Sale 686: Americana - Yosemite - Travel & Exploration - World History - Cartography (#686) 10/24/2019 11:00 AM PDT CLOSED!

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Lot 49 of 382:
Clipper Card for Napier by Nesbitt  

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Lot closed - Sold For (Includes Buyer's Premium):$300
Estimate:
$500 - $800

Title:
NAPIER
Author:
Place:
New York
Publisher:
Nesbitt & Co., Printers, N.Y.
Date:
c.1860
Description:

Clipper ship sailing card, on porcelain coated stock, with color wood-engraved ornate lettering over two crossed gold cannons. 10.3x16.5 cm. (4¼x6½").

Sailing card for the Sutton & Co. vessel, commanded by Logan, known to shippers as "the Finest, Sharpest and Most Expensive Clipper ever built in the United States."

Lot Amendments
Condition:
A bit of corner wear, two letters in top line of text rubbed off; a bit of residue from prior album mounting on the reverse; very good or better.
 
Item number:
285573e
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