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MS Gripsholm (1925)

By 1932 the cruise market had expanded and the Swedish Post Office took full advantage of the potential
from passengers wishing to send mail from the ship.

The first major Winter Cruise commenced in Goteborg on 6 February 1932. There was an option to join
the cruise at either Dover or Boulogne on 8 February. From there the stops were Tangier(l l th),
Las Palmas (l3 h), La Brea and Port of Spain (21 51 ), La Guayra (23n1), Kingston (25th), Havana (28th),
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New York ( 4 March), Hamilton (10th), Funchal (1 '7111) and Lisbon (l 9 h) before final dropping off at Dover
or Boulogne (22°d) and Goteborg (24th).

The on-board post office carried a special hand-stamp SJP 70 for the cruise, with the date being changed
daily. Uno Soderberg, Director of the Swedish Office Philatelic Service (PFFS), was on the cruise and
sent the following postcard with the ship's hand-stamp dated 25 February 1932 from Kingston with a
Jamaican stamp and date-stamp from Kingston of 27 February. He addressed the postcard to Thore
Wennberg, Director of Posts in Sweden.

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: omkostnaderna.. There Wennberg Esq
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The message reads: "Since yesterday dinner, we lie in Kingston. Everything has gone well and no
complaints have been heard Sales will certainly cover the cost. With most respectful greetings"

View on card: "Greetings.from Jamaica" Myrtle Bank Swimming Pool