DESCRIPTION -- Collection of 3 silver coloured officers coat buttons from the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company and are dated early 1900's and are a very rare find (click on the picture for a close up view). (LIST 15)
[ONLY 1 SET AVAILABLE]

CONDITION -- Very Good

HISTORY -- The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company was a British shipping company founded in London in 1839 by Scot James Macqueen. 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 ran into financial trouble, and the British government investigated its affairs in 1930, resulting in the Royal Mail Case. Chairman Lord Kylsant was imprisoned in 1931 for misrepresenting the state of the company to shareholders.

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DESCRIPTION -- Set of 7 large size silver coloured United States Naval coat buttons which are dated circa 1960's and are original from the period (click on the picture for a close up view). (LIST 13)
[ONLY 1 SET AVAILABLE]

CONDITION -- Good

HISTORY -- The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S. Navy also has the world's largest carrier fleet, with 11 in service, one under construction (two planned), and one in reserve. The service had 328,516 personnel on active duty and 101,689 in the Navy Reserve in January 2011. It operates 286 ships in active service and more than 3,700 aircraft.

NOTES -- There are other sets of maritime buttons available on the Travellers in Time website. If you cannot find what you are looking for please contact us with your interest at sales@travellersintime.net. (SCode-0)

DESCRIPTION -- Officers coat buttons from the New Zealand Steamship Company and are a collection of large size mixed coloured buttons and are dated circa 1940's being original from the period (click on the picture for a close up view). (LIST 22)
[ONLY 1 SET AVAILABLE]

CONDITION -- Very Good

HISTORY -- The New Zealand Steamship Company or otherwise known as the Union Steam Ship Company survived as New Zealand's premier shipping company for 125 years, from 1875-2000. Many famous U.S.S.Co. liners and cargo ships plied the ocean routes to ports in eastern North America, the Far East, Australia, Pacific islands and of course, around the coast of New Zealand. A vital trade route was Cook Strait which linked the North Island with the South Island.

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DESCRIPTION -- Assorted collection of gold coloured Merchant Naval officers coat buttons which are dated circa 1930's and are in a great condition (click on the picture for a close up view). (LIST 11)

CONDITION -- Very Good

HISTORY -- The Merchant Navy is the maritime register of the United Kingdom, and describes the seagoing commercial interests of UK-registered ships and their crews. Merchant Navy vessels fly the Red Ensign, and are regulated by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA).  The Merchant Navy has been in existence for a significant period in British history, owing much of its growth to British imperial expansion. As an entity in itself it can be dated back to the 17th century, where an attempt was made to register all seamen as a source of manpower for the Royal Navy during times of conflict.

NOTES -- There are other sets of maritime buttons available on the Travellers in Time website. If you cannot find what you are looking for please contact us with your interest at sales@travellersintime.net. (SCode-0)