Tourist third cabin list for her June 27, 1925, crossing from New York to Plymouth, Cherbourg, and Hamburg. A very unusual itinerary for Cunard. The nascent German merchant fleet has not yet recovered enough from WWI to impede British service at their ports. In fair condition. An inch tear on the back cover and some staining. The front cover is creased. $12.
Artist's rendering card. Mint condition. $5.
An abstract of log for her Southampton to Halifax voyage of September 13, 1949, while she was on life support as a Canadian immigrant ship. Cunard certainly let her take her time on these voyages. This one averaged only 18.15 knots. After this voyage, she only had a little over two months before ringing finished with engines for the last time. Excellent condition with a slight crease on one corner. Very hard to find anything for her post-war career. $30.
Mint condition log cards. I have a quantity of these from the 1930's available. Various dates. $15 ea.
Wonderful brochure for Cunard’s answer to Olympic. Produced around the time of the launch, it is filled with interesting (and overwritten) text. With a stunning cover including super graphics and Aquitania's name heavily embossed. Has 45 illustrations in 32 pages. Measures about 10" x 5¼". Absolutely mint interiors with some dirt on cover and some separation at spine. Designed and printed in New York on 5th Avenue. How often do we see brochures for her pre-war period? Cunard was justifiably proud. $175.
I always love it when a shipping company puts out a brochure covering just one ship. This example for Aquitania was produced at the height of her popularity and profitability for Cunard, this brochure is lavish. Covering both first and second class, it is 28 pages with 25 photos, one to a page. Some of the illustrations included are a sitting room in the Gainsborough Suite, the Grill Room, a long view of her promenade deck showing the elevated deck chair area (which was later removed), a spectacular shot of her funnels, and many images of second class. Tied with a fancy cord. Excellent condition. $185.
Twenty-four pages with twenty-one renderings and photos of her building. Views include her on the stocks, the first-class lounge, smoking room, swimming pool, staircase, grill room, some second class interiors, and lots more! Did you know that the original Cunard fleet could fit on the boat deck of Aquitania? Includes a printed flyer advertising Aquitania as Britain’s largest liner and announcing her first sailing on May 30, 1914. Embossed covers. In excellent condition. $175.
Printed on glossy paper, which makes the photos quite clear. 32 pages with 54 (!) photos. Covers first and second class. All amazing and most not published elsewhere, including such oddities as her motor lifeboat with bamboo wireless mast raised, the upper bridge before it was enclosed, the cabin-class barber shop, the cabin-class verandah café, etc. Embossed cover with tissue endpapers. What many consider the best brochure produced for her. Great condition with some small tears on the edge of the cover. $195.
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Cunard's ubiquitous celluloid cigarette box. They produced these for all the ships in the post-war era. including the Georgic which was strictly on austerity service. Their status as post-war souvenirs makes me conclude that this example dates to the late 1940's. Sold in the on-board gift shops, these only fit non-filtered smokes. Excellent condition. Everyone loves Aquitania; so I would buy it quickly. $125.
One of the earliest deck plans I have offered for Aquitania. Dated March 30, 1926, from Aquitania's gravy years! A few years later, one of the new owners of Leviathan famously remarked: "We spent $16 million on Leviathan only to discover that Aquitania is the most popular ship on the Atlantic."
Color coded tissue deck plans for her are very popular as they frame well. Some separations at the folds that do not affect the plan. Otherwise in very good condition. Measures about 41" x 28". $135.
Tourist-class list for her August 22, 1935, crossing from New York to Southampton. Great cover for her as a Cunard White Star ship. Captain Peel in command. Near-mint condition with interesting sailing schedule because the only White Star ships mentioned are Majestic, Britannic, and Georgic. Amazing how quickly the new company got rid of the old White Star liners. Excellent condition. $25.
Tourist Third Cabin passenger list for her October 11, 1930, crossing from Southampton to New York. Captain Diggle in command. Her chief engineer is Mr. Roberts who later went on to be chief engineer on the Queen Mary's maiden voyage. Mint condition. $20.
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If you like loose-leaf tea, here's the spoon to measure it with. From her on-board gift shop. Measures 3" in length. During the Queen Elizabeth's last years of service, it was noted by a reporter that the vast quantities of loose wet tea leaves being dumped in the kitchen sinks day after day was constantly clogging the plumbing so Cunard switched to tea bags. Very good condition with no plate loss except where it rested on the back. No damage to the enamel. The best condition I have seen. $75.
Unused card of Berengaria in New York. Appears to have originally been a card of the Imperator with her name and bow shield marked out. Bumped corners. $6.
Cunard White Star overprint artist's rendering card. Post marked at sea on June 25, 1935. Some foxing on the front. $6.
33877 Campania Deck Plan
Outstanding fold-out tissue deck plan for this famous 19th century Cunarder. During World War I she was converted to an aircraft carrier with a wooden flight deck as well as a divided forward funnel. She was sunk almost at the end of the war on November 5, 1918, after a collision with the HMS Glorious.
When unfolded, measures 24" x 19". Has full listing of rates. Previous owner marked his cabin in crayon as well as dating the plan to 1914 (her last year of service). Aside from that, it is in absolutely mint condition. Would frame spectacularly. $195.
Great bone-china souvenir for the Campania. In excellent condition. No damage whatever to the plate or painting. Measures 6" in diameter. $75.
Great rending of Campania in Queenstown Harbor surrounded by harbor craft, including a long boat with the name "Cunard" on the bow. Written on and posted May 25, 1907, at New York. Good condition, some postal cancellation on the front. $10.
13201 Campania Post Card
Excellent rendering post card for the Campania. Probably produced after the loss of her sister Lucania because there is no mention of her. Excellent condition. $10.
One of those post cards that leaves me speechless! Amazingly crisp and clear image of Carmania on fire. The cards states it is June 2, 1912. So crisp you can actually see the fire chief just aft of the bridge wing directing the attempts to fight the fire. Fortunately, she survived and was returned to service in August. Unused. In excellent condition and definitely not a common card! $45.
How would you like to have to clean this up? The destruction on the bridge of Carmania after her famous engagement during World War I with the Cap Trafalgar, which was ironically painted to look like Carmania! The Carmania "fought" with herself. One wonders if they repaired the telegraphs or if they had to be replaced.
Great card! Unused. Bumped corners. $35.
Tourist third cabin list for her June 8, 1928, crossing from New York to Plymouth, Havre, and London. Excellent covers, including a stunning rendering of the Britannia at sea over a Cunard rampant lion. One of the best logos I have ever seen for the company. $25.
Nice program for the charity night on board. Dated July 4, 1907, this item has many folds, but anything pre-war for the "Pretty Sisters" is hard to find. $10.
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Nice full color brochure produced for Caronia from the mid 1950's on. 12 images for her interiors and exteriors. Measures 16" x 18" inches. Very good condition. I had 8 of these! You guys cleaned me out as this is my last one. $30.
I love these colorful cut-aways. Whether you frame them or just take them out and look at them, they're gorgeous and informative. Cunard must have loved them as well because they produced them for all of Caronia's service life. Fortunately, this is from her first years of service as it's the Cunard White Star version and she is listed as "new."
Folds open to reveal her lovely profile by G.H. Davis, the same prolific artist who painted the cut-away of the Queen Mary for Cunard as well as hundreds of other renderings of liners. An extensive key covers 131 locations in the ship. Also includes several color renderings, including one of a private suite and a cut-away of her revolutionary funnel. Opens to 11" x 33". From the Frank Braynard Collection. Mint condition. $75.
Zippo-style lighter made by Corona for her 1959 World Cruise. In mint condition, never having even been filled with lighter fluid. All you need is some fluid and a flint, and you're in business. Oddly, I've only ever seen souvenir lighters dated to her 1958 and 1959 world cruises. I am happy to say this comes with the original box. $35.
Like an old rolodex each page of this deck plan is tabbed so you could jump from deck to deck with ease. Dating from the late 1950s after she was air-conditioned but before the major changes of the 1960's took place. Glossy pages with 14 real color photographs. Excellent condition. $40.
Perhaps one of you out there can tell me why Cunard bothered to make so many temporary plans in the post-war period, even after the ship was in service. Here's a temporary plan for first class in her transatlantic configuration, dated March, 1951. In excellent condition. From the Frank Braynard Collection. $25.
Looking for the entire set of Caronia temporary deck plans? I have found another cabin class plan so collect all three! Like most of these plans this is dated October 1948, just prior to Caronia's entry into service. Excellent condition. $25.
23451 Caronia (1949) Deck Plan
Color-coded cruise plan for the "Green Goddess." Not dated, but dates prior to the 1965 refit. Measures 37" x 24". Excellent condition. $10.
Amazing shot of Moran tugs at the stern of Caronia on one of the few times she was in NYC with ice in the Hudson. I think this image is 1963. Measures 8" x 10". Stamp on the back indicates it is from the public relations department of Moran Towing. Frank Braynard collection. Very good condition with a slight tear at top of photo. Does not affect image. $30.
Large 8" x 12" press photo of Caribia on the rocks off Apra harbor. In an incredibly short time she would break up and the bulk of her would sadly slide back into the main shipping channel, thus triggering the largest salvage ever undertaken by the Army Corps of Engineers. Excellent condition. $25.
Cunard produced a sharp set of 12 photographs that could be bought on board Caronia circa 1957. I know the dates because these images are so clear, when you scan them, you can read the dates on the writing room tables' calendars! This is one picture from that set of 12, showing the observation lounge. At some point in the mid-1950's, much of the original wicker furniture in this room was replaced with what is shown in this shot. Who knows why as not all of it was replaced. Excellent condition. $20.
The images from the 12-pack set are harder to find than the standard photo postcard sets you often see for her. I suspect this is the onboard librarian, and this is one of the few times I have seen the bookcases open. $20.
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Bone-china souvenir portrait plate for the Franconia of 1911. She was the first British ship to not have bolted swivel chairs in her first-class dining room. Still retaining its gold and the painted image in very good condition. Franconia, a beautiful ship, was sadly only in service for a few years before being lost during World War One. As such, items for her are hard to find, especially one in this condition. $125.
Very "austere" plan that measures 24" x 9". This is dated June, 1949, and is most likely her return to service plan. $22.
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Dated November, 1950, this rare plan is quite nice. Tough to find much for Franconia post war. She was really just hold the colors aloft till new ships could be built for the Canadian run. The plan covers first class and includes lots of great color photos, which we all know are quite rare for this pre-World War 2 liner. It doesn't look like Cunard did much redecorating. Measure about 23" x 9". In near-mint condition with a great "centerfold" of her by Kenneth Shoesmith. $32.
Great, late pin dish showing her in her white-hull phase. She sported Caronia green for a short time in the 1960's. We see these types of dishes for Holland America but rarely for Cunard. Mint condition. $40.
Ivernia souvenir plate in milk glass. This plate is in good condition, considering it is now over 100 years old. It has the typical “pitting” to the applied painting seen on almost all examples of this type of plate, but fortunately, it doesn’t affect the ship much. Pre-WWI souvenirs for Cunard are getting tough to find. $95.
Printed sepia card of this doomed Cunarder. Postmarked in New York on July 2, 1927. Bumped corners. $6.
One of the first accounts of the sinking published by a survivor. Written in four parts and released in 1915 by Lusitania survivor Charles Lauriat, Part I gives Lauriat's first-hand account of the sinking as he wrote it home to his relatives on May 12, 1915. Part II goes into more detail about the voyage. Part III are extracts from the Frankfurter Zeitung, a German newspaper, giving the German perspective. Part IV is the formal report of the sinking as issued by the Mersey Inquiry.
Lauriat's own bookstore sticker on the inside. Former owner's book plate on inside front cover. Excellent condition. $95
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Very nice card for New Years 1914 from James Morrison, Electrical Engineer on the Lusitania. It was common at this time for crew to have cards printed for various events throughout the year and to send to friends and relatives. Obviously these crewmen were proud of their ships! Tied with a cord. Some dirt on the front but otherwise very nice condition. Very hard to find! $195.
Original press photo from the International News Service (INS) of one of the mass graves being filled in by soldiers after the funeral service. Measures 8½" x 6½". Excellent condition with the INS stamp on the back. Amazingly evocative image. $195.
Fantastic photo card of Lusitania "leaving dock in Liverpool." By W. & Co. Unused and in excellent condition. $85.
Lusitania at the Landing Stage in Liverpool. Used and post marked October 3, 1911. Very good condition with some ink smudges on the front. $25.
Unusual and somewhat grisly photo post card of coffins of some Lusitania victims in one of the mass graves in The Old Church Cemetery outside of Queenstown. Unused. $85.
Very rare close-up photo card of the sign erected by Cunard after the burials were complete. Unused. $95.
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Difficult-to-find souvenir spoon as sold in the gift shop of Lusitania. Sterling silver and made by Elkington. Date coded to 1913. (Please keep in mind that Elkington sterling date codes are different from those used for silver plate.) The spoon is surmounted by an absolutely stunning 3-D Cunard logo with the ill-fated liner's name engraved into the bowl. One of the best souvenir items you can get for any company. Beautiful classic design. Measures 5" in length. Near-mint condition. $395.
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Unused piece of stationery from one of the most famous liners ever to sail. Wonderful engraving of Lusitania at the top. Mint condition. $75.
