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2. Postal orders of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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   Postal orders of the United Kingdom. One of the most famous postal orders in history - the one alleged to have been cashed by George Archer-Shee. The United Kingdom was the first country in the world to issue postal orders on 1 January 1881. They were the brainchild of the president of the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce, John Skirrow Wright ...

3. Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom

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   The honours system consists of three types of award: Honours are used to recognise merit in terms of achievement and service; Decorations tend to be used to recognise specific deeds; Medals are used to recognise service on a particular operation or in a specific theatre, long or valuable service, and good conduct.

4. Hanjin Shipping - Wikipedia

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   However, less than two months after placing the new ship orders, the 2008 Global Recession started. Hanjin reduced its ship orders, but still had seven ships delivered in the period 2010–2013 which doubled company debt to $8Bn. In June 2014, in order to bring additional liquidity to the business, KAL acquired 33.2 percent of Hanjin Shipping.

5. Orders, decorations, and medals of Greece - Wikipedia

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   Royal Hellenic Navy Campaign Cross (1940–45) Maritime War Cross. Medal for the Air Defense of Alexandria. Medal for the War of 1940–1941. Medal for the War of 1941–1945. Medal for the National Resistance (1941–45) United Nations Korea Medal (1950–53) Centenary Memorial Medal of the Greek Royal Family.

6. Israeli passage through the Suez Canal and Straits of Tiran

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   Since the Egypt–Israel peace treaty of 1979, Israel has enjoyed freedom of navigation through the Suez Canal and the Straits of Tiran . Egypt was one of the main Arab countries that invaded Israel after the Israeli Declaration of Independence, sparking the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Although the Egyptians were defeated during this conflict ...

7. War Shipping Administration - Wikipedia

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   The War Shipping Administration ( WSA) was a World War II emergency war agency of the US government, tasked to purchase and operate the civilian shipping tonnage the United States needed for fighting the war. Both shipbuilding under the Maritime Commission and ship allocation under the WSA to Army, Navy or civilian needs were closely ...