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- 30th January 1935 (Creation)
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1 digital surrogate of typed letterhead
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Archival history
Private deposit by Ms Doreen Curmi and Louise Zammit La Rosa, grand daughters of the last owner of the business: Arthur Rizzo Marich.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Private deposit by Ms Doreen Curmi and Louise Zammit La Rosa, grand daughters of the last owner of the business: Arthur Rizzo Marich.
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Scope and content
A receipt for business typed on a V. Marich and Co. letterhead. The receipt refers to business done with Messrs. Colombus Ltd, one of the main manufacturers of Egyptian cigarettes in Malta.
The receipt also displays the coat of arms of the Prince of Wales and the wording 'By Appointment' which was a guarantee given to V. Marich and Co. by His Royal Highness, The Duke of Windsor when he was Prince of Wales.
To the left of the receipt, one can see the various foreign agents in London, Jersey, Bermuda, India and New York. To the right of the receipt, one can see crossed out text reading 'Peter Dawson, Ltd, who was their previous agent. The new agent is indicated on top of the crossed out text reading 'Gilmour Thomson and Co ltd, both whiskey distillars in Glasgow.
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32 of 36 digitized paper documents
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- English
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- Latin
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Size of paper document: 20.5cm x 26cm
Size of digitized document: 3858 x 4924 - 978MB
Mounted/not mounted: no mount
Physical condition: in good condition - item re-housed and placed in Melinex polyester film
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References:
Toledo, N. (2022). The Rizzo Marich Dynasty: And the tobacco industry in Malta (1st ed.). BDL Books.
Zarb-Dimech, A. (2022, December 4). The ‘Rizzo Marich’ Dynasty and the Tobacco industry in Malta. The Malta Independent. https://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2022-12-04/newspaper-lifestyleculture/The-Rizzo-Marich-Dynasty-and-the-Tobacco-industry-in-Malta-6736247977
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Date of cataloguing: 03/12/2024
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- English
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- Latin
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Archivist's note
Catalogued by: Sabrina Calleja Jackson