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A PIECE OF UNUSED WRITING PAPER AND COLOUR POSTCARD FROM THE RMS QUEEN MARY

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DESCRIPTION -- The items listed here are original from one of the most famous vessels in history. They are an unused piece of large size writing paper and an unused postcard from the RMS Queen Mary. The postcard is an early type and is as new. The items are now around 50 years old and are in a fantastic condition being ever so collectable from this fantastic old vessel of the sea. This is a couple of rare to find old items and well worth owning in any collection.

CONDITION -- Unused

HISTORY -- RMS Queen Mary is a retired ocean liner that sailed the North Atlantic Ocean from 1936 to 1967 for the Cunard Line (then Cunard-White Star when the vessel entered service). Built by John Brown and Company, Clydebank, Scotland, she was designed to be the first of Cunard's planned two-ship weekly express service from Southampton to Cherbourg to New York, in answer to the mainland European superliners of the late 1920s and early 1930s.

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Item: TT1600 BA160

A COLLECTION OF ORIGINAL ITEMS FROM THE P&O VESSEL THE CHUSAN

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DESCRIPTION -- This is a great collection of items from the P&O vessel the SS Chusan. It contains a ships menu and programme of events from 1968 and a superb B/W postcard. The items are in a great condition and original from the ship.

CONDITON -- Very Good

HISTORY -- The SS Chusan was a British ocean liner and cruise ship, built for the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O)'s Indian and Far East Service in 1950. She was named after Chusan, a small island off China. A smaller version of the SS Himalaya, the Chusan had a gross register tonnage of approximately 24,215; and a capacity of 1,565 passengers and crew. She was built as a replacement for the ship RMS Viceroy of India, lost in the Second World War. She was approximately 646.5 feet (197.1 m) long. The Chusan is said to have brought new standards of shipboard luxury to India and the Far East.

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Item: TT1586 BA160

A SHIPS CRUISE LUNCHEON MENU FROM THE CUNARD LINE VESSEL ‘THE RMS CARMANIA’ DATED 1969

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DESCRIPTION -- This item is from a Cunard Line vessel that started out life under a different name. It is a ship Luncheon Menu from the RMS Carmania and dates from 1969. It is in a great condition and a rare item from this vessel. (click on the picture for a close up view)

CONDITION -- Excellent

HISTORY -- The second RMS Saxonia was a 21,637 gross-ton passenger ship of the Cunard Line launched on 17 February 1954 by Lady Churchill. She served with Cunard until 1962 when she was refitted and renamed RMS Carmania. She continued transatlantic crossings and various cruise routes until she was laid up in 1971. In August 1973 she was bought by the Soviet Union-based Black Sea Shipping Company and renamed SS Leonid Sobinov.

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Item: TT1574 BA159

AN OLD BRASS TEA STRAINER FROM THE VESSEL EMPRESS OF ENGLAND OF THE CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY

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DESCRIPTION -- This item is an original old souvenir from the vessel the Empress of England of the Canadian Steamship Company. It is a souvenir tea strainer and shows on it at the top a view of the houseflag crest and name. A great find from this famous old vessel and the size is 6” (15cm) Long. (click on the picture for a close up view of the badge)

CONDITION -- Very Good

HISTORY -- RMS Empress of England was an ocean liner built in 1956-1957 by Vickers-Armstrongs, Newcastle, United Kingdom for the Canadian Pacific Steamships. The ship was launched in 1956; and she undertook her maiden voyage in 1957. The ship was ordered along with two other sister ships -- the Empress of Britain and the Empress of Canada.

The Empress's maiden voyage began on April 18, 1957. The ship sailed from Liverpool bound for Montreal, Quebec. Trans-Atlantic crossings continued until starting her last regularly scheduled crossing which began on November 14, 1969. The ship accomplished some cruises before she was sold in March 1970.

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Item: TT1569 BA159

A SHIPS CRUISE GALA DINNER MENU FROM THE FRENCH LINE VESSEL THE SS ANTILLES DATED 1964

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DESCRIPTION -- This item is from a very well known vessel where items from this source are very rare to find. It is a ships cruise Gala Dinner Menu from the French Line vessel The SS Antilles. It is dated 5th March 1964 with the menu being in a very good condition and something worth owning in any collection. (click on the picture for a close up view of the inside)

CONDITION -- Very Good

HISTORY -- The SS Antilles was a passenger vessel of the French Line (CGT) used for cruising in the West Indies and delivered to them in 1953. In 1971, she struck a reef near the island of Mustique and caught fire due to a ruptured oil tank. All of her passengers and crew were evacuated from the ship and rescued by the Cunard Liner "Queen Elizabeth 2" which answered the vessel's distress call. The wreck eventually broke in two on the reef and was partially scrapped in situ.

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Item: TT1561 BA159

A SHIPS CRUISE DINNER MENU FROM THE FRENCH LINE VESSEL THE SS FRANCE

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DESCRIPTION -- This item is a very special one to have for sale. It is a Dinner Menu from the French Line vessel the SS France. It is dated Friday 20th April 1962 and is for the tourist class passengers. Items from the French Line are very rare and collectable but particularly items from one of its most famous ships the SS France. (click on the picture to see the inside of the menu)

CONDITION -- Very Good

HISTORY -- SS France was a Compagnie Générale Transatlantique (CGT, or French Line) ocean liner, constructed by the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard at Saint-Nazaire, France, and put into service in February 1962. At the time of her construction in 1960 she was the longest passenger ship ever built. SS France's tonnage stood as a record until being broken by the MS Sovereign of the Seas in 1990, while her length of 316 meters remained unchallenged until the construction of the 345 meter RMS Queen Mary 2 in 2004.

France was later purchased by Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) in 1979, renamed SS Norway and underwent significant modifications that better suited her for cruising duties. She was sold to be scrapped in 2006, and scrapping was completed in late 2008.

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Item: TT1544 BA158

A SHIPS CRUISE DINNER MENU FROM THE FRENCH LINE VESSEL THE SS ANTILLES DATED 1964

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DESCRIPTION -- This item is from a very well known vessel where items from this source are very rare to find. It is a ships cruise Luncheon Menu from the French Line vessel The SS Antilles. It is dated 14th February 1964 and is for the 1st Class restaurant. The menu is in a very good condition and something worth owning in any collection. (click on the picture to view the inside of the menu)

CONDITION -- Very Good

HISTORY -- The SS Antilles was a passenger vessel of the French Line (CGT) used for cruising in the West Indies and delivered to them in 1953. In 1971, she struck a reef near the island of Mustique and caught fire due to a ruptured oil tank. All of her passengers and crew were evacuated from the ship and rescued by the Cunard Liner "Queen Elizabeth 2" which answered the vessel's distress call. The wreck eventually broke in two on the reef and was partially scrapped in situ.

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Item: TT1512 BA156

A SHIPS CRUISE DINNER MENU FROM THE RMS QUEEN ELIZABETH DATED 1961

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DESCRIPTION -- This item is a ships dinner menu from one of the most famous of all ships the RMS Queen Elizabeth. It is dated Monday October 23rd 1961 and is in a good condition. This is a very collectable maritime item from a very collectable cruise liner of the past. With the new Queen Elizabeth liner now in service items from the original vessel are now very popular. (click on the picture to view the inside of the menu)

CONDITION -- Good

HISTORY -- RMS Queen Elizabeth was an ocean liner operated by the Cunard Line and was contracted to carry Royal Mail as the second half of a two-ship weekly express service between Southampton and New York City via Cherbourg. At the time of construction in the mid-1930s by John Brown and Company in Clydebank, Scotland, she was known as Hull 552, but she was later named in honour of Queen Elizabeth, Queen Consort at the time of her launch on 27 September 1938, and in 1952 became the Queen Mother. Queen Elizabeth was a slightly larger ship with an improved design over her running mate, Queen Mary, making her the largest passenger liner ever built at that time, which was a record that would not be exceeded for fifty-six years.

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Item: TT1506 BA156

A SHIPS CRUISE DINNER MENU FROM THE RMS QUEEN MARY DATED July 5th 1962

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DESCRIPTION -- This item is an original piece of history from one of the most famous vessels in recent times. It is a Dinner Menu from the RMS Queen Mary dated Thursday July 5th 1962. The item is in a very good condition and is extremely collectable from this fantastic old vessel of the sea. This is a rare to find item and well worth owning in any collection. (click on the picture to view the inside of the menu)

CONDITION -- Very Good

HISTORY -- RMS Queen Mary was and is one of the grandest Passenger liners ever built. This giant of the sea offered luxury and a standard unequalled in shipbuilding history. During her remarkable career, from her maiden voyage in 1936 until this day, Queen Mary has played various roles, from an elegant Ocean Liner, to a WWII trooper, then after 1001 Atlantic crossings, RMS Queen Mary was preserved and became a fine hotel and tourist facility in Long Beach California. RMS Queen Mary historic maiden voyage to New York commenced on Wednesday 27 May 1936. She departed fully laden as bookings had been sold out long in advance.

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Item: TT1503 BA156

A SUPERB DECK PLAN AND A ‘CRUISE NEWS’ FROM THE CUNARD LINE VESSEL ‘THE RMS CARMANIA’

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DESCRIPTION -- This item is an original deck plan and an edition of the ships ’Cruise News’ from the old Cunard Line vessel the RMS Carmania. The plan opens up into a large size of the vessel showing details of the ship and its design. (click on the picture for an opened up view of the deck plan).

The edition of the ’Cruise News’ shows events on and off the ship for a typical day at sea during the 1960’s. This vessel started life under another name and finished its time as the 2nd RMS Carmania to go to sea. The items are in a very good condition and a rare find.

CONDITION -- Very Good

HISTORY -- Launched in 1954 as Saxonia and renamed Carmania in 1963, this was the second Cunarder to bear each of these names. Built by John Brown & Co., Saxonia made her maiden voyage from Liverpool to Québec and Montréal on 2 September 1954. In 1957, she moved to the Southampton-Canada route, and started to be used for cruising. Saxonia was extensively refitted for this purpose in the winter of 1962-63 and painted green, like other Cunarders used for cruising. It was during this refitting that she was renamed Carmania. Laid up in 1971 due to a staffing dispute between Cunard and the National Union of Seamen, Carmania was sold to Sovtorflot in 1973 and renamed Leonid Sobinov.

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Item: TT1501 BA155