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Imperial Direct
PORT KINGSTON
An official Bermuda postcard written on board PORT KINGSTON on 31st December 1909 after
“a very rough voyage”. It was landed in Hamilton Bermuda on 2nd February when the 1 d GB adhesive
was cancelled with the scarce Paquebot mark (Hosking2383). Addressed to the Isle of Wight there is no
indication as to how it got there.
An official Imperial Direct envelope franked with Turks adhesives to the value of 9d. These were
cancelled in Grand Turk on 19th January 1911 and carried by PORT KINGSTON on her last west bound
voyage for Imperial Direct to Kingston, before the closure of the service arriving on the 22nd. The
cover probably went from there to New York before being back stamped on 6th February in London.
