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Sir Pryce Pryce-Jones (16 October 1834 – 11 January 1920) was a Welsh entrepreneur who formed the first mail order business, revolutionising how products were sold. . Creating the first mail order catalogues in 1861 – which consisted of woollen goods – for the first time customers could order by post, and the goods were delivered by
Royal Standard of Germany (1871–1918) Royal Standard of Greece (1863–1924; 1936–1974) Royal Standard of the Maharaja of Gwalior (before 1948) Royal Standard of Hawaii (1874–1893) Royal Standard of Iraq (1930–1958) Royal Standard of Italy (1880–1946) Royal Standard of the Maharaja of Jaisalmer (still in use) Royal Standard of Korea
Royal Standard for Scotland flying above the Palace of Holyroodhouse. In Scotland a separate version of the Royal Standard of the United Kingdom is used, whereby the red Lion Rampant of the Kingdom of Scotland appears in the first and fourth quadrants, displacing the three gold lions passant guardant of England, which occur only in the second quadrant.
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Mail order is the buying of goods or services by mail delivery. The buyer places an order for the desired products with the merchant through some remote methods such as: Sending an order form in the mail; Placing a telephone call; Placing an order with a few travelling agents and paying by installments [1]
SS Royal Standard was an auxiliary steamship of the White Star Line, built in 1863 by Palmer Brothers & Company in Tyneside with an iron hull. She was launched on 1 August 1863, and completed with a screw steam engine by JP Balmer and Company of Jarrow.
The Royal Banner of the Royal Arms of Scotland, [1] also known as the Royal Banner of Scotland, [2] [3] or more commonly the Lion Rampant of Scotland, [4] and historically as the Royal Standard of Scotland, (Scottish Gaelic: Bratach rìoghail na h-Alba, Scots: Ryal banner o Scotland) or Banner of the King of Scots, [5] is the royal banner of Scotland, and historically, the royal standard of ...
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