House flag, Union Castle Mail Steamship Co. Ltd

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House flag, Union Castle Mail Steamship Co. Ltd Long Caption: The house flag of the Union Castle Mail Steamship Co. Ltd, London. A dark blue rectangular flag with a white diamond in the centre and a white-bordered red saltire. The flag is made of a wool and synthetic fibre bunting. It has a cotton hoist and is machine sewn. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Pope Collection. We regret that Museum enquiries have not been able to identify the owner of the flag's emblem and would welcome any information that would help us update our records. Object: AAA0397 Artist: unknown Date: circa 1951 Medium: wool blend; synthetic blend; cotton; machine sewn Size: 889 mm x 1219 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.