May 22, 2008 - Sale 2147

Sale 2147 - Lot 47

Price Realized: $ 300
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 200 - $ 300
(CANADIAN PACIFIC LINE.) "Empress of France" (I). Group of approximately 55 pieces related to the ship, including a goodly portion of shipboard ephemera from the 1926 Mediterranean cruise, plus several deck plans, a few vintage photographs, etc. Principally 1920s

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The twin screw ship began her career with the Allan Line as the "Alsatian" in January 1914. She began sailing as the "Empress of France" in 1919. Her last sailing was in 1931 and she was scrapped in 1935.