Great PL for the lovely Little Monterey as she was sailing form Hawaii to San Francisco on July 26^th 1962.

Excellent log card for the ships voyage 160 west bound to NY from Southampton via Le Harve.

Nice set of unused tags for the USL … probably dating to the later 1940’s.

Great copy of the colorful SS America cruise plans … I bet a West Indies cruise on this little al would have been just delightful. Printed double sided on heavier newsprint like paper.

One of Billy Milly’s excellent overview books… filled with photos and info on the greatest American passenger ships. This was an Ex library book and discarded from the Pulaski, Va Library. A great book and priced accordingly.

The crafty and thrifty Greeks always made good use of secondhand tonnage … and they loved using American ships for their quality construction. The Greeks snapped up the SS America when USL decided to sell her in the mid 1960’s and made a fortune with the immigrant trade to Australia. She had several name and ownership changes and wrecked off the Canary Islands on her way to becoming a hotel in the far east. A sad ending to a spectacular and charming ship. An excellent copy in like new condition and full of spectacular photography that shows off her American Heritage well.

Lovely publicity view of the Connie later in her life …. Well after her forward superstructure was rebuilt and her hull was painted white. Years later she and her sister would revive cruising around the Hawaiian Islands. She would later sink on her way to the scrappers.

Once of the most sought after items from the Ships EARLY life  is this excellent trials booklet that was published in celebration of the chips completion and Trials off the Virginia Capes. Filled with info on the ship , trials schedules, decoration info, a portside centerfold profile, general ship facts and a list of suppliers … all in all 31 pages dedicated to the ship. I have had a few of these over the years … and they are getting harder to find all the time … and this one is in very good condition with just a little light blemishing to the cover and some little writing on the back cover.

Passenger list for the America … an eastbound voyage from NYC to Southampton via Cobh and Le Havre departing on 9/9/1950. Very nice condition with age appropriate toning to the paper

Great Gala Menu form the SS America dated Sept 14, 1950. America was sailing eastbound … and the clocks were advance and hour at midnight. Lovely delicious sounding and diverse fare on the menu … what a meal! Good condition with some toning to the cover. Lovely astrology symbols  encircle a starboard bow rendering of the ship.

Nice Puerto Rico guide and cruise letter for the Waterman Lines. Undated .. but I’m guessing late 1950’s. 12 day cruise for $230 or 245 seems like a pretty good deal to me!

A nice plank copy of the a program folder … lovely life ring graphic.

Nice menu with some discoloration and blank inside. These little menus were usefully used when the ship was in port and hosting some sort of pier side event.

A lovely Folding brochure DP for the American sisters .. at the time our newest cruise ships. One side is to to bottom filler with color coded deck plans …and the other is filled with the cover photos, ship info and interior photos. Not sure I really liked their interiors … but I loved their modern looks. Excellent , like new condition.

This book was a labor of love for Frank … and certainly one of his best. WFG’s Brother Frederick was the force behind the book … and Frank took on the project whole heartedly. The dust cover has some rips and tears buy the book itself is solid … a true classic!

Excellent Gin Rummy (my favorite adult card game) scorepad. Printed in deep blue and featuring the Lester Beal eagle.

Excellent sheet of writing paper for the Dollar Line PVB “535” type vessel. I rarely fins Dollar Line items … and this one is in excellent a stunner!

Great Caribbean brochure for the 4 new Santas: Magdelena, Marina, Maria, and Mercedes. Great brochure includes interior renderings, deck plans and cabin plans.

Great DP brochure for the African sisters ..Lovely colored plans with B/W interior photos.

Lovely early portrait postcard for the Santa sisters. Launched with a pretty ugly stovepipe funnel .. it was later replaced with a little improved more normal sized smokestack, Nice unused card .. several available.

Super large fold out deck plan brochure for the New Atlantic. Like new and dated March 1960 and stamped by the Pomona Travel agency  … contact Charlotte Davis (no relation)

Super nice ochre colored deck plan booklet for the lovely sisters. Excellent condition dated Jan 1962.

Nice SSUS miniature deckplan … a old file copy for a long closed travel agency. Good condition with a small divot on the top of the fold line. Includes ship facts and figures.

Nice early set of SSUS Cabin class deck plans .. these probably date to the early 1950’s. USL deck plans in this time period were superb … very detailed including photos and filled with color. This particular plan is in excellent condition.

Excellent brochure for the ships and ports of the GWF ships …the “banana boats”. 31 pages about half dedicated to the ships and the other half the ports. These were great little American build ships.