)
Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (Manuscript)
1878
RMS/34/3
Ship specification - DERWENT (engines only) 1878, Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (Manuscript)
1883
RMS/34/4
Ship specification - DART (attached to progress book) 1883, Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (Manuscript)
1885
RMS/34/5
Ship specification - ORINOCO (and progress book) 1885, Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (Manuscript)
1923-1926
RMS/33/11
Agency Department - agents' appointment books (copies of letters of appointment giving details of commission and conditions of service - they provide some information about the Company's trade, indexed by place and/ or name), agreement with Commander R B Tinsley 1923-26, Royal Mail Steam P…
Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (Manuscript)
1868
RMS/34/1
Ship specification - NILE 1868, Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (Manuscript)
1930-1935
RMS/63/3
Secretary's Office - correspondence re North Atlantic Trade (press cuttings) 1930-35, Royal Mail Lines Ltd, Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (Correspondence - Company's own arrangement)
Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (Manuscript)
1924-1927
RMS/19/32/1
Secretary - Portuguese mail contracts Brazil and River Plate - payment for mails embarked at Portuguese ports 1924-27, Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (Manuscript)
1902-1909
RMS/19/28
Secretary - Portuguese mail contracts Brazil and River Plate - parcel post to South America 1902-9, Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (Manuscript)
1920-1930
RMS/19/30
Secretary - Portuguese mail contracts Brazil and River Plate - letter mails 1920-1930, Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (Manuscript)
1922-1923
RMS/19/31
Secretary - Portuguese mail contracts Brazil and River Plate - correspondence with PSNC re Portuguese mail contract 1922-23, Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (Manuscript)
1933
RMS/19/27
Secretary - mail contracts Brazil and River Plate, correspondence - re postal statistics 1933, Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (Manuscript)
1927-1930
RMS/19/23
Secretary - mail contracts Brazil and River Plate, correspondence - accommodation for mails on 'A' and 'D' ships 1927-30, Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (Manuscript)
1926-1929
RMS/19/21
Secretary - mail contracts Brazil and River Plate, correspondence - application from Post Office for reduction in rates for conveyance of mail to South America 1926-29, Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (Manuscript)
1927-1928
RMS/19/22
Secretary - mail contracts Brazil and River Plate, correspondence - question of supplying postal authorities with lists indicating places of origin of mails landed at South American ports 1927-28, Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
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