1899 JAPAN to USA via VANCOUVER, cover from Yokohama on MAY26,1899 and addressed to Raleigh-N.Carolina, routing via SS EMPRESS of JAPAN arriving at Vancouver on JUN 7th + train to Raleigh on JUN 13th, some toning and edge wear from the trip, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1897 EMPRESS of CHINA CPR SHIP CANCEL (Ludlow UNLISTED), on postcard mailed on board ship on DEC25,1896 (Christmas Day) and posted at Nagasaki DEC 26th, addressed to Savana-la-Mar-Jamaica with routing via PMSSCo with San-Francisco transit JAN 19th + Boston on JAN 25th + Kingston-Jamaica FEB 3rd + Savana arrival FEB 5th, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1927 CPR PASSENGER DEPT, YOKOHAMA-JAPAN, purple boxed receiver h/s dated JUL11,1927 on cover from Vancouver JUN28,1927 and addressed to Captain Lionel Dale Douglas of the SS EMPRESS of ASIA at Yokohama, from his wife, 8¢ UPU rated, VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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22 SHIP & RESTAURANT MENUS 1914-1960's, ship menus include CPR SS ASSINIBOIA lunch and dinner menus, CNR SS PRINCE RUPERT JUL17,1945 and AUG3,1950 breakfast menus, a Cunard RMS FRANCONIAN JUN30,1914 lunch menu, Cunard RMS QUEEN ELIZABETH AUG22,1954 breakfast menu, Cunard RMS SAVONIA NOV2,1954 breakfast menu, restaurant menus include 4 Tomahawk Restaurant menus (Capilano-BC), 4 Banff Springs CPR Hotel menus for AUG25,1938 and SEP2,1938, the MAY6,1980 dinner menu hosted by Prime Minister Trudeau with the Japan Prime Minister at the Vancouver Hyatt-Regency Hotel (rare) ++, great historical items retailing over $400, F-VF est ($55+ US) (Image)

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1200 USA SHIP CANCELS 1934-1980's, includes covers with US Naval Ship cancels on sailor letters, covers with cachets for launchings, keel laying, maiden voyages, commissioning and decommissioning dates, naval operations including Operation Deep Freeze and Operation High Jump, port visits, sea trials, Navy Days, first day for the ship post offices ++, note ship cancels during WWII, the Korean War, Vietnam, Persian Gulf ++, a quick check showed ship cancels from aircraft carriers, battleships, cruisers, destroyers, frigates, submarines, plus a wide range of support vessels, also note a few merchant ship maiden voyages and PAQUEBOT markings, a great unchecked specialist lot, 45 covers are legal size, retails over $3500, F-VF est ($150+ US) (Image)

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