REF. NO. | DENOMINATION | DESCRIPTION | NO. ISSUED | CONDITION | VALUE |
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101 | 1 share | 1858, blue | #684, #1487 | EF | £80 |
Channel Islands Telegraph Company Ltd
Registered 1858. Formed in 1857 as a subsidairy of the Electric Telegraph Company to connect Guernsey, Jersey and Alderney to the mainland. Maintenance was a continual problem so parts were abandoned in 1860. The whole inland telegraph industry was nationalised by the British Government in 1868. Company number 1198
1858