"117  Length 901 feet  R.M.S. 'Aquitania'  Breadth 94 feet  Tonnage 47,000" real photo post card of the Cunard ocean liner mailed 1935 from Cherbourg France to New York, spots of toning in front caption area, toned back, edge wear includes a couple dings, long crease at one corner, mild wear at another corner.  The last four-stacker, she was requisitioned for troop transport during World War II, bringing home many a Canadian & American serviceman. $25.00 s(c)s(o)

13 August 1904 Hamburg-Amerika Linie bilingual (English & German) menu & musical program with Willy Stöwer art depicting the Twin Screw Steamer 'Hamburg', approximately 8.5x10" when opened out. Mouth-watering fare included: Malosol(sic) Caviar in Ice, Venison Soup à la St. Hubert, Filet of Beef Wellington Style Sauce Bordelaise, Roast Wild Duck ... Musical selections from : Meyerbeer, Maillard, Strauss, Wagner, Bendix, Herfurth, Seidenglanz & Thümer. Pencil writing on both sides from fellow passengers. Brownish paper with uneven edges as issued. $15.00 s(m)s(o)a(s)mf NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "1452 R. M. S. Araguaya" showing the Royal Mail Line ship from the side, circa 1911 black & white postcard with red caption. Later she was sold to the French Line (their Savoie), and eventually she was sunk in the 1944 bombing of Casablanca Morocco. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 s(r)s(o)m!%

"17  SAINT-NAZAIRE. -- Vue générale des Quais. -- General wiew(sic) of Quays -- LL" showing 3 large masted commercial ships & a steamer in the background, black & white postcard with unused green back from booklet, mild toning on back edges. $3.50 s(o)f

"20,080 tons . . . 20 knots . . . // S. S. Atlantic American Export Lines" as seen from above, underway; unused chrome post card in excellent condition. Printed October 1962. $5.00 s(a)s(o) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"292. - ALGER. -- La 'Ville d'Alger' au poste d'amarrage" black & white with close-up of the ship, post card published by Guffroy, unused, album adherences on back, rough edges as issued. $4.50

3.5"x5" glossy color photo of the trans-oceanic container ship MV Somers Isles being unloaded, back has 2 rectangular blue ship's cachets (one autographed by its master) & his handwritten comment 'Fernandina Beach / 02.10.86 / first voyage to the new / Port of Fernandina Beach / Florida'. The ship is owned by the Somers Isles Shipping Limited. $7.50 f(f)s(o) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"36 -- MARTINIQUE / Fort-de-France : le port, la gare maritime / et arrivée du S/S ‹‹ ANTILLES›› / The french(sic) liner ‹‹ ANTILLES››, entering the / port is going to be berthed next to the / maritime station." unused postcard printed in France. Timeframe is necessarily 1951 - 1971, because the ship burned off Mustique in the Saint Vincent Grenadines. $6.00 ms(o) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    4 August 1904 Hamburg-Amerika Linie oval baggage tag for passenger Edith Henrici on the SS Hamburg, creased multiple times, paste spot remnants on back obscure nothing. As is. $4.00 s(m)s(o)g NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"561:--S. S. LEVIATHAN AND SKYLINE, NEW YORK" showing the large ocean liner from a high vantage point; unused white-border era postcard, detailed description of the ship printed on back, minor corner wear, overall quite fresh. Sailed for the United States Lines. $5.50 s(u)s(o)n

    "659 - S. S. MINNESOTA ON PUGET SOUND, WASHINGTON" with another ship more distant, color on brownish paper from Edward H. Mitchell, pertinent writing on back, album marks on back, minor corner & edge wear. The oceanic ship was registered in 1904 to Great Northern Steamship Company, and carried the largest cargo to ever cross the Pacific Ocean in the following year. $7.00 s(g)wms(o)

"964.T. / THE ILL-FATED WHITE STAR LINER 'TITANIC,' THE LARGEST SHIP IN THE WORLD, WHICH FOUNDERED / WITH A LOSS OF 1503 LIVES, 15th OF APRIL 1912, OFF NEWFOUNDLAND, ON HER MAIDEN VOYAGE." unused real photo postcard with crisp contrast & good depth-of field, from J. Beagles & Co. Ltd.; handwriting on back dates to July 3rd 1912; toned back, good edges, smudge of brownish toning at the upper right front. Not the one of the many phony post cards printed with an Olympic image & deliberately miscaptioned as Titanic by the unscrupulous -- instead, the real thing. [Note the enclosed forward First Class section of the Promenade deck, to protect the passengers from bow spray.] Read our illustrated article on how to tell the difference, and save yourself some real money. $350.00 s(w)s(o)ds NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"ABSTRACT OF THE LOG OF THE CUNARD LINER R.M.S. MAURETANIA" / CAPTAIN J. TREASURE JONES, R.D., R.N.R. / NEW YORK to SOUTHAMPTON (via Cobh and Le Havre)" continental card picturing the ship in color (greenish hull) on the front, bottom corner crease misses everything important. Covers July 2 - 8 1964. Interesting. $5.00 s(c)s(o)%

"ALGOMAR SHIPPING" continental-size Christmas card with a color photo the Swedish cargo ship plying towards the viewer at speed, as seen from above, corner crease nowhere near the photo. Necessarily 1982 - 2000, when it became the property of Zimbona Shipping out of Cyprus. Rare. $9.50 ss(o) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"Allan Line Royal Mail Steamer "MONGOLIAN" post card showing it underway in color, mailed AP 19 1907, minor rounding to corners, light toning on front, several small abrasions on the front that are hard to understand, as is. Most of her passengers were immigrants fleeing poverty to start anew in Canada or the US. On July 21st 1918 she was torpedoed & sank in Tees Bay England with a loss of 36 lives. See Dive England's Greatest Shipwrecks for more information. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 s(o)s(a)e(t)%%%####

    "'ALLAN LINE TURBINE STEAMERS'" showing its Victorian in color, underway; toned from album contact (mostly corners & edges), small corner crease. The ship was registered in 1905. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 (s(a)s(o))%

    "American Export Lines -- The 4 Aces / S.S. EXCAMBION  S.S. EXOCHORDA / S.S. EXETER  S.S. EXCALIBUR" showing it underway with small sailing ships nearby, linen postcard, corner toning due to album mounts, cancel ink in the sky. The ship sailed fortnightly between New York and the Mediterranean. An uncommon card that was not in the best ship postcard collection we have ever seen. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 s(a)s(o)

"ANCHOR-DONALDSON LINE--TURBINE TWIN-SCREW STEAMSHIP 'LETITIA'" color painting includes a tug, ad for Glasgow to Quebec & Montreal winter service on back, postcard mailed 1925, stamp removed, soft corners. $6.00

"ANCHOR LINE  T.S.S. 'ASSYRIA" with signed O. Rosenvinge art showing her underway, sailing towards viewer's right; unused postcard printed in England, back toned unevenly, short green lines in sky do not belong, minor corner & edge wear. $15.00 s(a)s(o)a& NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"Anchor Line  T. S. S. California  Glasgow & New York" showing a side view near shore, black & white postcard printed in England, unused but extensively & unevenly toned both sides. As is. Unfortunately this ship was torpedoed & sank on February 7 1917; 36 people lost their lives. $5.50 s(a)s(o)d NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"ANCHOR LINE  T.S.S. CAMERONIA" showing a side view underway; black & white post card printed in England, mailed in the Unite States, roller type cancel across post of the sky, minor corner & edge wear. Served as a troopship in 1935, she was torpedoed during World War II, and later Renamed Empire Clyde. $5.00 s(a)s(o)

    "ANCHOR LINE.--Twin-Screw Steamship 'COLUMBIA'" showing it underway near a coast, art postcard, writing on back in an address in Scotland, short internal crease from the right front edge, light album marks on front, thin curved line in lower right front corner, 2 small corner bends not into the image. Sailed from Glasgow to New York. $5.00 s(a)s(o) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"Anvers. -- S/S «KROONLAND» de la Red Star Line." with a side view; unused black & white carte postale / Postkarte, yellowish paper, numeral 2 in stamp box area, trivial wear to one upper corner. The ship carried immigrants to Ellis Island, and later became a troop transport ship during World War I. $7.50 s(r)wbs(o)

    "A-O LINERS  'CHANGTE / AND / "TAIPING" shown from the side looking towards shore, black & white postcard, minor corner & edge wear, tiny corner creases nowhere near the image. Ports of call of these Australian-Oriental Line ships included Brisbane, Townsville, Cairns, Thursday Island, Hong Kong, and Lord Howe Island. Rare. $20.00 s(a)s(o) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    Appam (registered 1913 to the British & African Steam Navigation Company, Limited). Uncaptioned sepia-tone real photo post card with good focus & contrast, ship's name prominent, toning in right front (not on ship), toning on corresponding back edge too, tiny corner crease. In 1916 this vessel was captured by the German cruiser Moewe and sailed to then-neutral United States. The US District Court ordered her return to the owning company, and it sailed as the Mandingo until the WWI armistice (after which she again became the Appam). Her case is still cited as an important one in international law. $8.00 s(b)lws(o)

"ASCANIA" continental postcard with with signed art showing the ship underway, caption taken from the ship's name prominently on her bow, logo of Grimaldi Siosa Lines on back, detailed annotation on back about the writer's travels in the Caribbean. One corner with a small crease, another corner with trivial wear. $4.50 s(o) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"ASCO A" credit-card size calendar for 1991, 3-dimensional color view of one of the Azov Shipping Company container ships on the front. Nice. $2.00 s(o)c3

"ASIAN PEARL" Polaroid color photo of the bow of the ship (name in English & Chinese) dockside, crane overhead; owned by the China Navigation Company, powered by Daihatsu engines. Colors have a yellowish cast. Obviously one-of-a-kind. $5.00 cs(o) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "ATLANTIC TRANSPORT LINE / S. S. MINNESOTA. 11,904 TONS" signed Dixon art, postcard mailed 1927, stamp removed, toned back, cancel ink on front. $4.75 s(a)s(o)a*+

"BALTIC ENTERPRISE" color photograph on Kodak paper shows the cargo ship underway with several containers on deck, good focus & contrast & composition, size is that of a regular postcard. Ship sailed for the United Baltic Corporation. $7.50 s(o) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "BENAVON Built 1973 //  FASTER BETWEEN / EUROPE AND THE FAR EAST" showing a side view of the Ben Line container ship, post card airmailed at Causeway Bay Hong Kong 28.1.92 (clear meter, airmail from the sister ship M. V. Benavon of Leith to California), trivial corner & edge wear. Nice. $3.25 s(o)s(b)-h

"BERLIN / 1958 / New York" copyrighted photograph of the North German Lloyd Line passenger ship SS Berlin III, side view underway near one of her major ports of call, printed regular postcard size, attribution details on back. Served in World War II as a hospital ship. Later renamed as the SS Admiral Nakhimov, which tragically sank near Novorossiysk in 1986 (423 lives lost). $15.00 s(o)rdm

"BOGASARI DUA / JAKARTA" showing the Indonesian flag geared bulk carrier underway, stern view; 3.5"x5" color photo taken by a sailor; a little dark but the focus is good so details are there. This is the ship that collided with a Panamanian flag bulk carrier Midas off Geraldton Western Australia on 5 March 1996. $7.50 is(o)w NEW / NEU / NOVO NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"BORE SONG" quality color photo showing the Finnish charter cargo vessel of the Bore Ro-Ro group in a wintry scene near shore, from the side; approximately regular postcard size, good focus & contrast. Principal operations are in European waters. $5.00 fs(o)

"CANADIAN PACIFIC LINER 'MONTCALM' 16,400 TONS" sepia-tone postcard printed in Great Britain, pertinent information of back, writing on back, small hole & discoloration at each corner due to being tacked (does not intrude much into image), small piece of one corner gone (tack hole to corner). $4.00

Cargo vessel VERONA. Approximately 3-3/4"x6" color photo with good focus & contrast; side view while underway near shore, album paper stuck to the back might be removable with patience, short ink stroke in the water that is hard to notice. This ship was sighted in Hull England in 2001 but its upper hull color was darker at that time. $4.00 s(o) NEW / NEU / NOVO NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"CITY OF EDINBURGH Built 1973 / ... / Ben Line Containers Ltd., Edinburgh" showing it underway from above, unused chrome postcard with advertising slogan on back, trivial wear at one corner. $2.50 s(b)s(o)

    "COMPAGNIE GENERALE TRANSATLANTIQUE / French Line / 'ANTILLES' / Paquebot de la ligne des Antilles Française" with a side view of her underway, unused real photo postcard with rough edges as issued. This is the second ship of that name, which operated from 1951 - 1971 when it burned off of Mustique (Grenadines of Saint Vincent). s(o)s $10.00 s(o)s

"COMPAGNIE GENERALE TRANSATLANTIQUE / French Line / 'France'" taken from above, real photo post card with good contrast, mailed 22 SEP 1965 at Southampton (PAQUEBOT / POSTED AT SEA marking ties British 8-p stamp) to the United States, minor corner & edge wear, scalloped edges as issued. $2.00 s-p

    "COPYRIGHT, 1904, BY W. R. HEARST  A BRIG OUTWARD BOUND" color postcard with undivided back from a complimentary distribution by the New York Sunday American & Journal, back paper browning with age, very late usage at Brigantine New York, 2 faint corner creases, corner rounding & edge wear, faint cancel ink toning in upper front border. $2.25 s(o)n

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"CROATIA / LINE" credit-card size calendar for 1994 showing one of its heavily-loaded container ship CROATIA EXPRESS on the front. $2.00 s(o)cc

    "CUNARD LINE. / S. S. LUSITANIA. Turbine" with art depicting her underway, flag of the Cunard Line at upper right; Tuck Oilette postcard 9268 (CELEBRATED LINERS--'CUNARD LINE'), printed in England, mailed at Birkenhead NO 30 1907 to a passenger's neighbors. Unusual addressing did not name them or give their street number, simply stating whose houses they were between. Back unevenly toned, a lot of wear along the edges & at 2 corners. Later this ship was sunk by a German U-20 submarine in 1915, at the cost of 1,959 lives. $20.00 s(c)s(o)tdwf NEW / NEU / NOVO NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "Cunard Line S. S. Mauretania" color postcard from Geo. P. Hall & Son, pertinent information on back about its 1910 Liverpool-New York record, unused, mild corner & edge wear. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 s(c)s(o)

"Cunard M.V. 'Britannic" showing it underway, unused color post card printed in England, numbered B.588 on the back, fairly fresh. $4.00 s(c)s(o)%

"CUNARD R.M.S. 'CARMANIA' AND 'CARONIA'" black & white postcard, unused, image within an embossed frame, minor wear to the top edge shows mostly from the back, unfortunate olive-color mark through the top border and just into the sky, faint album marks at the corners do not detract. These sister ocean liners were the largest in the Cunard fleet when built. $4.00 s(c)s(o) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"Cunard R.M.S. Caronia  TONNAGE 20,000" with a side view of the ship underway, unused sepia-tone postcard printed in England, 2 small corner creases, back lightly toned. $5.00 s(c)s(o) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"Cunard R. M. S. 'Caronia'" color post card, addressed on back with pink handstamp 'POSTED ON THE HIGH SEAS / R.M.S. CARONIA', printed in England, thin on back suggests stamp removal for reuse elsewhere. Wrecked at Apia Harbor Guam in 1974, she was scrapped subsequently. $8.00 s(c)s(o)g%

    "Cunard RMS Lucania" name showing plainly on the box, art on divided back postcard of British manufacture, mailed 1905 in the US where the writing on the front was still permitted, a little corner & edge wear, small tear in the top edge closes very nicely, a little toning both sides from cancel ink. Damaged by fire 14 August 1909 while docked at Liverpool England, she never sailed again. $12.00 s(c)s(o)fe

    "Cunard R.M.S. 'Mauretania'" color postcard printed in England, unused, trivial corner wear, otherwise very fresh. $4.00 s(c)s(o)#

"CUNARD R.M.S. 'Mauretania' / PRINTED IN ENGLAND" unused letter card (slightly larger than a continental post card when folded as intended), fairly fresh. (2 available, one shown) $5.00 each. s(c)s(o), Same but small bend internal to one edge. $4.75 s(c)s(o). Same but tiny bend in one lower corner. $4.75 s(c)s(o). Same but long bends at the top edge & top left corner, which would probably iron out. $4.00 s(c)s(o). Same, but mailed 1 SEP 1962 from London to New Jersey (neat slogan cancel advertising recorded delivery services available generally), reduced as normal in opening with loss of a tiny bit of one corner & a bend & an internal crease at the top, size slightly less than a continental postcard. $4.00 s(c)s(o)-g

    "Cunard R.M.S. 'Parthia" a color view of it underway near shore, unused post card printed in England, numbered B1380 on back, lower corner creased twice, otherwise fairly fresh. Renamed the Remuera (II) and Aramac on subsequent sales in the 1960's. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 s(c)s(o)

"CUNARD R.M.S. QUEEN ELIZABETH / 83,673 TONS" showing her nearing a major metropolitan area; unused postcard printed in England, numbered B 1865 on back, light toning along one short back edge. $2.25 s(c)s(o)

"Cunard R. M. S. 'QUEEN ELIZABETH / Gross Tonnage 83,673..." side view of the ship underway, continental postcard from a color photograph by Beken & Son, old price inked in stamp box area, small creases at bottom corners, mild wear to the upper corners, fresh color. $2.50 s(c)s(o)%

    "Cunard R.M.S. 'Queen Mary'" showing the trans-oceanic ship underway as art signed C. E. Turner, unused color post card with good edges, numbered B 1084 on back. $7.50 a(t)s(c)s(o)

"Cunard R.M.S. 'Queen Mary' / B 1472   PRINTED IN ENGLAND" oversize card (slightly larger than a continental post card), with interesting abstract of its log on the New York to Cherbourg and Southampton sailing in June 1961, when the Captain was F. G. Watts, Documents the entire trip. Trivial corner wear. $7.50 s(c)s(o)#

    "Cunard R. M. S. 'Queen Mary' / PRINTED IN ENGLAND" unused letter card (slightly larger than a continental postcard when folded as intended), fairly fresh. $5.00 s(c)s(o)

    "Cunard R. M. S. Samaria  FIRST-CLASS DINING SALOON" sepia-tone post card printed in England, very late usage at Sicklerville New Jersey, small creases in the upper corner not into the image, a few small spots of light toning on back. $6.50 s(c)i(r)s(o)

    "Cunard R.M.S. Scythia" unused, printed in England, tiny corner bend. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 277% of original area) & enhanced 120-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.75 s(c)s(o)#

    "CUNARD TO CANADA  R.M.S. 'CARONIA'  Gross Tonnage 20,000" color postcard printed in England, dates to 1926, small corner crease, minor edge wear, a little light toning along the bottom front edge. During this time, she sailed the Liverpool - Québec - Montreal route. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 s(c)s(o)

    "CUNARD WHITE STAR M.V. 'BRITANNIC / One of Britains(sic) Largest and Fastest Motor Vessels // 27,00 tons" unused real photo post card of British manufacture, toned back, minor wear to the corners. Made the final White Star trans-Atlantic crossing in 1960. Please note there were 2 earlier ships with this name. $7.00 s(c)s(o)

    "D.4" elegant Art Deco depicting an Oriental reader, Red Star Line (their logo on back) post card mailed 1925 in Bermuda to Dr. Frank Beemer in Toronto Canada (who practiced at the Asylum for the Insane there), small crease with bend at one upper corner, otherwise fresh. $50.00 s(o)s(r) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"Danika Green" color Polaroid photo of the stern of the Danish container / general cargo ship, taken by a seaman. $3.75 ds(o)

"Dominion Line -- S.S. 'Francis Drake'" with a side view of the ship underway, unused continental postcard, hint of wear at the top edge, otherwise fresh. Hard to find! $10.00 s(d)s(o)

    "Drawing Room Cunard R.M.S. CAMPANIA & LUCANIA" unsigned quality art in color, unused postcard, lightly toned back, minor corner wear. Scarce. $32.50 s(c)i(m)s(o) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"EASTERN STEAMSHIP CORP. // S. S. EVANGELINE" showing a side view near shore, owner corporation's insignia at the upper left front; unused post card, bottom corner bend, otherwise very fresh. Ports of call included Miami, Nassau, Havana, Port-au-Prince & Kingston. $5.00 s(e)s(o)

"EASTERN STEAMSHIP CORP., Gen'l Agents / Pier 3 · Miami, Florida / ... / S. S. Ariadne / Cruises to the Caribbean from Miami" unused chrome postcard showing her docked & well lit in the night. (2 available) $1.75 each s(e)fs(o). Same but a few tiny speckles of toning on back, possibly from the printing process. $1.50 s(e)fs(o) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"EKFJORD" color photo with good focus showing the motorized tanker underway near shore, size approximately 3.6" x 5", album paste residue on back of no consequence. Built 1981 for Turus Shipping Limited (Orient Ship Management Norway A/S), it was sold in 2004 & renamed Alfa Tanker by a Turkish company. $5.00 s(o)n

"El Vapor de turistas S.S. Kungsholm pasando / por las Esclusas de Miraflores del CANA / DE PANAMA / The Tourist liner S.S. Kungsholm passing/ through Miraflores Locks of the PANAMA CANAL" unused color post card, trivial corner & edge wear. $2.75 cs(o)

    "Enjoy Delightful days at Sea / on the S.S. Wilhelmina / San Francisco ~ Honolulu / MATSON NAVIGATION COMPANY / ..." black & white, unused, 3 small corner creases, light toning on front, minor corner wear. The ship was registered in 1909 to the Matson Line. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg (161,165 bytes) or .tif format. $1.50 s(m)s(o) *c#

"ERIKA JACOB" color photo of the tanker taken close-up by a seaman alongside, Kodak paper, good focus & contrast, size approximately 3.5"x5". $3.75 s(o)

"FINNJET" photo showing the gas turbine cruiseferry underway, blue hull; good focus & contrast & composition, size of a regular postcard. Route was from Finland to Germany, 1977 - 2008. The fastest conventional ferry in the world until she was scrapped. $3.00 s(o)fg

    "Fishguard Bay, with Mauretania discharging" on its only visit in 1909 when it discharged passengers by tender so they could board the Great Western Railway train to London, both breakwaters showing & the station itself; unused color post card from Valentine's series, fresh colors, mild corner wear, light album marks at the corners, a host of tiny marks from album contact on the back. $25.00 ws(c)s(o)r%

"FORT PRODUCER" side view of the tanker in calm waters; color photo approximately the size of a regular postcard, contrast a trifle low but the focus is good for detail. Rare. $10.00 s(o)

"Fred Olsen Lines 10000-ton stabilised passenger liner "Black Prince". Winter Service: London-Canary Islands. Summer Service: Harwich-Kristiansand-Amsterdam" unused continental postcard, wear & bend to one upper corner, otherwise fresh. Dates to 1966 - 1970, because of routes mentioned. $4.75 cs(o)

    "French Line / PIER 88 NORTH RIVER / NEW YORK" unused 6-sided tourist class baggage tag made by the Dennison Manufacturing Company, exceptionally fresh & attractive. Will fit nicely into a continental postcard sleeve. $7.50 s(o)n(n)s(m) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"GRACE LINE / Santa Rosa  Santa Paula" art showing the luxury liner Santa Paula dockside with people nearby, unused postcard with some information about the ships on back, good edges. $4.00 s(g)s(o)

"GRACE LINE / S. S. SANTA ROSA, SISTERSHIP OF THE SANTA ELENA, SANTA PAULA AND SANTA LUCIA  9-2451" showing a side view of the ship underway on a calm sunny day, unused postcard printed in the USA, excellent condition. $4.00 s(g)s(o)

"GRAND / AustraliA / new Zealand / VoyageS / 1994 / M S MAASDAM" unused sticker with capitalization as indicated, slightly smaller than a postcard. $1.00 s(o)

    "H-1 / Red Star Line / Antwerp New York / Antwerp - Boston" with a fishing vessel in the foreground & an ocean liner passing by; unused post card with undivided back, lithographed O. De Rycker & Mendel in Bruxelles, tiny upper corner crease nowhere near the art, bottom edge shows careful detachment from a menu. $15.00 a(c)s(r)s(o) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "Hamburg-Amerika Linie / An Bord der 'Amerika' / F. 1023 ... No. 902" underway with 3 small boats for comparison, signed art on Postkarte mailed May 7 1910 via U. S. GERMAN SEA P. O. (15 in killer ties US 2-c Washington stamp) to New York City, light toning in the message area. $15.00 s(o)-s NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "Hamburg - Amerika Linie // Am Bord / des Doppelschrauben - Postdampfers / 'DEUTSCHLAND'" dated June 9 1904 by the sender, quality unsigned art showing elegants resting on deck, published by Mühlmeister & Johler in Hamburg, posted in New York City with a US stamp, faint album impressions at the corner, small upper corner crease tangential to the image. Slightly taller than a regular-size postcard.  This twin-screw ship carried trans-Atlantic mail for the German post office. $20.00 s(o)p NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "Hamburg - Amerika / Linie // Am Bord / des Doppelschrauben - Postdampfers / 'PATRICIA'" dated by sender 1904, quality unsigned art showing an elegantly dressed couple standing on deck, Postkarte mailed by Deutsche See Post to New York City, minor toning from album contact, one corner with several small stress marks, other corners with minor rounding, light writing in Germanic script. This twin-screw ship carried trans-Atlantic mail for the German post office. $20.00 s(o)p NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "Hamburg-Amerika / Linie. / Kaiserin Auguste Victoria.  Treppenaufgang." including the staircase between levels of the ocean liner, passing by a large oval mural depicting cherubs; unused Postkarte, very light toning both sides, good edges. In 1919 this ship reflagged as the USS Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, transporting American troops home after World War I. Even later she sailed briefly for Cunard, then Canadian Pacific Steamships. $12.00 s(o)i(m)a NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"Hamburg-Amerika / Linie // Schell-Postdampfer 'Deutschland' (Grillroom)" art depicting men enjoying the interior, addressed on undivided back but conveyed under cover to Brooklyn, light album marks at the corners. One small corner is brittle & fragmented with a small piece having fallen off (we will supply it, art unaffected). Sender remarks: 'postals presented last night at the Captain dinner ... A concert followed - accompanied by a collection for Capt. benefit Xmas present.' Slightly larger than a regular-size postcard.  This twin-screw ship carried trans-Atlantic mail for the German post office. $20.00 s(o)i(r) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "HAVANA  NASSAU  PORT TAMPA  MIAMI  KEY WEST / P. & O. S. S. Co's Steamship MARTINIQUE" black-and-white, mailed 1905 at Seabreeze Florida, corner crease, corner wear, much writing on front. Not to be confused with the Martinique that was registered in 1920 to the Peninsular & Occidental Line. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 s(u)s(o)cbf(f)

    "HOLLAND-AMERICA LINE // DIRECT SERVICE BETWEEN / NEW YORK AND ROTTERDAM // T.S.S. ROTTERDAM..." color post card, unused, couple tiny spots of toning on back, good edges. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg (166,903 bytes) or .tif format. $1.50 s(o)s(h)#

"HOLLAND-AMERICA LINE // DIRECT SERVICE BETWEEN / NEW YORK AND ROTTERDAM // t.s.s. NIEUW AMSTERDAM. 33000 Tons Register - Maiden Trip May 1938" unused regular-size postcard, printed in The Netherlands, rubber band mark across back message area, otherwise fairly fresh. $6.00 s(h)s(o)& NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    Holland-America Line Form 7-10M on postal card mailed February 13 1915 notifying New York City recipient of the arrival of a silk consignment on board the S. S. Veendyk. Flag of the N. A. S. M. in green & black at upper left front corner, unimportant light toning, everything legible & interesting. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 s(h)s(o)

    "Holland-America Line  m.v. 'Noordam'" signed (Mason?) and dated (1933) art showing the ship sailing from right to left on a cloudy day, fairly calm seas, a lighthouse in the distance at the left; unused carte postale printed in The Netherlands, excellent condition. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 s(h)s(o)

    "Holland-America Line / mv WESTERDAM - 12,149 Gross Reg. Tons, / just after having left Rotterdam on her way to New York" with some Dutch coast in the background, unused post card, fairly fresh. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 s(h)s(o)n

    "HOLLAND-AMERICA LINE  ROTTERDAM-NEW YORK / 17250 Tons Register  'T.S.S. NIEUW-AMSTERDAM.'  31000 Tons Displacement" showing the ship underway in black printing on brown paper, postcard mailed 1919 in France to Minnesota, 3 corners creased but not into central image or its border, mild corner wear & rounding, tiny spot of toning in front sky. This is not the TSS Nieuw Amsterdam whose maiden voyage was in 1938; instead, this is the older ship with one funnel and 4 masts. Seldom seen. $25.00 s(h)s(o)

"Holland-America Line / S. S. 'MAASDAM' - Appr. 15,024 Gross Reg. Tons" with a side view of her underway, unused postcard printed in the Netherlands, fairly fresh with good edges. $5.50 s(h)s(o)

"Holland-American Line / s.s. MAASDAM / 15,024 gross tons" with a side view underway, seen from a high vantage point; unused postcard printed in the Netherlands, fairly fresh. Provided trans-Atlantic service & luxury cruises. $5.50 s(h)s(o) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"Holland-America Line / s. s. MAASDAM - 15,024 Gross Reg. Tons" with a side view of the ship on a cloudy day, sailing towards the viewer's right, unused postcard, fairly fresh. $5.50 s(h)s(o)

    "HOLLAND-AMERICA LINE / T.S.S. STATENDAM. 28291 Tons Register - 38950 Tons Displacement" attractive color postcard printed in the Netherlands, unused. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 277% of original area) & enhanced 120-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.75 s(h)s(o)

    "HOLLAND-AMERIKA LINE. // ROTTERDAM-NEW YORK / ROTTERDAM-HALIFAX (KANADA) / DIREKT // D. D. VOLENDAM. 15430 Register Tons - 25400 Tons Wasserverdrängung" color carte postale issued by the line, corner crease, 1-1/2" bend on  the top center edge. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 s(h)s(o)

"HOME LINES // Life on Board the / M/s Italia  21 600 T" ship interior showing a formal dance in progress, with small orchestra; unused post card with just a little wear at one upper corner, otherwise fresh. $10.00 ds(o)s(h)& NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"HOME LINES // m/s ITALIA" postcard with fresh colors & thin white border, printed in Italy, person's name printed in back message area, original selling price printed in stamp box, wear at one corner noticeable but not into the image. Originally the Kungsholm of the Swedish American Line. After brief service as a US troopship, she plied the Atlantic for this company. $3.75 s(o)s(h)

"HOME / LINES // m/s ITALIA" color post card printed in Italy, unused, fairly fresh, tiny corner crease. Different from the above, it has no border and is thus more modern. $3.00 s(o)s(h)

    "HOME / LINES // S/S OCEANIC / 39,241 TONS" showing the oceanic cruise liner from above, unused post card printed in Italy, back with the slightly blurred black double-ring handstamp 'HOME LINES INC. / OCEANIC / PANAMA', also the 4-line address handstamp of Captain Demetrio Conti well-struck over his autograph. This ship had a  number of pioneering & influential design features--such as all promenade decks being glass-enclosed. Nice. $10.00 s(h)s(o)ag

    "HOMEWARD BOUND" with art depicting elegantly dressed people aboard the 'LA SAVOIE / HAVRE' (from life raft) as they pass the Statue of Liberty, postcard from Charles Kretlow of Cameron Wisconsin to his friend Viola Dearinger in Wadsworth Ohio, writing on back dates to 1908. Built for Compagnie Generale Transatlantique in 1900, later to serve as an armed merchant cruiser in World War I. $10.00 s(o)n(s) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "IN COMMEMORATION OF LAUNCHING / M.V. 'PROSPECTOR' / FOR MESSRS. PAN-ORE TRANSPORTATION, INC. / LAUNCHING ON 15TH OCTOBER, 1981 / Hitachi Zosen / HIROSHIMA WORKS ..." booklet in full color with a continental postcard inside giving a view of the caustic soda / heavy bulk carrier & a detailed description on its back, also including an insert giving a schematic of all its decks. Gorgeous, high-quality printing. Near mint & truly rare--only a few company officials, and perhaps its first captain, would have received it. $20.00 s(o)j NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"ITALIA / SOCIETÀ DI NAVIGAZIONE - GENOVA // T/N 'CRISTOFORO COLOMBO' (29,191 tonn. sl. l.)" unused postcard showing the ship underway, small corner crease, small flag of the Italian Line in color at the upper left back corner. Surprisingly hard to find. $7.50 s(o)i NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"JO TANKERS / Afdeling Personeelszaken / …The Netherlands" showing a side view of the ship at night, unused continental post card, trivial corner wear. $2.25 ns

    "Koninklijke Hollandsche Lloyd - m.s. 'EEMLAND'" black & white real photo postcard with the Dutch company logo on back, trivial wear at one corner, otherwise very fresh. $3.75 s(o)n

    "KUWAIT. Bunkering at Ahmedi" real photo showing pipelines into an ocean-going tanker, interesting postcard, unused, fresh. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 ks(o)

"LA MARTINIQUE / ‹‹ Adieu madras, adieu foulards ›› / S/S ‹‹ Antilles ›› in Fort-de-France / harbour" unused real photo postcard with deckled edges as issued, glossy finish, fairly fresh. $3.00 ms(o)

    "Largest cruise ship sailing from Miami to / NASSAU, BAHAMAS! 100% air-conditioned / S / S BAHAMA STAR / ... / EASTERN STEAMSHIP CORP." unused chrome post card from Dexter Press, handstamp on back of Bevins' Travel Inc. in Miami Beach. Shown. $2.25 s(e)s(o). Same except: mailed 1963 by a passenger, stamp removed, no mention of Dexter Press, larger font on back & no travel backstamp. $2.25 s(e)s(o). Both distinct printings for comparison: $4.25 s(e)s(o)

"Length 990 ft. S.S. UNITED STATES Gr. Tons 51,988" chrome postcard mailed from Oxford (Life-Boat Conference commemorative) to Maryland, light cancel ink on front. $2.25

 
Letter card of the SS California with 5 panels (4 on one side shown), mailed 1934 to Bucyrus Ohio from someone who had been a passenger on its cruise to Bermuda, but printed explicitly for its 'Cruise to Canadian North Cape', opened neatly. One-stop shopping for this ship. During World War II, she first became the armed merchant cruiser HMS California. Later converted to a troopship, she was sunk by German aircraft in July 1943. $20.00 s(a)s(o)s(m)

    "Lounge of Cunard R.M.S. CARONIA" unsigned quality art in color, unused postcard, lightly toned back, trivial corner wear. Rare. $50.00 s(c)i(m)s(o) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"LPG  HEMERA" 2 different color photos of the trans-Atlantic Norwegian freighter underway, good focus & contrast & composition, glossy finish. Size is 3.5"x5" each. Hard to find! $5.00 each, or both for $9.50. s(o)n%

"LUNCH / SS Rhein April 12 th. 1908" bilingual (German & English) menu for the S. S. Rhein / Dampfer Rhein, printed by C. Adler G.m.b.H. Hamburg. Cover art is unsigned, showing elegants on deck; the departure of the ship is illustrated on the back. Mouth-watering fare included: ox-tail soup, roast beef à la berlinoise, calf's head vinaigrette, roast turkey, pine-apple ice au four, etc. $20.00 s(m)s(o)f NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"LUSITANIA / Just 3 years old, the mighty ..." unused & copyrighted reproduction post card from an original painting by Russ Porter, excellent & colorful. Recounts her ill-fated history on its back. history $3.00 s(c)s(o)d

"MAIL BOAT, DUN LAOGHAIRE." unused Valentine's postcard, printed in Ireland, corners with minor wear, image itself is well composed & fresh appearing. The mail service was between Dun Laoghaire Ireland & Holyhead in Wales, and lasted more than 170 years until the 1970's. $3.00 is(o)w NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"MARCEL C AT ANTWERP'S DOCKS. Berth no. 372" advertising card with details about its ferry service over the back, cut neatly to continental size, trivial wear at one upper corner. $2.00 bs(o)

MARCHEN MÆRSK. Glossy color photo of the container ship docked, with cranes overhead. Good focus & contrast. Small black handstamp on back reads "A. B. PETZ / MASTER". Built at Odense Steel Shipyard in Denmark, with Dragor as port of registry. Nice! $7.50 dgs(o)& NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "MARIA GORTHON" approximately continental size Christmas card with a color photo on front of the ship taken from the side while underway. A Swedish vessel; photo credit is Finnish. Necessarily predates 1963 when ship owner Constantine Efthymiades converted it to the passenger ship Phaistos. Hand-numbered 21 in the upper margin; so there are not many. Nice! $10.00 s(o)sc NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"MARIT MAERSK" captioned Kodak photograph showing the large container ship fully loaded & underway, topside view; good focus & contrast & composition. $5.00 s(o)

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"Matson Liner Matsonia / In Honolulu Harbor / © Tai Sing Loo" with a side view in black & white, unused post card published by the line itself for the passengers on board, light toning along back bottom edge may erase, small dark spot of toning noticeable on bottom front edge. $3.75 s(m)s(o)h

"MATSON LINER MONTEREY UNDER WAY" unused post card, printed in the USA, fairly fresh. This luxury liner sailed the Pacific with ports of call in Samoa, Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, and Hawaii. $4.00 s(m)s(o) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "MATSON LINES LUXURY LINER LURLINE / Length 632 feet--Speed 22 knots--..." with 'MAILED AT SEA ABOARD Matson Lines S. S. LURLINE' handstamp attractively struck on the front, postcard sent SEP 22 1956 to Ohio (stamp cancel is San Pedro California), speckles of cancel ink show in the sky. $3.00 s(m)s(o)-s

    "MATSON LINES LUXURY LINER MATSONIA / Length 632 feet..." bright colors, thin band of toning along right front edge, unused postcard, number written on back. $4.25 s(m)s(o) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"MCV 'Berg'--8943 dwt" showing the loaded container ship underway, unused chrome post card, small corner bend, 1 / 4" tear at top closes well in dark sea. $1.75 s(o)

"M/n 'AUSTRALIA" with a drawing in black & white giving a side view of the Merchant Navy ship underway, published by Lloyd Triestino, 3 corner creases less noticeable from the front. Seldom offered because it was an important ship that carried almost 200,000 migrants to Australia after World War II. $7.00 as(o) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"M/n 'BARLETTA' // Linea Celere Adriatico-Grecia-Turchia / Ligne Rapide Adriatique-Grèce-Turquie" P. Klody signed art showing her underway, unused continental postcard, very faint corner bend in sky. Dated 1953 on back. $4.00 s(o) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"MoDoGorthon" approximately 1.5"x4" color photo of the Swedish multi-purpose cargo ship taken from the side while underway, slightly off from being rectangular, back annotation 'Master Kjell Åberg ,,," with his address. (2 available) $2.00 each. s(o)s

    "M. S. 'AKITA MARU // G/T 7,599 D/W 10,123 / Speed 19.64 / N. Y. K. LINE'" unused postcard published by the NYK Line, excellent condition. There have been other ships with this name -- one was sunk in World War II, for example -- but this is one of the 5 sister ships laid down for Nippon Yusen Kaisha in December 1950, launched July 1951, and served until 1977. Hard to find! $20.00 s(o)j NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "M/S ANITA" with the distinctive funnel of Suffolk Marine Ltd., near a dock but underway; unused Kodak real photo post card, low contrast, faint small corner crease. Very hard to find. $15.00 s(o)s(s) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "M.S Arcturus / FINNCARRIERS / Helsinki // WITH COMPLIMENTS / FINNCARRIERS" continental-size greeting card reproducing a wonderful color action photo (shown) of her fully loaded decks awash in heavy seas; blue ship handstamp clearly struck inside, small bend at a bottom corner is nowhere near the image, trivial signs of wear in the left front border, front image has many truly tiny surface disturbances (probably from exposure to salt spray). Necessarily pre-1957, when she was scrapped in Germany. Quite simply, the best ship image we have ever seen, because it gives you the feeling of being aboard. $15.00 fs(o)

"M/S 'AROSA SKY' / 20 000 BRT / GUTE FAHRT MIT AROSA LINE" side view of the ship underway in calm waters, unused black & white continental postcard, top edge noticeably worn including a small crease that misses the image & a vertical 1/3" tear that does not close well. As is. $2.75 s(o)

"M/S 'AROSA SUN' / 20 100 BRT / GUTE FAHRT MIT AROSA LINE" side view of the ship underway in calm waters, unused black & white continental postcard, 3 corners creased (one 1 just into the image). $4.50 s(o). Same but better condition: minor wear to the top corners & small bends at the bottom corners. Now scrapped. $5.00 s(o)

"M/S 'Black Prince', 9500 tons, 350 passengers. London - Canaries Service of Fred. Olsen Lines" with an overhead view of the ship underway, unused continental postcard, one upper corner with small-tiny creases that are hard to notice at first. $4.75 cs(o)& NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

 
"M/S 'ELGAREN' / S. Torgeisson" violet handstamp over signature on back of hand-made continental-size greeting card with a photo of the container ship (as seen from a high vantage point, letters PAD in blue conspicuous on its hull, passing by the Sydney Opera House) on front. Torgeisson was obviously a ship officer from this usage; and these favors are treasured & hard to find. $10.00 s(o)gn NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"M/S England / Esbjerg-Harwich ruten" unused continental brevkort with a side view of the sea-going passenger & auto ferry underway; published by the owners DFDS Seaways (Det Forenede Dampskibs-Selsksab A/S, trivial corner wear. $4.75 s(o)

"ms Europa - 33819 BRT / GRT" continental postcard showing the Hapag-Lloyd AG cruise ship from a high vantage point; mailed 1988 from Germany to Texas, small corner crease, small light blue US postal routing mark on the ship. $1.75 s(o) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"M/S HERSILIA AND M/S BRANDENBURG" unused Kodak real photo postcard showing both ships in the distance, contrast is low, light toning near back edges. Probably one of a kind. $7.00 s(o)

    "M. S. 'HIKAWA MARU' / ... / TRANS-PACIFIC PASSENGER SERVICE / N. Y. K. LINE" showing her underway near shore, unused color postcard, one corner with 2 creases, otherwise fairly fresh. This ship assisted Jewish refugees to escape from the Holocaust to Canada, and later it became a hospital ship during World War II. $20.00 s(o)jjm NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"m.s. JASON / m.s. SOLON / m.s. MEDON / m.s. MEMNON" showing a side view of the Jason underway; unused real photo postcard with exemplary composition & contrast, printed for the Royal Netherlands Steamship Company, copyrighted, minor wear to the bottom corners. Hard to find! $14.00 s(o)

"M.S. JUPITER / NEWCASTLE - STAVANGER - BERGEN" with a side view of the ship near land, violet backstamp reads 'M/V «JUPITER» / Norway Line', postcard in excellent condition with good edges. $2.50 s(o) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"M/S NAUMBURG. Hamburg-America Line" looking in towards her dock, unused Kodak real photo post card with good contrast & composition, minor wear to one corner. The second ship so named, she was built in 1953, and sold to Chile in 1969 where she was renamed the Cordillera. $10.00 s(o) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"m.s. 'NEDFREEZER' / Entering Harbour / of Port Saïd / Egypt" color with rounded corners as printed, caption from ship handstamp & writing on back, stress marks internally. Built in 1983 for Company Nedfreezer ms in Rotterdam, its name was changed to Medemsand in 1992. Rare: the only image of it we have ever seen in anyone's stock. $10.00 nes(o) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

ms Nieuw Amsterdam (1983) / ms Noordam (1984). "Holland America Line" unused continental post card, fresh appearance, good edges. $2.50 s(h)s(o). Similar but numbered HL 61120 with different view. $2.50 s(h)s(o)

"MS Norsky" with a side view of the ro-ro carrier underway near shore, unused continental postcard printed for Aker Finnyards (Aker Yards) who delivered the ship to Bore Shipowning BV. Light toning on back, good edges. Rare; probably just distributed to a few company officials. $10.00 s(o)

"M.S. 'Prinses Margriet' / ... / Foto Tom Kroeze, Rotterdam" showing the combo line (freight & passengers) that sailed for HAL and the former Oranje Line; unused real photo postcard, copyrighted, bit of wear & an almost imperceptible bend at one upper corner, good composition & contrast & focus. $5.00 s(o)p NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"M.S. RIVIERA / CARIBBEAN CRUISE LINES" with a side view of the ship underway, unused continental post card with good edges. An uncommon card that was not in the best ship collection we ever saw. $7.50 s(c)s(o) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "M. S. 'SADO MARU' / ... / SPEED 21 / N. Y. K. LINE" showing a side view of the ship underway, color postcard in excellent condition. Hard to find, this is the Sado Maru which sunk in 1942 off New Guinea. $20.00 s(o)jn NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"M / S Sea / Venture" showing a side view of the ship near land, chrome postcard mailed 1973 in Bermuda to England, long corner crease shows in sky, small corner crease & a vertical paper bend near center, as is. $1.00 s(o)

"M / S TOR BRITANNIA / M / S TOR SCANDINAVIA / Gross tonnage: 15.500…" post card showing the 2 liners passing each other, addressed with 1971 seal affixed, trivial wear at 2 corners. $2.25 ns

ms Westerdam. "Holland America Line" redesigned, unused continental postcard, pertinent information of back, spot of toning on back bottom edge probably from printing process, front is fresh & colorful. $2.00 s(h)s(o)

    "M / T ASTIPALEA // PIRAEUS" photo showing the deck of the dry cargo ship awash in the North Sea on 24.3.86, signature of its Captain D. Votsis ties the blue ship handstamp on back (which supplies our caption). Rare. $10.00 s(o)g NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"M. V. ASTRO GOLD" continental photo showing a side view of the container ship at a dock, still loaded. Caption taken from the ship's rectangular handstamp on the back. Hard to find! Rare. $10.00 s(o) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"M/V 'DeLoris' / .../ MARITIME CARRIERS LUXEMBOURG S.A. / LUXEMBOURG" violet backstamp on continental-size greeting card showing a photo of the conbulk ship as seen from above & the side, underway and fully loaded, passing near the Sydney Opera House (New South Wales, Australia). Crisp focus & good contrast. Generally, cards like these are exchanged as a courtesy among ship officers & are not often seen; but to find one with this rare ship (beset with structural problems) is a special treat! $20.00 ls(o)n& NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "M.V. DOULOS" continental postcard in vertical format, special NOV 13 1978 Portsmouth VA fancy cancel for the visit of the ship on a se-tenant pair of Captain Cook stamps. Some characters in the dial of the cancel do not show. $2.75 s(o)-vc

      "MV 'GANDA GUNA'  DWT: 10,154  BUILT: 1978 // MV 'GANDA PRAWIRA'  DWT: 10,147  BUILT: 1978" showing close-ups of the dry cargo vessels on opposite sides of a card that is slightly smaller than a regular post card. Owned by Gesuri Lloyd (Indonesia). $7.50 is(o)

    "M. V. Georgic  White Star Line" with signed Walter Thomas art showing the sister ship to the M. V. Britannic underway, unused color postcard, information about the ship printed on back, small upper corner crease, violet handstamp of Town Tours Files at the upper right front corner. After World War II, this ship brought many immigrants from England to New Zealand & Australia. $10.00 s(w)s(o)na

"M.V. KOTA BERLIAN" approximately 3.5 x 4.5 color photo (good focus & contrast) of the gearless cellular container vessel show alongside the Klog Toj at Bangkok Port, autograph of 2nd Officer R. Imran on the back, ship's straight-line handstamp in violet twice on the back, paste residue on back obscures little. Traded in South East Asia under the flag of Singapore. $7.00 ss(o)t& NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"MV 'Nahoon' -- 8812 dwt" side view of the container vessel from above, unused chrome post card, near mint. $2.50 s(o). Same postcard, but much more interesting, with master's name, nationality & address printed on the back plus the ship's violet handstamp adding additional details such as BHP & Panamanian registry. $5.00 s(o)

"M.V. Ocean Monarch and the Q.T.E.V. Queen of Bermuda / alongside the docks in Hamilton, Bermuda" unused chrome post card published by Bermuda Drug Company Ltd., numbered 99025A on back, corners rounded as issued, long corner bend, back unevenly toned, as is. $1.00 bs(o)

"m.v. Osiris" glossy photo giving a side view of her on an overcast day, as seen from another ship, bottom edge a bit wavy from a scissors trim. From a private collection of a seaman. The cargo ship was built by Barkmeijer Shipyards. Rare. $7.00 s(o)

"MV PATRIOT" photograph in color showing the ship underway, as seen from a high vantage point, ink from handstamp identifying the ship on both sides (front is reversed from stacking). The hull is a very dark blue, the funnel is mostly white; we have seen other images of this ship with different paint. $5.00 s(o)

      "m.v. Poinciana, / at Bermuda" showing the Dutch-built freighter from the side, near shore; unused real photo postcard, identification written on back is confirmed by magnification of the front view, trivial & tiny spots of toning on back. Later, when named the Jim Atria, she capsized & sank in the Miami River, and it is now a destination for divers. Rare: the only card of the ship we have ever seen in anyone's stock. Also included, a smaller & undoubtedly unique photo showing her front deck in high seas, captioned by the same hand on back "The m.v. Poinciana / Bad weather." $30.00 gets both items. bdfs(o) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

MV Scot Carrier, continental-size photo the box-shaped singledecker container ship: name prominent in the view, shown heavily loaded at a dock, from the Scotlline Limited fleet (Inverness port of Registry), 4 hinge remnants on the back. $7.50 s(o)s NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"m.v. Sea-Land Patriot / Anchored: Port Angeles, WA / May 12, 1994" showing the container ship at a distance, continental color photo on Kodak Royal paper from a seaman's collection, probably unique. $3.75. Same caption but a much closer view. $5.00. Both for $8.00. w(p)s(o) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"M.V. / SPERO (Ellerman's Wilson Line, Limited, Hull) / ENGLAND SWEDEN LINE" showing the ship underway, unused postcard, slightly longer than most continentals, wear on one short edge as a result. Very hard to find. $7.50 s(e)s(o)& NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"MV Star Eagle" showing her loaded with containers & underway, looking towards the box, color publicity card for the owner A/S Billabong dates to 1982 when she was new. Interesting & hard to find. $7.50 s(o)

    "M. V. STRAITS VENTURE" side view, photo on Fujicolor paper taken 28 April 1988 while anchored at Singapore Harbor, blue ship's handstamp on back supplies some statistics, autographed by the ship's master, size is approximately 3.5"x5", good focus & contrast, splotch of blue ink in the lower right front corner. Hard to find anything on this ship. $9.00 ss(o)

"M/V TYSON LYKES" showing an overhead view of the fully loaded Lykes Lines container ship, color photo on Kodak paper, good focus & contrast & composition, back handstamps in black supply 'Official No. 689183 / NEW YORK, N.Y.' When owned by Lykes Lines, also known as Lykes Brothers Steamship Company. Renamed Delaware Bay (1999) and Maersk Nevada (2006). $5.00 s(l)s(o) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "N. 21 - PORT-SAID - Entrée du Canal" showing a large two-funneled masted ship there, black & white with red caption, unused post card, small corner crease, light toning near the upper front edge. $9.00 (es(o))

"NATIONAL HELLENIC AMERICAN LINE // s/s 'QUEEN FREDERICA' (ex ATLANTIC)" official post card printed in Italy, exceptionally attractive colors, good edges. Sold to Chandris Lines in 1965. $5.00 gs(o)%

    "NAVIGAZIONE GENERALE ITALIANA / 'ROMA' / 32,580 G. R. TONS - 21 KNOTS PER HOUR / FOUR TURBINE SCREWS, OIL FUEL / NORTH AMERICA EXPRESS" showing her underway from the side, unused sepia-tone postcard, small corner crease, small smudge on back, otherwise attractive. The second ship of that name, converted to become aircraft carrier Aquila in 1940, seized by Germans in 1943, sunk at Genoa in 1945. $15.00 s(m)is(o) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"NEW S. S. UNITED STATES / Largest and most luxurious ship ever built in America / ..." Richkrome postcard with writing on the back, good edges. $2.50 s(o)

    "New Virgin Isle Hotel, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands" real photo with excellent contrast & Cunard line advertising on back, printed in USA. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50

    "N.G.I. / GENOVA // ITALY - NEW YORK / 10½ DAYS / LINE 'COLOMBO'" poster-style art in vertical format showing the ship & many seagulls on an unused postcard, minor edge wear, very light line on back from the production process. NGI stands for Navigazione Generale Italiana in Genoa. $7.00 s(o)pbi NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen Voyage of 1900. Menu postcards, concert programmes & other memorabilia from a voyage to New York City. Fresh and ready for framing. Join the elegants on-deck now! Sold recently, but we have kept their illustrated listings as an article because of their interest to collectors. Just use the hyperlink here to view it.

    "Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen. / Dampfer 'GROSSER KURFUERST', den 22 Juli 1910. / Bergen" viewing the Norwegian town from the sea, unused black & white post card, light album toning at the corners, faint internal crease near a bottom corner. The name of this ship is sometimes seen as Grosser Kurfürst. Just three years later the Grosser Kurfuerst saved 106 persons from the burning steamship Volturno during a heavy gale on the high seas (10 October 1913). $15.00 s(o)nd

    "Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen. / MS. 'Berlin'" signed art showing the ship from the side; unused postcard printed in Germany, fairly fresh. $7.50 s(o)

    "NORDD. LLOYD BREMEN / D. 'Neckar' / Kapitän Harassowitz." showing the captain & his ocean-going passenger & cargo vessel; black & white private mailing card mailed from the mid-Atlantic 16.7.06 by a passenger (interesting comments) with a 10-pfg German stamp (some other cancel details illegible) to a Miss Sterrett in Buffalo West Virginia, small corner crease, minor edge wear, rubber band mark across back, arrival markings at Buffalo NY on JUL 25. The New York Times shipping news of 4/27/04 spells the captain's name with two r's; so either they or the card is in error. Rare. $25.00 s(o)g(h)g(s)p

    "NORDLANDREISEN * HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE * NORTHERN CRUISES / KREML * MOSKAU / MOSCOW * THE KREMLIN / Printed in Germany" monochromatic dark green postcard mailed 1931, exceptionally informative pre-printed message from the ship Reliance as it arrived in New York City. Light cancel ink shows in the front sky & left front margin. Nice! $10.00 rs(o) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "NORDLANDREISEN * HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE * NORTHERN CRUISES / REVAL  Printed in Germany" picturing several horse-drawn wagons with the ramparts of the Danish castle Revele & Old Tallinn Estonia in the distance, monochromatic dark green postcard mailed 1931, exceptionally informative pre-printed message from the ship Reliance as it arrived in New York City. Faint album toning at the corners. Nice! $10.00 es(o)h

"N. S. SAVANNAH" black & white continental card showing a side view, all-over back details date to circa 1959 (because completion date projected at Spring 1960 actually occurred December of 1961). Only 4 nuclear-powered cargo ships were ever built, and this was one of them. $7.00 s(o)*

    "N. Y. K. LINE" intricately embossed color art on post card showing afternoon tea being served aboard one of their ocean liners, unused, trivial corner wear. Circa 1937. $35.00 s(o)i(r) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "N. Y. K. LINE" intricately embossed color art on postcard showing the children's room aboard one of their ocean liners, mailed JAN 3 1937 with Japanese 5-sen stamp (tied by Shanghai PAQUEBOT cancel) to Lebanon Pennsylvania. The view side is hard to find ... and so is the cancel! $50.00 s(o)c-cp NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "O.5" elegant Art Deco depicting a formal dining room, Red Star Line (their logo on back) post card circa 1925, unused, speckles of toning over the back, small bottom corner crease noticeable from the back, front is gorgeous. $50.00 s(o)s(r) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    Oceanic. Post card with a signed Frank Braynard sketch done in 1980, fresh appearance, unused. $4.50 (s(w)s(o)a)

    "ORIENT LINE S.S. ORSOVA. 12,000 TONS." sepia-tone post card dating to 1933, a few tiny toning spots on front, corner wear & rounding. After her registration in 1909, ports of call for this ocean liner included London, Gibraltar, Toulon, Sydney & Brisbane. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 s(o)s(o)%

"OSLOFJORD" with caption taken from the ship's name showing prominently, unused color postcard issued by the Norwegian America Line (NAL), envelope glue disturbance on back from a covered mailing, edges are good. Used by the Royal Navy as a troopship, it struck a mine on December 1 1940, with some loss of life & subsequent controversy (and propaganda) when it was not towed to the nearest port. Not to be confused with later ships which bore this name, she had two funnels. $20.00 s(m)s(o)d NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"P & O 'ARCADIA' / (29,734 gross tons) / P.I." a side view of the Peninsular & Oriental ocean liner underway on a cloudy day, unused continental postcard with good edges, 2 spots of slight discoloration on back. Necessarily pre-1960, when the P&O and Orient Lines merged. $5.00 s(p)s(o) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "P. & O. R.M.S. Kaisar-i-Hind, 11,500 Tons Gross. / India Mail and Passenger Service." with signed art, unused, toned front side edges. Registered in 1914, she serviced London and Bombay primarily. Later requisitioned for transport in World War I, she carried British, French & Indian troops. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 s(p)s(o)wi

    "PANAMA PACIFIC LINER 'MONGOLIA' black & white postcard on yellowish paper, company issued, pertinent information of back, unused, trivial edge wear, lightly toned back. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 277% of original area) & enhanced 120-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.75

    "Paquebot 'FRANCE'. - Galeries des Arts et le Salon Mauresque. / Moorish reception room and gallery." sepia-tone carte postale mailed 1926 at Le Havre to Ohio, minor edge wear, toning in the front borders, tiny corner crease. $8.50 s(o)i

"Paquete 'PRINCIPE PERFEITO'" showing a side view of her underway near shore, unused postcard from Companhia Nacional de Navegação, excellent condition. Regular service was from Portugal to South Africa & Mozambique. $3.50 ps(o) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"PASSENGER CAPACITY 780 / SPEED 19 KNOTS PER HOUR // P. & O. TURBINE PASSENGER STEAMSHIP 'FLORIDA' // 287 FEET LONG / 54 FEET WIDE" unused advertising post card from the company, near mint condition. $10.00 s(p)s(o)

"Partenreederei TMS 'LENG' / M/T 'LENG  built 1986  Signal letters: DDOU / ..." approximately 6"x8" color foldout showing a side view of the double-hull tanker in ice, back filled with many detailed specifications--volumes, brands of pumps, nautical equipment, auxiliary engines, etc. Hard to find & exceptionally interesting. Attractive; quality printing. (2 available) $10.00 each. s(o) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "P.-D. Watussi / Woermann-Linie, Hamburg // FERIENFAHRTEN DER DEUTSCHEN AFRIKA-LINIEN" showing her from the side, underway, flying the Nazi flag; black & white continental postcard, minor wear at two corners not into the image, annotation in right front margin points out the Nazi flag. Rare. $20.00 s(o)n NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"PORT OF SACRAMENTO / Sacramento-Yolo Port District, California, opened / July, 1963 ..." prominently showing the M/V Bel Pareil taking on cargo, unused chrome postcard, Dexter Press 1964 copyright, good edges, top back edge has a little dark toning. The ship operated out of US & Canadian ports, and crossed the Pacific to destinations such as Korea. $5.00 c(s)s(o)

"PORT-SAID / Embarquement de charbons au bord / d'un bateau" showing coal being loaded by stevedores aboard the Hamburg American Line SILESIA (name plainly visible), unused color carte postale from Ephtimios Frères in Port Said, a little light toning along the bottom back edge, minor edge wear. $10.00 es(o)p

"PRESIDENT MONROE / APL C-9 Class, 860 Feet Length / ...In Transpacific service / California to Japan and China" showing the container ship from above, unused chrome postcard, numbered 110258 on the back, round indentation near center of the card. The APL in the caption stands for American President Lines, of course. During World War II a smaller ship named President Monroe saw  military service as AP-104 and then was returned to APL in 1946.  $2.25 s(o)s(a)

PRINZESS IRENE OF THE NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD (NDL) LINE

Seven real photo postcards, documenting a transatlantic voyage, with the ship sometimes referred to as Princess Irene in the captions for the English-speaking passengers. The year is 1912, which we get from all 7 captions. We see: a group of well-dressed male passengers standing by a ship life raft (upper left), a man & woman reclining in solitude between lifeboats with bilingual "No admittance" sign (2 similar but different--upper right & lower right), deck with several passengers & funnels & rigging (middle middle), the wake of the ship (lower left), a well-dressed couple near two large funnels (middle left), and a view from the forecastle including 2 smokestacks (middle right).

During World War I the Prinzess Irene became the USS Pocahontas, a US Navy transport ship. After that war she sailed again under a German flag for NDL.

All 7 real photos sold but still available for scholarly study & research as enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scans in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 each, or all 7 for $10.00 s(o)s(m)

"P. T. Andhika Lines" 2 cards each showing a different ship in color from the side, each size approximately 3.5"x4", names of the ships show and may yield to magnification, one of the 8 edges is rough. An Indonesian shipping company. Both for $5.00 is(o)

PT. Trikora 'Palembang': photo with a close-up of the ocean-going ship on hand-made continental size Christmas card, the kind exchanged as a courtesy between ship officers far from home, not often seen & always treasured. Small staple holes in the border, probably once attaching the card to a handwritten note. $7.50 is(o)c& NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"Q. T. E. V. QUEEN OF BERMUDA / 22,552 Gross Tons…" chrome post card with pertinent information of back, from Dexter Press, unused. Sailed for the Furness Lines. $2.50 (s(o)s(f)). Similar, except published by Picture Point Publications, toning near one back edge. $1.75 s(o)s(f)

    "Quaint View, St. Thomas" striking real photo with short Cunard Line ad on back, printed in USA, 4-cent stamped but unused. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50

    "Red Star Line / New York - Antwerp // S. S. Vaderland / SS. ZEELAND ON THE SCHELDT / ANTWERP // AMERICAN LITHO. CO., N.Y." with lithographed art in color showing it with a tug & several small masted ships nearby; private mailing card with undivided back & paper browning evenly with age, very late usage, two small creases weaken an upper corner, a little toning near the bottom right front corner. The Red Star Line ship Vaderland was chartered to the American Line. Later renamed Southland and used as a troopship (HMT Zeeland) , she was torpedoed off the Irish coast in June 1917. Nice! $18.50 s(r)s(a)s(o)s(m)p NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"REEFER MANGGIS / NASSAU" Kodak photo showing the refrigerator cargo ship at a distance, ship's handstamp in black on back supplies a few details, approximately 3.5"x5" in color. The former Wild Gannet registered in 1977, it was sold to Singapore in 1983. $3.75 ss(o)

    RHMS AMERIKANIS (Greek Registry) on an unused continental post card. Just a little corner & edge wear. $2.50

"r.h.m.s. Queen Frederica / CHANDRIS LINES" with signed art showing a side view of the ocean liner underway; unused postcard of the National Hellenic American Line, minor wear at one corner, otherwise fresh. Necessarily dates to 1965 - 1973. $5.00 gs(o)

"RICKMER RICKMERS" continental card with glossy color photo showing the 3-masted bark moored at Hamburg Germany to serve as a museum, apparently one half of what once was a greeting card. Having a long history, she previously sailed as the Portuguese Navy training ship NRP Sagres, winning the Tall Ships' Race in 1958. $5.00 gs(m)s(o)p

    "R.M.(sic) CELTIC / 20,904 TONNAGE, 700 FT. LENGTH, 754 FT. BREADTH, 13,000 I.H.P." real photo postcard from C. W. Hunt & Co., very late usage at Edenton Ohio (2 different cancels clearly struck, one ties a 1955 rehabilitation seal), slight curl to the paper, one corner multiply creased but not into image, long surface crack in the glossy finish. The caption should read R.M.S. Celtic, which was registered to the White Star Line in 1901. This ill-fated ship saw 17 people aboard die as a result of a mine in 1917, then torpedoed in 1918 with a loss of 6 souls & finally run aground off Queenstown in 1928. $25.00 s(w)s(o)di-o

Same postcard as above. Torn in half, taped together both sides, then mailed (!) 1956 at Hibbard Indiana. Couple of surface cracks in the glossy finish, as is. $2.00 s(w)s(o)di

    "R. M. S. Canada" underway & moving to the viewer's right, color postcard published by C. W. Hunt & Co. (British manufacture), minor corner wear & rounding, couple tiny spots of toning in the sky, toned back. Transatlantic crossings connected Liverpool to Boston, Halifax & Quebec. A troopship during the Boer War, later accommodated German prisoners during World War I. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 s(d)wps(o)

    "R.M.S. / Celtic" color post card with 3 flags (US, UK & White Star) in the border, mild corner wear & rounding. Attractive & uncommon. The ocean liner wrecked & broke up at Roche's Point, Cobh Ireland, in 1928. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 s(w)s(o)di

RMS Mauretania (1907). Clear Aug 1 1932 PAQUEBOT cancel on 1-1/2-d British stamp franking real photo postcard of the Cunard ship RMS Mauretania to Ohio, message from a passenger who was about to arrive there, a little curl to the paper (no problem in an album), a little wear along one short edge, upper corner crease tangential to image & missing the stamp. $6.50 s(c)s(o)-p

"R.M.S.P. 'ARAGUAYA' (TWIN SCREW 17,500 TONS DISPLACEMENT)" signed drawing on monochromatic blue postcard, pertinent information of back about its trans-Atlantic routes, lightly toned back, light toning on front which coincidentally looks like smoke coming from its stack. This ship was registered in 1905 to the Royal Mail Line. $15.00 s(r)s(o)m! Please see Royal Mail Lines for other such ships.

    "R.M.S.P. 'OHIO'" with signed Kenneth D. Shoesmith art within a black border showing her amidst several sailing vessels, postcard printed in England for the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (logo on back), back paper browning evenly with age, a little album toning noticeable in the front borders. This full-size card is printed with the image at a noticeable tilt compared to the edges. $35.00 s(r)s(o)a(s) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

RMSP Ohio (1923). "R.M.S.P. 'OHIO' HAMBURG." with signed Kenneth D. Shoesmith art within a black border, postcard printed in England for the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (logo on back), back paper browning evenly with age. This ocean liner sailed for the Royal Mail Lines. $40.00 s(r)s(o)a(s)& NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    KENNETH D. SHOESMITH. "R.M.S.P. "OHIO" NEW YORK." with signed art within a black border, post card printed in England for the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (logo on back), back paper browning evenly with age, a little album toning noticeable in the front borders. This full-size card is printed with the image at a noticeable tilt compared to the edges. This ocean liner sailed for the Royal Mail Lines. $35.00 s(r)s(o)a(s) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

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"SABLÉ. - Vue sure la Sarthe, Arrivée du vapeur d'Angers / Edition  J. Malicot, phot., Sablé-sur-Sarthe" showing the arrival of the river steamboat from Angers, with a church in the background; black & white post card, unused, green back with slight browning near its edges, faint small corner bend, mild wear at 3 corners. $4.50 fs(r)

    "Sally Albatross" peel-off sticker in color showing a side view of the ship that cruised the Baltic Sea, size of a regular postcard, excellent condition. The naming of this ship & its color schemes are somewhat confusing, so we show a scan here. (2 available) $2.50 each. s(o)

SAL (Swedish America Line) Lena, freighter ship seen from the side, underway near a dock; glossy photo on Mitsubishi Colored Paper, slightly larger that regular size. Hard to find! $7.50 ss(o) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"S. A. WATERBERG - OFF CAPE TOWN."  showing a side view of the container ship fully loaded & underway near shore; continental postcard captioned on back by the ship's Captain Iain A. Ross, personally autographed by him, violet boxed ship's handstamp supplying ship statistics applied neatly. Nice! Built in 1979 & operated by Safmarine Container Lines NV, it was renamed Maersk Constantia in 2001. $10.00 s(o)g(r)s NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"Schnelldampfer 'Pretoria / DEUTSCHE AFRIKA-LINIEN / HAMBURG'" showing her near shore with 2 tugs nearby, unused real photo post card, excellent condition, good edges. $5.00 s(o)

    "SEA-LAND PATRIOT / WILMINGTON DEL." approximately 3.5"x5" color photo with our caption taken from the clearly legible stern, showing the contained ship fully loaded with 2 tugs nearby the dock, good focus & contrast. Back annotation: 'June 1991 / Kaohsiung, Taiwan / Taken From / S.S. Sealand Reliance /. E. L. Parker, Master'. Rare: the only image of this ship we have ever seen in anyone's stock. $12.50 ts(o)d NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"SEAWARD" showing a side view of the Norwegian Cruise Line ship underway, with some small boats nearby, from a photo by P. Asenjo; unused continental post card in excellent condition. $1.50 s(o)p

    "'SERIALITY' - AT MALTA" signed art depicting the ship, unused continental post card from F. T. Everard & Sons Ltd., with their contact information printed on back. Nice. $3.75 ms(o)

    "SHINOBU SHIPPING CO., LTD. // M/T CHANNEL DRAGON // NASSAU BAHAMA(sic)" quality color photo of the crude oil tanker at sea, size approximately 3.5"x5" on Kodak professional paper. Seldom offered. $5.00 s(o)b NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"SKIPPER MOST / SVENDBORG" continental photo in color showing the Danish ship at Miragoane Haiti on 1 December 1990, good focus & composition, glossy finish. Rare. $15.00 hs(o)

    "Smoking Room of Cunard R.M.S. 'CARONIA'" unsigned quality art in color, unused postcard, one corner with 2 small creases, lightly toned back. Rare. $50.00 si(m)s(c)s(o) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"SOMMELSDYK" showing the freighter sailing toward the viewer's left, caption taken from the name on the bow; black & white postcard, unused, Holland-America Line logo on the back, small ding in the bottom edge. Probably their second ship of this name, rather than the first which burned in 1910. $9.50 s(h)s(o)

"SOUTH MOLTON LTD. // M.V. / ALBA // (NASSAU)" approximately 3.5"x6" glossy photo on German paper, with the ship's handstamp on back serving as our caption here. View of the container ship is from a distance including a tug servicing her on a sunny day. From a seaman's private collection. One edge is a little wavy, probably from a scissors trim. Hard to find! $5.00 s(o) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"S.S. African Endeavor --Farrrell Lines -- S.S. African Enterprise" showing a side view of her underway, black & white postcard numbered E-14044 on back, minor toning on back, bottom corners with small creases not easily seen from the front. Served US ports & South Africa, East Africa & West Africa. Hard to find. $15.00 s(f)s(o)

"S. S. Agamemnon" shown in vertical format with a tug nearby, sailing toward the viewer; circa 1917 black & white postcard, unused, small corner crease, several spots of light toning on the back. First a trans-Atlantic ocean liner with a speed record to her credit, she was seized just after the outbreak of World War I. She served first as a barracks ship, and then a troop transport, with the name change coming in September 1917. We have seen several images of her on the Internet, but this particular view is not among them. $15.00 s(m)s(o) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "SS American Forester / One of 44 fast modern C-2 type cargo ships, owned / and operated by the United States Lines. ..." art on color postcard showing the ship underway, mailed January 1959 (BRIGHTON & HOVE SUSSEX A machine cancel ties 8-d Great Britain stamp) to Michigan, tiny corner crease, another corner with a small crease. Interesting typed message from passenger. $4.00 s(u)s(o)

    SS American Scout. "S.S. American Scout  United States Lines" showing her from the side on a cloudy day, unused Kodak real photo postcard, image a bit dark but still with details, tiny bottom corner bend, other bottom corner with a small crease not into the image, otherwise fresh appearance. $10.00 s(u)s(o)

    "S.S. ARCADIA, P. & O. LINE / 29,734 GROSS TONS LENGTH 687 FT. BEAM 90 FT. SPEED 22½ KNOTS" signed J. Nicholson art showing the passenger liner underway, unused color post card, printed & published by J. Salmon Ltd., numbered 5265 on back, excellent condition with good edges. In service 1954 to 1979. $5.00 s(p)s(o)a

"S.S. Argentina Star" with a side view of the refrigerated cargo / passenger liner underway, early black-hull days & no funnel 'top hat'; unused real photo post card with details about route & 3 sister ships on back, printed in Britain, trivial wear to the bottom corners, tiny spots of light toning in caption area are probably from the production process. $12.00 s(b)s(o)

    "S. S. ARISTIDIS(sic)" with name of the SS Aristides misspelled in caption, a Danish merchant marine vessel that participated in the Greenland convoys during World War II. Unused Kodak real photo postcard, light toning near the stamp box, slight curl to the paper. Very hard to find! $25.00 s(o)dg NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"S.S. ARKADIA  GREEK LINE" in port, side view, overcast day; unused Kodak real photo postcard, very small & light toning on back possibly from the production process, just a bit low in contrast. Necessarily taken 1958 - 1966. Registered to the Arcadia Steamship Company. Previous names: Monarch of Bermuda (for Furness Bermuda Line), and New Australia. $10.00 s(o)gs(f)%

    SS Borneo, side view at a dock, real photo the size of a regular postcard, from a sailor's collection, name & details available from sharp focus, well-composed to fill the image area. The Straits Times of 21 January 1924 has a sailing for her to Hamburg for the Holland and Hamburg Freight Service. Rare: the only image of any type we have ever seen of her in anyone's stock. $20.00 s(o) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

   "S. S. CHOLOMA, UNITED FRUIT CO." with a side view looking towards shore, unused Kodak sepia-tone real photo postcard, small corner bend not into the image, contrast somewhat low. Formerly the Phoebe Knot it sailed for its new company from 1945 - 1955 (when it was renamed Aguascalientes). Rare. $20.00 s(u)s(o) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"S.S. City of Agra ~ Ellerman & Bucknall Lines" unused Kodak real photo postcard showing the large cargo vessel from the side, underway. Slight curl to the paper, very light toning on back, image a bit dark. Rare: the only postcard we have ever seen of it in anyone's stock at any time. $25.00 s(e)s(o)&%

"S.S. Exbrook, at Boston" seen at some distance from the side in the harbor; unused Kodak real photo postcard, low contrast, slight curl to the paper, glossy finish. Sailed for the American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines. Rare: the only postcard we have ever seen of it in anyone's stock at any time. $25.00 s(a)s(o)m

"S. S. Florida Nassau Cruise / P. & O. Steamship Co., Miami, Florida" unused linen post card with deep color, back discolored slightly in printing process, still-fresh appearance. $4.50

"S. S. Fort St. George, Bermuda" showing her in a side view, underway near shore; color postcard mailed at Hamilton Bermuda (2-1/2-d & 1/2-d stamps) 12 FEB 1912 to Robert Needs in Cleveland Ohio by his mother, noticeable edge wear, small spots of toning on back. A scarce postcard of a Furness West Indies Line ship. The best collection of British Commonwealth shipping that we have ever seen had no example of it. s(f)s(o)g(n)b& NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"ss INDEPENDENCE // American Export / Isbrandtsen Lines // ss CONSTITUTION" an overhead view of the ocean liner in vertical format, unused letter card with a lot of printed information about the ships, light toning on address side & the interior, slightly imperfect fold gives the impression of wear but there is very little on that edge, 2 rounded corners as issued. $3.00 s(a)s(o)

    "S. S. 'Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse'  Ankunft u. Anbordgehen d. Passagiere / Momentaufnahme u. Verlag v. W. Wander & Sohn, Geestemünde." loading passengers, unused black & white Postkarte, album impressions at the front corners, two areas of album paste residue on back obscure nothing. good edges. This Norddeutscher Lloyd ocean liner was sunk in World War I (at the battle of Rio de Oro) when acting as an armed merchant cruiser. Hard to find! $25.00 s(o)s(m)r NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

SS Kaiser Wilhelm II. "S. S. Agamemnon" shown in vertical format with a tug nearby, sailing toward the viewer; circa 1917 black & white postcard, unused, small corner crease, several spots of light toning on the back. First a trans-Atlantic ocean liner with a speed record to her credit, she was seized just after the outbreak of World War I. She served first as a barracks ship, and then a troop transport, with the name change coming in September 1917. We have seen several images of her on the Internet, but this particular view is not among them. $15.00 s(m)s(o)

"S. S. LA PROVENCE" with 2 older ships & 2 unidentified male portraits within an oval, color multiview postcard, tape repair to both sides of a half-inch tear at the top, small scrape on back, upper corner crease, noticeable wear to bottom edge, as is. $2.50 s(o)& NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

      "ss LEILANI / ... / Frequent sailings between California and Hawaii" side view of her passing under a long bridge, unused advertising postcard in excellent condition. In 1956 Textron (!) bought the converted troop transport ship, formed the Hawaiian Steamship Company Limited (Pacific Far East Line Inc. the agent), & lost about $6 million in subsequent years before scuttling her. SOLD RECENTLY hs(o)s(h)

"'S. S. Leviathan'" postcard mailed 1929 in US (2-cent coil stamp), interesting pertinent information of back includes words 'practically unsinkable', soft corners, light cancel ink on front. $6.00 s(o)s(u)%

"S. S. Lurline in Honolulu Harbor. / Photo Courtesy Hawaii Visitors Bureau" unused postcard with saturated colors, minor wear to the bottom corners. $4.00 s(m)s(o)h& NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"SS LURLINE -- MATSON LINES LUXURY LINER / One of the smartest, most beautifully appointed vessels / afloat." Chrome post card mailed 1966 from Hawaii, two tiny pinholes, minor edge wear, small corner crease, tiny scrape in cloud. $1.50 s(m)s(o)*%

"S. S. Manhattan United States Lines" color art, printed in USA, unused postcard, pertinent information of back about this transatlantic liner, minor wear at corners. $6.50 ss

"SS MARIPOSA -- Matson Lines Luxury Liner" with a side view of the ship, unused lithographed post card with detailed information on back--size, accommodations, Pacific ports of call, etc. Excellent condition with good edges. $3.50 s(o)

"S. S. MARIPOSA - S. S. MONTEREY" black & white continental advertising card showing the Matson Lines Mariposa with 3 tugs nearby, detailed information explaining the difference between the ships & showing an Australia-New-Zealand-US route map all over the back, tiny bends at 2 corners. $3.50 s(m)s(o) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "S. S. MIAMI" with 2 stacks & 2 masts, underway; color post card, undivided back era, one corner with a tiny crease, another corner creased twice but faintly, a little cancel ink in bottom message area, light toning in the front sky, wear noticeable at bottom corners. Writer's message: 'The boat we went to Havana on.' Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 s(o)

    "S.S. 'NIEUW AMSTERDAM', 24,667 Gross Reg. Tons" company-issued [Holland-America Line] chrome postcard, fresh appearance & good edges. Nice! Ship was registered in 1983. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 s(h)s(o)

      "S. S. NITTA MARU, N. Y. K. New Liner. / 16,500 Gross Tons" with a side view underway near a city, large violet backstamp reads 'SOUVENIR OF THE VOYAGE / 1940 / S.S. NITTA MARU N.Y.K. LINE", unused post card includes Japanese captioning, trivial wear at one corner, otherwise fairly fresh. Launched May 1939, this luxury trans-Pacific luxury liner was sold to the Imperial Japanese Navy in February 1941 which converted her into the Taiyö-class escort carrier Chuyo. During World War II, it carried prisoners of war (including from Wake Island & from the sinking of submarine USS Sculpin). In the fall of 1942 she was converted into an escort aircraft carrier. On 4 December 1943 it was torpedoed multiple times close to Hachijo Island, and sank with loss of about 1250 lives, including 20 of the prisoners of war on board. $200.00 s(o)js(m) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "S / S 'NORMANDIE'" showing the trans-Atlantic liner from above, real photo, printed in France, unused. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50

"SS PRESIDENTs FILLMORE, McKINLEY, / TAFT and VAN BUREN, four of American / President Lines' fleet of container ships with / luxurious accommodations for twelve passengers..." unused chrome post card from Mike Roberts Color Productions, excellent condition. $2.50 s(a)s(o)%

    "S. S. PRESIDENT HOOVER  S. S. PRESIDENT COOLIDGE" unused post card showing the ship underway, Dollar Steamship Lines logo on lightly toned back, trivial edge wear. Both ships were ill-fated. The President Coolidge was a luxury cruise liner that became a military ship during World War II; it sank with loss of 2 lives off Vanuatu while it was serving as a troopship. The President Hoover was mistakenly bombed by Nationalist Chinese on 30 August 1937, with one life lost. After repairs, she ran hard aground off Formosan Samasana Island (now Green Island) on 11 December 37, becoming a total loss. $20.00 s(d)s(o)s(m)vtd NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

SS REPUBLIC. "Maritime Mobile / W6GRF" QSL postcard mailed 1950 from Philadelphia, fixing position at sea with longitude & latitude. $3.00

    "ss 'Resolute' / Welcome to Taihoku" violet cachet on a viewcard showing a temple in the city now called Taipei. After WWII this was one of the largest passenger ships afloat. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 s(o)t

"S.S. 'RYNDAM' 15,015 Gross Reg. Tons / A New Concept in Tourist Travel" postcard printed in the Netherlands for the Holland-America Line, unused, bottom corner bend not easily noticed from the front. Routine sailings were between Rotterdam and New York City. Later named the Copa Casino, she sank 16 March 2003 of the coast of the Dominican Republic. $12.00 s(o)dd6

    "S. S. SANTA MONICA  S. S. SANTA CLARA  S. S. SANTA SOFIA" unused postcard showing one of these cargo-passenger ships which sailed to Colombia & Venezuela, excellent condition. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 s(g)s(o)

"s. s. STELLA MARIS / Sun Line" signed art showing the luxury Greek liner from the side, underway; unused postcard printed in Italy, light toning at one back corner, trivial wear at another corner. $3.75 s(o)

    "S. S. UNITED STATES--WORLD'S FASTEST LINER" color post card mailed at Southampton 7 APR 1957 (almost complete PAQUEBOT / POSTED AT SEA cancel), small corner bend, a little cancel ink in the sky. Set trans-Atlantic speed records eastbound & westbound on her maiden voyage in 1952 for the United States Lines. $3.00 ss(o)s(u). Same but not mailed, a little light toning in the left front border. $2.50 ss(o)s(u) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "States Steamship Company's advanced Mariner- / class white cargoliner. Length 565 feet, .. / ... / serve Japan, Korea, Okinawa, Taiwan, Hong Kong, / ..." with a side view near shore; unused color postcard,  black handstamp of the 'S.S. WASHINGTON / STEAM 288603 / STATES STEAMSHIP COMPANY' well-struck in the back message area, excellent condition. Hard to find! You may know her better as the third Moore & McCormack Company Mormacwave, or the United States Line Mormacwave. $15.00 s(s)s(m)s(u)s(o)

"STEENBORG" with large RMS on her pale blue hull, underway; 3.5"x5" color photo with good focus & contrast. Hard to find. $10.00 s(o) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"SUN / LINE m / s Stella Solaris" post card printed in Italy, 2 corner creases. $2.00

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"SWEDISH AMERICAN LINE - GOTHENBURG DIRECT NEW YORK / REGULAR CALLS AT COPENHAGEN, BREMERHAVEN AND HALIFAX" showing the MS Kungsholm facing right, as seen from the water with the skyline of a large city in the background; postcard mailed 1958 from Sweden to the US, message in French, minor corner & edge wear, couple tiny spots in the sky. $3.25 s(o)s

    "SWEDISH AMERICAN LINE - GOTHENBURG DIRECT NEW YORK / REGULAR CALLS AT COPENHAGEN, BREMERHAVEN AND HALIFAX" showing the MS Kungsholm sailing  right as seen from above, post card mailed 1959 to Pennsylvania (clear violet SWEDISH-AMERICAN LINE POSTED ON BOARD m/S KUNGSHOLM hand cancel tied to one of the 2 Swedish stamps, the other stamp's cancel is black & not entirely readable), several tiny speckles of cancel ink in the water, minor edge wear. $3.25 s(o)-s. Same, but unused, trivial wear to the bottom edge. $3.50 s(o)

    "SWEDISH AMERICAN LINERS / KUNGSHOLM-GRIPSHOLM" color postcard, printed in Sweden, signed Bratt art unused, minor edge wear. $6.00 s(o)s. Another example, better edges but faint album mount toning at both sides of 2 corners. Shown. s(o)s

"SWEDISH AMERICAN LINERS / KUNGSHOLM-GRIPSHOLM" black & white post card, printed in Sweden, unused, long shallow scrape on back. $1.50 s(o)s

    "SWIMMING POOL - S.S. SANTA ROSA" showing several passengers & a couple of large umbrellas at its edge, sepia-tone real photo postcard, mailed 15 JUN 1935 (almost complete but inverted Barranquilla slogan machine cancel ties 1-c & 2-c stamps), 2 tiny corner bends, small light toning spot in right front border. Ship was registered to Grace Lines. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 s(g)ss(o)-c

    "The new flagship / s.s. ROTTERDAM - 38,645 gross tons" with a side view of the ship underway, unused chrome post card, rubber band mark vertically over the back, good edges & fresh colors. Sailed 1959 - 1997, then sold to Premier Cruises (when she became the SS Rembrandt). $3.00 s(h)s(o)

"The new passenger liners BRASIL and ARGEN- / TINA, owned by Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc.; ..." as seen from above, postcard numbered 18692 on back, slight wear to the top edge, a little scribble at the bottom of the back may not erase. $2.00 s(m)s(o). Same, except no scribble, minor edge wear & small light spot of toning in back address area. $2.00 s(m)s(o)

"THE NORWAY // NORWEGIAN / CRUISE LINE" with a side view of the ship underway, unused continental post card in excellent condition, saturated colors, 2000 copyright. Once the world's largest cruise ship, this liner was severely damaged by fire while docked at Miami in May 2003, and was later to be scrapped in India. $3.75 s(o)f(m) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "THE SS PRESIDENTS CLEVELAND AND WILSON / offer all the fun and enjoyment of the very finest ..." unused lithographed postcard, mild corner & edge wear. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 s(a)s(o)

"The Union-Castle R.M.S. 'ARUNDEL CASTLE' / (19,216 tons)" unused color continental photogravure postcard published by J. Arthur Dixon, excellent condition. Two funnels. $5.00 s(u)s(o)*c

    "The White Star Line / S.S. 'Celtic' at Naples" unused color post card with undivided back, back toned unevenly, minor corner wear, two noticeable spots of toning in the bottom front border. $17.50 s(w)is(o) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"THORSCAPE" showing the cargo ship at a dock with containers on deck, color Kodak photo with ship's handstamp on back in black, Master's autograph above it, focus a bit fuzzy. Sailed for CCAL (Christensen Canadian African Lines). Hard to find: the best British Commonwealth shipping collection we ever saw (and bought!) did not contain an example. $10.00 s(c)s(o)

"This ship is trading between Finland and W. European harbours with forest products (mainly reels of paper). The 'Forte' is from the Ro-Ro type with a ramp after and a side door ..." continental color photo with a side view of the ship in ice, annotated in detail on its back & signed by its Captain, A. de Granf. Nice! $12.50 lfs(o)

    "TK/HB9ASZ/P" Cap Cavallo QSL viewcard used 1989 by operator Bernie W. Pfander, view of the large NAVARMA Lines ferry Moby Blu (ex Free Enterprise II) in monochromatic blue , RNARS & RSGB logos in black, excellent condition. The Moby Blu connected the Corsican port of  Bastia to the Italian coast. The company name is sometimes seen spelled NAV.AR.MA. $3.50 cs(o) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

'T/n. 'LEONARDO DA VINCI' (33,340 tonn. s. l.) / LINEA ESPRESSO MEDITERRANEO - NORD AMERICA" unused post card with a side view, when black-hulled; printed for the Italia Line, near mint condition. $7.00 s(o)

"To Europe from St. Law- / rence, a sealike river" well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1964 from Monticello Indiana. Funnels in dark yellow with 6 white & red checkerboard decoration, light cancel in sky. $2.00 s(o)

    "TRANS - PACIFIC PASSENGER SERVICE / M. S. 'HIKAWA MARU' 11,632 GROSS TONS / N. Y. K. LINE" showing a side view of the ocean liner underway, unused chrome postcard in excellent condition. Known as 'the Queen of the Pacific', she was used by Jews fleeing Nazi persecution via Japan in 1941. $10.00 s(o)jj NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"T.S. 'BREMEN' 32335 GRT / Flagship of NORTH GERMAN LLOYD" post card mailed 1962 from Bremen to Texas, one corner creased twice, minor edge wear. $2.50 s(o). Same but unused, excellent condition. $3.25 s(o)

    "T. S. DROTTNINGHOLM / SVENSKA AMERIKA LINIEN / SWEDISH AMERICAN LINE" underway, with a tugboat in the foreground, unused color brevkort printed in Sweden. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 s(o)s

"TS HANSEATIC  25 300 BRT GRT / Deutsche Atlantik Linie - German Atlantic Line" with a side view of the passenger ship underway on a sunny day, unused continental post card printed in Germany & numbered 4668 on back, one corner creased twice (one tiny, both in sky), tiny nick at the top edge. This is the second TS Hanseatic: one funnel, 1973 - 2001. In later years she was renamed: Doric, Royal Odyssey, Regent Sun, and then Sun. It sank off the coast of South Africa in deep waters while under tow. $5.00 s(o)g

"t/s Prince Charles // Dover-Ostend Line" showing it underway as viewed from above, unused color post card printed in Belgium, fairly fresh. $4.00 s(o)

    "T.S.S. 'Monowai.'" showing a side view of her underway, captioned real photo with excellent composition & contrast, hand annotations on otherwise blank back supply some history. This ship was owned by the Union Steamship Company of New Zealand. Built in 1933 at Greenock by Harland & Woolfe, it saw service during World War II as HMNZS Monowai, an armed merchant cruiser, and later as a landing ship & troopship. Rare: the best collection of British Commonwealth ships we ever saw (and purchased!) had no image of her. SOLD RECENTLY ns(u)s(m)s(o) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"T.s.s. QUEEN ANNA MARIA / T.s.s. Olympia" unused postcard showing both ships as seen from above, printed in Italy for the Greek Line, excellent condition. $4.00 s(o)

      T. S. S. Caledonia (1904). Letter card with 5 panels--the 2 shown here including detailed information about the ship & 3 attached supplementary interior multiviews (each postcard size), a little writing on the back (as intended) dates to 1936, sepia-tone on yellowish-brown paper, light toning, surprisingly little wear at the folds. Multiviews show the first-class smoking room, dining room, lounge & cabin de luxe; tourist class dining room, smoking room & lounge; & third-class smoking room, writing room & lounge, One-stop shopping for this ship, which was lost in World War I. Letter card sold, but the 5 panels thumbnailed above are still available for scholarly study & research as enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scans in .jpg or .tif format. $3.00 total. s(a)s(o)%

    "T.S.S. SARASVATI" showing a side view of it underway, black & white post card with B. S. N. Co. Ld. crest on back, 3 ps. Indian elephant stamp tied by Bombay R. M. S. 10 VIII 51 PAQUEBOT favor cancel, a little cancel ink in the front sky Y lower border. Most unusual. $7.50 s(o)-ip

T. S. S. TRANSYLVANIA. color art postcard, red ad for National Tours to the North Cape and Bermuda on the back, minor corner wear & rounding, writing on back. $6.50

    "Turbo Electric Liner ORIENTE" white-border era post card, Lumitone Photoprint, unused, light toning on back. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg (144,903 bytes) or .tif format. The ship was registered in 1930 to the New York & Cuba Mail Steamship Company. $1.50 (s(n)s(o))

    "Union-Castle Line to South and East Africa / The Union-Castle Royal Mail Steamer 'Pretoria Castle' 28,625 tons" side view in sepia-tones, before its remarkable transformation into the armed merchant cruiser HMS Pretoria Castle (F61); one corner creased twice but not into the image, otherwise quite a fresh postcard. Only seen this way for about 1 year -- October 12 1938 - October 1939; would be the hardest part of a great before-and-after display. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 s(u)s(o)s(m)

    "UNITED AMERICAN LINES INC. / On board the triple-screw steamer / 'RELIANCE'" unused post card with trivial corner wear, back paper browning evenly with age, otherwise fairly fresh. $13.00 s(u)s(o)

"UNITED STATES LINES / S. S. 'LEVIATHAN'" sepia-tone image within a white border, unused postcard, heavily toned bottom edge & corners. $4.75 *

    "UNITED STATES LINES / S. S. 'LEVIATHAN'" postcard in yellow & black within a white border, pertinent information on the back, quite fresh. After she was renamed (originally Vaterland of the Hamburg-Amerika Line) in June 1923. $6.50 s(u)s(o)*#

    "UNITED STATES LINES  S. S. PRESIDENT HARDING  U. S. GOVERNMENT SHIP" with signed Willy Stöwer art depicting it passing the Statue of Liberty, postcard mailed 1923 via United States Sea Post Office to Charles E. Bost in Springfield Ohio by his nephew Roy, very light toning on back, small corner crease partially in the caption area. $9.50 s(u)s(o)a(s)n(s)g(b) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    Unused oval luggage tag for the NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD BREMEN line, 2 heavy creases, circa 1908. $5.00 s(m)s(o) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "U. S. S. Imperator." a side view underway, during her brief (3 months during 1919) US Navy service bringing troops home after World War I. Unused sepia-tone Azo (triangles both ways) real photo, tiny bend at one corner, 4 short linear marks in the sky, tiny ding in the top edge. More often seen as a transatlantic passenger ship, she was for a time the largest of that type (after the Titanic sank), beginning life as the SS Imperator for the Hamburg America Line. Later she became the RMS Berengaria for the Cunard Line. $40.00 s(m)s(c)s(o)w

"USSR baltic state steamship line -- Regular passenger / sailings -- Leningrad-London on turboelectric ship / 'Baltika" art on unused continental postcard, heavy creases detract, as is. The historic ship was once named Vyasheslav Molotov, prior to is 1957 - 1968 service from which this dates. The name of the owning company is more correctly the Baltic Shipping Company of Leningrad. $1.75 rs(o)

"VAPOR MERCANTE ARMADO PASANDO LAS EXCLUSAS DE PEDRO MIGUEL, CANAL DE PANAMÁ / ARMED MERCHANT VESSEL PASSING PEDRO MIGUEL LOCKS, PANAMA CANAL" white-border era post card from booklet, crease & wear at one corner, tiny ding on one short edge. While little known, some merchant vessels in the Caribbean arm themselves against pirate attacks (which still occur). $5.00 cs(o)

    "Visit Scotland by the Anchor Line. / Twin-Screw steamship 'COLUMBIA,' 8,292 tons. / Trossachs Pier." multiview postcard from booklet with 2 scenes as indicated, undivided back, mailed at Glasgow 1907 to Ohio, speckles of cancel ink on front, 1/3" tear closes well. 2 corners creased (1 badly). $5.00 s(a)s(o)s

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    "Wesotego Alleluja!" Polish Easter postcard with real photo of the ocean liner MS Batory & hand-colored images of Christ, chick & flowers; used for its intended purpose when mailed 1960 from Gdynia to Illinois, a little toning in the left front border, tiny faint upper corner bend. The vessel served as a hospital ship during part of World War II & participated in the evacuation of Dunkirk. $6.00 ps(o)me

    "White Star Line / 'CEDRIC' LEAVING LIVERPOOL" with signed Charles Dixon art including small boats & people on shore waving flags, mailed with a British 1-penny stamp to Elkton Maryland, light toning on back, minor bottom corner wear, exceptionally fresh-appearing front. $8.00 s(w)s(o)e(l)a(d) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "White Star / Line / R. M. S. Cedric at New York" signed Dixon art, an old post card (circa 1910) with very late usage at Cogdell Georgia (June 29 56, missent to Bethlehem Georgia), corner & edge wear, 1 / 3-inch tear connected to an internal crease at the top (closes well), another internal crease, corner crease, lightly toned front & back, as is. $6.50 s(w)sIo)n-g+

    "White Star Line / R. M. S. 'Oceanic' 704 feet long. 17,274 tons / Services to New York, South Africa, / Australia and New Zealand / Ismay, Imrie & Co.  London & Liverpool." unused undivided back postcard in color, light album impressions at the corners, small corner crease, trivial wear at the other corners, very lightly toned but beautiful. $20.00 s(w)s(o)

"WHITE STAR / LINE // Twin-Screw R.M.S. 'HOMERIC' / 34,356 Tons." with all of the caption struck out by hand (indicating a date in the early 1930's when it sailed for Cunard); color postcard, toned both sides, noticeable corner & edge wear. Apparently disrespected by collectors who did not understand the short time period in which the treatment of the caption was appropriate. $7.00 s(o)s(c)s(w)

    "White Star. R. M. S. Baltic. 24000 Tons. 725 feet long. 75 feet broad. 49 feet deep" a side view in color, postcard mailed in Bangor Great Britain in 1908 to Sudbrook Park Maryland (clear postal markings), considerable corner & edge wear, part cancel ink on front, album marks on front. Popular part of the company's weekly express service between Liverpool & New York. The ship was registered to the White Star Line. $10.00 s(w)s(o)*%

"YV5GO" Compañia Anonima Venezolana de Navegacion continental QSL post card used, 2 upper corner creases, tiny tear from the center top edge, minor bottom corner rounding. This oil shipping company is no longer in operation. $2.50 vos(o) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "ZF2IR / MM" mobile maritime QSL postcard used 1986 by operator Johannes Flipse from Middleburg The Netherlands, pictures the tanker M/T OT Sonja as seen from above in black & white, ship handstamp in violet in address area, small corner bend. $3.75 cs(o)

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Wanted to buy--photos or real photo postcards showing the Casablanca, flagged in Panama, and owned by the Casablanca Steamship Company. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

Wanted to buy--post cards showing the Compania Transatlantica SS Montevideo. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c

Wanted to buy--post cards showing the Hamburg American Line SS Montserrat. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c

Wanted to buy--postcards showing the National Line passenger steamship SS England, which sailed in the late 1800's from Liverpool & Queenstown to New York. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c!

Wanted to buy--postcards showing the oceanic vessels Les Alpes, Manilla & Sud America. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c

Wanted to buy--post cards showing the SS Chemnitz and/or SS Gothland, both of which carried immigrants to the United States before World War I. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c

Wanted to buy--post cards with art showing the Scotia, which sailed trans-Atlantic in the late 1840's.  Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c

Wanted to buy--postcards with art depicting the SS Nieuw Amsterdam that sailed the seas during the 1850's. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars! *c NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

Wanted to buy--silk post cards showing the Cunard RMS Carpathia. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c

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