WEST HIGHLAND STEAMER PPCs: A mixed lot of used and unused c...

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WEST HIGHLAND STEAMER PPCs: A mixed lot of used and unused cards, mostly early 1900s, with images of vessels from the main shipping lines of the day and piers/ferry teminals/routes used by them. Inc. Caledonian Steam Packet Co. (35), with used cards posted onshore (6) at Inverary, Gaurock, Dunoon etc., and a wide variety of steamers inc."PS Juno", "Countess of Breadalbane", "Jupiter", "Mercury", "King Edward", "Jeanie Deans" etc.; MacBrayne/Caledonian MacBrayne (20) inc. "RMS Columba" with fine "GK & ARDRISHAIG PACKET/A/COLUMBA" pmk 1905 and David MacBrayne advertising PC sent to France, 1912; Glasgow & South West Railway Co. (6) inc "Mars", "Minerva", "Neptune", and "Atalanta"; Pyman Steamship Co. (1) "Marmion"; and used (25) or unused (10) cards of places passed or visited on the routes taken around the lochs inc. Kyles of Bute, East from Tigh-na-Bruaich Pier with fine "GK & ARDRISHAIG PACKET/B/GRENADIER" pmk 1908? and Princes Pier Greenock with v. fine "GREENOCK/3" pmk 1903 addressed to Sweden. A good and useful lot. (c.100 cards) Cross Reference: PICTURE POSTCARDS, SCOTLAND, SHIPS/SHIPPING

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Auction Date:
4th Jun 24 at 11am BST

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