Photography in Postal History

Tuesday, 17 November 2020

Ilford Photographic Stationery from Mauritius

Business stationery from Ilford, used in Mauritius; a historic UK company known for photographic plates and products, later owned by Ciba in the 1960s

Damga tarihi : 1952 Mauritius

Ilford şirketine gönderilmiş zarf. Şirket 1879 yılında Alfred Hugh Harman tarafından İngilterenin Ilford şehrinde kurulmuştur.İlk uzmanlık alanları fotoğraf plakaları idi.1960 yılında Ciba şirketi tarafından satın alınmıştır.

Reverse side of Ilford stationery with handwritten notes or postal details, reflecting photographic product trade in Mauritius

Date of use : 1952 Mauritius

Business stationery.Used by the company Ilford.Seller of photographic products.The company was founded(1879) in Ilford,UK during by Alfred Hugh Harman .Initially began making photographic plates.In the 1960s the company was owned by Ciba.

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