Swedish American Line (Kungsholm) AUG 15 1932 (Swedish American Line Pier 97)

Description

Description
:   Envelope only.  The Envelop is of the Swedish American Line, Main Passenger Office: 21 State Street, New York. Per Kungsholm, Sailing AUG 15, 1932 at 3:00 Eastern Standard Time.  From Swedish American Line Pier 97 North River, Foot of West 57th Street, New York City.  Take 9th Avenue Elevated or West Side Subway train to 59th Street, or B.M.T. Subway train to 57th Street, New York, thence 59th Street crosstown car going West to 57th Street.
History
:
On 17 March 1928 the new
MS
Kungsholm
was launched at Blohm & Voss.
The
Kungsholm
'
s interiors were designed with off-season cruising in mind, with her passenger capacity shrunk from 1344 on liner service to around 600 for cruising. She was also one of the first liners with interior decorations in
art deco
style, following the lead of the
SS
Ile de France
, built in 1927.
The ship was delivered to SAL on 13 October 1928, and left on her maiden voyage on 24 November 1928.
Coinciding with the delivery of the new ship, the first SS
Stockholm
was sold to
Norwegian
interests for conversion to a
whale factory ship
, SS
Solglimt
.
With the
Gripsholm
and
Kungsholm
the SAL gained popularity with West
European
and American passengers, both in liner and cruise service.
In May 1929 the
United States
and
Canada
imposed extensive restrictions on immigration.
At some point after the delivery of the
Kungsholm
, SAL decided to abandon the traditional black hull colour and their entire fleet was repainted with white hulls.
The Swedish American Line continued operations with the
Drottningholm
,
Gripsholm
and
Kungsholm
throughout the 1930s. In November 1936 the company placed an order for a new ship,
MS
Stockholm
, with
Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico
,
Monfalcone
,
Italy
.
The planned delivery date for the ship was in March 1939, but she was destroyed by a fire during the final stages of construction on 19 December 1938. Construction of a second ship based on the same design, also named
MS
Stockholm
, began soon after the destruction of the original.
Measurements
:  The envelope measures a
pproximately 8 5/16 x  4 inches.
Condition
:  This Envelope is in poor condition.    The Envelop has writing on it in pen and pencil "Mr. MRS Aldon Asplund, Cust #126408".
Payments
: Paypal Only.  Sold "As Is" with No Returns.
Shipping
:  I will wrap, package and ship the item carefully to ensure that it arrives to your destination quickly and without damage.