Postcards from the Cunard Line
A sampling of Cunard Line postcards in our collection includes views of the Cunard Wharf in Boston, ships that include the Laconia, Franconia, Saxonia, and Queen Mary.
Front Side, Boston, Cunard Wharf. Postcard No. 590 Published by Metyropolitan News Company, Boston, MA. Postally Used 1 September 1908. GGA Image ID # 15c02d7c6d
Back Side, Boston, Cunard Wharf. Postcard No. 590 Published by Metyropolitan News Company, Boston, MA. Postally Used 1 September 1908. Franklin 1706-1790 1c US Postage Stamp Affixed. GGA Image ID # 15c03ac106
Cunard Dock, Boston, Mass. Postcard with RB Company Logo on Bottom Left Side. F. 11743 Published by Robbins Bros, Boston, MA, and Germany. Postally Used 26 November 1909. One Cent US Postage Stamp Affixed. Front Side GGA Image ID # 15c051129f; Back Side GGA Image ID # 15c0aa8563
Black & White Photograph Adorns This Postcard of the RMS Laconia of the Cunard Line. WHS PC # S 11781 Published by Kingway Real Photo Series, Postally Used 30 October 1913. Front Side GGA Image ID # 15c0ebe057; Back Side GGA Image ID # 15c0fc6126
Cunard RMS Aquitania Leaving Southampton. Bi-Plane Visible in Upper Right-Hand Side. nd. circa 1910. Postcard Printed in England. Front Side GGA Image ID # 15c108df12; Back Side GGA Image ID # 15c115c6a1
Color Painting of the Cunard RMS Franconia & Laconia, Both in the Liverpool-Boston Route. nd. Circa 1911. Postally Unused. Front Side GGA Image ID # 15c1421efb; Back Side GGA Image ID # 15c15ccdda
Color Painting of the Cunard RMS Queen Mary at Sea by C. E. Turner. Printed in England PC # B. 469. Postally Used 17 June 1952. British Revenue Postage of 2p Affixed. Front Side GGA Image ID # 15c180522e; Back Side GGA Image ID # 15c1d73e27
Colorized Photo Image of the Cunard Steamship Saxonia, Boston, MA. Circle JV PC # 212453, Published by the Valentine & Sons Publishing Company, New York and Boston. Printed in the United States. Postally Used 3 July 1901. One Cent US Postage Affixed. Front Side GGA Image ID # 15c2290423; Back Side GGA Image ID # 15c247fece
Black and White Photograph Postcard of the Cunard Wharf, East Boston, Mass. nd. circa 1900. Published by the Metropolitan News Company, Boston. Front Side GGA Image ID # 15c2a67204; Back Side GGA Image ID # 15c2a6e532
Color Postcard of the Cunard White Star Liner RMS Samaria. c1935. GGA Image ID # 1ecd64fbb2
Back Side of Cunard White Star RMS Samaria Postcard, c1935. GGA Image ID # 1ecda393bc
S15765 Cunard Line RMS Ausonia, Gross Tonnage 14,000. GGA Image ID # 1ef8bc31a8
Reverse Side of S15765 Cunard Line RMS Ausonia Postcard. GGA Image ID # 1ef907fa3b
Large Format Postcard of the RMS Queen Mary, Length 1,020 Feet, Breadth 118 Feet, Tonnage 81,235. GGA Image ID # 1de2b87981
Front Side, Cunard RMS Queen Mary Color Postcard, Postally Used 17 June 1952. GGA Image ID # 1f34feb06e
Back Side, Cunard RMS Queen Mary Color Postcard, Postally Used 17 June 1952. GGA Image ID # 1f3528fafa
Front Side, The RMS Queen Mary Postcard, ca January 1935. No. 534. The World's Largest Liner. This sketch, especially drawn to scale for "The Daily Telegraph" by Mr. J. Macpherson, shows how the new Cunard liner, 534, will compare with the Houses of Parliament when she is finished. The height of the Victoria Tower from the top of the mast to the ground is 420 ft.; the 534, from masthead to water-line, will measure 250 ft.; the ship's length will be 1,018 ft., against the Houses' 940 ft. From the top of the vessel's funnels to the water line, it will measure 130 ft. The new liner will have a tonnage of 75,000 and a speed exceeding 30 knots, making her the world's largest and latest ship. She will carry 5,000 passengers. GGA Image ID # 1f3536b5cb
Back Side of The RMS Queen Mary Postcard, ca January 1935. No. 534. The World's Largest Liner. Valentine's Post Card Inscription: "I am happy to name this ship the 'Queen Mary' -- Her Majesty the Queen. "May her life in great waters foster friendship among the nations." -- His Majesty the King. Spoken at the launching of the ship at Clydebank on 26 September 1934. GGA Image ID # 1f353cc24b
