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~ Antique & Vintage Postcards ~*This is an amazingly cool one-of-a-kind real photo postcard. The image is taken from one ship of another, as they pass each other in the Panama Canal.With my jeweler's loupe magnifier I can clearly read the front of the oncoming ship, it reads "PANAMA of NEW YORK".The clarity is excellent.The age of this RPPC is between 1930 and the early 1940'sOn the back of the postcard the writing reads (in light pencil) ..."One of the P.R.R. boats leaving Cristobal. It is the Panama boat"More info on this ship ...The SS Panama (1939)was a famous passenger and cargo steamship operated by the Panama Railroad Company on regular runs between New York City and the Panama Canal ZoneHistory and Service
- Build & Design: Launched in 1939 by Bethlehem (later aka General Dynamics/Quincy Shipyard) Shipbuilding Corporation in Quincy Point â¤, Massachusetts, she was identical in design to her sister ships, the SS Ancon and SS Cristobal
- World War II: Requisitioned by the U.S. Army in 1941 and renamed the USAT James Parker, she served as a troop transport and communication ship during the war
- Postwar Return: Restored to civilian service as the SS Panama from 1946 to 1957, carrying passengers and freight between New York and Panama
- Later Years: Sold and renamed several timesâincluding President Hoover, Regina, and Regina Primaâbefore being ultimately scrapped in Turkey in 1985
This listing is for the postcard pictured.
*-If you need more info than seen, given & gleaned from the title & pictures, questions are always welcomed*COMBINED SHIPPING AVAILABLEPay for the first postcard/item and any additional postcards/item ship free with the first.To get the combined shipping discount, please use the cart to add all selections together before paying.*Commonly used abbreviations in listing titles ... ...
- UU =unused
- UDVB =undivided back
- VTG = Vintage
- sb (lower case) = stamp box
- pm (lower case)= post mark
- NP = National Park
- PC = PostCard
- RP = Real Photo
- RPPC =Real Photo Postcard
- C./c. =circa, age, approximate year
- BEV = Bird's Eye View
- A.S. = Artist Signed
*Returns accepted if not as described*Please see picture(s) as they are an integral part of the description*Ships within the United States ONLY*Your item(s) will be shipped within 5 business days
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Dear postcard collectors, let's talk about shipping ...
The USPS has increased their Ground Advantage cost to $8.40-that's a lot for just a slip of paper.
has what's called " Standard Envelope" where it costs only .75 cents. Sounds awesome, doesn't it?
Well, the USPS scans & tracks those (sent through Standard Envelope) far differently than Ground Advantage -and sometimes, they don't scan the envelopes at all.
So, that .75 cents isn't so awesome after all with a system so unstable, unpredictable and unsafe.
Therefore (-and with a deep sigh) Jiggly Pigs has decided to forgo the unstable " Standard Envelope" option and use the USPS Ground Advantage shipping to ensure a more predictable, stable and safe transit for postcards to collectors.
To offset the high cost, we now offer combined shipping. You pay the shipping on the 1st postcard only, all others ordered (at the same time) will ship for free.
Please use 's cart to add together any multiple selections before purchase
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