Oct 10, 2013 - Sale 2324

Sale 2324 - Lot 73

Unsold
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
(CALIFORNIA.) Sutton & Co. Advertising card for the clipper ship Helvetia bound for San Francisco. Printed in 4 colors on coated stock, 3 1/4 x 6 inches; minor foxing and wear; name inscribed on verso. New York: Nesbitt & Co., circa 1857

Additional Details

This clipper ship card was used to lure customers for a journey from New York around the horn to San Francisco. As often seen, no specific departure date is given; the ship would depart when it was sufficiently loaded with passengers and cargo. Sutton & Co. operated at this address from at least 1853 through 1861.