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Gold Rush Shipping Cover: Archer

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Mining Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 1,000.00 USD
Gold Rush Shipping Cover: Archer
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This item SOLD at 2017 Jul 09 @ 16:26UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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4 x 6.5 inches, Centaur with bow and arrow in silver and gold, red border with blue text, back of card has list of best passages of competitor ships listing the Archer at 106 days and the other 4 ships between 125 to 181 days to get to California. Captain Josiah P Creesy. Captain Josiah P. Creesy, a well known sea captain, died at his residence in Salem, on Sunday evening, after a protracted illness. Among the many prominent shipmasters who formerly sailed from Boston none acquired greater celebrity for skillful navigation and the happy faculty of making rapid voyages than Captain Creesy. He was uniformly successful on the ocean, and by his superior qualifications he obtained the command of some of the noted clipper ships which, some years ago, on their first introduction into the mercantile service, achieved a world wide renown for their remarkable sailing qualities. While in command of the ship Flying Cloud, Capt. Creesy made the shortest passage on record between New York and San Francisco, and the time then made has never since been excelled. During the late war he was appointed to take charge of the United States gunboat Ino, in which he served with credit. [Obituary in Salem newspaper]. Coleman's California Line. Printed on coated stock paper, Choice Fine to VF condition, ink mark on lower left border, rounded corners and slight toning on face, the back with a 4mm thin on the left, otherwise a very attractive and rarely seen Clipper Ship "Gold Rush" advertising card. State: California City: San Francisco HWAC#: 41221 Date: