wwpcm:  decks for the P&O Shipping Lines
1837-2006, London, UK
since 1837 Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company
in 1914 took over the British India Steam Navigation Company
since 1960 P&O-Orient Line
in 2006 Takeover by Dubai Ports World controversy

1. WWPCM04505: "DeLaRue" (UK)
1.A Serie "Pneumatic", 1920s

common_box d04505r099 d04505r100 d04505r101 d04505r131
box_C

1.B other decks:

c.1900 d04505r202        
1920s d04505r171 d04505r175 r171box    
1929

standard
Goodall
joker

r148sA r148box d04505r148 d04505r149 d04505r150
1930s box d04505r078 d04505r130 d04505r105  
1930s? d04505r158 d04505r159 d04505r154 d04505r155  
1930s? d04505r147        
? d03944j01 d04505r164 d04505r165a d04505r165b  

2. probably by "DeLaRue"so

d04505r172 d04505r162a d04505r162b d04505r213 d04505r178 d04505r163
d04505r151 d04505r152 d04505r153 d04505r215 d04505r215b r215sA
d04505r156 d04505r157 d04505r160 d04505r161 d04505r347 d04505r348
with Goodall ace d04505r176 d04505r176b      

3. Other printers:
3.A.
by "Collectable Cards" (UK)

d08255j01a d08255j01b d08255r01/2007
d08239j01 d08239j01b d08239j02 d08239r02 d08239r02b

3.B. by "Carta Mundi" (Belgium), standard joker

d04821r554 d04821r560

 

HISTORY OF THE BRITISH INDIA LINE
Registered in 1856 as the Calcutta & Burmah Steam Navigation Co. and in 1862 became British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. In 1886 B.I. took control of the Australian S.N. Co. and their coastal services out of Brisbane. This became Australasian United S.N. Co. Apcar & Co., Calcutta with their fleet of five ships was taken over in 1912 and the five ships and the Australian company of Archibald Currie was absorbed in 1913. B.I. and P & O Steam Navigation Co. merged in 1914 but each kept their seperate identities until 1971 when all ships came under the parent P&O company. Nourse Line was acquired by B.I. in 1917 but their ships retained their identities. In 1919 Strick Line was also taken over and in 1935 a controlling interest in Asiatic S.N. Co was purchased. British India Steam Navigation Co. amalgamated with Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co. in 1914. P&O became the 'parent' company. In 1971 P&O S.N. Co. was reorganised into divisions, General Cargo, Passenger and Bulk Handling. All ships of the group were progressively transferred to one of these divisions.