Nov 06, 2014 - Sale 2364

Sale 2364 - Lot 166

Unsold
Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800
(BAJA CALIFORNIA--1852.) Chavis, José Antonio. Proclama. Letterpress broadside, 25 x 20 cm; light folds; inked library withdrawal stamp in lower margin. Santo Tomás, 4 January 1852
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An early frontier broadside from a military post near the northern border with Alta California. Chavis as acting commander announces the defeat of a mutiny led by one Señor Negrete. The text begins "Conciudadanos! Vosotros que perteneceis a la guardia nacional." Barrett, Baja California 512n; Streeter sale V:2716.