
Adriatic Deck Plan, Cabin Class
Very fine tissue deck plans for the RMS Adriatic of 1907. Famous member of the Big Four ships built from 1901-1907. Covers her first class. By this time, White Star Line was calling this cabin… read more ›
Very fine tissue deck plans for the RMS Adriatic of 1907. Famous member of the Big Four ships built from 1901-1907. Covers her first class. By this time, White Star Line was calling this cabin… read more ›
Exquisite menu for the RMS Arabic dated June 16, 1905. This lovely liner was sunk about three and a half months after the loss of Lusitania. Perfect embossed White Star flag and OSNC logo at… read more ›
This lovely card is for the White Star liner RMS Arabic, lost to torpedo in 1915. This is part of the “celebrated liner” series done by Tucks. Written on and posted in 1904.
Very fine tissue deck plans for the RMS Baltic of 1904. Famous member of the Big Four ships built from 1901-1907. Covers her first class. By this time, White Star Line was calling this cabin… read more ›
Here’s a special list! There is so much to make this a stunning list for any White Star Line collector. Let’s start with the cover, which is the same as used on RMS Titanic. It… read more ›
If you are interested in ocean-liner postcards (in particular, pre-WWI Edwardian England ocean-liner postcards) then Raphael Tuck should be at the top of your list for desirability and rarity. While they produced cards for many… read more ›
I don’t recall the last time I had a “Tea” menu from a White Star liner, but I know that in second and third class this afternoon meal was much more hearty than the beverages… read more ›
Britannic was to become more important than ever to White Star Line’s future in 1912, but as we know, it was not to be. Her interiors fittings were largely completed, and much of this was… read more ›
The best advertising piece Cunard White Star ever did for the Britannic. It is good to see the White Star liner that lasted longest with Cunard was not treated as a red-headed step child within… read more ›
Return-to-service brochure produced for the Cunard White Star Liner Britannic in 1947. “The Britannic is not only British in name, from keel to masthead she embodies the traditional skill of British craftsmen.” I’ll say! She… read more ›
Abstract of log from Britannic’s April 9, 1949, crossing. She had not yet been back in post-war service a full year. In excellent condition.
Probably my favorite of all the gift-shop items ever stocked. Beautiful reverse-painted butterfly-wing pin dish for White Star Line’s last-serving liner. This is only the second one I have carried for Britannic. In mint condition.
A Cunard White Star Line lapel pin sold in the on-board gift shops of this the famous last-sailing ship of the White Star Line fleet, which dates to the 1950s. I have often wondered why… read more ›
One of White Star’s most lavish brochures created in the midst of the depression. This would be one of the last brochures for Adriatic and Baltic. Celtic and Cedric having already gone. Runs 24 pages… read more ›
Gala farewell dinner menu for a “Boring” cruise. When I first found out that James Boring mounted many cruises in the interwar years, I was a bit surprised by his name to say the least. … read more ›
A second-class passenger list for the RMS Cedric’s crossing from Liverpool to New York, Valentines Day, February 14, 1906. Captain Cameron in command, and the surgeon is W.F.N. O’Loughlin of Titanic fame. The cover is… read more ›
If you are interested in ocean-liner postcards (in particular, pre-WWI Edwardian England ocean-liner postcards) then Raphael Tuck should be at the top of your list for desirability and rarity. While they produced cards for many… read more ›
If you are interested in ocean-liner postcards (in particular, pre-WWI Edwardian England ocean-liner postcards), then Raphael Tuck should be at the top of your list for desirability and rarity. While they produced cards for many… read more ›
Some excellent research by White Star china historian Russ Upholster has revealed that the name of this pattern (often inaccurately called “Wisteria” or “Gothic Arch”) is actually “Crown.” It’s a fitting name because of the… read more ›
The odd and lengthy story of this saucer is quite interesting. I first saw one back at a THS convention for Titanic’s 80th anniversary 30 years ago in 1992. At that time a liner dealer… read more ›
I spend a considerable amount of time working on forthright descriptions of the items I bring to you. I do my best to bring you high-quality items, and thus I often find myself describing things… read more ›
One of the first pieces of china in my personal collection was a White Star Line side plate just like this one. These lovely plates display so well and I have a soft spot for… read more ›
Now is the time to enhance your ocean-liner collection with this beautiful bone-china White Star Line demi-tasse cup and saucer. Just think of the craftsmanship in this set. Hand made china that was glazed, fired,… read more ›
White Star Line used several different covers on their passenger lists with styles changing every few years or so in keeping with the styles of the era. 19th Century lists have a very 19th Century… read more ›
How would you like to enjoy your evening aperitif in a real White Star crystal cordial? I take special pride in bringing you only original high-quality memorabilia, and cordials fit the bill. This cordial comes… read more ›
Very fine tissue deck plan for the RMS Georgic of 1932. As you know, she was the last White Star Liner constructed. Despite her being mortgaged to the hilt (with like 4 or 5 loans… read more ›
Very fine tissue deck plan for the RMS Georgic of 1932. As you know, she was the last White Star Liner constructed. Dated March, 1932, the plan measures about 34″ x 22″ and is in… read more ›
If you are interested in ocean-liner postcards (in particular, pre-WWI Edwardian England ocean-liner postcards) then Raphael Tuck should be at the top of your list for desirability and rarity. While they produced cards for many… read more ›
Mint-condition log abstract from the RMS Majestic of 1889. Dated September 19, 1906, the log is for a Liverpool to New York voyage and tells us that Captain B.F. Hayes is in command. Hayes was… read more ›
Hard-to-find 19th Century second-class passenger list RMS Majestic. 19th Century White Star Line are tough to source, and those for second class are even more so. Bruce Ismay is listed on the cover as New… read more ›
The Worlds Largest Ship! Majestic and Leviathan were not just vying with each other for the title of the largest ship in the world, they were also vying for speed records. Here is how that… read more ›
“The World’s Largest Ship.” Wait, shouldn’t that be the United States Lines’s Leviathan? At the time, it depended on if who you ask was from the US or the UK! Both ships were pretty evenly… read more ›
Stunning color cut-away of White Star Line’s RMS Majestic. In many ways, Majestic was a forerunner to ships such as ss Normandie (with divided uptakes, every public room being double height, etc.). White Star cut-aways… read more ›
Perhaps the best swimming pool ever put in a liner. This was no simple plunge bath, this is positively Pompeian! Unused and in excellent condition.
A pair of the last cards printed for Majestic. The White Star version and the Cunard White Star overprint from 1935. Both unused, the CWS version has an ink spot on the front and some… read more ›
A depression frugality. Cunard and White Star merged in 1934, and to save money, the existing stock of postcards was taken back to the printers and Cunard was shoehorned in over White Star Line. Thus… read more ›
This postcard is for the White Star liner RMS Megantic. As you know, Megantic was one of a pair of ships setup to test the engine arrangements subsequently used in the Olympic class. Mailed April,… read more ›
Highly sought-after pre-maiden voyage Georgic brochure that I have never had on the site before. Are you part of the “multitude of exacting travelers who demand the finer things which ocean transportation has to offer”? … read more ›
How cool to have a certificate of discharge from the White Star Liner ss Nomadic? Well, it’s not the tender Nomadic you are thinking of but still a cool piece! This is from the 1890s… read more ›
Superb graphics on the cover of this passenger list for White Star’s finest 19th Century ship, the RMS Oceanic. The last ship conceived and built under the guidance of the line’s founder, Thomas Ismay, Oceanic… read more ›
A rarity these days! A pre-sinking postcard for this, perhaps history’s most famous pair of steamships. No message (and given the recent incident perhaps no message was required) but has been addressed and is dated… read more ›
I’ve only ever had three other brochures of this type. This is an 12-page brochure produced around 1919 when RMS Olympic restarted the Southampton service in conjunction with RMS Adriatic. Majestic and Homeric aren’t even… read more ›
The best first-class deck plan I have ever carried for the “Old Reliable.” Interestingly, it is dated July, 1913, and reprinted after the war in 1920, listing the à la carte restaurant simply as the… read more ›
Ultra rare tourist-third-class deck plan for the White Star Liner RMS Olympic, dated June, 1931. In very good condition and measures about 23″ x 34.5″. Did you know many Edwardian liners became four-class ships late… read more ›
A fantastic letter written on board the RMS Olympic in October, 1929. I bet our writer didn’t know how the world was about to change with the Great Depression starting at the end of that… read more ›
Unused and unusual gummed sticker for mail posted on Olympic. Measures about 2″ long. Excellent condition. A small quantity available.
An American artist-rendering post card of our favorite liner RMS Olympic. Not produced by the White Star Line, the card mentions Titanic’s loss on the back, and I believe dates to the pre-war era. Bumped… read more ›
A rare and stunning real-photographic postcard of the RMS Olympic after her collision with the HMS Hawke in the Solent on September 20, 1911. The flank of the huge liner stretches on and on in… read more ›
One of the nicer cards ever issued for RMS Olympic. There’s something very soothing about it. Claimed to be the last White Star Line issued artist card done for our favorite liner. That seems to… read more ›
It is often tough in this business not to use the same descriptions over and over again. Truly, how many different ways can one describe a postcard? Happily, I am saved from the unfortunate fate… read more ›
It is often tough in this business not to use the same descriptions over and over again. Truly, how many different ways can one describe a postcard? Happily, I am saved from the unfortunate fate… read more ›
Interesting photo of the famous floating dry dock in Southampton, the largest in the world. Remnants of the brick docking piers used to keep this dry dock in place are still visible in Southampton to… read more ›
This is my personal favorite postcard of RMS Olympic. Isn’t she powerful and sleek looking in this image from her gravy years of the 1920s? This is Olympic back on top after the war. Don’t… read more ›
Don’t you just love the colors on some of the line-issued artist-rendering cards? White Star Line did because they produced quite a number of them by different artists. This one for RMS Olympic is after… read more ›
Not wanting to miss out on the PR gold mine of the largest and most famous vessels in the world, New York postcard producers quickly got into the game themselves. This maiden-voyage-era card is postmarked… read more ›
The previous dealer wanted, and perhaps obtained, $400 for this card. Even in these inflationary times, you’ll get more rational pricing here at Luxury Liner Row. An artist card from circa 1913-1919. Looks like it… read more ›
An early artist-rendering card from the time of the great ship’s maiden voyage. Unused but back shows where once attached to an album page.
Huge real photo postcard of RMS Olympic in Book Post format. Measures about 5.5″ x 10.25″. Some curling at edges, but these should press out fine. One small crease on left side.
A depression frugality. Cunard and White Star merged in 1934, and to save money, the existing stock of postcards was taken back to the printers and Cunard was shoehorned in over White Star Line. Thus… read more ›
A real-photo postcard of the RMS Olympic cutting quite the image in Southampton’s floating dry dock in the mid 1920s. The last remnants of this dry dock are slated to go away any time now. … read more ›
An interesting and seldom-seen card of RMS Olympic off the Eddystone Lighthouse. The painting of the ship is pre-sinking Titanic. However, the information listing her tonnage and “The largest British Steamer” is the type of… read more ›
Real photo card of the first-class smoking room on board White’s Star’s Olympic. This image shows the room after her 1919 refit and reentry into service. Extremely clear! Unused and in excellent condition. Did you… read more ›
The image is RMS Olympic by artist Walter Thomas. The smaller version of this postcard is not so common, and this much larger version measuring is extremely difficult to find. In near mint condition. Strange… read more ›
Touching the River Lagan for the first time, Olympic is in her natural element. She was at this point undergoing the most stress she would ever experience in her career, and I think it would… read more ›
The famous Tuck’s postcard of RMS Olympic at sea. Unused and in excellent condition. This is an asset to any White Star Line collection. A mother gave this card to her son George in June,… read more ›
A stunning real-photographic postcard of the RMS Olympic in Southampton. Image dates to mid 1920s, and she’s looking every inch the most handsome ocean liner in the world. Unused and in excellent condition.
A rarely seen photo of RMS Olympic off the Dardanelles, I believe, early in the war as a troop ship. She’s impressive to say the least. I would hate to be the fellow who had… read more ›
Cool and iconic color artist card imagining RMS Olympic compared to various buildings of her time. Written and posted in April, 1922–the gravy years for this beloved White Star Liner.
Unusual set of views on board the ss Olympic. From a rare series of postcards printed in the 1920s. Misprinted on the back with the tonnage of Majestic! This has been blacked out and another… read more ›
We are now nearly 16 years past the famous Haltwhistle auction of woodwork and fittings from our favorite liner RMS Olympic. As you are no doubt well aware, years ago many other sellers, who were… read more ›
Here’s an incredible opportunity for one of you to add to your collection an amazing tile from a first-class corridor on RMS Olympic. Back in 2004, there was an auction of all the fittings from… read more ›
Beautifully patterned linoleum floor tiles in alternating shades of green and cream as used mostly in second-class areas of RMS Olympic. Archival photographs of the liner’s interior show these tiles in use in the barber… read more ›
Wasn’t RMS Olympic just the tops? Play the “what if” game with me for a moment…. What if you could go back in time and sample just one liner? I know RMS Olympic would have… read more ›
Way back in 1987, artifacts from the wreck of the White Star liner Republic, which sank dramatically in 1909, were salvaged. Claims of massive amounts of gold, wild-goose chases, and tails of sad tragic drama have… read more ›
1911… The perfect year. At least as far as White Star Line was concerned. Things would never be quite the same again as they were that summer. It was, after all, a summer that saw… read more ›
White Star Line silver is sure getting tough to find. This sugar bowl is the LARGER size of the two made for tables and measures 7″ from handle to handle and stands 2½”. In the… read more ›
I haven’t had a set of White Star Line sugar tongs in ages. These are made by our friends at Elkington Silver and date to 1930. They measure about 4.25″ long. In excellent condition. They… read more ›
I have always considered White Star’s Teutonic to be the first ocean liner. She was more reliable (and some say safer) because she had twin screws and didn’t need sails. She was also big enough… read more ›
Post-sinking disaster card showing an artist rendering of RMS Olympic. Full details of ship in the caption. Unused with one corner bitten off. This same image was also used on a post-sinking poster, maybe to… read more ›
A nice image of RMS Titanic on a post-sinking card with full details in the caption. Unused and a fine addition to any Titanic or White Star Line collection. Very well-known disaster card. One I… read more ›
A fine image of Olympic at anchor marked as Titanic on a memorial postcard. “The largest ship in the world.” Unused. Some bending in the upper left-hand corner.
A post-sinking disaster card for the famous RMS Titanic. Details in the caption about her tragic loss. Interestingly, stamped in the period with a 1 cent American stamp but not canceled, mailed, or written on. … read more ›
The famous Tuck’s postcard of Titanic at sea. In excellent condition. This iconic image is an asset to any RMS Titanic or White Star Line collection.
RMS Olymipc, Homeric, and Majestic brochure from around 1925. The finest brochure ever done for White Star Line’s post-war trio of ships. 20 pages of full color covering all 3 ships. RMS Majestic as the… read more ›
Extraordinarily rare letter written on White Star Line stationary. Mailed from Ismay, Imrie, and Co. to D. and C. MacIver (managing owners of Cunard), the letter concerns the setting up of official North Atlantic traffic lanes. … read more ›
Want to own some shares in your favorite ocean-liner corporation? Here is your chance. The White Star Line became a British owned firm again when IMM sold the company to Royal Mail Line in 1927. … read more ›
Superb White Star Line officer’s uniform button. Measures about 7/8″ across. This is the large size. Excellent condition. As used on the officers’ uniforms on board RMS Olympic and RMS Titanic. These are becoming very… read more ›
Excellent example of a White Star Line uniform button as used on the uniforms of the officers on board RMS Olympic and RMS Titanic. Measures about 5/8″ across. Excellent condition. Very difficult to find in… read more ›