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California Clipper Ship Cards: William T. Coleman, "Fairy-tale Theme" [154012]

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California Clipper Ship Cards: William T. Coleman,  Fairy-tale Theme  [154012]
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900.00USDto R******r+ buyer's premium (180.00)
This item SOLD at 2022 Dec 03 @ 22:11UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
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Lot of 3 different for William T. Coleman & Co.'s California Line at their 161 Pearl St. location. All have a fairy-tale or play theme. All printed by Nesbitt & Co. According to NY Trow directories, Coleman operated at this address c.1862-64. 1) Ship "Queen of the East," N.P. Schibye, Commander. Gold border, black and gold print, with color vignette of queen and scepter (and clipper ship in background). 6.5 x 4" Heavy creases, soiling, sticker on reverse. 2) Ship "Wizard King," no commander listed (unusual). Gold border, black and gold print, with color vignette of wizard sitting on rocks and clipper ship in the background. 6.5 x 4" Creases, tape repair, sticker on reverse, staining, paper loss at edges. 3) Ship "Favorita," James Brown, Commander. Gold border, purple print, with vignette of woman holding a whip. 6.5 x 4" Heavy creases, soiling, sticker on reverse, paper loss on edges._x000D_
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William Tell Coleman was a California pioneer. He arrived in California in 1849 during the Gold Rush and starting a shipping and commission business. He is listed at 56 California in the 1852 SF directory, and then the Corner of Front & California in subsequent directories. Coleman was tied to the 1851 and 1856 San Francisco Vigilance Committees. Many of the owners of the other shipping lines in this clipper card collection worked for or were partnered with Coleman, including Edward Mott Robinson, Cornelius Comstock, and Platt & Newton (who took over his business in 1868). Coleman spent time in both New York and California. After leaving the commission business, he engaged in mining borax in Death Valley in the 1880s. He was owner of the Harmony Borax Works in Death Valley which he eventually sold to Francis Marion "Borax" Smith to form the Pacific Coast Borax Company. Coleman died in San Francisco in 1893. Ex. Du Pont Collection

Date: c.1862-64
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State: California
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