1914 “SS EMPRESS of IRELAND” SALVAGED LETTER, cover from Vancouver dated MAY22-1914 and addressed to England, routing via Montreal and the CPR Empress of Ireland, struck by the Norwegian MV Storstad on MAY29-1914 as it passed Rimouski-Que, the Empress sank in only 14 minutes with the loss of 1012 of the 1477 passengers and crew on board, this was the worst Canadian maritime disaster in peacetime history with only 4 of the 138 children on board surviving, the ship was located in 40 meters of water and divers salvaged most of the mail, the waterlogged mail was set to the Ottawa Branch Dead Letter Office where it was dried and forwarded to the addressee with a Recovered by divers h/s applied, cover contains the original letter and two Ottawa DLO b/s on OCT 3rd and DEC 16th, VF est ($200+ US) (Image)

CV.

1920 “RMSP AVON” PAQUEBOT, letter mailed FEB21-1920 on board the former WWI troop ship and posted on arrival at port FEB 22nd and forwarded to Nykobing-Denmark on MAR 1st, 3d British franking pays the full UPU letter rate, F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

CV.

1940 “MV MATUA” REGISTERED TIN CAN PAQUEBOT MAIL, letter mailed on board ship and posted on arrival at Niuafoou-Tonga via ship to shore tin can canoe mail, dated APR 2nd and forwarded to England, a single Toga 6d franking pays the registered letter rate, 10 various Tonga transit b/s, scarce registered tin can mail, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

CV.

425 USA NAVY SHIP CANCELS 1962-1976, a fabulous range of ship cancels all on Sunbeam appliance warranty registration cards sent from naval bases in Japan, Aleutian Islands, Guam, Spain, Scotland, Hawaii, Italy, Puerto-Rico, Newfoundland, Vietnam, Bermuda, Guantanamo ++, note cancels from aircraft carriers, frigates, destroyers, submarines, and all types of support vessels, retails over $2000, F-VF est ($100+ US)

CV.