Portugal. 1943 Cover from Lisbon to "The Commodore of the British Navy, Sidney, Nova Scotia, Canada", with circular cachet "GREMIO DOS ARMADORES DE NAVIOS DA PESCA DO BACALHAU" depicting a sailing ship, the enclosed letter on headed notepaper thanks the British Navy for assistance given to the Portuguese Hospital Ship "Gil Eanes" (which gave assistance to Portuguese fishermen engaged in the fishing of cod off Greenland waters and the Grand Banks of Newfoundland). Also a postcard of the hospital ship. Very unusual. (2).

France - "La Societe des Oeuvres de Mer". 1901 Stampless cover with printed address of the shipping company Lion-Follin in Fecamp, addressed to the company offices with a St. Pierre c.d.s and "T" handstamp, violet "navire-hopital / ST. FRANCOIS - D'ASSISE" on the front and circular "SOCIETE DES OEUVRES DE MER / 5 RUE BAYARD, PARIS" (with the society flag depicting a cross) on the reverse, a 30c postage due stamp cancelled at Fecamp. Also two 1901 photographs of the "Saint Francois D'Assise". The cover with vertical fold, otherwise fine and very scarce, the ship only commissioned as a hospital ship in 1901. (3). Photo on Page 12. (Image1)

1908 Stampless picture postcard depicting the "Saint Francois D'Assise", written on the ship with circular violet "SOCIETE DES OEUVRES DE MER / 18 Rue de la Tremoille, PARIS" (with the society flag depicting a cross), St. Pierre c.d.s and a "T" handstamp, a 20c postage due stamp cancelled at Les Petite Dalles. Fine and scarce. Photo on Page 12. (Image1)