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MARITIME POSTCARD COLLECTION
DIFFERENT CRUISE LINES AND SHIPPING COMPANIES
DESCRIPTION -- B/W postcard from the Ben Line of the vessel Benlomond which is unused and in a very good condition.
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CONDITION -- Very Good
HISTORY -- The Ben Line Group was a family owned company with its origin in the shipping company, A & W Thomson, set up by brothers Alexander and William Thomson in Leith, near Edinburgh, in 1825. Following the departure of Alexander from the partnership, the company was renamed WM Thomson & Co in 1847.
NOTES -- You can always contact us at Travellers in Time via our email on sales@travellersintime.net for any enquiries about items you wish to purchase or are interested in.
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NOTES -- This postcard is taken from our collection of over 2000 shipping postcards and is protected in a plastic wallet. If there is a particular postcard of a vessel that you are looking for please let Travellers in Time know at sales@travellersintime.net.
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DESCRIPTION -- Early unused B/W postcard of the Union Castle Royal Mail Motor vessel The Rhodesia Castle and is just one of our vast stock collection.
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CONDITION -- Very Good
HISTORY -- The Rhodesia Castle was described as an 'intermediate' in the fleet and satisfied the demands of both passenger and cargo itineraries. She was built in 1951, a handsome ship of 17,041grt, she had twin screws giving an average speed of 16 knots.
NOTES -- This postcard is taken from our collection of over 2000 shipping postcards and is protected in a plastic wallet. If there is a particular postcard of a vessel that you are looking for please let Travellers in Time know at sales@travellersintime.net.
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MARITIME POSTCARD COLLECTION
DIFFERENT CRUISE LINES AND SHIPPING COMPANIES
DESCRIPTION -- Unused B/W postcard of the Royal Mail Line vessel the RMSP Araguaya which is in an excellent condition and a very rare postcard.
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CONDITION -- Excellent
HISTORY -- The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company was a British shipping company founded in London in 1839 by a Scot, James MacQueen. The line's motto was Per Mare Ubique (everywhere by sea). After good and bad times it became the largest shipping group in the world in 1927 when it took over the White Star Line. The company was liquidated and its assets taken over by the newly formed Royal Mail Lines in 1932 after financial trouble and scandal.
NOTES -- Many other different maritime types of group are covered on the Travellers in Time website so please email us anytime at sales@travellersintime.net to ask about any items you cannot see listed as we may have them in stock.
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DESCRIPTION -- Souvenir postcard from the Pacific Steam Navigation Company vessel Reina Del Pacifico which is in an excellent condition.
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CONDITION -- Excellent
HISTORY -- The Reina Del Pacifico was launched on 23rd September 1930, and she became the largest vessel to date in the fleet of the Pacific Steam Navigation Company. She was the first of the company's ships to be given a white hull, and the first of its passenger ships to be given a name that did not begin with 'O'.
NOTES -- Over many years now Travellers in Time has listed a great deal of unusual items on the website. For information on any of these or any other interested items, we can always be contacted at sales@travellersintime.net for all maritime enquiries, and any items you are looking for.
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CONDITION -- Excellent
HISTORY -- For 44 years the Royal Yacht Britannia was the floating residence of The Queen and other members of the Royal Family during many UK and overseas tours. During that time, Britannia became one of the most famous ships in the world, travelling in regions as remote as the South Pacific and Antarctica. The yacht was built by the Clyde shipbuilders Messrs John Brown & Co at a cost of 2,098,000 to replace her 50-year-old predecessor, Victoria and Albert III.
NOTES -- This postcard is taken from our collection of over 2000 shipping postcards and is protected in a plastic wallet. If there is a particular postcard of a vessel that you are looking for please let Travellers in Time know at sales@travellersintime.net.
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MARITIME POSTCARD COLLECTION
DIFFERENT CRUISE LINES AND SHIPPING COMPANIES
WHITE STAR LINE
DESCRIPTION -- Used great condition Colour postcard from the old Cunard White Star Line vessel the RMS Mauretania which is original and is an early item from this famous liner.
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CONDITION -- Good
HISTORY -- RMS Mauretania was launched on 28 July 1938 at the Cammell Laird yard in Birkenhead, England, and was completed in May 1939. The second Mauretania was the first ship built for the newly formed Cunard White Star company following the merger in April 1934 of the Cunard and White Star Line. On the withdrawal of the first RMS Mauretania in 1934, to prevent a rival company using the name and to keep it available for the new liner, arrangements were made for the Red Funnel paddle steamer Queen to be renamed Mauretania in the interim.
NOTES -- 1000's of other maritime items are available to buy on the website and many different cruise lines are covered. If you require more information on any of these or those that you do not see, please contact us on sales@travellersintime.net.
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