Mauritius to France Cover by the “Cluny Castle” (1913)
It is not often that one sees old covers from Mauritius, so we were pleased to acquire this one for
South Africa to England Ocean Mail Services (1876-1934)
This information has been extracted from the "Official Year Book of the Union of South Africa and of Basutoland, Bechuanaland
New York-Cuba Shipping Line (1909)
This is an image of an Advertisement from the 1909 Stark's Guide Book & History of British Guiana. It shows
P&O Ship Letter Card: SS Mongolia (1922)
The SS Mongolia was a steam turbine-driven twin-screw passenger-and-cargo ocean liner launched in 1922 for the Peninsular and Oriental Steam
Stamps of Latvia: Largest Latvian Sailing Ship (2016)
Latvijas Pasts has launched a new series of stamps Historical Ships of the 19th Century, and the first stamp released
RMS Oroya (c.1892)
This historic photographs shows The Royal Mail Ship "Oroya", Charles Bayliss 1850-1897, photographer. [Album collected and compiled during a visit
Postcard of SS Ormiston (c.1929)
For a series of superb photographs see: https://www.flickr.com/photos/anmm_thecommons/sets/72157630611919826/?ytcheck=1.
Map of Japan (1920)
This map shows Japan in 1920. It includes the shipping routes. Paquebot collectors, please note!
Royal Mail Steamer “Trent”
RMS Trent was a British Royal Mail paddle steamer built in 1841 by William Pitcher of Northfleet for the Royal
Royal Mail Steamer “Oruba” (1910)
One black-and-white postcard survives of Bertie Sivell’s first voyage in 1910, evidently sent ashore with the pilot in Southampton. It
S.S. “Katoomba” (built 1913)
SS Katoomba was a steamship built by Harland & Wolff, Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1913 for McIlwraith, McEacharn Ltd, Melbourne,
Shipping Postcard: Dominion Line Mail Steamer
This interesting poster postcard above shows one of the mail steamers operating on the Atlantic run for the Dominion Line.
Royal Mail Ship: Alcantara (1914-16)
This ship, not to be confused with RMS Alcantara (1926), was in service from 1914-16. It was operated by the
Isle of Man Stamps : Cunard 175th Anniversary (2015)
This celebratory Signed Cover marks the 175th Anniversary of the Cunard Line on May 25 with an unprecedented sighting of
Stamps of Egypt: Railway Congress (1933)
British engineers who built the world's first railways in their own country also introduced them to others.One of these was