Charming cocktail invite for all passengers … dated 4/13/73. The party took place in the “Bar Lounge” / Lovely red embossed APL flag in the left corner!

One of the nice flyers for the ship done something beyond 1962 when the ship did her first cruise. It is full of interior and onboard color photography .. very well done. There are a few little pencil and pen marks  .. but these are very minor.

Nice yellow Train reservations sheet for Cabin Class folks headed to London. Like new!

Nice sheet in English, German and French explaining Taxi services from the pier and how baggage transfers were handled and the related costs.

Nice sheet of USL company letter herd for the pier 60 location in NY … also includes the Panama Pacific and American Pioneer Lines .. so I would say this is from the 1930’s. Nice condition w/ minor fold line.

Nice unused “W” baggage sticker for Cabin Class.

Thelma Walker from Canton, Ohio sailed from Le Harve to NYC on May 5, 1955 in cabin class …  and here is her baggage tag to prove it!  Nice used condition.

Nice airmail envelope for the SSUS … these would have been available in all the writing rooms on the ship along with writing paper and postcards galore! I have several of these and they all have some yellowing etc. Photo shown is a typical envelope.

Nice Entry form for a long list of voyage activities from Card games to Shuffleboard. There was never a dull moment!!!

Card games were all the rage on most voyages … and excellent way to pass the time onboard .. sometimes there were even tournaments (and of course betting and gambling). This score pad is like new and unused … the pages have yellowed a bit though.  Includes printed Samba and Canasta scoring rules on the covers.

Nice copy (though it has been folded) printed on 10/25/65 … voyage 304 #4. New coverage… including some coverage of the Viet Nam war and the Gemini 6 launch. Also has a blank crossword puzzle (with answer key on the last page). Includes weather, sports and advertisements. 8 complete pages.

Super-Excellent AR for USL 1963 which covers finances, company and fleet information. Excellent sections that summarize the cargo and passenger operations. The Passenger operations were confined to a just a few photos. Excellent heavy stock and glossy cover photo of the SSUS midstream of the Hudson passing another USL cago ship near pier 61. The interior contains some nice photos, graphics and replated renderings.

Excellent AR for USL 1962 which covers finances, company and fleet information. Excellent sections that summarize the cargo and passenger operations. Excellent heavy stock and glossy cover photo of the SSUS and the American Challenger passing each other off Ambrose lightship. The back cover folds out into a nice world map of the routes covered by the USL fleet Excellent like New condition.

A super AR for USL 1960 … which covers finances, company and fleet information. Excellent sections that summarize the cargo and passenger operations the passenger section occupies a full 2 pages with some photos and a small rendering . Other pages also have nice photos and renderings of vessels in the fleet. Excellent glossy cover Photo of the SSUS and American passing in the Hudson. Excellent like New condition.

A fantastic AR for USL 1957 … which covers finances, company and fleet information. Excellent sections that summarize the cargo and passenger operations as well as a fairly large section that covers the proposed replacement for the SS America ( which would cost USL approx 47M) Excellent glossy cover Photo of the SSUS at pier 86 with the Ile De France’s funnel peeking over the top of the adjoining  pier shed. Excellent like New condition.

Just a fantastic AR for USL 1955 … which covers finances, company and fleet information. Excellent sections that summarize the cargo and passenger operations. Excellent glossy cover Photos of the SSUS heading out of NY Harbor, with light wisps of smoke flowing from her funnels. Excellent like New condition.

Just a fantastic AR for USL 1948 … covered though out are finances, company and fleet information. There is a wonderful section on Passenger shipping that covers the SS America (which had just officially been repurchased form the government) and the SS Washington. There is also a section dedicated to the NEW passenger liner which also includes the centerfold with a magnificent early rendering of the ship. The front and back covers are a nice linen like stock that together feature SS America and several members of the freighter fleet. Excellent like new condition.

Nice menu set from the Cabin Class dining room … both are Dinner menus. One is dated 4/1/63 and the second is dated 4/2/63 … (April fools day and my Grandmothers birthday). Nice set with light age toning. The ship was headed east toward Europe.

2 nice menus from September 1962 .. both of there are from the First Class Dining room. Once Luncheon menu form 9/24/62 and one Dinner menu from 9/22/62 both have a little brown age toning of the paper .. but in over all good condition. The ship was headed East on this voyage. Great for Framing !

Very good early blue cover Gala menu for the Tourist class  … dated 2/5/54 … so pretty early in the ships career. Good condition with typical age toning spots and edge wear etc. Some gold colored accents and still has it R/W/B tassel!  Could be framed!

Nice press type photo for the SS Washington … showing her in the locks of the Panama Canal. Crisp image in Black and White. This copy of the Image was from the US Naval Historical archive. *x10 in excellent shape

Nice  blank menu cover for the 4th of July  … with typical age toning and minimal wear.One of the few ” holiday” covers for special meals and celebrations

A nice blank Gala Menu cover for the ship .. with the famous Alyward Image of the ship. Nice condition, a little age toning to the paper.  Easy to frame!

Very nice and early deck plan brochure for the 4 new GL ships. Once side opens up to a lavish full color rendering of the ship with color coded deck plans The other side shows early interior renderings of the ships rooms and cabins and several sections of text facts figures etc. The 4 little ships were designed by WF Gibbs and were early evolutions of his liner designs.  The plans have a little toning and soiling. The only flaws are the 1′ or so tears found at the intersecting central fold lines .. but still an amazing reference piece for these ships  .. outstanding cover graphics too!

Excellent brochure celebrating the 4 newest  Santa Ships of the time: Rosa, Paula, Lucia and Elena. 18 delightful full pages of excellent crisp interior photos  … these do not disappoint. Designed by WF Gibbs .. a very good quartet! the Rosa and Paula survived WW2 and resumed service, too be replaced by 2 newer Gibbs ships in1959. very nice condition …. with a blurry agency stamp on the cover. Don’t miss this!