THREE FINE 19TH CLIPPER SHIP AD SHEETS

THREE FINE 19TH CLIPPER SHIP AD SHEETS. This is a fine group of three decorative New York City ads, two for San Francisco during the “Gold Rush” era and one for Savanna, Georgia. The three color “Andrew Jackson” measures about 10 x 7″, the other two ads are about 4 x 6″. All are in excellent condition as can be seen in photos. The “Andrew Jackson” was built in 1855 in Mystic Connecticut for the purpose of carrying cargo for sale to participants in the California gold rush, the ship was 220 feet long, beam of 41 feet and a draft of 22 feet. She was a very handsome vessel heavily sparred and carried double topsails, skysails and royal studding sails. This vessel made the fastest run from New York City to San Francisco in 89 days and eight hours; this trip had begun on Christmas Day 1859 and was widely acclaimed in the newspapers as the fastest in history. The clipper “Black Hawk” was built in New York in 1856 and her first voyage was to San Francisco which took the 178 foot ship 119 days, about average for the day, she made 20 NYC-San Francisco trips in her history. CONDITION: Very good overall 4-47045, 47046, 47047 JS225 (6,000-9,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2012

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2194	$0.00	THREE FINE 19TH CLIPPER SHIP AD SHEETS. This is a fine group of three decorative New York City ads, two for San Francisco during the “Gold Rush” era and one for Savanna, Georgia. The three color “Andrew Jackson” measures about 10 x 7″, the other two ads are about 4 x 6″. All are in excellent condition as can be seen in photos. The “Andrew Jackson” was built in 1855 in Mystic Connecticut for the purpose of carrying cargo for sale to participants in the California gold rush, the ship was 220 feet long, beam of 41 feet and a draft of 22 feet. She was a very handsome vessel heavily sparred and carried double topsails, skysails and royal studding sails. This vessel made the fastest run from New York City to San Francisco in 89 days and eight hours; this trip had begun on Christmas Day 1859 and was widely acclaimed in the newspapers as the fastest in history. The clipper “Black Hawk” was built in New York in 1856 and her first voyage was to San Francisco which took the 178 foot ship 119 days, about average for the day, she made 20 NYC-San Francisco trips in her history. CONDITION: Very good overall 4-47045, 47046, 47047 JS225 (6,000-9,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2012 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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