(CALIFORNIA) Set of 12 clipper ship cards from the Glidden

Sale 2486 - Lot 235

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Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000

(CALIFORNIA.) Set of 12 clipper ship cards from the Glidden & Williams Line. Each about 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches to sight, printed in multiple colors on coated white card stock; condition generally strong, with minor staining on two cards, and a hole punched in another; not examined outside of matching frames. [Boston]: most by Watson's Press, circa 1860-64

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Glidden & Williams launched a packet line of clipper ships from Boston to San Francisco in 1852. These cards advertised specific departures for the west, featuring the ships Mary E. Balch, Grace Darling, Belvedere, R.B. Forbes, Ringleader, Wild Rover, S.C. Grant, Winfield Scott, Guiding Star, Rival, Harry of the West, and Thacher Magoun (dates available upon request). Each is elaborately printed, and all but one are illustrated with the Glidden and Williams white and gold pennant with red star. The Guiding Star card is also illustrated with a small view of the San Francisco waterfront.