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Cunard QE2 Special Boxed Collection
Date of Issue: December 2008
Cunard QE2 Special Collection

The Farewell Celebration Season Collection

The Ultimate Luxury Limited Edition Collectable - Just 736 Available (Yard Number of QE2)

"QE2 Limited Edition set offers the perfect way to commemorate and savour for ever the life and times of QE2.
She is a truly remarkable ship and this unique and authentic collection captures the rich heritage of both QE2 and Cunard Line perfectly"

Carol Marlow
Cunard

Each beautifully presented and individually numbered case contains a Certificate of Authenticity and the following unique collection of official QE2 items from its farewell season:

• Leather-bound commemorative edition of QE2 -The Greatest Ocean Liner Afloat. 206 pages signed by the authors and containing a special printing of QE2 stamps bound into the book and individually numbered *
• 'Three Cunard Queens In New York' Stamped envelope *
• QE2 in Sydney, Australia Stamped envelope
• Special Cover to mark farewell visit to QE2 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth signed by Commodore R.W Warwick, Captain of the QE2 *
• Stamped Limited Edition programme from a Service of Thanksgiving for QE2 at Liverpool Cathedral from the final Round Britain Voyage including dinner menu from the voyage *
• Robert Lloyd print of QE2 - specially commissioned, signed and individually numbered – “the QE2 leaving New York” *
• Set of 6 QE2 postcards from artworks produced by Robert Lloyd with individually numbered certificate *
• Summary of QE2’s final voyage to Dubai - extracts from log of the voyage *
• Specially struck silver-clad medallion supplied in a protective capsule and presented against a backdrop of ports visited during 25 circumnavigations of the globe *
• Daily Programme from the last day at sea on the final voyage to Dubai
• Unique album specially produced to house the Collections Limited Edition items *
• Last transatlantic voyage from New York postcard carried on board and signed by Hotel Manager Mr John Duffy *
• Last voyage from Southampton to Dubai envelope and carried on board with the addition of a Gibraltar stamp and postmark - signed by Captain McNaught *
• Last visit to Canada cover in association with the Cunard Steamship Society signed by their president John Langley *
• A special envelope signed by Sir Rex Hunt featuring the new Falkland Island stamps to honour QE2 *
• 'Time to say Goodbye – Leaving Southampton' envelope 11th November 2008
• 'Visit to Douglas Bay' envelope from final Round Britain Voyage
• All housed in a luxurious box with bespoke album

Asterix * denotes items completely unique to the collection

Please Note - Illustration is not comprehensive and does not show all items included in the collection