| 321 | MENU AND WINE CARDS; 1894 SS SCANDINAVIAN Wine Card & Bill of fare (4pp, 8"x5" heavily folded into four & repaired) printed on green-blue paper, front page with wine list, centres with illustrated menu and back page with vignette of the vessel and plan of the berths; 1912 2nd Cabin Menu Card (6"x4") for RMS CORSICAN headed with blue vignette of the vessel plus colour PPC. Also similar 1914 RMS SCANDINAVIAN "Dinner Adieu" Menu card with "HANDS ACROSS THE SEAS" vignette. An attractive group of cards. (4 items). PHOTO - | £75 | ||
| 322 | ILLUSTRATED ADVERTISING ENVELOPE; 9th July 1896 env. Toronto to Hamilton franked with Small Queen 3c, illustrated with a very fine advertisement for "ALLAN LINE/ROYAL MAIL/STEAMSHIPS" with vignette of a vessel, flowers etc. all in deep purple. Very fine and attractive. [Cavendish Dec. 98 Lot 466;£1,150]. PHOTO - | £900 | ||
| 323 | R.M.S. PARISIAN LIST OF SALOON PASSENGERS; 5th Aug. 1897 Booklet (10pp, 7"x4&Mac189;") with embossed chromo litho cover depicting SS Parisian with gold anchor and ships wheel etc. On the back is a route-chart, Liverpool to Montreal & Quebec. Printed list of all passengers; some pencil notes, otherwise fine. PHOTO - | £65 | ||
| 324 | OGDEN'S ST JULIEN TOBACCO PPC; c.1902 PPC (minor blemish on blank reverse) with very attractive chromo litho design showing the steamer SS TUNISIAN with mountains and sailing ships. Above the vessel are two packets of St Julien tobacco and below are the sailing details of the Liverpool to Canada route. A very fine and scarce card. PHOTO - | £75 | ||
| 325 | ADVERTISING PPC ATTACHED TO TOP OF PRINTED MENU; 14th May 1903 Dinner Menu and attached PPC (7&Mac189;"x5&Mac189;", heavy fold at base of menu) with superb chromo litho scene showing a sailor looking through a telescope at the SS TUNISIAN with the advert "Allan Line from Liverpool, London and Glasgow to Canada/United States and River Plate". Scarce with attached PPC. PHOTO - | £75 | ||
| 326 | OFFICIAL ADVERTISING PPC's; Three official advertising PPC c.1905 (minor faults) two with artist impressions of Allan Line steamers at sea, one postally used from Liverpool; "Allan Line to and from Canada" with printed advert on the reverse plus used PPC of SS Victorian at sea. (4 cards). PHOTO - | £50 | ||
| 327 | HANDBOOK OF INFORMATION; c.1908 Handbook (28pp, 7"x5") with pictorial wrapper 'Every intending emigrant to Canada or the United States, should read this book.'. Cover has picture of Allan Line vessel leaving harbour plus there are 9 artist drawn colour plates depicting accommodation, dining facilities etc. onboard the ship throughout the text. Attractive and in excellent condition PHOTO - | £75 | ||
| 328 | R.M.S. VICTORIAN ADVERTISING PPC ATTACHED TO TOP OF PRINTED MENU; 23rd Oct. 1908 Dinner menu and attached PPC (7&Mac189;"x5&Mac189;") with chromo litho scene of RMS Victorian passing the Heights of Abraham, Quebec with a warship in the background. Fine and scarce thus. PHOTO - | £65 | ||
| AMERICAN LINE | ||||
| 329 | OFFICIAL ADVERTISING PPC's; Three official advertising cards, c.1898 chromo litho view of SS WESTERNLAND (minor crease) approaching the Landing Stage at Liverpool; 1900 chromo litho card, used Paris to Portugal, with vignette of SS HAVERFORD and artist drawn chromo litho card with SS PHILADELPHIA(?) compared to the MAYFLOWER. (3 cards). PHOTO - | £60 | ||
| 330 | US MAIL TWIN STEAMERS 'NEW YORK' & 'PHILADELPHIA'; c.1901 Official Trade Card (5º"x3&Mac189;", small pinhole) with superb chromo litho design of the American Line twin screw steamer underway. On the reverse is an advert for Kaiser & Cie, agents for the Red Star & American Lines. PHOTO - | £50 | ||
| 331 | OFFICIAL ADVERTISING PPC; c.1901 Advertising chromo litho PPC (minor faults) "SS 'ST LOUIS' AT PLYMOUTH" at anchor with small corvette in the foreground, etc. Artist drawn by Montague B. Black. Scarce card. | £40 | ||
| 332 | "LIVERPOOL TO PHILADELPHIA" TRADE CARD; c.1905 Trade card (4&Mac189;"x3", hole/fault bottom right just clear of design) with chromo litho picture of an American Line steamer with fully rigged sails, surrounded by "stars &stripes" ornate border. On the reverse is an advert for Richardson, Spence & Co., the Lines Liverpool Agents. Scarce. PHOTO - | £75 | ||
| 333 | SPECIMEN "CHECK" FREDERICK LEYLAND & CO.; c.1930 SPECIMEN Travellers check (5"x10", minor faults) for up to £20 printed in red and blue with engraving of two funnelled liner. Unusual. PHOTO - | £40 | ||
| 334 | OFFICIAL ADVERTISING PPC's ETC.; Group of six PPC's, three B&W official advertising cards inc. SS St Louis passing the Needles and leaving New York plus 'SS New York landing Mails & Passengers at Plymouth'; two B&W cards of the SS Philadelphia and New York plus chromo litho card of the SS Philadelphia. (6 cards). | £50 | ||
| ANCHOR LINE | ||||
| 335 | PASSENGER CONTRACT TICKET & HEADED NOTEPAPER; 17th June 1876 "Anchor Line of Transatlantic Steam-Packet Ships/SCHEDULE (L)-PASSENGERS' CONTRACT TICKET" (1pp, 10"x8" faults & creases) for SS Victoria on passage from Glasgow to New York issued to Mrs Martha Hill & her two children. Gives listing of provisions etc. Plus 1880 letter on official notepaper (2pp, 8"x5") with vignette of steamship. (2 items). | £40 | ||
| 336 | ADVERTISING ENVELOPES; Pair of postally used illustrated advertising envelopes (minor faults) with Company flag headers, inc. 1880 New York locally used with large red anchor pennant & 1881 Chicago to Iowa with red "SECURE AMIDST PERILS" logo & flag etc. (2 covers). | £50 | ||
| 337 | TRADE CARD "CITY OF ROME"; 1883 Chromo litho trade card (5"x3", some creasing & minor stains) of the City of Rome steamer at sea printed by the Hatch Litho Co. New York. On the reverse is a list of sailings from New York to Liverpool for Apr.-Sep. 1883. Attractive and scarce.PHOTO - | £80 | ||
| 338 | PICTORIAL TIMETABLE/BROCHURE PLUS COVERING LETTER; 1890 Brochure (4pp, 9"x6", minor faults) printed on pink paper with v. striking vignette of the City of Rome steamer and centre spread of cabin plan; the sailing timetable is on the back page. Also included is the covering letter which forwarded the brochure to Revd. Warner, Rugeley. Unusual. (2 items). PHOTO - | £80 | ||
| 339 | TRACK CHART OF THE ATLANTIC OCEAN; c.1901 card (6"x3" opening to 6"x10&Mac189;") issued to passengers to follow the ships track across the Atlantic. Fine B&W engraved illustration of a steamship on the front above a list of all 29 Anchor Line vessels. Printed by Adshead, Glasgow; attractive & fine.PHOTO - | £75 | ||
| 340 | 'INFORMATION FOR PASSENGERS' BOOKLET PLUS BAGGAGE LABEL; Mar. 1903 issue of the illustrated booklet 'Information for Passengers' (16pp, 6"x4") with coloured wrapper depicting vignette of the SS Columbia; issued to passengers on the New York, Londonderry, Glasgow route. Plus c.1930 large oval luggage label (4&Mac189;"x6&Mac189;") depicting SS Transylvania & used (but still retaining original gum) by a passenger on the SS Alaunia (Cunard Line)[The Anchor Line was owned by Cunard but operated independently]. Both in fine condition. (2 items). PHOTO - | £50 | ||
| 341 | SS COLUMBIA PASSENGER LIST, GLASGOW TO NEW YORK; 6th May 1905 Brochure (9pp, 8"x5&Mac189;", vertical fold) with pictorial chromo litho wrapper showing a ship's officer handing a message to an attractive lady by the ship's rail. On the reverse is a fine illustration of the SS Columbia & Caledonia at sea. List of passengers with late "Additional" insert, additional information etc. PHOTO - | £85 | ||
| 342 | OFFICIAL PPC's; Trio of official PPC's; Oct. 1906 London locally used with coloured vignette of SS Astoria and Sep. 1908 Londonderry to Ayr, coloured vignette of SS Columbia, both with crossed flags of UK, US & Anchor Line; plus artist coloured card of SS Athenia of the Anchor-Donaldson Line. [The Athenia was the first ship to be torpedoed by a German U-boat in WWII.] (3 cards). PHOTO - | £40 | ||
| 343 | ADVERTISING PPC ETC; Group of six artist drawn PPC's inc. SS Britannia card with advert on reverse for Trans Atlantic, Oriental and Mediterranean steamships, mint cards of the TSS Massilia, California, Cameronia, Tuscania and 1928 Glasgow to Illinois card depicting the TSS Saturnia. Fine and colourful. (6 cards). | £55 | ||
| 344 | ADVERTISING PPC's ETC.; Four PPC's inc. 1905 New York to Falmouth official B&W card with vignettes of TSS Columbia above a Scottish cottage "Visit Scotland by the Anchor Line", plus 1925 Liverpool to Glasgow artists drawn coloured card depicting TSS Letitia with Anchor Donaldson Line advert on the reverse for the summer and winter services; unused pair of coloured artist drawn cards depiciting TSS Caledonia & unnamed ship. (4 cards). | £40 | ||
| 345 | 'POSTED ON THE HIGH SEAS', TSS ATHENIA MEMORIAL PPC, ETC; 1938 PPC to Liverpool with two Cyprus æp. Coronation issue adhesives tied by octagonal Toulon Paquebot d.s. alongside a purple "R.M.S. 'Letitia'/POSTED ON THE HIGH SEAS" h.s.; 1923 Glasgow to Devon card with artists drawing of TSS Athenia plus 1939 glossy memorial card of SS Athenia 'Without Warning' verse by A. Junior. (3 cards). PHOTO - | £60 | ||
| ATLANTIC TRANSPORT LINE | ||||
| 346 | OFFICIAL PPC's; Four coloured artist drawn PPC's inc. SS Minnewaska (2), SS Minnetonka and SS Minneapolis on 1909 New York locally used card (stamp removed). (4 cards). | £40 | ||
| CANADIAN MARITIME | ||||
| 347 | CROWNED "PAID AT QUEBEC" H.S.; 14th Jan. 1845 EL Quebec to New York with v.fine crowned "PAID/AT/QUEBEC" h.s. alongside Quebec d.s. (both with light filing creases) plus "PAID" h.s. all in red. Attractive. PHOTO - | £100 | ||
| 348 | "STEAM-BOAT-LETTER - MONTREAL", ETC.; 29th Oct. 1847 EL (horizontal filing crease clear of h.s.) Montreal to Quebec with fine strike of the rare red "STEAM-BOAT-LETTER/MONTREAL" d.s. plus Manitou Steamship Co. 1905 PPC Chicago to Kent with coloured vignettes of a steamship plus interior views. Also a coloured artist drawn advertising card for 'Fall River Line' depicting the SS Commonwealth. (3 items). | £75 | ||
| 349 | SS STANLEY IN ICE; 1905 PPC Georgetown PEI to London (some faults) depicting the ice breakers "SS 'Stanley' - Pictou NS" and local crest. Despite faults a scarce card. | £30 | ||
| COLLINS LINE | ||||
| 350 | SS PACIFIC SECOND VOYAGE, SS ATLANTIC & BALTIC COVERS; 30th July 1850 EL (filing crease clear of marks) London to Boston "pr US Mail Steamer 'Pacific'" carried on her second voyage and struck with a fine "21/CENTS" accountancy mark, "PAID" and London d.s. all in orange; 1851 EL London to New York per Baltic with fine photo-card of the vessel; 1852 EL & env. New York to London and June 1856 EL Glasgow to Montreal rated double at 2/8d. in ms. both carried by the Atlantic. Minor faults/creasing but an interesting group. (4 covers + photo.). | £80 | ||
| 351 | U.K. TO U.S. 1851-54 COVERS; Four EL (filing folds/minor faults) inc. 19 & 20 Aug. 1851 pair to New York & Delaware both carried on the SS Atlantic; 1852 London to New York, charged double with "48" accountancy h.s. plus 1854 London to New York with large "3/CENTS" and "24" accountancy h.s. (4 covers). | £80 | ||
| 352 | OCEAN MAIL STEAMERS - REVENUE; "Statements of revenue derived from ocean mail steamers" during 1852. Booklet (23pp, 9"x6", some foxing/staining) printed for the House of Representatives giving the amount of postage received on letters carried by various steamship companies inc. Collins & Cunard plus a pair of ILN wood engravings of the SS Adriatic (9"x13") and the SS Atlantic (9"x3&Mac189;") being towed to her moorings at Queenstown. (3 items). | £30 | ||
| 353 | SHIP'S BILL OF LADING - 'HELEN McGAW'; Feb. 1855 EL Liverpool to Boston "pr Steamer from Liverpool 24 February" (SS Pacific) with code "X" green Liverpool d.s. and "24" & "3/CENTS" accountancy h.s. with enclosed finely illustrated Bill of Lading for two casks of hardware sent by the 'Helen McGaw'. Engraved vignettes depicting a sailing ship, manufactured goods and emblems of the US & UK. Attractive. PHOTO - | £50 | ||
| CUNARD LINE 1839-1892 | ||||
| 354 | SAMUEL CUNARD - FOUNDER OF THE BRITISH & NORTH AMERICAN R.M.S. PACKET COMPANY - SIGNED LETTER; 3rd April 1839 EL London to Boston "pr South America " (Black Ball Line) with fine strikes, on the front, of the "PAID SHIP LETTER/LONDON" d.s. (Rob. S51), circular London "G.P/PAID" & "PAID" d.s. plus "NEW-YORK/SHIP" d.s. all in red. Addressed to Israel Whitney of the Cochico Manufacturing Co. and signed by Cunard, the 4pp. folded sheet has one side with a printed testimonial reporting the quality of Canadian coals, from John N Nott, the Commander of HM Steam Vessel Medea on station at Halifax, Nova Scotia. The Cunard letter exhorts Whitney to purchase the Canadian coals and he states that "the Board have authorised me to allow a large discount on Sydney Coal, provided you take three thousand chaldrons (a chaldron was equivalent to 36 bushels) or upwards during the present year - the price will remain at three dollars sixty cents per chaldron at the mines ... but you will be allowed fifty cents per chaldron discount at the end of the year, provided you have taken three thousand chaldrons .... The coal from these mines is equal to the best English Coal for domestic purposes ". | |||
| (Cunard was in England to press for the Mail contract and finally signed the agreement the day prior to the arrival of this letter in New York.) Also included are various articles about Cunard. A superb Exhibition item. [Ex Robertson].PHOTO - | £1,000 | |||
| 355 | MANCHESTER TO MONTREAL - OCTAGONAL LOZENGE D.S.; Pair of EL 19th Aug. 1842 Audenshaw to Montreal with fine "AUDENSHAW" UDC and 13th Sep. 1842 Delph to Montreal with fine "DELPH" UDC and both struck with the scarce octagonal date stamp (Tab. M24) without the normal "L" or "D" code letter. The first would have been carried on the SS Britannia and the second on the maiden voyage of the SS Caledonia. Fine and scarce pair. PHOTO - | £100 | ||
| 356 | "PACKET LETTER" AND F.A.C. HANDSTAMPS; 1842 EL New York to Paris via London endorsed "Boston pr Steamer & Halifax" (SS Britannia) with fine red Harndens Foreign Letter Office Boston h.s. part overstruck with fine orange boxed "Packet Letter" (Rob. P5) and Calais d.s. plus 1845 E New Orleans to London with blue "NEW ORLEANS" d.s., "PAID" h.s. and ms."1ºoz" plus boxed "PACKET LETTER" (Rob. P3). Fine and attractive pair. [Ex Robertson]. (2 covers). PHOTO - | £90 | ||
| 357 | ACCOUNTANCY MARKS ETC.; 1843-49 Small collection (11) of EL (usual folds and minor faults) with a variety of accountancy marks etc. inc. 1843 New York to Edinburgh with fine oval "AMERICA/L" (Rob. P2); 1845 Cambridge to Southampton with fine "AMERICA/LIVERPOOL" d.s. (Rob. P5); 1845 New York to Bordeaux with fine orange boxed "COLONIES/&C. ART 12." h.s.; 1845 New Orleans to Paris with oily orange boxed "COLONIES/&c. ART.13."; 1849 Dundee to Philadelphia with blue boxed "DUNDEE/PAID" d.s. overstruck with large orange "5/CENTS" h.s., etc. Good selection of covers. (11 covers). | £130 | ||
| 358 | SCOTLAND, LIVERPOOL, LONDON TO NEW YORK; 1849-56 Selection of EL (14) carried by a variety of vessels, all addressed to New York inc. Apr. 1849 from London with "24" & "19/CENTS" accountancy h.s.; 1850 double rate from London with large "48" overstruck by "38/CENTS"; 1855 env. from Liverpool with fine green Liverpool d.s. plus small "24" & large "19/CENTS"; 1856 double rate from Glasgow with red ms. "2/-", plus brown Liverpool lozenge (Rob. Fig. C) above large "10/CENTS" in same ink, etc. Plus postcard size pictures of Europe, Asia, Africa etc. Usual filing creases but a wide variety of hand stamps, rates etc. (14 covers+4 pictures) | £180 | ||
| 359 | U.S. MAILS TO BOTH FRANCE & U.K.; 1850-59 Group of EL US to France(8) and UK(3) (filing creases & faults) inc. 1850 to London with oily red "FORWARDED BY/MEYER & STUCKER/NEW YORK" FAC on reverse; 1851 New Orleans to Cognac with fine red New Orleans "PAID/5" h.s. and red boxed "COLONIES/&c. ART.13." h.s.; 1854 New Orleans to Havre with fine red "NEW ORLEANS " d.s., "NEW YORK/BR.PKT" d.s. and "ETATS UNIS PAQ BRIR/B.A. CALAIS" d.s.; 1858 New York to Auchterarder with "1/-" h.s. & "AMERICA/LIVERPOOL" d.s. (Rob.P5) on reverse; 1859 Mobile to Nantes with "MOBILE" d.s. and variety of French d.s. on reverse, etc. Good selection of rates, handstamps etc. (11 covers). | £130 | ||
| 360 | FRENCH & UK MAILS TO US; 1852-58 Six covers from France & UK to US with variety of rates, date stamps etc. inc. 1852 EL Paris to Philadelphia which appears to have been privately carried to Liverpool struck with "19/CENTS" & blue "24" accountancy h.s.; 1857 env. to Charleston with 1/- green tied by Southampton sideways duplex with red "5/CENTS" and Liverpool small lozenge; 1858 env. Paris to Grand Rapids with good red boxed "Br. Service" h.s.; 1858 env. Manchester to Corpus Christi, Texas with 1/- green tied by duplex plus New York d.s., red Liverpool lozenge etc. Some faults to all but an interesting and varied selection. (6 covers). PHOTO - | £75 | ||
| 361 | EMBOSSED 1/- - LEEDS TO FALL RIVER; 28th Jan. 1853 EL Leeds to Fall River "pr 'Asia' Jan'y 29/ from Liverpool ", charged at the double rate and franked with a three margin and a two margin 1/- green embossed, both clean and with good colour. Good strike of the "PAID/SHIP" in red alongside "10/CENTS" accountancy h.s.; Leeds & Liverpool d.s. etc. on reverse. Fine and attractive.PHOTO - | £400 | ||
| 362 | EMBOSSED 1/- - DUMBARTON TO PHILADELPHIA; 8th Apr. 1853 small env. Dumbarton to Philadelphia via Liverpool with near four margin 1/- embossed tied by 110 numeral cancel with red "5/CENTS" accountancy alongside. PHOTO - | £150 | ||
| 363 | ALLAN FAMILY CORRESPONDENCE CARRIED BY CUNARD; Pair of family letters written by Allan family members. June 1854 EL Glasgow to Montreal carried by the Cunarder SS 'Canada' rated ms. 1/2d sterling, 1/8d Currency plus 30th Oct. 1857 EL Glasgow to Montreal endorsed "Per 'Arabia' steamer" etc. and rated 3/4d. (The Allan Line was well established by this time but their next vessel to sail was not until 25 Nov. hence the necessity of sending it by Cunard packet). Good pair. [See also Lot 317]. PHOTO - | £120 | ||
| 364 | MANCHESTER TO US COVERS; Pair of covers Mar. 1858 EL Upper Mill to New York franked with 1/- green tied by fine Manchester spoon d.s. with red "5/CENTS", "PAID" alongside plus Sep. 1858 small env. Manchester to Philadelphia franked with two wing margin 6d. lilacs tied by Manchester spoon cancels, overstruck with red New York d.s. etc. and on the reverse a ìDEANS-GATE" UDC. Attractive pair. PHOTO - | £120 | ||
| 365 | "ART-5/BR PKT" AND "1/2&Mac189;" HAND STAMPS; 19th Nov. 1858 E San Francisco to London via Liverpool (faint filing creases clear of h.s.'s & 4 small tape marks) with weak San Francisco d.s. and v.fine strike of the "1/2&Mac189;" (Tab. M68) postage due h.s. applied at Liverpool. On the reverse (opens to display) is a fine strike of the scarce "ART-5/BR PKT" (Rob. M6) h.s. alongside a "LIVERPOOL/ BR PACKET" d.s. (Rob. P16). Scarce.PHOTO - | £240 | ||
| 366 | IRISH, FRENCH ETC. MAILS; 1860-66 Small selection of covers (usual filing creases) inc. 1860 EL New York to Dublin "pr Asia" (photo-card of Asia included) with New York packet d.s. and small Dublin receiving d.s. on reverse; 1861 EL Edinburgh to New York with fine "PAID AT EDINBURGH" d.s., plus small "5/CENTS" and "PAID" h.s.'s in red; c.1862 front Liverpool to New York with pair of 1/- green (faults) tied by "466" numeral cancellation "p Scotia" plus cigarette card of Scotia; 1863 EL New York to NaugÈ, France with variety of transit h.s.'s; 1866 E Liverpool to New York franked with tied 1/- green with "LIVERPOOL/PLO" d.s. (Rob. P26) on reverse; 1895 pre-printed env. New York to Belfast "Steamer Servia" with eight 5c brown tied by duplex cancellations, etc. (10 items). | £100 | ||
| 367 | UK TO US STAMPED COVERS; 1870 env. Pontypridd to Philadelphia franked with three 1d red Pl. 116 tied by 163 duplex, embossed on reverse "TREFOREST TINPLATE WORKS/PONTYPRIDD"; 1874 pair E London to New York pr. Batavia & Parthia both franked with 3d rose (filing crease through both) and 2d blue with red boxed "L2" plus 1884 EL London to New York with pair 2&Mac189;d blue (creases & faults) tied by d.s. (4 covers). PHOTO - | £50 | ||
| 368 | MEXICO TO FRANCE; 1872 env. Tampico to Havre with green company h.s. "D CAMACHO Y Co./TAMPICO", fine boxed " GB/1F 60C" and Calais d.s. on the front. On the reverse is a v. fine boxed "LIVERPOOL/SHIP" d.s. (Rob. S18) plus fine red "SHIP-LETTER/LONDON" d.s. Minor faults do not detract; 5&Mac189;"x4&Mac189; "photo" of Salthouse Docks included. [Ex Robertson]. (2 items). | £50 | ||
| 369 | BOARDING PASS FOR RMS 'HECLA'; c1874 Boarding pass (4&Mac189;"x3", folded into quarters, some faults). Headed "CUNARD STEAMSHIP COMPANY" with central vignette of fully rigged steamship at sea and below "Pass one on board the R.M.S. Hecla JAMES ALEXANDER, Agent" (probably New York). Scarce. PHOTO - | £30 | ||
| 370 | PRINTED RECEIPT, WATERLOW ADVERTISING LEAFLET, ETC.; 1875 Printed receipt (5"x3&Mac189;") issued at Boston by the "British & North American Royal Mail Steam Packet Co./CUNARD LINE" for $11.60. Blued paper with attractive vignette of a fully rigged steamship. c.1928 Waterlow & Sons advertising leaflet (8"x5") finely engraved and colour printed on security paper. Double sided design with allegorical female figure with globe and a steamship at sea with land in the background. c.1960 complete unused cheque (14"x4") "CUNARD WHITE STAR LIMITED" printed on watermarked paper with small colour vignette of the 'Queen Elizabeth'. All very fine; attractive trio. PHOTO - | £90 | ||
| 371 | 'ACCOUNT OF WAGES', ILLUSTRATED HEADED LETTERS; 1880 Printed 'Account of Wages' (9"x7", quartered folds) issued for a Mr Grinling(?) who had worked onboard the SS Malta for "4 wks 3 days" and received £4.14.4! Plus two 1928 'Cunard Steamship Company' illustrated letter heads (10"x8") with typed letters from Bristol & Southampton; different engraved illustrations, one being the four stack RMS 'Aquitania' the other an unidentified 2 funnelled liner. (3 items). | £50 | ||
| 372 | TRADE/ADVERTISING CARD; 1883 Trade card (5"x3&Mac189;", corner crease & traces of mounting on reverse) headed "CUNARD STEAMSHIP COMPANY" with chromo litho view of the SS 'Servia' at sea. On the reverse is a list of 10 steamers operating on the New York, Queenstown & Liverpool route. Attractive design, printed by Major & Knapp, N.Y. PHOTO - | £75 | ||
| 373 | PASSENGER LIST, HEADED NOTEPAPER & TIMETABLE; Apr. 1892 Timetable (4pp, 8"x5&Mac189;", some faults),published in the USA, for sailings between New York & Liverpool detailing sailings, fares etc. with woodcut illustration of a two-funnelled liner. Feb. 1902 RMS 'LUCANIA' Second Cabin Passenger List (4pp 7"x4&Mac189;", folds) printed on light pink paper with attractive vignette of the SS 'CAMPANIA' on the front and a track chart on the back cover. Plus 1904 illustrated letter sheet (4pp 7"x4") with photo vignette of the "RMS 'UMBRIA' IN MID ATLANTIC". (3 items). PHOTO - | £60 | ||
| CUNARD LINE c.1900-1928 | ||||
| 374 | COLOUR PPC's OF LINERS; 1905-08 Group of postally used coloured PPC of the SS 'Caronia', 'Saxonia', 'Ivernia', 'Cambroman' and 'Lucania'. Some faults but some scarcer cards.(5 cards). | £40 | ||
| 375 | 'SS CAMPANIA'; Four different PPC's 1905-13 of the SS 'Campania' (3 postally used) inc. alongside the Liverpool Landing Stage and at sea in colour, plus two sepia cards. (4 cards). | £30 | ||
| 376 | COLOURED PPC's OF LINERS; 1905-30 Six PPCís pf a variety of liners inc. 'A typical Cunard dock scene', 'Three Guarders in Liverpool Docks' & 'RMS Aquitania leaving New York' all unused plus SS 'Lucania' (1905), RMS 'Caronia'(1924) and RMS 'Scythia'(1925, faults) all postally used. PHOTO - | £50 | ||
| 377 | "A CUNARDER IN QUEENSTOWN HARBOUR" - HUDDERSFIELD EDUCATION COMMITTEE; 26th July 1906 artist drawn 'oilette' colour PPC of 'A Cunarder in Queenstown harbour' and on the reverse is a certificate from the Huddersfield Education Committee awarding the card to Carlton Barker "for punctual and regular attendance". Fine and unusual. PHOTO - | £60 | ||
| 378 | RMS LUSITANIA - PPC's; Four different PPC's of the ill-fated RMS 'Lusitania' inc. two artist drawn colour cards one postally used in July 1906, prior to the maiden voyage. A sepia card with Lusitania off Old Head of Kinsale with message on the reverse "Dear Sonny, This is a photo taken on the last voyage of the Lusitania" plus used "memorial" card "Sunk by German Submarine off Old Head of Kinsale, 7th May 1915". (4 cards). PHOTO - | £60 | ||
| 379 | "THE CUNARD LINE FROM NEW YORK TO LONDON & PARIS via FISHGUARD"; c.1909 Publicity booklet (16pp. 9"x7", two folds) with red printed wrapper. The 'Mauretania' inaugurated this short lived route on 30 Aug. 1909. Passengers & mail were taken to Fishguard by special GWR train. Illustrated with map and many photos. | £50 | ||
| 380 | RMS 'MAURETANIA', 'BERENGARIA' & 'SAMARIA' OFFICIAL STATIONERY; Variety of official stationery provided for passengers inc. two court size correspondence cards with vignettes of Mauretania & Samaria, letter sheet (4pp. 8"x5") with large vignette of Mauretania and blue Letter Card with small vignette of Berengaria inside and artists drawing on reverse of card, plus PPC of the Berengaria. All very fine. (5 items). PHOTO - | £60 | ||
| 381 | PO NOTICE - "ALTERATION IN HOURS OF POSTING"; Feb. 1914 Framed and glazed PO Notice No.2 (14"x9") giving details of the alteration in hours of posting for the mails to the US, Canada etc by Cunard packet. The vessels would now sail from Liverpool at 2.30pm every Saturday, not 5pm, and would not call at Queenstown. | £30 | ||
| 382 | "OVER EIGHTY YEARS OF TRANSATLANTIC TRAVEL"; 1922 Glossy booklet (32pp. 7"x6") with coloured pictorial wrapper. Comprehensive descriptive text of Cunard's achievements from 1840 to 1922 with 13 postcard-size coloured illustrations of different vessels. [It is interesting to note that there is no mention whatsoever of the famous SS Titanic!]. Fine and attractive. PHOTO - | £50 | ||
| 383 | "CUNARD MAGAZINE"; Four copies of the Cunard Magazine (approx. 30pp each, 10"x7") with colour wrapper with illustrations by O Rosenvinge. Feb. 1924, Nov. 1925, Oct. 1926 & May 1927 issues with many illustrations of liners, passengers, etc. Fascinating record of an exciting period in Transatlantic travel. (4 items). | £40 | ||
| 384 | RMS 'MAURETANIA' - "CARTE DE JOUR"; 20th Apr. 1926 Menu (4pp. 7&Mac189;"x6") illustrated in colour on the front by A.K. MacDonald in an attractive design depicting gowned ladies and escorts in a classical landscape plus two different artist drawn PPC of the Mauretania, one mint by Fry and the other (minor faults) by Mitchell, used 1920 New York to Kent. (3 items). PHOTO - | £60 | ||
| 385 | IRISH PAQUEBOT, STEAMER PPC'S ETC.; Five PPC's inc. the first SS 'Britannia' being cut from the ice in Boston harbour 1844; RMS 'Antonia' mint & used; RMS 'Aurania' used with fine "PAQUEBOT COBH" d.s. plus RMS 'Franconia' card drawn by O Rosevinge postally used from US to Liverpool. (5 cards). | £30 | ||
| 386 | ADVERTISING CARD ETC.; Unusual c.1925 advertising poster type card 'Do you realise that for a little over a penny a mile you can cross the Atlantic by new Cunarder? etc'. (foxed on rear); colour PPC of SS 'Carmania' on used Liverpool to London; colour PPC of SS 'Antonia' at Quebec and two modern B&W photo-cards of 'Umbria' (c.1884) & 'Catalonia' (c.1881). (5 items). | £30 | ||
| 387 | JAMES J. MANN OFFICIAL CUNARD ARTIST PPC's; Four artist drawn colour PPC's from the same series, of liners arriving at various ports inc. RMS Mauretania, Berengaria, Laconia and Ascania. Colourful and attractive. (4 cards). PHOTO - | £30 | ||
| 388 | RMS 'AQUITANIA' - "PROGRAMME" CARD; Aug. 1928 Programme card (4pp, 8"x6", v. minor faults) illustrated in colour on the front by A.K. MacDonald with seaside scenes inc. fishermanís cottage with fisherman mending nets, small sailing boat, fish in basket etc. Programme gives details of activities inc. Bridge, Horse Racing, Afternoon Tea Dance, etc. Also included is unused sepia PPC of the Aquitania at sea. (2 items). PHOTO - | £40 | ||
| 389 | KENNETH SHOESMITH OFFICIAL ARTIST PPC's; c.1930 Four different coloured designs of Cunard White Star liners by Kenneth Shoesmith inc. Franconia, Laconia, Lancastria and Scythia. Attractive. PHOTO - | £30 | ||
| 390 | FREIGHT SERVICES ADVERTISING CARD; c.1935 Advertising card (4pp. 5&Mac189;"x3&Mac189;") for the Cunard Freight Services with artist drawn colour illustrations of Cunard liners in loading docks on front & rear covers; inside a list of ports served and the Principal Offices. Unusual and colourful.PHOTO - | £75 | ||
| 391 | RMS CARINTHIA PPC's; Pair of unused PPC's with artist drawn scenes of RMS 'Carinthia' entering harbour and the other at anchor in an E. Mediterranean port. Fine. (2 cards). | £30 | ||
| 392 | MAIDEN VOYAGES - 'QUEEN MARY', 'QUEEN ELIZABETH II' ETC.; 1936-69 selection of covers etc. inc. two different illustrated 1936 Queen Mary Maiden voyage env. 25th May Southampton to Long Island & 26th May London to New York plus 26th May env. London to St Louis with printed souvenir sheet from the 'Wiles-Chipman Lumber Company of St Louis'. QEII Maiden Voyage env. 2nd May 1969 from Southampton to Knutsford, PPC of Queen Mary in wartime grey with Queen Elizabeth in Company colours, Commodore Warwick obituary, etc. (7 items). | £30 | ||
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| 393 | RMS VANCOUVER - PASSENGER LIST; May 1899 Passenger list booklet (8pp. 7"x4&Mac189;") with illustration of SS Canada on the front cover and a track chart on the rear cover. The passenger has neatly completed the 'Log' on the back cover inc. the remarks column. Early and scarce. PHOTO - | £40 | ||
| 394 | RMS CANADA ON DOMINION LINE POSTER; 1900. Framed & glazed v. colourful poster (20"x12" chromo litho) depicting the mail steamer Canada at sea with tender alongside below which is printed the sailing dates of RMS New England between Queenstown & Boston. (At this date Canada had been withdrawn for troopship duties). The poster was to be displayed at Great Southern and Western Railway of Ireland stations and the original envelope in which the poster was sent, addressed to the "STATION MASTER, GSWR KILDARE", is also included. Fine and scarce. (2 items). | £100 | ||
| 395 | c.1905-10 COLOUR PPC's; Trio of mint colour artist drawn PPC's inc. 'Twin Screw SS Canada', Tuck oilette of SS Dominion and a Tuck Oilette "Ships of the Air" with Dominion Line steamer, sailing ships and an early monoplane overhead. (3 cards). | £30 | ||
| HOLLAND AMERICA LINE | ||||
| 396 | "NASM" OFFICIAL PPC FOR USE BY PASSENGERS; June 1896 official card for passengers with superb lithographed design on pale blue card depiciting a steamship with part rigged sails, probably the SS Sparndam. Addressed to Berlin by an American passenger sailing from Rotterdam the card was posted at the first port of call, Boulogne. Early and colourful card. PHOTO - | £75 | ||
| 397 | COLOUR PPC's; Artist drawn colour PPC's depicting TSS 'Rotterdam' leaving New York; TSS 'Statendam' at sea plus c.1929 chromo litho poster type card depicting TSS Statendam III passing a sailor holding the Company flag. Fine condition. PHOTO - | £36 | ||
| 398 | EIGHT PPC's INC. INTERIOR VIEWS OF TSS POTSDAM; Fine group inc. B&W cards of TSS 'Potsdam' and three interior views of the vessel inc. 1st Class dining room, smoking room etc.; three artist drawn colour cards all from same series, of TSS 'Volendam' leaving Holland, 'Rotterdam' leaving New York and 'Rijndam' at sea. plus 1912 Rotterdam to Arnhem card with TSS 'Rotterdam' at sea. (8 cards). | £75 | ||
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| 399 | CONTRACTS TO CONVEY THE MAILS; 1868 Pair of Postal Contracts (10pp. & 8pp., 13"x8") between the PMG and the Hamburg American Packet Co. for the conveyance of mails to New York "terminable on the same notice as the contracts with the North German Lloyd & the Inman Co.". (2 items). | £30 | ||
| 400 | ADVERTISING COVERS; 1898-1902 trio with different pictorial adverts in the form of a vignette of steamships, two also under sail, sent from Chicago, Hoboken & Scranton within the US with 1c, 2c or 2c+8c Registered frankings. Attractive. (3 covers). PHOTO - | £80 | ||
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