Get a sense of Transatlantic travel aboard RMS Queen Elizabeth owned by Cunard from over half a century ago. The sister ship of the RMS Queen Mary, the RMS Queen Elizabeth was launched in 1938 and was not only the largest cruise liner at the time and for the next 56 years but also the largest ever riveted ship by gross tonnage. During the war she was the largest troopship. She was finally retired in 1968 before being replaced by the QE2. In 1972 while undergoing refurbishment in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour she caught fire and eventually capsized.

This item dates very precisely to Wednesday 12 August 1964 and is the thin card wallet in which the passenger ticket would have been safely kept along with other tickets and receipts, etc. The wallet is in perfect condition and must have been kept as a treasured keepsake. On the front gives the ship name, passenger class, embarkation time and date. Inside the document flaps gives all the sailing information a passenger would need. It appears as though this is the return journey to England as embarkation is at Pier 92 in New York, USA. Alas there is no ticket inside but there are however two copies of the photographer's order form on which a reference number has been written and a green reservation only ticket for the London Special Train. A great momento and would be ideal for a collector of Cunard memorabilia or cruise liner / maritime history enthusiast.

Date: 1964
Maker: The Cunard Steam-Ship Company Limited
Printed in USA

Dimensions (Open): 21cm x 21cm