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

Indicates a friendship at the timeQuinn CollectionTwo-page letter written on two sheets of blue, lined paper (0379.a1-a2), dated 11/07/48 and written on board S.S.Morgenster whilst in New York, with white airmail envelope (0379b). The envelope is addressed to Mr Allen Quinn and bears one purple, 3-cent, United States postage stamp.letters-from-abroad, quinn, new york, 1948, s.s. morgenster

Indicates a friendship at the timeQuinn CollectionTwo-page letter written on one sheet of buff-coloured, lined paper (0380.a), dated 12/07/48, with buff-coloured envelope (0380.b). The envelope is addressed to Mr Allen Quinn and bears one olive-green, Swedish stamp. One the back is written Jens Lombard, Cedergatan 41, Gothenburg, Swedenletters-from-abroad, quinn, 1948, sweden

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

One buff-coloured envelope (0382) addressed to Mr Allan Quinn. No letter or papers enclosedUpper left-hand corner of envelope is pre-printed with Comdr. C. A. Lund R.N., The Anchorage, Headland Road, Torquay, Devon. Bottom left-hand corner is pre-printed with the Dart Nautical School emblem of a yacht in full sail. There are two brown, one-shilling 1948 Olympic Games stamps in the right upper corner. A return address is stamped on the back and "Part 1" and "Ex & Correction" is pencilled on the back. letters-from-abroad, quinn, 1948, commander c. a. lund, allan charles quinn

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 letter on lined, cream-coloured paper (0388.a1) dated 9/08/48, written by C. A. Lund to Allan. No envelope sighted.letters-from-abroad, quinn, 1948, commander c. a. lund

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 CollectionTwo page, single-sided, undated, letter written on cream, lined paper (0396.a1-a2). Cream envelope (0396.b). The stamp/stamps have been removed. Letter headed C/- Australia House, London, commences 'My Dear Allen' and concludes 'love Vera'. The envelope is post-marked Chelsea and dated 29th November 1948. letters-from-abroad, quinn, 1948

Quinn CollectionA four-page single-sided letter written on buff-coloured lined paper (0398a.1-4) dated 19.12.48. Matching envelope (0398b) is post-marked Melbourne and bears a purple-coloured 1 shilling and 6 pence stamp. . letters-from-abroad, quinn, 1948

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 Collection Three sheets of cream-coloured, lined paper (0800a1-3). Each sheet is written on one side only. Letter dated 1.01.1949 and headed Willoughby. The envelope (0800b) bears a lilac-coloured Australian stamp priced at one shilling and sixpence.0800.b is addressed to M.S.Fenris C/- Thor Ekerka Co. , 19 Rector Street, New York, post-marked 25-01-1949 and franked with the slogan 'Road carelessness kills'letters-from-abroad, quinn, 1949

Indicates a friendship at the timeQuinn CollectionDouble-sided letter written to Allan on a single sheet of lined, cream-coloured paper (0800a). The letter is headed Manila and written in Swedish. Letter is signed Harry. The airmail envelope (0800b) bears five stamps (three blue, one bright green, and one pale green).Return address on the bottom of the letter is Harry Sushaussen, C/- Christer and Salen, Salen and Skaugen, 311 California Street, San Francisco, California, USA. Although the letter is dated January 1948 the envelope is post-marked Manila January 1949. The envelope has been re-addressed twice - from West Brunswick, Victoria to St Kilda, Victoria and from there to New York.letters-from-abroad, quinn

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 CollectionTwo and a half page letter written on one and a half sheets of unlined white paper (0805a1-2), headed MS Fenris, At Sea and dated 28.02.49. The envelope (0805b) is cream-coloured. A second envelope (0805c) is duck-egg blue with a green lining and a 5cm border of repeating diagonal stripes of green, white, yellow and white.Envelope 0805b bears four 'Espana' stamps and is addressed to Mrs H Hayes, 14 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda, Victoria. The postmark is indistinct. There is a penciled addition on the back. Envelope 0805c bears one Brasil stamp and is addressed to Mrs S Quinn, 5 Pollington Street, St Kilda. The two postmarks are indistinct. letters-from-abroad, quinn, ms fenris, 1949

Quinn CollectionTwo and a half page letter written on one and a half sheets of unlined white paper (0806.a1-2), headed MS Fenris, Montevideo and dated 21.03.49. The air-mail envelope (0806.b) is duck-egg blue with a green lining and a 5cm border of diagonal, repeating stripes of green, white, yellow, white.0806.b bears one green Uruguay stamp and is addressed to Mrs S Quinn, 5 Pollington Street, St Kilda. The postmark is indistinct. letters-from-abroad, quinn, ms fenris, 1949

Quinn CollectionFive page letter written to Allan on four sheets of lined buff-coloured paper (0807.a1-4) from his mother, Mrs S Quinn and dated 24.03.49. The envelope (0807.b) is a deeper shade of buff. 0807.b is postmarked Melbourne and has an air-mail sticker on the upper left-hand corner and a wine-coloured Australian stamp costing one shilling and sixpence on the upper right-hand corner. It is post-marked Melbourne.letters-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

Quinn CollectionTwo-page letter written on two sheets of buff-coloured paper (0815.a1-2). Letter is headed Liddesdale Avenue, Frankston and dated 9/07/49. The pale brown envelope (0815.b), addressed to Mr Allan Quinn at the shipping office in Stockholm, has been re-addressed several times. It bears three Australian stamps. The four post-marks are indistinct. Letter commences 'My dear Allen......'and concludes '...Trusting to see you later on in the year. From your loving Dad.'letters-from-abroad, quinn, 1949