Quinn CollectionTwo-page, single-sided letter on unlined paper (0354.a1, 0354.a2) written 'at sea' dated 01/05/47. The stamped, pale blue correo aereo envelope (0354.b) incorporates a horizontal dark blue stripe and a red stripe. letters from abroad, quinn, 1947, ship m.i.ariston

Quinn CollectionTwo-page letter on unlined paper (0355.a1, 0355.a2) written 'at sea' dated 22/05/47. 0355.a1 is double-sided. The stamped, pale blue correo aereo envelope (0355.b) incorporates a horizontal dark blue stripe and a red stripe. letters from abroad, quinn, 1947, ship m.i.ariston

Quinn CollectionTwo-page letter on unlined paper (0356.a1, 0356.a2) written 'at sea' dated 07/08/47 with blue 'Correo Aereo', stamped envelope (0356.b). 0356.a1 is double-sided, 0356.a2 single-sided.letters-from-abroad, quinn, ship 'm.i.ariston', 1947

Quinn CollectionThree-page, double-sided letter on unlined paper (0357.a1-a3) written from the Seamens Institute, New York and dated 31/08/47 with cream, stamped envelope (0357.b). Envelope inscription notes change of address to 140 Brunswick Road, Brunswick, Victoria. letters-from-abroad, quinn, seamens institute, new york, 1947

Quinn CollectionSingle-page, double-sided letter on unlined paper (0358.a) written from the New York and dated 23/09/47 with blue-lined,unstamped envelope (0358.b). letters-from abroad, quinn, new york, 1947

Quinn CollectionTwo-page, double-sided letter on unlined paper (0359.a1-a2) written on board S.S.Morgenster, dated 19/10/47 with blue-lined, stamped envelope (0359.b). Envelope bears United States postage two stamps.Envelope has been re-addressed to 140 Brunswick Road, Brunswick, Victorialetters-from-abroad, quinn, s.s.morgenster, 1947

Quinn CollectionTwo-page, letter on unlined paper (0360.a1-a2) written 'at sea' on board S.S.Morgonster, dated 14/11/47. 0360.a1 is double-sided, 0360.a2 is single-sided and numbered '5', letters-from-abroad, quinn, s.s.morgenster, 1947

Quinn CollectionTwo-page, double-sided letter on unlined paper (0363a1-a2) written on board S.S.Morgenster, Mozambique dated 04/12/47 with blue-lined envelope (0363.b). Envelope is unstamped.Envelope addressed C/- Mrs Blackmore 140 Brunswick Road, West Brunswick, Victorialetters-from-abroad, quinn, s.s.morgenster, 1947

Quinn CollectionThree-page, single-sided letter on unlined paper (0364a1-a3) written to Allan dated 10/12/47. The letter is from Seus Somberg, on board H.M.Tylgia, at sea, with airmail envelope (0364.b). "Hello Allan! . . . . . . .Your old shipmate Seus Somberg".letters-from-abroad, quinn, seus somberg, h m tylgia

Quinn CollectionTwo-page, three-sided hand-written letter on unlined paper (0368a1-a2) written on board S.S.Morgenster, New York dated 28/01/48 No envelope sightedletters-from-abroad, quinn, s.s.morgenster, 1948

Quinn CollectionBuff-coloured telegram (0368) from Allan to his mother dated 8 March 1948 Marked with a purple Brunswick Telegraph Office stampletters-from-abroad, quinn, telegram, 1948

Quinn CollectionThree-page, single-sided letter on buff-coloured paper( 0367a1-a3)written on board S.S.Morgenster,New York and dated 11/01/48. No envelope sightedletters-from-abroad, quinn, s.s.morgenster, 1948

Quinn CollectionA single sheet of unlined paper folded in half (book-form) to give four pages (0370a). Letter written on board S.S.Morgenster, Port Elizabeth dated 5/03//48. Blue-lined envelope (0370b) is torn across upper left-hand corner. 0370a bears printed 'South-African Marine Corporation' letter-head and company flag. 0370b has a penciled sum inscribed on the backletters-from-abroad, quinn, s.s.morgenster, 1948

Quinn CollectionA single sheet of unlined paper folded in half (book-form) to give four pages (0372a) and written on three and a half pages. Letter written on board S.S.Morgenster, Capetown and dated 21/03/48. Blue-lined envelope (0372b). 0372a bears printed 'South-African Marine Corporation' letter-head and company flag. 0372b bears two blue South African stamps on right upper corner and a blue 'Par Avion' label on the left. There is, what appears to be, a shopping list penciled on the backletters-from-abroad, quinn, s.s.morgenster, 1948

Quinn CollectionOne-page, single-sided letter (0375) written on buff-coloured, lined paper. No envelope sighted.Letter headed S.S.Lali, New York and dated 12/06/48letters-from-abroad, quinn, 1948, new york

Quinn CollectionFive sheets of unlined white paper with writing on both sides (0378a-e), dated 7/07/48 and written at sea on board S.S.Lali. White air mail envelope (0378f). The envelope has been re-addressed, presumably by the original addressee, from West Brunswick, Victoria to Hotel Mansions, Kings Cross, Sydney NSW and bears three Brazilian stamps and numerous indistinct post-marksletters-from-abroad, quinn, rio, new york, 1948

Quinn CollectionOne-sided single-page letter on unlined cream-coloured, paper (0381.a), dated 27/07/48 and written on board S.S.Lali, Santos. No envelope sighted.letters-from-abroad, quinn, 1948, commander c. a. lund, s.s.lali

Quinn CollectionThree-page letter written on two sheets of unlined cream-coloured paper (0387.a1-a2), dated 8/08/48 and written at sea on board S.S.Lali. with cream airmail envelope (0387.b)Envelope bears two Brazil stamps and is postmarked Chileletters-from-abroad, quinn, 1948, s.s.lali

Quinn CollectionOne page, double-sided letter written on pale green unlined paper (0389.a1), dated 10/08/48 and written at sea on board S.S.Lali. White airmail envelope (0389.b).In the top left-hand corner is the ship's company logo - a green flag with a gold 'B' in the centre. Under this is printed S/S "Lali", Stockholm. Envelope bears five purple 3c, and two red 5c, stamps franked Philadelphia. Post-marked 12 September 1948.letters-from-abroad, quinn, 1948, s.s.lali

Quinn CollectionOne and a half page, double-sided letter type-written on cream, unlined paper (0395.a1-a2), dated 21/11/48 and written at sea on board M.S Fenris. Cream airmail envelope (0395.b). Envelope bears three Brazil stamps and is franked Rio. letters-from-abroad, quinn, 1948, m s fenris

Quinn CollectionThis letter is written on two sheets of airmail stationary (0399a1-2). The very fine unlined paper is cream-coloured. Letter, headed MS Fenris, is dated 27.12.48 and is single-sided except for two lines of writing on the back of the second sheet. The envelope (0399b) bears five orange and two green-coloured Brazil stamps. The post-mark on the back is indistinct. . letters-from-abroad, quinn, 1948, ms fenris

Quinn CollectionLetter written by Allan to his mother on one side only of a single sheet of off-white paper (0803a). The letter is headed New York and dated 5-02-49. The large buff-coloured envelope (0803b) bears two green United States postage stamps and is post-marked Brooklyn, New York letters-from-abroad, quinn, 1949

Quinn CollectionSelf-folding letter written on both sides (0804). The letter, dated the 12/2/49, is headed M.S. Fenris and written at sea. The letter is post-marked Newport News, VAletters-from-abroad, quinn, 1949

Quinn CollectionTwo page letter written on one sheet of unlined buff-coloured paper (0808.a) headed M.S.Fenris, Tenerife, Canary Islands and dated 25.04.49. The blue-grey coloured envelope (0808.b) has a 7cm border of diagonal light blue and white stripes. There are two Irish stamps - one brown and one blue.letters-from-abroad, quinn, 1949, m s fenris

Quinn CollectionOne and a half page letter written on two sheets of unlined buff-coloured paper (0809.a1-2) headed M.S.Fenris, Dublin and dated 22.04.49. The blue-grey coloured envelope (0809.b) has a 7cm border of diagonal light blue and white stripes. There are two 'Espana' stamps - one red and one light blue.letters-from-abroad, quinn, 1949, m s fenris, dublin

Quinn CollectionTwo and a half page letter written on two sheets of unlined buff-coloured paper (0810.a1-2) headed M.S.Fenris, Baltic Sea and dated 03.05.49. The blue-grey coloured envelope (0810.b) has a 7cm border of diagonal light blue and white stripes. There are two Norwegian stamps, one olive green and one orange, postmarked Stockholm.letters-from-abroad, quinn, 1949, m s fenris, germany, denmark

Quinn CollectionThree page letter written on two sheets of unlined blue airletter paper (0811.a1-2) headed M.S.Fenris, Stockholm and dated 21.05.49. The blue airmail envelope (0811.b) has a 4cm border of diagonal green and yellow stripes. There are two Norwegian stamps, one olive green and one orange, postmarked Stockholm.letters-from-abroad, quinn, 1949, m s fenris, stockholm

One and a half page letter written on two sheets of unlined blue airletter paper (0812.a1-2) headed M.S.Fenris, Casablanca, and dated 15.06.49. The blue airmail envelope (0812.b) has a 4cm border of diagonal green and yellow stripes. There are three Moroccan stamps, one green and two blue/black, postmarked Casablanca. quinn, 1949, m s fenris, france, letters from abroad, allan charles quinn, ww2, casablanca, morocco

Quinn CollectionSingle-sided letter written on six sheets of unlined blue airletter paper (0813.a1-6) headed M.S.Fenris, At Sea, and dated 23.06.49. The blue airmail envelope (0813.b) has a 4cm border of diagonal green and yellow stripes. There are two Argentinian stamps, one blue, one red. The postmark is incomplete. There are some figures on the back of the envelopeletters-from-abroad, quinn, 1949, m s fenris

Allan writes that he has left the ship M S Mongabarra in Sweden and traveled by train to Oslo where he will stay for about 14 days before travelling to London. He has sent "...a very big carton, a smaller one - a trunk and coffee table back to Australia."Quinn CollectionA single sheet of very thin paper folded in half, book form, with writing on the first and third pages only (0854.a). Written in green ink it is headed Oslo and dated 14/12/50. The air-mail envelope (0854.b) is bordered with alternating purple and yellow diagonal stripes. There are three Norwegian stamps, one green and two purple, in the right upper corner. It is post-marked Oslo and addressed Mrs K Hayes, 14 Fitzroy Street, St. Kilda, Victoria, Australia. The letter is from Allan to his mother. letters-from-abroad, allan quinn, oslo