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Adams & Co. Express Drafts for New York & Boston, Gold Rush Era [155383]

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Paper Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 500.00 USD
Adams & Co. Express Drafts for New York & Boston, Gold Rush Era [155383]
SOLD
425.00USD+ (85.00) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2022 Dec 03 @ 23:14UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
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Lot of 2 different. 1) Adams & Co. Express Office, Boston, Nov. 3, 1852. No. 162, issued to Edward Smith for $1,514, payable "in bars or gold dust." Signed CC Haskell. To be drawn on San Francisco office. Black print on thin paper. Paddlewheel steamer vignette (top center) and allegorical vignette (at left). Morse & Tuttle. 4 x 9.25" Many folds, creases. 2) Adams & Co. Express Office, New York, Aug. 26th, 1856. No. 217, issued to EW Clark, Doge & Co. for $100 for "duties" related to the "Staghound." Signed John K. Stinson & Bro. Black print on thin paper. Locomotive vignette (top center) and small ship vignette (bottom center). Left border lists Adams & Co. offices. Printed by Toppan, Carpenter, Casilear, & Co. NY. 3.75 x 8" Stag hound was a clipper ship built in 1850 and used in the New York to California trade from 1851 to 1861 (when it burned down).

Date: 1852-56
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State: New York
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