"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)

"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

"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

    "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)

"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 post card, mailed but stamp removed, corner toning due to album mounts, cancel ink in the sky. $3.00 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

"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) 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)

"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

    "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*+

    "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

"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

"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 / '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 US, 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 NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

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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. 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 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 NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "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. '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) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"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) NEW / NUEVO / NOVO

    "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 post card printed in England, mailed 1926, back toned, 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. $6.00 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)

Deltiology. Vol. 7, Number 10 (Whole Number 73). Postcard Distribution by Commercial Steamship Lines. $2.75 p(d)s(o)

"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) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "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#

    "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%

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

    "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  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 / 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)

"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 NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "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)

    "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

"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 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

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"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.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

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)

"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.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

"M. V. Georgic  White Star Line" with signed art showing the sister ship to the M. V. Britannic underway, unused color postcard on yellowish paper. Details about the ship printed on back. After World War II, this ship brought many immigrants from England to New Zealand & Australia. $10.00 s(w)s(o)na& 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)

"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. 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))

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 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)

    "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

"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)

"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 NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"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)

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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, a man & woman reclining in solitude between lifeboats (2 quite similar but different printing quality, one sepia tone, one black & white), deck with several passengers & funnels & rigging, the wake of the ship, a well-dressed couple near two large funnels, and a view from the forecastle including 2 smokestacks.

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.

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"Q. T. E. Y. QUEEN OF BERMUDA / 22,552 Gross Tons…" chrome post card with pertinent information of back, from Dexter Press, unused. $2.50

    "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

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

    "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. / 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

"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. $5.00 ss. Please see Royal Mail Lines for other such ships.

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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. $2.50 s(o) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

    "'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)

    "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)

"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. 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)&

"'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. LUSITANIA" postcard showing a side view of it underway near shore, color postcard mailed 1908 to Wisconsin, some cancel ink on front, one upper corner weakened by 2 creases, minor corner wear & rounding. Careful handling suggested. Sank with loss of 1,195 lives by a U-boat on May 7 1915, it galvanized public opinion against Germany before the US entered into World War I. $18.00 s(o)

"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

    "S. S. MIAMI" with 2 stacks & 2 masts, underway; color post card with undivided back, mailed 1911 at Miami but stamp removed, one corner with a tiny crease, another corner creased twice but faintly, back toned, 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." $6.50 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 '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)%

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. 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. $3.00 s(o)s

"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..." 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..." 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 NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"SWEDISH AMERICAN LINERS / KUNGSHOLM-GRIPSHOLM" color postcard, printed in Sweden, unused, minor edge wear. $6.00 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) 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)

"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)

"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)

    "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

"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) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

      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. 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))

    "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) NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

"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)*#

"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 NEW / NEU / NOUVEAU

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    "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)*%

    "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+

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