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5227redstarlinepca.jpg (54108 bytes) 5227redstarlinepcb.jpg (16056 bytes) Early Red Star Line Postcard Antwerpen-New York. Unsent. Light soiling. If you will look at the bottom edge you will see it is trimmed unevenly. Whether this was done when it was made, or later, I do not know. 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches. $12.50 item #5227

 

Mechanical Pencil "S.S. Empress of Canada" Cruise ship. The little ship floats in liquid and slides back and forth. Some of the liquid has evaporated, otherwise very good condition. $16.50 item #420

 

4840rmsqueenelizabethpc.jpg (32202 bytes) "R.M.S. Queen Elizabeth" Postcard. Unsent. Light soiling on the back, corner and edge wear. 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 $7.00 item #4840

 

Norwegian Caribbean Lines Key chain. Little ship model mounted in lexan. Lexan block is 1 1/2" $13.50 item #423

 

4345qe2.jpg (29001 bytes) Cunard Queen Elizabeth 2 Postcard. Unsent, so no date. Printed in Great Britain. Light corner and edge wear. 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches. $4.50 item #4345

 

Queen Mary Key chain. A little model of the Queen Mary used to move back and forth in liquid, but the liquid has evaporated. You could easily put some more glycerin back in it. 1971 $15.00 item #424

 

5229clydesteamshiphurona.jpg (51285 bytes) 5229clydesteamshiphuronb.jpg (29229 bytes) Early Clyde Steamship Company postcard. S.S. Huron. Says on the front "This is the ship I got to New York on."  Soiling, creases, edge and corner wear. Pinhole at top 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches. $8.00 item #5229

 

1512w.jpg (8237 bytes) 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 snapshot of a liner and tug. I think this photo was made from the decks of the Mauretania in New York harbor, I think the ship may be the Cunard Liner Caledonia. Dime size stain, light soiling, corner and edge wear. $6.50 item # 1512

 

Plastic ship whistle. Some kind of regatta. 4" $10.50 item #626

 

 

Menu, Swedish American Line, MS Kungsholm, Havana Cruise. October 8th, 1958. Menu has Caviar, Turtle soup, Dover Sole, Roast Capon, etc, etc. yum! 7" X 11" $9.50 item #436

 

Menu, MS Kungsholm, October 9, 1958 Dinner. Wonderful selection of food. 6 1/2" X 9" Very Good condition. $8.50 item # 524

 

 

4335commonwealth.jpg (36293 bytes) "Steamer Commonwealth Fall Rive Line" Sent from Newport RI in1923 postcard. Written on the back "Dear Friend, I know you are surprised to hear from me. This is the boat we came up from (New York?). It only had 425 State rooms, a floating hotel." Some soiling, ink stain top right. Some edge and corner wear. Crease bottom left corner. 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches. $7.50 item #4335

 

5646ssargentinaashtraya.jpg (66467 bytes) 5646ssargentinaashtrayb.jpg (90931 bytes) S.S. Argentina ashtray. Made of some light metal, and plated. A few scratches, but still nice. 5 inches. This ship was part of the Moore McCormack lines. I think this was the second SS Argentina commissioned in 1960. Later renamed the Enchanted Isles under another cruise line. $17.50 item #5646

 

4832deltaqueen.jpg (41683 bytes) "River Boat Delta Queen, Government Island" I presume at the Coast Guard training base there. Though how a Mississippi river steamboat managed to make it to California is beyond me. That must have been quite some journey down to the Panama Canal, and back up to California in a non ocean going vessel. Real Photo postcard. Some scratches, soiling. and "these are the boats we practice on" written on the back. 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches. $9.00 item #4832

 

4834clydesteamshippc.jpg (43153 bytes) "Sister Ships Algonquin, Mohawk, Seminole, and Cherokee" postcard. It does not identify which ship this is. Clyde Steamship Company. Served Boston, New York, Wilmington, Charleston, Brunswick, Jacksonville, Sanford, Miami. Written on the back "Dear Marydith, This boat is just like one dad went south on. We had a radio, a bath, and bedding." Creases on corners, soiling, stain at top. 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches. $7.50 item #4834

 

4835nyharborpc.jpg (57251 bytes) "New York Harbor at Night" Unidentified liner leaving the harbor. Postcard. From a Fred Pansing painting. Undivided back, writing at bottom indicates it was sent September 17, 1906. Light soiling, edge and corner wear. 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches. $6.00 item #4835

 

4892contepassengerlista.jpg (46721 bytes) 4892contepassengerlistb.jpg (29063 bytes) 1950 Cabin Class passenger list, eastbound voyage of the Conte Biancamano liner. Sailing for American Export lines. June 27th -July 8th, 1950. New York, Lisbon, Gibraltar, Naples, and Genoa. Captain Luigi Gulinelli. Cabin class passengers. 4 3/4 x 8 1/4 inches. Approx. 15 pages. Light soiling, corner and edge wear. $12.50 item #4892

 

4837ssmonroepc.jpg (47894 bytes) 1908 Old Dominion Line S.S. Monroe postcard. Written on the front "With good luck I will reach N.Y. City at 3:30 p.m.. We had a rough sea last night with heavy fog. Oct 8th, 1908" Undivided back. Sent from Hudson Terminal, NY October 8, 1908. Crease across from at right, creases top left corner, writing, soiling, corner and edge wear. 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches. $8.50 item #4837

 

4893vulcaniamenua.jpg (27655 bytes) 4893vulcaniamenub.jpg (55704 bytes) Cabin Class Luncheon menu, MN Vulcania September 4, 1950. Chef's selection was: Anchovy fillets with onions, Ligurian Olives, Hand made noodles, Bolognaise, Springtime stewed sirloin of beef, Rissoled Potatoes, Mixed salad, Coconut Pie, Fruits in season, and Demi-tasse. Other selections were available. One side is in Italian, the other English. Sicilia print on the cover. 6 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches folded. Light soiling, edge and corner wear. $9.00 item #4893

 

4271normandie.jpg (30787 bytes) S.S. Normandie Postcard. Sent by someone that was traveling on the ship. Unfortunately the postcard has been glued in an album, so it has some paper stuck to the back. Some soiling. 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches. $6.00 item #4271

 

4833ssamerica.jpg (63302 bytes) United States Lines SS America. Postcard. Written on the back "Tuesday, very nearly in Ireland now. The weather is very good, but will be glad when we land. Love, Mary" Sent by someone on the ship, mailed at Cheshire. in 1949. Some soiling, corner and edge wear. 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches. $7.00 item #4833

 

5523brotherhoodoftheseaa.jpg (125476 bytes) 5523brotherhoodoftheseab.jpg (66343 bytes) Seaman's International Union Brotherhood of the Sea screwback lapel pin. The SIU was founded in 1938 and still exists, today it is affiliated with the AFL-CIO labor organization. This pin says  AF of L on it, so that dates it between 1938, when the SIU was founded  and 1955 when the AF of L and CIO merged to form the AFL-CIO. Still on the original card from the Green Duck Company in Chicago. Pin measures around 3/4 of an inch. Good condition. $14.50 item #5523

 

5380msgripsholmpc.jpg (124192 bytes) M/S Gripsholm - Swedish American Line postcard. Gothenburg Direct New York & Canada. Card is postally unused. Light soiling, light corner and edge wear. 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches. $6.50 item #5380

 

5383msgripsholmmanhattanpc.jpg (43311 bytes) M/S Gripsholm - Swedish American Line postcard. Gothenburg Direct New York & Canada. Card is postally unused. Shown before the skyline of Manhattan, the numbers at the top are for the buildings, on the back it tells you what buildings they are. Some soiling,  corner and edge wear.  3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches. $6.50 item #5383

 

5381avalonshippc.jpg (110452 bytes) Real Photo Postcard of the S.S. Avalon which sailed from Los Angelas California to Avalon Harbor, Catalina Island. Sent from California by someone who sailed on the ship to Catalina in 1949. Light soiling, Stamp is gone, took a little of the paper on the back with it. Edge and corner wear, and creases on the front. 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches. $5.50 item #5381

 

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