Croatian Ships (Solun): Dubrovecka Parobrodarska Plovidba DUBROVNIK s/s SOLUN violet, canceling a 2δρχ lithographic definitive, RRR & VF

Dubrovecka Parobrodarska Plovidba DUBROVNIK:
The greatest development of the company took place during the period from 1924 to 1930. As part of the fleet renewal, during that time, four cargo ships were acquired for long-distance free navigation (Federiko Glavić, Nikola Pašić, Sveti Vlaho, and Princ Andrej), one passenger-cargo steamship for large coastal routes (Solun), seven passenger steamships for small coastal routes (Kumanovo, Ston, Mljet, Cavtat, Korčula, Kupari, and Lopud), one small cargo steamship for coastal navigation (Jakljan), and one tanker for water transport (Olipa). The steamships Dubrovnik and Petka were converted into passenger steamships.
In 1928, Dubrovačka parobrodarska plovidba (Dubrovnik Steamship Navigation) participated in large coastal navigation between the Adriatic, Aegean, and Mediterranean seas (with the steamships Solun, Napried, and Pracaton the Trieste–Greece–Syria–Anatolia–Egypt route), transoceanic long-distance navigation (with the ships Federiko Glavić, Daksa, Dubravka, Srđ, Bosanka, Srebreno, Dubac, and Lapad), small coastal navigation in the Adriatic(with Cavtat, Korčula, Kupari, Lopud, Mljet, Ston, Kumanovo, Dubrovnik, and Petka on the Kotor–Bakar, Gruž–Trieste, Gruž–Bari, and Split–Bari routes, as well as seven smaller local routes around Dubrovnik and Korčula), and local navigation within the Gruž shipyard (with the ships Jakljan and Olipa).

In 1932, in Glasgow, one of the largest and most modern passenger ships of that time, the "King Alexander I" (Kralj Aleksandar I.), was launched for Dubrovačka parobrodarska plovidba.