Hands Across The Sea
RMS Laconia

 
   
Great Britain/Canadian {Merchant Navy flag}
(man's & woman's hand; tassel only behind hands)
 
Reference Number:   sh 180

Recorded by John High in his
unpublished list.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Words:
Printed at bottom of card:-
WOVEN IN SILK
 
RMS LACONIA
 

 
 
 
Great Britain/USA
(man's & woman's hand; tassel above each flag & behind hands)
 
Reference Number:   sh 412

Recorded by John High in his
unpublished list.

 
{This is a Version C postcard, with black coloured tassles and flag poles,
and the tassles touching the flags in slightly different places
and closer together below the hands}
 
 
Words:
Printed at bottom of card:-
WOVEN IN SILK
 
R.M.S. LACONIA
 
 
Hands Across the Sea postcard  
 
Great Britain/USA
(2 men's hands; tassel above each flag & behind hands)
 
Reference Number:   sh 652

Recorded by John High in his
unpublished list.

 
{This is a Version B postcard, with the flag poles
terminating part way along the sleeve}
 
 
Words:
Printed at bottom of card:-
WOVEN IN SILK
 
R.M.S. LACONIA.
 
Hands Across the Sea postcard  
 
USA/Ireland (harp only at left)
(man's & woman's hand; tassel only behind hands)
 
Reference Number:   sh 1072

Recorded by John High in his
unpublished list.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Words:
Printed at bottom of card:-
WOVEN IN SILK
 
R.M.S. LACONIA.
 

 
Hands Across the Sea postcard  
 
 
 
 
{same postcard but with very small differences such as
tassles below hands being further away; both sleeves
have different cuffs; both sleeves are shorter &
pole is further away from woman's sleeve.}
 
 
 
Words:
Printed at bottom of card:-
WOVEN IN SILK
 
R.M.S. LACONIA
 
Hands Across the Sea postcard  
 
USA/Italy
(man's & woman's hand; tassel above each flag & beyond each sleeve)
 
Reference Number:   sh 1168

Recorded by John High in his
unpublished list.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Words:
Printed at bottom of card:-
WOVEN IN SILK
 
RMS LACONIA
 

 
 
 
USA/Norway
(man's & woman's hand; tassel above each flag & beyond each sleeve)
 
Reference Number:   sh 1198

Not recorded by John High in his
unpublished list.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Words:
Printed at bottom of card:-
WOVEN IN SILK
 
R.M.S. LACONIA.
 

 
Hands Across the Sea postcard  
 
USA/Sweden
(man's & woman's hand; tassel above each flag & beyond each sleeve)
 
Reference Number:   sh 1352

Recorded by John High in his
unpublished list.

 
 
 
 
 
Words:
Printed at bottom of card:-
WOVEN IN SILK
 
RMS LACONIA
 
Hands Across the Sea postcard  
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This page was created on 8 September 2004
and updated 9 February 2017. Reference to Canadian flag added 12 April 2017. Additional sh1072 image added 28 December 2017
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