- £95.00
Thailand. (Siam Steam Navigation Company - Postmarks). Circa 1910. Siam SG 145, 14s blue (tied to small piece) tied by oval 'The Steam Navigation Co. Ltd./ 'S.S. "Prachatipok" in violet
The company was formed as the 'Danish East Asiatic Company' in 1897. The company had a steamer calling port to port from Bangkok down the Malay Peninsula with passengers, goods and had a contract to carry mail. More vessels were added until the Siam Steam Navigation Co.' was founded in 1909. The steamers would carry mail from port to port in the ships mail bag. Loose letters were cancelled by the Purser's fancy rubber hand-stamp and cancelled on board ship are very rare indeed.
The 'S.S. "Prachatipok" was built by 'Burmeister and Wain' Copenhagen' in 1909 for the 'Siam Steam Navigation Company'. The 'S.S. Prachatipok" was renamed 'S.S. "Bangnara" after the war and remained in the service of the 'Thai Navigation Company Ltd.' until sold for scrap in 1958.
Ex John Garner collection. John made a wonderful study of these elusive items for over 50 years. He wrote an article for the P.A.T. Journal in 2009 on the history of the little shipping lines that traded along the coast of the Gulf of Siam.
