S. S. "CONSTITUTION". American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines. New York. Postcard

S. S. CONSTITUTION
American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines

Postcard of "The beautiful Sunliners".

SS Constitution was an ocean liner (683 feet long, 30,293 tons) owned by American Export Lines, sister ship of SS Independence. Both were constructed in the United States and made their maiden voyages in 1951. Commissioned in 1951, she started her long career sailing on the New York City-Genoa-Naples-Gibraltar route to Europe. Following service on American Export's "Sunlane" cruise to Europe in the 1950s and 1960s, the two ships sailed for American Hawaii Cruises and American Global Line for many years in the 1980s and 1990s. Constitution was retired in 1995; while under tow to be scrapped, the liner sank 700 nautical miles (1,300 km) north of the Hawaiian Islands on 17 November 1997.

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ALITALIA. Convair 340 aircraft. Postcard (1950s)

ALITALIA
Convair 340

Postcard published by Multigraf, Terni, Nº 101.

The Convair 340, which had a longer fuselage than its predecessor, the 240 model, larger wings and more powerful engines. The 340 first flew on October 5, 1951. Production ceased in 1970. Features: Wing span, 32.22 m; Light, 24.14 m; Height, 8.46 m; Cruising speed, 448 km/h; Maximum range with full load, 2,130 km.

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M/S "BATORY", Poland. Stamp issued as a souvenir sheet by the Polish Post in 2023

M/S BATORY
Stamp issued as a souvenir sheet by the Polish Post on 17.07.2023.

M/S Batory was built in 1934–1935 at the Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico in Monfalcone, Italy, under an arrangement where part of the commission was paid in shipments of coal from Poland, and she was launched on 3 July 1935. She was a Polish ocean liner which was the flagship of Gdynia-America Line, named after Stefan Batory, the sixteenth-century King of Poland. She began regular service in May 1936 on the Gdynia — New York run, and by 1939 had carried over 3,000 passengers. Mobilized at the outbreak of World War II, she served as a troop ship and a hospital ship by the Allied Navy for the rest of the war. In 1940 she, along with Chrobry, transported allied troops during the Norwegian campaign. She was also one of the last ships to leave St Jean de Luz during the final evacuation of Polish troops from France. She was also used for secretly shipping many valuable Polish treasures to Canada for safekeeping. On 5 August 1940 she left Liverpool with convoy WS 2 (Winston's Specials) evacuating 477 children to Sydney, Australia, under the Children's Overseas Reception Board until the war was over. She sailed via Cape Town, India, Singapore to where she had carried 300 troops and Sydney. She was involved in the allied invasion of Oran, Algeria in 1942 (Operation Torch). That same year she took troops to India and later took part in the Allied invasion of Sicily and southern France (Operation Dragoon), where she was the flagship of General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, Commander-in-Chief of the French Army. Returned to post-war Poland in 1946, she resumed civilian service after a refit, and after she was withdrawn from the North Atlantic route, refurbished at Hebburn for service in the tropics, and sailed in August 1951 from Gdynia and Southampton to Bombay and Karachi, via Gibraltar, Malta, Aden, and Suez. In 1957, she returned to the North Atlantic run. She continued in service until 1969, when she was decommissioned and became a floating hotel in Gdynia. However, after about a year, she was sold back to Polish Ocean Lines, and from there she was sold for scrap to Hong Kong. She left Gdynia on 31 March 1971 and arrived to the scrapyard on 26 May. The ship had been scrapped completely by 1972. 

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HENSCHEL HS i4ON bus (Germany), 1951

HENSCHEL HS i4ON bus (Germany). Construction: Trutz, Coburg, 1951. Photo: Archiv Hellmut Buscher. Postcard by Edition Diesel Queen, Berlin, 'Classic Bus on Postcards', C-6. (1985)

Autobús HENSCHEL HS i4ON (Alemania). Construido por Trutz, Coburgo, 1951. Foto: Archiv Hellmut Buscher. Tarjeta postal de Edition Diesel Queen, Berlín, 'Classic Bus on Postcards', C-6. (1985)

Autobús HENSCHEL HS i4ON (Alemanya). Construt per Trutz, Coburg, 1951. Foto: Archiv Hellmut Buscher. Targeta postal d'Edition Diesel Queen, Berlín, 'Classic Bus on Postcards', C-6. (1985)

Bus HENSCHEL HS i4ON (Allemagne). Construit par Trutz, Cobourg, 1951. Photo: Archiv Hellmut Buscher. Carte postale d'Edition Diesel Queen, Berlin, 'Classic Bus on Postcards', C-6. (1985)

Autobus HENSCHEL HS i4ON (Germania). Costruito da Trutz, Coburgo, 1951. Foto: Archiv Hellmut Buscher. Cartolina di Edition Diesel Queen, Berlino, 'Classic Bus on Postcards', C-6. (1985)

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MARRAKECH (Maroc). Jardin de l'Hôtel de la Mamounia et la Koutoubia

MARRAKECH (Maroc). Jardin de l'Hôtel de la Mamounia et la Koutoubia. Carte postale de la Cie. des Arts Photomécaniques, Paris-Strasbourg, 286. Circulée le 12.09.1951 à Leval (France).

MARRAKECH (Morocco). Garden of the Hôtel de la Mamounia and the Koutoubia. Postcard by Cie. des Arts Photomécaniques, Paris-Strasburg, 286. Posted on 12.09.1951 to Leval (France).

MARRAKECH (Marruecos). Jardín del Hôtel de la Mamounia y la Kutubia. Tarjeta postal de la Cie. des Arts Photomécaniques, París-Estrasburgo, 286. Circulada el 12.09.1951 a Leval (Francia).

MARRÀQUEIX (Marroc). Jardí de l'Hôtel de la Mamounia i la Kutubia. Tarjgta postal de la Cie. des Arts Photomécaniques, París-Estrasburg, 286. Circulada el 12.09.1951 a Leval (França).

MARRAKECH (Marocco). Giardino dell'Hôtel de la Mamounia e la Kutubiya. Cartolina della Cie. des Arts Photomécaniques, Parigi-Strasburgo, 286. Viaggiata il 12.09.1951 a Leval (Francia).

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SYDNEY FERRIES (Australia). Cruise the Harbour brochure (1997)

SYDNEY FERRIES (Australia). Cruise the Harbour informative brochure. (6.1997)
[Sydney Ferries is a statutory authority of the New South Wales Government, operating a fleet of 28 ferries and providing commuter ferry services on Sydney Harbour and the Parramatta River in Sydney, Australia. The earliest known ferry to operate on Port Jackson was The Rose Hill Packet (commonly known as "The Lump") which was built in 1789, and ran to Parramatta. This and other small boats carried cargo and passengers across the harbour and its estuaries. Sydney Ferries started life as a private sector company. In 1861, the North Shore Ferry Company was formed operating a ferry service across Sydney Harbour. The company was restructured and the name was changed to the North Shore Ferry Company in 1878. In 1899, after a series of mergers, the company was renamed Sydney Ferries Limited. At one point, Sydney Ferries Limited was the largest operator of ferries on the world. In 1951, Sydney Ferries Limited was facing financial difficulties, and on 1 July 1951 the company was acquired by the New South Wales Government. Meanwhile, up until 1972, the Manly ferry service had been operated independently by the Port Jackson and Manly Steamship Company, a publicly listed company on the Sydney Stock Exchange. On 19 April 1972, the Port Jackson and Manly Steamship Company was acquired by Brambles Industries Limited. Following a threat by Brambles to reduce the Manly ferry services, the New South Wales Government arranged for the Public Transport Commission to take over the service as from 1 December 1974. The Public Transport Commission later became the Urban Transit Authority of New South Wales, and then the State Transit Authority. In 2004, the Sydney Ferries Corporation was formed out of the State Transit Authority. In December 2008, the state owned corporation reverted to a statutory authority.]

SYDNEY FERRIES (Australia). Cruceros por el puerto, folleto tríptico informativo. (6.1997)

SYDNEY FERRIES (Austràlia). Creuers pel port, fullet tríptic informatiu. (6.1997)

SYDNEY FERRIES (Australie). Croisières dans le port, brochure informative. (6.1997)

SYDNEY FERRIES (Australia). Crociere nel porto, trittico informativo. (6.1997)

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HOLLAND AMERICA LINE. SS "Ryndam" (1951–1973)

HOLLAND AMERICA LINE. SS "Ryndam" [1951–1973; sank 2003]. Photo: John Clarkson. Presented as pseudo postcard.
[The HOLLAND AMERICA LINE was founded in 1873 as the Dutch-America Steamship Company (Dutch: Nederlandsch-Amerikaansche Stoomvaart Maatschappij), as a shipping and passenger line; headquartered in Rotterdam and providing service to the Americas, it became known as Holland America Line (HAL); now is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, USA].

HOLLAND AMERICA LINE. SS "Ryndam" [1951–1973; hundido en 2003]. Foto: John Clarkson. Presentada como pseudo tarjeta postal.

HOLLAND AMERICA LINE. SS "Ryndam" [1951–1973; enfonsat el 2003]. Foto: John Clarkson. Presentada com a pseudo targeta postal.

HOLLAND AMERICA LINE. SS "Ryndam" [1951–1973; coulé en 2003]. Photo: John Clarkson. Presentée comme pseudo carte postale.

HOLLAND AMERICA LINE. SS "Ryndam" [1951–1973; affondato nel 2003]. Foto: John Clarkson. Presentata come pseudo cartolina.

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COMPAÑÍA TRANSMEDITERRÁNEA. "Ciudad de Cádiz"

COMPAÑÍA TRANSMEDITERRÁNEA. Buque "Ciudad de Cádiz" [Construido en 1951 por Unión Naval de Levante, entró en servicio en las líneas de Trasatlántica a América. Pasó posteriormente a realizar las líneas propias de Trasmediterránea en las que continuó hasta su desguace en 1980.] Tarjeta postal de Comercial Escudo de Oro, Barcelona, 6561.

COMPAÑÍA TRANSMEDITERRÁNEA. Vaixell "Ciudad de Cádiz" [Construït l'any 1951 per Unión Naval de Levante, fou desballestat el 1980.] Targeta postal de Comercial Escudo de Oro, Barcelona, 6561.

COMPAÑÍA TRANSMEDITERRÁNEA. Spanish ship "Ciudad de Cádiz" [Built in 1951 by Unión Naval de Levante; break up in 1980.] Postcard by Comercial Escudo de Oro, Barcelona, 6561.

COMPAÑÍA TRANSMEDITERRÁNEA. Bateau espagnol "Ciudad de Cádiz" [Construit en 1951 par Unión Naval de Levante, fût démoli en 1980.] Carte postale de Comercial Escudo de Oro, Barcelone, 6561.

COMPAÑÍA TRANSMEDITERRÁNEA. Nave spagnola "Ciudad de Cádiz" [Costruita nel 1951 dalla Unión Naval de Levante, fu sfasciata nel 1980.] Cartolina di Comercial Escudo de Oro, Barcellona, 6561.

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TALYLLYN RAILWAY (Wales). Return ticket Tywyn - Nant Gwernol (1982)

TALYLLYN RAILWAY / RHEILFFORDD TALYLLYN (Wales) [Opened in 1866, closed in 1946; reopened as Preserved Railway in 1951]. Ticket Nº 1/4680 from Towyn to Nant Gwernol and back. Third Class return. 26.06.1982.

TALYLLYN RAILWAY / RHEILFFORDD TALYLLYN (Gales) [Abierta en 1866, cerrada en 1946; reabierta como línea protegida in 1951]. Billete de ida y vuelta de Towyn a Nant Gwernol. Tercera clase. 26.06.1982.

TALYLLYN RAILWAY / RHEILFFORDD TALYLLYN (Gal·les) [Oberta l'any 1866, tancada el 1946; reoberta com a línia protegida el 1951]. Bitllet d'anada i tornada de Towyn a Nant Gwernol. Tercera classe. 26.06.1982.

TALYLLYN RAILWAY / RHEILFFORDD TALYLLYN (Galles) [Ouverte en 1866, fermée en 1946; réouverte comme ligne protegée en 1951]. Billet d'aller/retour de Towyn à Nant Gwernol. Troisième classe. 26.06.1982.

TALYLLYN RAILWAY / RHEILFFORDD TALYLLYN (Galles) [Aperta nel 1866, chiusa nel 1946; riaperta come linea protetta nel 1951]. Biglietto di andata e ritorno da Towyn a Nant Gwernol. Terza classe. 26.06.1982.

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TAL-Y-LLYN RAILWAY. Towyn Wharf Station

TALYLLYN RAILWAY / RHEILFFORDD TALYLLYN (Wales) [Opened in 1866, closed in 1946; reopened as Preserved Railway in 1951]. Towyn Wharf Station. Postcard by Photo Precision Ltd / Colourmaster International, ME 194 / PT25405.

TALYLLYN RAILWAY / RHEILFFORDD TALYLLYN (Gales) [Abierta en 1866, cerrada en 1946; reabierta como línea protegida in 1951]. Estación de Towyn Wharf. Tarjeta postal de Photo Precision Ltd / Colourmaster International, ME 194 / PT25405.

TALYLLYN RAILWAY / RHEILFFORDD TALYLLYN (Gal·les) [Oberta l'any 1866, tancada el 1946; reoberta com a línia protegida el 1951]. Estació de Towyn Wharf. Targeta postal de Photo Precision Ltd / Colourmaster International, ME 194 / PT25405.

TALYLLYN RAILWAY / RHEILFFORDD TALYLLYN (Galles) [Ouverte en 1866, fermée en 1946; réouverte comme ligne protegée en 1951]. Gare de Towyn Wharf. Carte postale de Photo Precision Ltd / Colourmaster International, ME 194 / PT25405.

TALYLLYN RAILWAY / RHEILFFORDD TALYLLYN (Galles) [Aperta nel 1866, chiusa nel 1946; riaperta come linea protetta nel 1951]. Stazione di Towyn Wharf. Cartolina di Photo Precision Ltd / Colourmaster International, ME 194 / PT25405.

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CHALK'S INTERNATIONAL AIRLINE. Grumman Mallard amphibious aircraft

CHALK'S INTERNATIONAL AIRLINE [1917-2007]. Grumman G-73 Mallard amphibious aircraft [manufactured from 1946 to 1951]. Photo by Nigel P. Chalcraft. Postcard by Mary Jayne's Railroad Specialities, MJ409.

CHALK'S INTERNATIONAL AIRLINE [1917-2007]. Avión anfibio Grumman G-73 Mallard [construido desde 1946 hasta 1951]. Foto: Nigel P. Chalcraft. Tarjeta postal de Mary Jayne's Railroad Specialities, MJ409.

CHALK'S INTERNATIONAL AIRLINE [1917-2007]. Avió amfibi Grumman G-73 Mallard [construït des del 1946 fins al 1951]. Foto: Nigel P. Chalcraft. Targeta postal de Mary Jayne's Railroad Specialities, MJ409

CHALK'S INTERNATIONAL AIRLINE [1917-2007]. Avivn amphibe Grumman G-73 Mallard [construit de 1946 à 1951]. Photo: Nigel P. Chalcraft. Carte postale de Mary Jayne's Railroad Specialities, MJ409.

CHALK'S INTERNATIONAL AIRLINE [1917-2007]. Aereo anfibio Grumman G-73 Mallard [costruito dal 1946 al 1951]. Foto: Nigel P. Chalcraft. Cartolina di Mary Jayne's Railroad Specialities, MJ409.

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FLOTTA LAURO. Turbonave "Roma"

FLOTTA LAURO. TN "Roma" [rebuilt in Genoa in 1951, breaked in september 1975. Entered the Italy - Australian service in 1951]. Publicitary postcard.

FLOTTA LAURO. TN "Roma" [reconstruido en Génova en 1951, desguazado en 09.1975. Entró en el servicio marítimo entre Italia y Australia en 1951.] Tarjeta postal publicitaria.

FLOTTA LAURO. TN "Roma" [reconstruït a Gènova l'any 1951, desballestat el 09.1975. Entrà en el servei marítim entre Itàlia i Austràlia el 1951.] Targeta postal publicitària.

FLOTTA LAURO. TN "Roma" [reconstruit à Gênes en 1951, démoli en 09.1975. En service martime entre l'Italie et l'Australie depuis 1951.] Carte postale publicitaire.

FLOTTA LAURO. TN "Roma" [ricostruito a Genova nel 1951, sfasciato nel 09.1975. Inziò il servizio marittimo fra l'Italia e l'Australia nel 1951.] Cartolina pubblicitaria.

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TRAMVIES DE BARCELONA. Cotxe 129 a la Plaça del Centre (1971)

TRAMVIES DE BARCELONA. Cotxe 129 (sèrie 126-132). Construït el 1906 a Can Girona. Reconstruït el 1951. Foto: Jaume Fernández a Plaça del Centre (18.07.1971). Targeta postal d'Eurofer, Amics del Ferrocarril, Barcelona, 94.

BARCELONA. Tranvía. Coche 129 (serie 126-132). Construido en 1906 en Can Girona. Reconstruido en 1951. Foto: Jaume Fernández en la Pl. del Centro (18.07.1971). Tarjeta postal
de Eurofer, Amics del Ferrocarril, Barcelona, 94.

BARCELONA. Tramway. Coach 129 made in 1906 by Can Girona. Rebuilt in 1951. Photo: Jaume Fernández at the Plaça del Centre (18.07.1971). Postcard by Eurofer, Amics del Ferrocarril, Barcelona, 94.

BARCELONA. Tramway. Voiture 129 construite en 1906 à Can Girona. Réconstruite en 1951. Photo: Jaume Fernández à la Plaça del Centre (18.07.1971). Carte postale d'Eurofer, Amics del Ferrocarril, Barcelona, 94.

BARCELONA. Tram. Vettura 129 costruita nel 1906 a Can Girona. Ricostruita nel 1951. Foto: Jaume Fernández alla Plaça del Centre (18.07.1971). Cartolina di Eurofer, Amics del Ferrocarril, Barcelona, 94.

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