Sale No: 52
Lot No: 96
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Maine. Ephemera concerning fund raising events for the conversion of the S.S "Maine" to a hospital ship, comprising a printed letter on "American Hospital Ship Fund for South Africa, 35A Great Cumberland Place, W" notepaper, the imitation handwritten letter asking the addressee to allow their name to be placed on the General Committee for the purpose of helping to get subscriptions, printed signatures include Lady Churchill; 1900 (Mar 22) Programme for a Grand Gala at the Metropolitan Opera House, the cover depicting the ship with embossed Red Cross, British and U.S flags, and "American Hospital Ship, American & English Red Cross", the crest of the "Maine" embossed on the second page; 1900 (July 16) menu for a dinner at the Savoy Hotel, the cover with embossed British and U.S flags over "American Hospital Ship Maine", signed inside by Joseph Choate (U.S Ambassador to G.B) and C. Blackburn-Tew; and 1900 (Nov 18) 35 page Souvenir Programme of the Concert at Claridges Hotel to raise funds for the American Hospital Ship. An interesting and scarce group, the last apparently unrecorded in "South African War Books" by Hackett. (4).
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Opening GBP 350.00
Sold...GBP 300.00
Closed..Apr-19-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 300
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