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• Auction House:
  Leski Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Decorative Arts & Collectables
• Sale Date:
  14 Aug 2021 ~ 10am (AEST) - Session 1: Lots 1 - 732
  15 Aug 2021 ~ 10am (AEST) - Session 2: Lots 733 - 1470
• Lot #:
  1408
• Lot Description:
  SHIPS & SHIPPING: Mostly WWI era ships with many real-photo types taken by crew members of HMAS Melbourne whilst deployed in the Caribbean
  some annotated on reverse with location, description and date when image was taken, including 1915 (Feb.9) “French cruiser ‘Conde’ off Havana”; 1915 (Feb.11) “Honduras Patrol Steamer ‘General Barakoma’, B. Honduras, Bay Islands”; 1915 (Mar.21) “American naval collier ‘Neptune” of the ‘Jason class’ at Newport News, Chesapeake Bay”; 1915 (Jun.26) “French native troops leaving for France by SS Perou, Fort de France, Martinique”; 1915 (Sep.) “German steamer ‘Calabria’ at Charlotte Amalie” (U.S. Virgin Islands); 1916 (Mar.2) “Fort in River Amazon at Para”; 1916 (May 9) “French Cruiser ‘Marseillaise’ at San Domingo”; other real-photo cards showing British warships incl. HMS Colossus, Royal Sovereign, Centurion, Courageous, Resolution & Caesar (at Bermuda 23/5/15); also some modern postcards & photographs. (120 items)
• Estimate:
  A$400 - 800
• Realised Price:
  $0.00
• Category:
  Memorabilia

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