£48
Seventeen postcards with America Cup interest, including printed and photographic cards of the various yachts called Shamrock and its sponsor Sir Thomas Lipton (of tea fame). Pick of the bunch include Portsmouth photographer Stephen Cribb's real photographic capture of the launch of Shamrock IV at Gosport in 1914; and another of the same event by Garrett. Other cards include the launch of Shamrock V in 1920. There are also a Cribb card Shamrock IV at sea, printed cards of the drawing room in Lipton's yacht Erin, and a 1934 Valentine's real photo card of the defender 'Rainbow' and challenger 'Endeavour' from the 1934 contest; and a Rotary card of Lipton himself. There are two copies of a modern postcard of a replica of the gaff-rig schooner America which won the event at Cowes in 1851.
Generally good condition. A couple of cards have print marks and one has some creasing at the top.
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