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Royal Mail Steam Packet

"Royal Mail Steam Packet Thames"
"Royal Mail Steam Packet Thames"

"Royal Mail Steam Packet Thames", 1880

$1,200

H 4 in W 7 in D 1 in

"Royal Mail Steam Packet Thames"

Located in Southampton, NY

Circa 1880 Unsigned Thames was commissioned in 1842 Overall size with frame 8 x 11 in.

Category

1880s Academic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

Original Antique Travel Poster Royal Mail Steam Packet Company Cruise A Cooper
Original Antique Travel Poster Royal Mail Steam Packet Company Cruise A Cooper

Original Antique Travel Poster Royal Mail Steam Packet Company Cruise A Cooper

By Austin Cooper

Located in London, GB

Royal Mail Lines (1932-1965) was a leading cruise ship operator created to take over The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (founded 1839); in 1965, it was taken over by a British trans...

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Vintage 1930s British Posters

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Travel Poster Sunshine Cruises Atlantis Royal Mail Steam Ship
Original Vintage Travel Poster Sunshine Cruises Atlantis Royal Mail Steam Ship

Original Vintage Travel Poster Sunshine Cruises Atlantis Royal Mail Steam Ship

Located in London, GB

Artwork by the British poster designer, Percy Padden (1886-1965). Royal Mail Lines (1932-1965) was a leading cruise ship operator created to take over The Royal Mail Steam Packet Com...

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Vintage 1920s British Posters

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Travel Poster Royal Mail Line Atlantis Cruises Scenic River Art
Original Vintage Travel Poster Royal Mail Line Atlantis Cruises Scenic River Art

Original Vintage Travel Poster Royal Mail Line Atlantis Cruises Scenic River Art

Located in London, GB

Royal Mail Lines (1932-1965) was a leading cruise ship operator created to take over The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (founded 1839); in 1965 it was taken over by a British transp...

Category

Vintage 1930s British Posters

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Poster Royal Mail Lines Cruise Travel South America Rio Brazil
Original Vintage Poster Royal Mail Lines Cruise Travel South America Rio Brazil

Original Vintage Poster Royal Mail Lines Cruise Travel South America Rio Brazil

Located in London, GB

Royal Mail Lines (1932-1965) was a leading cruise ship operator created to take over The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (founded 1839); in 1965 it was taken over by a British transp...

Category

Vintage 1950s British Posters

Materials

Paper

NORWAY AND NORTHERN CAPITALS Original Vintage Ocean Cruise Ship Travel Poster
NORWAY AND NORTHERN CAPITALS Original Vintage Ocean Cruise Ship Travel Poster

NORWAY AND NORTHERN CAPITALS Original Vintage Ocean Cruise Ship Travel Poster

Located in Chicago, IL

NORWAY AND NORTHERN CAPITALS - S.S. ARCADIAN - ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET CO. Rare authentic original vintage ocean liner cruise ship poster Artist: S.

Category

Vintage 1920s Posters

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Cruise Travel Poster Royal Mail Line Art Deco Kenneth Shoesmith
Original Vintage Cruise Travel Poster Royal Mail Line Art Deco Kenneth Shoesmith

Original Vintage Cruise Travel Poster Royal Mail Line Art Deco Kenneth Shoesmith

By Kenneth Denton Shoesmith

Located in London, GB

Royal Mail Lines (1932-1965) was a leading cruise ship operator formed following the liquidation of The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (founded 1839); in 1965 it was acquired by the...

Category

Vintage 1930s British Art Deco Posters

Materials

Paper

English Sterling Silver “Bridges” Playing Card Box, 20th Century
English Sterling Silver “Bridges” Playing Card Box, 20th Century

English Sterling Silver “Bridges” Playing Card Box, 20th Century

Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA

The interior is beautifully fitted in green leather-textured lining and retains: Two complete decks of cards by The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company Original bridge scoring cards I...

Category

20th Century English Other Games

Materials

Sterling Silver

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Original Vintage Poster Royal Mail Lines Cruise Travel South America Rio Brazil
Original Vintage Poster Royal Mail Lines Cruise Travel South America Rio Brazil

Original Vintage Poster Royal Mail Lines Cruise Travel South America Rio Brazil

By Jarvis

Located in London, GB

Royal Mail Lines (1932-1965) was a leading cruise ship operator created to take over The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (founded 1839); in 1965 it was taken over by a British transp...

Category

1950s More Prints

Materials

Paper

Original 1950's Cunard Ship Line Poster, USA to Canada, Great!

Original 1950's Cunard Ship Line Poster, USA to Canada, Great!

By Dowd

Located in Montreal, QU

In 1839, Canadian-born Samuel Cunard was awarded the first British transatlantic steamship mail contract, and the next year formed the British and North American Royal Mail Steam-Pac...

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Vintage 1950s Canadian Posters

Materials

Paper, Linen

The Royal Mail Steam Packet

The Royal Mail Steam Packet

By Arthur H. Tranter

Located in London, GB

Tranter Flourished 1920 – 1940 The Royal Mail Steam Packet Gouache, signed lower right Image size: 15 ½ x 23 ½ inches (39.25 x 59.5 cm) Art Deco frame

Category

20th Century Art Deco Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

Original 1930s Royal Mail Cruise Poster, South America, Buenos Aires Argentina

Original 1930s Royal Mail Cruise Poster, South America, Buenos Aires Argentina

By Kenneth Denton Shoesmith

Located in London, GB

Artwork by Kenneth Denton Shoesmith (1890-1939). Royal Mail Lines (1932-1965) was a leading cruise ship operator created to take over The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (founded 183...

Category

Vintage 1930s British Posters

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Poster Royal Mail Steamship Europe New York Statue Of Liberty
Original Vintage Poster Royal Mail Steamship Europe New York Statue Of Liberty

Original Vintage Poster Royal Mail Steamship Europe New York Statue Of Liberty

By Austin Cooper

Located in London, GB

Original vintage cruise ship travel poster advertising The Comfort Route Royal Mail to Europe Cherbourg Southampton Hamburg The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company featuring a colourful ...

Category

Vintage 1920s British Art Deco Posters

Materials

Paper

Original Antique Poster Winter In The West Indies Royal Mail 20th Century Voyage
Original Antique Poster Winter In The West Indies Royal Mail 20th Century Voyage

Original Antique Poster Winter In The West Indies Royal Mail 20th Century Voyage

Located in London, GB

Original antique cruise travel poster - The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company Winter in the West Indies 65 days for £65 - featuring a colourful design with a palm tree framing two imag...

Category

Antique Early 1900s British Posters

Materials

Paper

20th Century Teak Tea Trolley Made From Reclaimed Timber From RMS Arlanza c.1940
20th Century Teak Tea Trolley Made From Reclaimed Timber From RMS Arlanza c.1940

20th Century Teak Tea Trolley Made From Reclaimed Timber From RMS Arlanza c.1940

By Hughes Bolckow Shipbreaking Company Ltd

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

RMS Arlanza was a 14,622 GRT ocean liner of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. She was built in Ireland in 1912 for RMSP's scheduled route between England and South America.

Category

20th Century English Dry Bars

Materials

Teak

Original Vintage Poster Nelson Lines Highland Loch Ship Europe S. America Travel
Original Vintage Poster Nelson Lines Highland Loch Ship Europe S. America Travel

Original Vintage Poster Nelson Lines Highland Loch Ship Europe S. America Travel

Located in London, GB

Formed in 1880 and operating cargo routes to South America from the UK, Nelson Line introduced passenger services in 1910, the company became part of Royal Mail Steam Packet Co. in 1...

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Vintage 1920s British Art Deco Posters

Materials

Paper

Original Travel Poster by Frank Newbould Advertising Holiday Cruises to Norway

Original Travel Poster by Frank Newbould Advertising Holiday Cruises to Norway

By Frank Newbould 1

Located in London, GB

In 1906 she was bought by the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company and renamed Arcadian in 1910.

Category

Vintage 1910s Great Britain (UK) Posters

Materials

Paper

Original Art Deco Advertising Poster By FC Herrick: RMSP South American Services

Original Art Deco Advertising Poster By FC Herrick: RMSP South American Services

By Frederick Charles Herrick

Located in London, GB

Original vintage travel poster advertising the South America service by R.M.S.P. (the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company). Fantastic Art Deco image featuring stylised waves at sea with ...

Category

Vintage 1920s British Art Deco Posters

Materials

Paper

Set of Reclaimed Teak Shipbreaker Driveway Gates By Hughes Bolckow
Set of Reclaimed Teak Shipbreaker Driveway Gates By Hughes Bolckow

Set of Reclaimed Teak Shipbreaker Driveway Gates By Hughes Bolckow

By Hughes Bolckow Shipbreaking Company Ltd

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

RMS Arlanza RMS Arlanza was an ocean liner of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. Built in Belfast in 1912 to sail between England and South America.

Category

Early 20th Century English Edwardian Doors and Gates

Materials

Wrought Iron

"Per Mare Ubique" Sign
"Per Mare Ubique" Sign

"Per Mare Ubique" Sign

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H 38 in W 47 in D 1 in

"Per Mare Ubique" Sign

Located in San Francisco, CA

"Everywhere by sea" was the motto of the The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company; a British shipping company founded in London in 1839 by a Scot, James MacQueen.

Category

Vintage 1930s English Signs

Materials

Metal, Iron

Original Vintage Poster Royal Mail Steamship Europe New York Statue Of Liberty
Original Vintage Poster Royal Mail Steamship Europe New York Statue Of Liberty

Original Vintage Poster Royal Mail Steamship Europe New York Statue Of Liberty

By Austin Cooper

Located in London, GB

Original vintage cruise ship travel poster advertising The Comfort Route Royal Mail to Europe Cherbourg Southampton Hamburg The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company featuring a colourful ...

Category

1920s Art Deco More Prints

Materials

Paper

Original Antique Poster Winter In The West Indies Royal Mail 20th Century Voyage
Original Antique Poster Winter In The West Indies Royal Mail 20th Century Voyage

Original Antique Poster Winter In The West Indies Royal Mail 20th Century Voyage

Located in London, GB

Original antique cruise travel poster - The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company Winter in the West Indies 65 days for £65 - featuring a colourful design with a palm tree framing two imag...

Category

Early 1900s More Prints

Materials

Paper

Original Art Deco Advertising Poster By FC Herrick: RMSP South American Services

Original Art Deco Advertising Poster By FC Herrick: RMSP South American Services

By Frederick Charles Herrick

Located in London, GB

Original vintage travel poster advertising the South America service by R.M.S.P. (the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company). Fantastic Art Deco image featuring stylised waves at sea with ...

Category

1920s Art Deco More Prints

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Poster Nelson Lines Highland Loch Ship Europe S. America Travel
Original Vintage Poster Nelson Lines Highland Loch Ship Europe S. America Travel

Original Vintage Poster Nelson Lines Highland Loch Ship Europe S. America Travel

Located in London, GB

Formed in 1880 and operating cargo routes to South America from the UK, Nelson Line introduced passenger services in 1910; the company became part of Royal Mail Steam Packet Co. in 1...

Category

1920s Art Deco More Prints

Materials

Paper

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Royal Mail Steam Packet For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal royal mail steam packet for your home. Each royal mail steam packet for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using paper, metal and wood. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer royal mail steam packet, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A royal mail steam packet is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Art Deco styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made royal mail steam packet over the years, but those crafted by Austin Cooper, Hughes Bolckow Shipbreaking Company Ltd and Kenneth Denton Shoesmith are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Royal Mail Steam Packet?

The average selling price for a royal mail steam packet at 1stDibs is $3,000, while they’re typically $453 on the low end and $10,210 for the highest priced.