Cosulich Line Amazzonia Menu Card – 11 November 1934
Cosulich Line Amazzonia Menu Card – 11 November 1934
Cosulich Line menu card for a luncheon aboard the steamship Amazzonia on 11 November 1934, offered by Captain Arminio E. Scaleggeri on the occasion of the King of Italy’s birthday. The cover features a dancing couple in traditional costume, with a blue skirt, red detailing and a white headscarf. The menu is printed in Italian. The reverse bears a handwritten address to Budapest, Hungary, together with a postage stamp and postal cancellation.
A distinctive piece of maritime travel ephemera combining an illustrated cover, a royal birthday luncheon menu and a personal postal connection to Budapest. Of interest to collectors of shipboard dining menus, folk-inspired illustration and postal history.
- Type: Ship menu card
- Condition: Good. Brown staining on the cover, visible creasing and handling wear. Handwritten postal address, postage stamp and cancellation on the reverse.
- Size: 14 × 20 cm (5.51 × 7.87 inches), folded
- Style: Art Deco / Folk Art / Regionalist Illustration
- Date: 11 November 1934
- Shipping line: Cosulich Line
- Ship: Amazzonia (identified inside as P.fo “Amazzonia”)
- Language: Italian
- Occasion: Birthday of the King of Italy
- Captain: Arminio E. Scaleggeri
- Postal use: Addressed to Budapest, Hungary
- Artist’s signature: Oscar Hermann Lamb
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