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San Francisco,CA - 1851 - Adams & Co. Second of Exchange :

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Banks, Registers & Vending Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 700.00 USD
San Francisco,CA - 1851 - Adams & Co. Second of Exchange :
Second of Exchange written from the Adams & Co. Express Office, datelined San Francisco on March 4, 1851. No. 4041, payable five days after sight to Thomas H. Parker for $500. Unique vignette at center top shows an ocean-going steamship flying five flags as the centerpiece, flanked by sailing ships on either side. The vignette printed vertically along the left border lists the addresses of other main offices: Adams & Co. Boston, 9 Court St.; N. York, 16 Wall St.; Phila., 80 Chestnut St.; and Baltimore, 162 Balte St. Signed by Adams & Co., with Boston, MA listed on the city line where the exchange was to be sent. No listing noted for T.H. Parker in Bancroft's History of California or Trow's New York Directory. Printers: Toppan, Carpenter & Co., New York & Philadelphia. Printed on white paper with several foldlines visible. Ultra rare piece. Type I, Variety I.