Hands Across The Sea
RMS Lusitania

 
   
Great Britain/Canadian {Merchant Navy flag}
(man's & woman's hand; tassel only behind hands) - normal print
 
Reference Number:   sh 212

Recorded by John High in his
unpublished list.

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

 
 
 
Great Britain/USA
(man's & woman's hand; tassel above each flag & behind hands)
 
Reference Number:   sh 420

Recorded by John High in his
unpublished list.

 
 
 
 
 
 
Words:
Printed at bottom of card:-
WOVEN IN SILK
 
R.M.S. LUSITANIA.
 
Hands Across the Sea postcard  
 
 
 
 
{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. LUSITANIA.
 
Hands Across the Sea postcard  
 
Great Britain/USA
(2 men's hands; tassel above each flag & behind hands)
 
Reference Number:   sh 676

Recorded by John High in his
unpublished list.

 
{This is a Version A postcard, with the flag poles
terminating on the edge of the sleeve}
 
 
 
Words:
Printed at bottom of card:-
WOVEN IN SILK
 
R.M.S. LUSITANIA.
 
Hands Across the Sea postcard
 
 
 
 
 
 
{same Version A postcard, but with italic printing}
 
 
 
 
 
Words:
Printed at bottom of card:-
WOVEN IN SILK
 
R.M.S. LUSITANIA.
 
Hands Across the Sea postcard  
 
 
 
 
 
{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. LUSITANIA.
 
Hands Across the Sea postcard  
 
 
 
 
 
{same Version B postcard, but with italic printing}
 
 
 
 
 
Words:
Printed at bottom of card:-
WOVEN IN SILK
 
R.M.S. LUSITANIA.
 
Hands Across the Sea postcard  
 
USA/Ireland (Union Jack in upper left corner)
(2 men's hands; tassel only behind hands)
 
Reference Number:   sh 974

Not recorded by John High in his
unpublished list.

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

 
image of shaking hands, flags and tassles  
 
USA/Ireland (harp only at left)
(2 men's hands; tassel only behind hands)
 
Reference Number:   sh 1128

Recorded by John High in his
unpublished list.

 
 
 
 
 
Words:
Printed at bottom of card:-
WOVEN IN SILK
 
R.M.S. LUSITANIA.
 
Hands Across the Sea postcard
 
 
 
 
 
{same postcard, but with italic printing}
 
 
 
 
Words:
Printed at bottom of card:-
WOVEN IN SILK
 
R.M.S. LUSITANIA.
 
Hands Across the Sea postcard  
 
USA/Sweden
(man's & woman's hand; tassel above each flag & beyond each sleeve) - normal print
 
Reference Number:   sh 1368

Recorded by John High in his
unpublished list.

 
 
 
 
 
Words:
Printed at bottom of card:-
WOVEN IN SILK
 
R.M.S. LUSITANIA.
 
Hands Across the Sea postcard  
 
 
 
 
 
{same postcard, but with additional words}
 
 
 
 
Words:
Printed at bottom of card:-
WOVEN IN SILK
 
R.M.S. LUSITANIA.
Length: 790 ft. Breadth: 88 ft. Depth 60 ft. Displacement 45,000 tons.
Hands Across the Sea postcard  
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This page was created on 9 September 2004
and updated 21 January 2017. New images added 11 February 2017. Reference to Canadian flag added 12 April 2017. New images of italic sh676 and sh1368 added 29 December 2017. New image of sh974 added 5 January 2020
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