1914-15 Picture postcards of steam yachts serving as hospita...

Hammer

£210

1914-15 Picture postcards of steam yachts serving as hospital ships, comprising S.Y "Albion" cards posted from F.P.O 40 or at Southampton with red Paid c.d.s; "Cecilia", posted at Southampton; "Miranda" (2, one in Boulogne harbour); "Paulina" (called the "Queen Alexandra" on the card); "Sheelah", written from the ship and posted at South Queensferry; "Sunbeam", posted at Southampton with red Paid c.d.s; "Youla", posted at Southampton. The "Cecilia" was owned by Sir Charles Murray, the "Miranda" by Lord Leith, "Paulina" by Montague Grahame-White, "Sheelah" by Rear Admiral David Beatty and "Sunbeam" by Thomas Brassey; all were loaned as hospital ships during the war. An interesting and very scarce group. (9).