January 23, 2026 Old West & Native American Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 1/23/2026
Clipper ship sailing card, on porcelain coated card stock, with color wood engraved illustration of a ship under full sail with a Native American hunting a bear in the foreground. Sailing card for the Coleman's California Line vessel bound for San Francisco, W.O. Alden, Commander, a "magnificent Clipper ...built all of Live Oak..." Nesbitt & Co., printers, New York. Circa 1858-1860. Most clipper cards advertise voyages that sail to San Francisco from ports on the US east coast. This is a result of the San Francisco gold rush which developed alongside the production of clipper cards. The gold rush created a demand for fast sailing vessels and in response 160 clipper ships were built in a period of four years after the discovery of gold in California.
Condition: Very Fine. Sharp corners, only the slightest edge toning, bright colors.