WWI US TROOPSHIP S.S.CANADA FABRE LINE CARD 2 JUNE 1919

Description: **** A.E.F. BASE HOSPITAL #55 **** FABRE SHIPPING CO. TROOPSHIP S.S. "CANADA" Vintage "KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS" WWI Post Card Mailed on Arrival in New York 2 June 1919 from Marseilles, France A.E.F. BASE HOSPITAL 55 ON BOARD RARE MAILED CARD ********************************* THE POST CARD: Good to Fine condition - highly collectable - soft corners & edge wear (naturally!) - RARE USAGE - Black line on the right side of images is from my scanner! NOT on postcard! S.S. CANADA: This new Fabre Line steamship (launched 1912 - 9,684 gross tons) on the Marseilles to New York service until the start of World War One, became a French Hospital Ship in August 1914. Six months after the War ended, she was refitted and resumed trans-Atlantic service on 15 May 1919. She arrived in New York on 2 June 1919, and the buff-color postcard (written that day) was serviced at 1 p.m. at the Bush Terminal post office in Brooklyn, New York. This was one of the two comic-design postcards produced by the KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS organization for distribution to homecoming A.E.F. troops. Among the passengers on this first post-War voyage were members of A.E.F. Base Hospital #55, which was located at Toul, in north-east France. "Soldiers Mail" was printed inside the stamp box, a concession to the returning troops, who could mail the postcards without postage. S.S. CANADA POST-WAR SERVICE: 15 May 1919 to 1930 - Marseilles to New York, via Genoa and Lisbon; 1930 - West Africa service; WWII - Allied troopship; 1952 - scrapped in Wales, U.K. ****************** POSSIBLY A UNIQUE SURVIVOR OF THIS VOYAGE - A RARE VINTAGE 100-YEAR-OLD+ POSTCARD OF MILITARY, SOCIAL & HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE. SHIPPED IN A TOUGH, CLEAR,POSTCARD HOLDER PLEASE NOTE SHIPPING RECOMMENDATIONS ========================================================== SCANNED IMAGES ARE PART OF THE DESCRIPTION - PLEASE NOTE ========================================================== Any yellow, light brown, or lemon-color areas are from my scanner unless described as "FOXING" or 'YELLOWING". Postcards is FULLY described. Any silver or white vertical lines are likewise from my scanner or from clear plastic coverings. Small faults occur on VINTAGE POSTCARDS. Thank you. VERY SCARCE vintage postcard in very fine condition !! It has been stored in a smoke-free atmosphere. WE COMBINE SHIPPING FOR MULTIPLE PURCHASES. KINDLY NOTE WE SELL SHIP POSTCARDS, COVERS, AND STAMPS OF THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH and FINE WORLDWIDE TOPICAL/THEMATIC ISSUES. PITCAIRN ISLANDS WE OFFER PITCAIRN'S POSTAL, PHILATELIC, AND SOCIAL HISTORY, INCLUDING WORLDWIDE PITCAIRN-RELATED ISSUES SHIPPING/HANDLING OPTIONS _________ WE COMBINE SHIPPING ON MULTIPLE PURCHASES U.S.A. : FIRST CLASS MAIL $2.95 :: CERTIFIED MAIL $7.50 with tracking WORLDWIDE : AIRMAIL $4.00 NO TRACKING :: REGISTERED AIRMAIL $24.95 with tracking Items are always well packaged, to prevent any damage in the mail _____________________________________________________________ SEE OUR 100% FEEDBACK AND POSITIVE BUYER SATISFACTION COMMENTS. BUY WITH CONFIDENCE. MAKE US YOUR FIRST CHOICE FOR WW1 TROOPSHIP & HISTORIC POSTCARDS. WE POST IMMEDIATE FEEDBACK, PACK SECURELY, AND SHIP IN 24-36 HOURS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST. ATTENTION BUYERS IN INDIA, CHINA & WORLDWIDE: Due to COVID and lost orders mailed worldwide, we recommend REGISTERED MAIL for International orders over $40. FOR DISCOUNTED SHIPPING, ADD YOUR ITEMS TOGETHER IN YOUR SHOPPING CART, AND REQUEST INVOICE. THANK YOU.

Price: 35 USD

Location: Arizona,

End Time: 2024-03-07T05:17:32.000Z

Shipping Cost: 2.95 USD