£220
Mauretania. 1916 Stampless cover posted at Ryde endorsed "Hospital Ship at Sea, stamps unobtainable" charged 1d postage due, reverse with blue boxed "H.M.H.S / "MAURETANIA" / 12 FEB 1916 / No. ... / Place ..."; and picture postcards of the hospital ship (8), four written on board and posted at Southampton or Devonport, one written on board in 1918 by a U.S soldier (when the ship was being used to repatriate U.S forces) and posted in New York. A very scarce hospital ship cachet, only in use as a hospital ship for four months. (9).
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