Austro-Hungarian Navy (Video)
The once mighty Austro-Hungarian Navy. Pictures: 1. Coat of Arms of the Austro-Hungarian Empire 2. BB SMS Viribus Unitis at Trieste 3. CA SMS Kaiserin und Königin Maria-Theresia 4. CL SMS Novara 5. Emperor Francis Joseph I. 6. BB SMS Viribus Unitis 7. Austro-Hungarian Sailor 8. CA SMS Erzherzog ...
Fun with Stamps: How the Post is Carried Now (1958)
This is the first of a series of enjoyable articles extracted from "More Fun with Stamps" (1958) by Dianne Doubtfire & Kay Horowicz. We have cut the title down to "Fun with Stamps" on PDb as we do not have ...
Handling of Overseas Mails (1936)
This extremely informative article originally appeared in Shipping Wonders of the World in 1936. It explains in some detail the carriage of letters and parcel posts by ships and their ports of call in the 1930s. If you enjoyed this article, ...
Indo-Pakistan War Letters 1965 and 1971
Indo-Pakistan War 1965 In 1965, August 5th, Pakistan, believing that India having suffered defeat in 1962 against China would not react to a quick war over the disputed territory of Kashmir, crossed the Line of Control disguised as Kashmiri locals and ...
Norwegian Shipping (1937)
Here is a fascinating article concerning Norwegian Shipping between the two world wars. Originally published in Shipping Wonders of the World in 1937, it will be of much interest to shipping enthusiasts and Scandinavian postal historians. If you enjoyed this article, ...
Postcard: White Star Liner “Suevic”
The SS SUEVIC was the fifth of the Jubilee-class liners built by Harland and Wolff in Belfast specifically for the White Star Line Australian run. She was launched on December 8, 1900, and set sail on her maiden voyage to ...
R.M.S. Homeric
Having always had a love of ships and naval history, I suppose, as a philatelist, it was only a matter of time before I developed an interest into maritime postal history. Like many philatelic pursuits it has become quite ...
S.S. Wairarapa Shipwreck on Route from Sydney to Auckland 1894
On Monday, October 29, 1894, the S.S. Wairarapa, with more than 230 passengers aboard, besides the crew, crashed on to rocks at Miner's Head on Great Barrier Island in the Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand. Captain McIntosh, the master, and ...
Sea Transport of the Nations: Japanese Shipping (1935)
This is the first in a series of articles related to ships and shipping, originally appearing in Shipping Wonders of the World and published in 1935. Should any of our readers have any images of ships, especially mail ships, we ...
Ships on Postcards: S.S. COLUMBUS
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South Africa to England Ocean Mail Services (1876-34)
William Cochrane. This information has been extracted from the Official Year Book of the Union of South Africa and of Basutoland, Bechuanaland Protectorate, and Swaziland (1933-4). If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...South Africa Union Map (1935)South Africa Union – ...
St. Vincent: Postal Services 1911-1912
[Here are some fascinating archival details of the mail services of St. Vincent (1911-12). They have been extracted from Colonial reports of the time, and contain useful information about shipping lines operating to and from St. Vincent.] If you enjoyed ...
The Byrnes Bassett Shipping Line
Bernie Beston FAP. FRPSL. Following the opening up of the Moreton Bay District to free settlers in 1842, the influx of migrants and squatters increased rapidly. As the best grazing land nearest Brisbane was taken up, adventurous pastoralists scoured further and ...
The Royal Mail Steam-Packet Company
The Royal Mail Steam-Packet Company was incorporated in 1839 by Royal Charter, with a subsidy of ₤240,000. Supplemental charters extending the operations of the Company were granted at intervals, one in 1904 containing an ‘all British’ clause confining control of ...
The S.S. Normandie Arrives (1935)
When the S. S. Normandie arrived in New York Harbor on June 3rd, 1935, amid a fanfare of steamer whistles, and the otherwise noisy welcome of an exuberant American public, it carried aboard nine thousand seven hundred and fifty three ...
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