Cunard Lines 1929 - Ship Vignette - Historic Money Order used by Russian immigrants to send money back home to Russia

Beautifully printed money order receipt from the Cunard Lines issued no later than 1929. This historic document was printed by the Michaelson Lithograph, Brooklyn, New York and has an ornate border around it with a vignette of a Cunard Lines Ship.


Document Vignette



This type of money order was used by Russian immigrants in the U.S. to transfer money back to the old country. The money order was issued in the United States and carried by the Cunard Lines to the destination point.

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