July–December 1947

Alliance Assurance Company, Limited document is upside down. Transcribing right side up:

[printed: All Policies issued abroad and made payable in the United Kingdom are required by law to have a Government Stamp embossed thereon within TEN DAYS of their receipt in the United Kingdom.

Agents: A. L. MANTOVANI & SONS, LARNACA.]

[printed: MARINE BRANCHES.

LIVERPOOL—30, EXCHANGE STREET EAST, 2. AUSTRALIA—97, PITT STREET, SYDNEY, N.S.W. NEW ZEALAND—23-25, GREY STREET, WELLINGTON.

Sub-Branches or Agencies at the Principal Ports throughout the World.]

[printed: HEAD OFFICE: BARTHOLOMEW LANE, LONDON, E.C.2, ENGLAND.

# Alliance ## Assurance Company, Limited,

1824 MULTI SOCIETATE TUTIORES

Printed: MARINE POLICY

[printed: No.] 242

[printed: SUM INSURED] £.250.0.0.-

[stamp: A. L. MANTOVANI & SONS LARNACA, CYPRUS]

[printed: Be it known, that] CURIUM EXCAVATIONS, EPISKOPI.

[printed: As well in his own Name, as for and in the Name or Names of all and every Person or Persons to whom the same doth, their may, or shall appertain, in part or in all, doth make Assurance with the Alliance Assurance Company, Limited, himself (hereinafter called the Company), and cause themselves and them and every of them to be Assured, lost or not lost, at and from]

[printed: le or Names the said ship is or shall be named or called. called the] S/S "ALMA VICTORY"

[printed: Assurance for so much as concerns the Assured by Agreement made between the Assured and the id shall be]

16 CASES ANTIQUITIES 6 Cubic Metres

Table glued/pasted to form, numbered lines 1 to 50

[printed: 1/2/38 1/6/45. INSTITUTE CARGO CLAUSES (W.A.) 1. This insurance attaches from the time the goods leave warehouse and/or turing ds are warehouse to warehouse clause. The All-risks ance se :- [illegible] 2 3 4 5 6 7 rsonal 8 9 10 [illegible] 11 er, or ed by, civil hilities INSTITUTE WAR CLAUSES. 1. This Policy covers:— (a) the risks excluded from the Standard Form of English Marine Policy by the clause :- "Warranted free of capture, seizure, arrest, restraint or detainment, and the consequences thereof or of any attempt thereat; also from the consequences of hostilities or warlike operations, whether there be a declaration of war or not; but this warranty shall not exclude collision, contact with any fixed or floating object (other than a mine or torpedo), stranding, heavy weather or fire unless caused directly (and independently of the nature of the voyage or service which the vessel concerned or, in the case of a 10 collision, any other vessel involved therein, is performing) by a hostile act 11 by or against a belligerent power; and for the purpose of this warranty 12 'power' includes any authority maintaining naval, military or air forces 13 in association with a power. Further warranted free from the consequences of civil war, revolution, 15 rebellion, insurrection, or civil strife arising therefrom or piracy." (b) loss of or damage to the interest hereby insured caused by :- (1) hostilities, warlike operations, civil war, revolution, rebellion, insurrection 18 or civil strife arising therefrom (2) mines, torpedoes, bombs or other engines of war notwithstanding the provisions of Clause 1, this policy is warranted free of any claim 23 upon loss of, or frustration of, the insured voyage or adventure caused by arrests 24 aints or detainments of Kings Princes Peoples Usurpers or persons attempting to o power. The insurance against the risks covered by these Clauses attaches only as the interest 27 by insured is first loaded on the vessel or craft after such interest leaves the warehouse 28 e place named in the policy for the commencement of the transit and ceases to attach 29 e Interest is discharged overside finally from the vessel or craft prior to delivery to 30 ehouse at the destination named in the policy (or a substituted destination as provided 31 lause 6). If anything contained in this policy shall be inconsistent with Clauses 1 and 2, it shall 33 e extent of such inconsistency be null and void. This insurance covers the Interest hereby insured during :- (1) deviation, delay, forced discharge, re-shipment and transhipment. (ii) any other variation of the adventure arising from the exercise of a liberty granted 38 to the shipowner or charterer under the contract of affreightment. In the event of the interest hereby insured being discharged at a port or place other 40 he destination named herein, in circumstances beyond the control of the Assured, the 41 nce continues until the interest is sold and delivered at such port or place; or, if 42 erest be not sold but forwarded by vessel or craft to the destination named herein 43 ch other destination as may be agreed, until the vessel or craft arrives at such 44 tination named herein or such other agreed destination and thereafter as provided 45 agraph 2. Held covered at a premium to be arranged in case of change of voyage or of any 47 omission or error in the description of the interest, vessel or voyage. Warranted free of loss or damage proximately caused by delay, inherent vice or loss 49 of market, or of any claim for expenses arising from delay except such expenses as would 50 be recoverable in principle in English law and practice under York-Antwerp Rules 1924. 51 9. General average and salvage charges payable (subject to the terms of these Clauses) 52 according to Foreign Statement or York-Antwerp Rules if in accordance with the contract 53 of affreightment. 10. Claims for loss or damage within the terms of these clauses shall be payable without 55 reference to average conditions. 11. It is a condition of this insurance that the Assured shall act with reasonable despatch 57 in all circumstances within their control. CL. 27. Sold by Witherby & Co., Ltd., London, E.C.4. when he becomes aware of an event ue right to such cover is dependent upon compliance]

Typed overslip glued on top of clause slip:

6. case per case. ilferage, non-deli damage by other c resh-w ikes, as per Clause attached.-

Further strip attached:

Printed: CL. 30. Sold by Witherby & Co., Ltd., London, E.C.4.

Stamp: A. L. MANTOVANI & S[ONS

[printed: upon the said Goods and Merchandise from the Loading thereof aboard the said Ship as above, and do harged, and safely landed. And it shall be lawful for the said Ship in this Voyage, to proceed and at, any Ports or Places whatsoever without prejudice to this assurance. And touching the Adventures pany are contented to bear, and do take upon them in this Voyage, they are of the Seas, Men of les, Rovers, Thieves, Jettisons, Letters of Mart and Counter-Mart, Surprisals, Takings at Sea, Arrests, ts of all Kings, Princes, and People, of what Nation, Condition, or Quality soever, Barratry of the s and Merchandise, or any part thereof. And in case of any Loss, or Misfortune, it shall be lawful to s, Servants and Assigns, to sue, labour, and travel for, in and about the Defence, Safeguard, and tribute according to the Rate and Quantity of the Sum herein Assured. And it is expressly no acts of the Insurer or Insured in recovering, Saving, or preserving the property insured, shall be r acceptance of Abandonment. And so the Company are contented with this Assurance for the] --HUNDRED-AND-FIFTY-POUNDS-ONLY ---

[printed: d bind themselves and their Successors to the Assured, their Executors, Administrators, and Assigns, of the Promises, in consideration of the Assured paying to the Company a Premium at and after] [printed: greed.] £. 3. 15. 0

[printed: lt, Fruit, Flour and Seed are warranted free from Average, unless General, or the Ship be stranded, bacco, Hemp, Flax, Hides and Skins are warranted free from Average under Five Pounds per cent., warranted free from Average under Three Pounds per cent., unless General, or the Ship be stranded,]

[printed: of capture seizure arrest restraint or detainment, and the consequences thereof or of any of hostilities or warlike operations whether there be a declaration of war tion rebellion insurrection or civil strife arising therefrom, or piracy. ks or any of them mentioned in the same clause or the risks of mines torpedoes bombs or other vil commotions excluded by Clause 1 (F.C. & S. Clause) be reinstated in this policy by deletion of the said ed under this policy, then notwithstanding anything in this policy to the contrary, of loss or damage caused by strikers locked-out workmen or persons taking part in labour gainst the said risks shall not attach to the interest hereby insured or to any part thereof part from one port or place to another where such voyage involves a sea passage by that vessel e purposes of this Clause 3 an overseas vessel shall be deemed to mean a vessel carrying the being discharged overside from an overseas vessel at the final port of discharge or expiry of 15 days counting from midnight of the day on which the overseas vessel is safely red or moored at the final port of discharge, ever shall first occur. port or place of transhipment to another overseas vessel after expiry of 15 days (counting from ight of the day on which the overseas vessel carrying with the interest is safely anchored or red) until the interest is on board the on-carrying overseas vessel. airshipment whereby such contract is terminated at a port or place other than the destination named therein of the exercise of any liberty granted to the Shipowner or Charterer under the contract of (b) this policy is warranted free of any claim based upon loss of, or frustration of, the insured voyage or adventure caused by arrests restraints or detainments of Kings Princes Peoples Usurpers or persons attempting to usurp power. If anything contained in this policy shall be inconsistent with Clause 3 (a) and 3 (b) or either of them it shall to the extent of such inconsistency be null and void.]

[printed: In Witness whereof, we, being the authorized Agents of the Company, have hereunto set our hands in LARNACA this SIXTEENTH day of, DECEMBER 1947]

Signature: AL Mantovani

Printed: A. L. MANTOVANI & SONS,

[printed: Examined] [signature: illegible] [stamp: ACCOU[NTS] / [illegible]]