115 x 186 mm. Nesbitt, printer. Shourds, Master. Merchant's Express Line.

I can find no mention of this vessel in the literature.

$1500.00
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163 x 102 mm. Baker, Commander. Comstock's Clipper Line.

I can find no record of this vessel.

This card is fancy type only, printed in green, red and black, no image. A few small edge tears, with no loss.

$750.00

113 x 167 mm. Nesbitt, printer. Seymour, Commander. Comstock Line.

A 1080 ton ship was built in East Boston by Hugh McKay in 1858. (Fairburn V, p. 2916.) No other information about this vessel is available.

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128 x 185 mm. Nesbitt, printer. Seymour, Commander. Comstock Line.

Medium clipper, 1029 tons, built in Newburyport, Mass. in 1856. The information on this card seems to contradict the information in ACS II, pp. 524-526, that in 1859, "the Reynard was then withdrawn from the California run and made a number of voyages between New York and England with Captain Seymour in command". This card advertizes a fifth San Francisco voyage with Seymour in command.

Upper left corner folded, edge and corner wear. This card is pictured and described in SS Cards III, pp. 84-85.

$1000.00

105 x 168 mm. Nesbitt, printer. Matthews, Commander. Merchant's Express Line.

Extreme clipper, 1181 tons, built at Medford, Mass. in 1854. Burned 1869. Matthews was the second captain of the Robin Hood, dating this card early in her career. ACS II, pp. 529-530. This card is pictured and described in SS Cards I, pp. 44-45.

A slightly different card, with a torn and chipped corner, sold for $375 at the Siegel sale (1990).

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106 x 169 mm. Nesbitt, printer. Kelley, Master. Sutton Line.

Extreme clipper, 1181 tons. Built at Medford, Mass. in 1854. Burned 1869. ACS II, pp. 529-530.

Surface wear. Another copy, same image. Also shows surface wear. This card is not in the Peabody-Essex collection, though there is a card with a similar image and different text.

$900.00

168 x 102 mm. Nesbitt, printer. Sutton Line.

Built in Portsmouth, NH in 1850. Extreme clipper, 1402 tons. Interestingly, her passage times as printed on the card do not correspond with those given in Cutler's Greyhounds. Sold to Norway in 1874. On register as late as 1890s. This card published prior to her record passage in 1865. Fairburn VI, pp. 1651-2. ACS II p. 551.

Lower right corner chip with loss of text. A copy of this card with minor chipping sold at the Siegel sale (1990) for $1250.

$1000.00

110 x 172 mm. Watson's Press. Wyman, Commander. Winsor Line. Boston.

Medium clipper, 758 tons, built in Belfast, ME in 1856 (Cutler, Greyhounds, p. 445). Lost in the Pacific in 1865.

This card is pictured and described in SS Cards II, pp. 77-78.

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165 x 104 mm. Nesbitt, printer. Brown, Commander. Coleman's California Line..

A 911 ton vessel of this name is listed in QUEENS as being employed in the Liverpool service in 1852. (p. 373). Her 1860 passage to San Francisco under Capt. Brown was made in 160 days )Fairburn, VI, p. 3862, 3894.)

A copy of this card, with oxidation along the upper portion, sold for $220 at the Siegel sale. This example is in much better condition. A card of very similar design, for the "Dashing Wave" in similar condition, sold for $550 at the Siegel sale.

$750.00

166 x 106 mm. Nesbitt, printer. Colley, Master. Sutton Line.

Built in Thomaston, ME in 1866. 1166 tons. Made 10 Cape Horn passages. Burned at Japan, 1880. Fairburn III, pp. 1705, 1738; V, p. 3402.

Minor surface wear. No image. Sold at Siegel sale (1990) for $200.

$750.00

167 x 105 mm. Nesbitt, printer. Black, Master. Sutton Line.

1286 tons, built in 1867 in Richmond, ME. Fairburn V, p. 3213.

No image.

$850.00

168 x 105 mm. Nesbitt, printer. J.H. Marshall, Master. Sutton Line.

1138 tons, built in Bath, ME, 1865. Sold to British in 1884. Fairburn III, p. 1705.

No image.

$850.00

106 x 166 mm. Nesbitt, printer. Green, Commander. Coleman Line.

The Syren was a medium clipper, 876 tons, built in Medford, Mass. in 1851. She was condemned and sold in 1888. Repaired and renamed Margaraida, of Buenos Ayres, she appeared in Lloyd's Register as late as 1920, giving her the distinction of being the longest surviving member of the clipper fleet. This card dates from around 1861, when she returned to the California trade. ACS II, pp. 653-56. SS Cards II, pp. 82-83.

A rather discolored copy of this card sold at the Siegel sale (1990) for $750.

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150 x 85 mm. Nesbitt, printer. Baker, Master. Sutton & Co. Dispatch Line.

Medium clipper, built in 1856 in Medford, Mass. "... a fine looking ship, conceded to be a fast sailer and credited with a record of 16 knots." ACS, pp. 661-663. Baker assumed command in 1861 and made three voyages. In 1874 she was sold to Norway and was reputedly lost in the 1880's off the coast of Africa. She is the subject of a book by Hollis French, and there is a model of her at Phillips Academy.

This card is trimmed at the edges with loss of end rules. A copy of this card, showing oxidation to the right hand side, sold at the Siegel sale (1990) for $450.

$400.00

167 x 108 mm. Nesbitt, printer. W.F. Peck, Commander. Coleman Line.

1187 tons, built in East Boston in 1855. Condemned at Rio in 1867. ACS II, p. 681.

No image.

$750.00

113 x 167 mm. Chas. Sears Engraver & Printer. Prince, Commander. Comstock Line.

Extreme clipper, 985 tons. Launched in 1853, Medford, Mass. In 1865 there was a bloodless mutiny on this vessel. The case was decided in favor of the crew, and for many years the unique "White Swallow Case" was a topic of conversation in seafaring circles. She was lost off the Azures in 1871. Prince made just one voyage as master of the White Swallow, probably in the late 50s or early 60s. ACS II, pp. 696-701.

Center fold, some edge and corner wear. A copy of this card showing spotting and discoloration brought $1700 at the Siegel sale (1990).

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103 x 165 mm. Nesbitt, printer. French, Commander. Coleman's California Line.

This card is pictured in SSC I, p. 97. They state there is only a record of a vessel of this name built in 1821. However, Fairburn also lists a William Tell as an 1153 ton ship built by Westervelt & Mackey in New York in 1850. She was in the Atlantic packet trade until 1862. Fairburn II, pp. 1169, 1215. French was a veteran of the California trade in the 1840s and 50s.

This card has a chip missing in the upper left hand corner, with loss of "Cole" in the top line and "For" in the second line.

$500.00