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ONBOARD LETTER WRITTEN IN 1907 ONBOARD THE UNION CASTLE LINE VESSEL THE KINFAUNS CASTLE

DESCRIPTION -- An onboard letter written on the 20th August 1907 onboard the Union Castle Line vessel the Kinfauns Castle which is in a very good condition for such an old item.  Very rare find.
[ONLY 1 AVAILABLE]

CONDITION -- Very Good

HISTORY -- Maritime Items of History

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Item: T3765 BA250
Price
£15.00
UK Postage: £2.00
Europe Postage:£4.00
Elsewhere: £7.00

UNION CASTLE LINE AS USED LUGGAGE LABEL FROM THE VESSEL THE KENYA CASTLE

DESCRIPTION -- From the Union Castle Line shipping company an as used luggage label from the vessel the Kenya Castle which is in an excellent condition dating from 1966.  
[ONLY 1 AVAILABLE]

CONDITION -- Excellent

HISTORY -- The Union-Castle Line was a prominent British shipping line that operated a fleet of passenger liners and cargo ships between Europe and Africa from 1900 to 1977. It was formed from the merger of the Union Line and Castle Shipping Line. It merged with Bullard King and Clan Line in 1956 to form British & Commonwealth Shipping, and then with South African Marine Corporation in 1973 to create International Liner Services, but maintained its separate identity throughout. Its shipping operations ceased in 1977.

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Item: T3762 BA250
Price
£5.00
UK Postage: £2.00
Europe Postage:£4.00
Elsewhere: £7.00

A PACK OF UNUSED PAPER TABLE NAPKINS FROM THE UNION CASTLE LINE CENTENARY VOYAGE ONBOARD THE VICTORIA

DESCRIPTION -- This is a pack of unused paper table napkins from the Union Castle Line centenary voyage onboard the Victoria which took place on December 1999 to February 2000 and are all unused.  
[ONLY 1 AVAILABLE]

CONDITION -- Excellent

HISTORY -- The Union-Castle Line was a prominent British shipping line that operated a fleet of passenger liners and cargo ships between Europe and Africa from 1900 to 1977. It was formed from the merger of the Union Line and Castle Shipping Line. It merged with Bullard King and Clan Line in 1956 to form British & Commonwealth Shipping, and then with South African Marine Corporation in 1973 to create International Liner Services, but maintained its separate identity throughout. Its shipping operations ceased in 1977.

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Item: T3753 BA250
Price
£5.00
UK Postage: £3.00
Europe Postage:£5.00
Elsewhere: £11.00

UNION CASTLE LINE CENTENARY VOYAGE BOOKLET ONBOARD THE VICTORIA DECEMBER 1999 - FEBRUARY 2000

DESCRIPTION -- This is a Union Castle Line centenary voyage booklet onboard the Victoria which took place on December 1999 to February 2000 and is in an as new excellent condition containing 30 pages and great photos (click on the picture to see an open up view of the booklet).
[ONLY 1 AVAILABLE]

CONDITION -- Excellent

HISTORY -- The Union-Castle Line was a prominent British shipping line that operated a fleet of passenger liners and cargo ships between Europe and Africa from 1900 to 1977. It was formed from the merger of the Union Line and Castle Shipping Line. It merged with Bullard King and Clan Line in 1956 to form British & Commonwealth Shipping, and then with South African Marine Corporation in 1973 to create International Liner Services, but maintained its separate identity throughout. Its shipping operations ceased in 1977.

NOTES -- Travellers in Time has now been established for over 20 years and has a large group of very satisfied customers all over the world. Please email us at sales@travellersintime.net to ask about any items you cannot see listed
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Item: T3751 BA250
Price
£10.00
UK Postage: £4.00
Europe Postage:£7.00
Elsewhere: £14.00

FANTASTIC OLD BOOK BY LAURENCE DUNN ENTITLED SHIPS OF THE UNION CASTLE LINE

DESCRIPTION -- Fantastic old book by Laurence Dunn entiled Ships of the Union Castle Line which has great stories and photos and a book that has been long out of print and is in a good condition (click on the picture for an open view of the book).
[ONLY 1 AVAILABLE]

CONDITION -- Very Good

HISTORY -- The Union-Castle Line was a prominent British shipping line that operated a fleet of passenger liners and cargo ships between Europe and Africa from 1900 to 1977. It was formed from the merger of the Union Line and Castle Shipping Line. It merged with Bullard King and Clan Line in 1956 to form British & Commonwealth Shipping, and then with South African Marine Corporation in 1973 to create International Liner Services, but maintained its separate identity throughout. Its shipping operations ceased in 1977.

NOTES -- Many maritime items continue to be listed on the Travellers in Time website, and we notify all previous customers when new listings take place. We can always be contacted at sales@travellersintime.net for all other maritime enquiries.
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Item: T3684 BA247
Price
£15.00
UK Postage: £4.00
Europe Postage:£7.00
Elsewhere: £12.00

RARE TO FIND CENTENARY CRUISE BOARDING PASS FROM THE UNION CASTLE LINE

DESCRIPTION -- Rare item of a centenary boarding pass for a centenary cruise in 1999 for the famous old shipping line the Union Castle.  A great find.
[ONLY 1 AVAILABLE]

CONDITION -- Excellent

HISTORY -- The Union-Castle Line was a prominent British shipping line that operated a fleet of passenger liners and cargo ships between Europe and Africa from 1900 to 1977. It was formed from the merger of the Union Line and Castle Shipping Line. It merged with Bullard King and Clan Line in 1956 to form British & Commonwealth Shipping, and then with South African Marine Corporation in 1973 to create International Liner Services, but maintained its separate identity throughout. Its shipping operations ceased in 1977.

NOTES -- 1000's of other maritime items are available to buy from the website so if you require more information contact us on sales@travellersintime.net.
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Item: TT3662 BA247
Price
£12.00
UK Postage: £2.00
Europe Postage:£4.00
Elsewhere: £7.00

GLASS DISH SOUVENIR FROM THE UNION CASTLE LINE VESSEL TRANSVAAL CASTLE

DESCRIPTION -- Very rare find from the RMS Transvaal Castle of the Union Castle Line which is a square glass souvenir dish.  The item is in an excellent condition and shows a picture of the vessel in the centre.  This type of dish would have been found in the First Class cabins during the early 1950’s/60’s and is 5" (12cm) square.
[ONLY 1 AVAILABLE]  

CONDITION -- Excellent

HISTORY -- Launched in 1961, RMS Transvaal Castle was a British ocean liner built by John Brown & Company at Clydebank for the Union-Castle Line for their mail service between Southampton and Durban. In 1966 she was sold to the South Africa-based Safmarine and renamed S.A. Vaal for further service on the same route. Following cessation of the service between the UK and South Africa in 1977 the ship was sold to Carnival Cruise Line and rebuilt in Japan as the cruise ship SS Festivale, re-entering service in 1978.

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Item: TT3574 BA243
Price
£29.00
UK Postage: £4.00
Europe Postage:£6.00
Elsewhere: £10.00

ASHTRAY SOUVENIR FROM THE UNION CASTLE LINE VESSEL THE CAPETOWN CASTLE

DESCRIPTION -- Superb small ashtray from the vessel the Capetown Castle which is produced in a beautiful butterfly wing background design and is in an excellent condition.
[ONLY 1 AVAILABLE]    

CONDITION -- Excellent

HISTORY -- Capetown Castle was a British passenger liner built by Harland & Wolff at Belfast for the Union-Castle Line's mail service from Southampton to South Africa.  The ship was launched on 23 September 1937 and was a slightly enlarged version of the Stirling Castle and Athlone Castle of 1936.  After the outbreak of World War II, in January 1940, the government introduced the Liner Requisition Scheme and Capetown Castle was taken up for conversion into a troop ship. 

NOTES -- Many different and varied maritime shipping groups are covered on the Travellers in Time website, with hundreds of items in each. For more information please email us at sales@travellersintime.net to ask about any items you see listed.  ​​​​​​​(SCode-S [UCL] **)

Item: TT3327 BA233
Price
£22.00
UK Postage: £4.00
Europe Postage:£6.00
Elsewhere: £9.00

LARGE HAND PAINTED BOWL FROM THE UNION CASTLE LINE SHIPPING COMPANY

DESCRIPTION -- Scarce to find beautiful hand painted bowl from the Union Castle Line which is bottom marked and is in an excellent condition, and is 8" (20cm) wide.  Unlikely to see another one. (click on the picture to see the detail on the inside of the bowl).
[ONLY 1 AVAILABLE]    

CONDITION -- Excellent

HISTORY -- The Union-Castle Line was a British shipping line that operated a fleet of passenger liners and cargo ships between Europe and Africa from 1900 to 1977. It was formed from the merger of the Union Line and Castle Shipping Line.

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Item: TT3264 BA230
Price
£55.00
UK Postage: £7.00
Europe Postage:£10.00
Elsewhere: £16.00

SOUVENIR TEA CADDY SPOON FROM THE UNION CASTLE LINE VESSEL THE RMMV ATHLONE CASTLE

DESCRIPTION -- Souvenir tea caddy spoon from the Union Castle Line vessel the Athlone Castle which is in a very good condition and shows the company emblem at the end (click on the picture to see a view of the company emblem and name).
[ONLY 1 AVAILABLE]    

CONDITION --  Very Good

HISTORY -- The Athlone Castle was built in 1936 by Harland & Wolff at Belfast with a tonnage of 25564grt, a length of 696ft, a beam of 82ft 5in and a service speed of 20 knots.  She was also the sister of the Stirling Castle (2) and was launched by the Princess Alice, wife of the Earl of Athlone, a former Governor General of South Africa on 28th November 1935.

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Item: TT3204 BA228
Price
£16.00
UK Postage: £3.00
Europe Postage:£5.00
Elsewhere: £8.00

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