Bidspirit auction | 200 POSTCARDS 1898-1930 RS OCEANLINER
200 POSTCARDS 1898-1930 RS OCEANLINER NAVY GERMAN SUNK SHIP - This is a collection of antique ocean liner postcards and correspondence related to ships contained within an album. Note: RMS Minnedosa – Sold for scrap in 1935; taken over by the Italian Government and renamed Hemonte. Former Royal Mail service vessel. RML (Royal Mail Liner) – Built 1914; served Royal Mail 1921–1922; requisitioned as Elder Dempster hospital ship in 1920. Sunk in battle with German raider Greif in 1916. Glenapp – Built 1913; sole mail service survivor of the company. Torpedoed off Ireland in 1941 with 113 lives lost. Matrona – Formerly Glenapp; renamed Matrona in 1947. Narkunda – Troopship; bombed by aircraft off Algeria in 1942 with 31 fatalities. Advertising, Paper and Ephemera, Postcards and Navy Collectibles. Dimensions N/A Condition Overall good vintage condition. Signs of age and wear. Stains. Refer to photos. Sold As Is.