Allegorical Figure of California Holding Model Ship, State Seal & US Flag Shields

Original Vintage Card

Price: $19.95

Stock #:

1070766

Type:

Postcard

Publisher:

National Art Company

Postmark:

1908 May-16

Postmark City:

Oakland

Postmark State:

CAL

Stamp:

1c Franklin

Size:

3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)

Publisher's Series #:

216

Recipient Address:

Mrs. Anna Stanton.
Galt, CAL

Additional Details:

A woman in an ornate yellow and white ruffled dress and a small crown personifies California. She holds a model steamship in her left hand and gathers her skirt with her right. To her lower right is a shield depicting elements of the California State Seal, including the goddess Minerva, a bear, and grapevines, with the motto 'EUREKA' above and 'CALIFORNIA' below. To her upper left is a US flag patterned shield adorned with a California Poppy. Copyright 1906.

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Allegorical Figure of California Holding Model Ship, State Seal & US Flag Shields

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