January 23, 2026 Old West & Native American Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 1/23/2026
(A) Clipper card on porcelain coated card stock for the COLEMAN'S CALIFORNIA LINE FOR SAN FRANCISCO, the "GOV. MORTON" first class clipper, bound for San Francisco via Pier 15, near Wall St., under the command of Capt. L.W. Horton. Nesbitt & Co. printers, N.Y. Circa 1855-1862.
(B) "HORATIO HARRIS" Winsor's Reguar Line Clipper Card. Multicolored ad design on glazed enamel stock, printed by Nesbitt & Co., with fantastic illustration of Lady Minerva watching a gold miner at work with a California grizzly by her side. Scene is titled "EUREKA" and "CALIFORNIA" on the bottom. Card promoting "The new and magnificent clipper ship" under the command of a Capt. Humphrey.
Condition: Rich colors; slightest hint of edge toning on one side, slightly rubbed corners, very fine. These cards were in vogue during the 1850s California Gold Rush era and well into the 1860s as the rush to riches was still ongoing. Rare in any condition.