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Browse Catalogue of Stack's January 2006 Auction Limited to: The Americana Sale Page 1 of 95  •  First  Previous  Next  Last  • Goto Page Categories  •  Stack's January 2006 → The Americana Sale → The Paul West Collection of Charleston & Charleston Neck Slave Hire Badges, 1800 - 1864 Print these Realized Prices! You'll need the Adobe PDF Reader to view and/or print the prices realized sheet. Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 1001 1800 Charleston Slave Hire Badge. PORTER. No.423 F $1,800.00 Hallmarked ATMAR in a prepared, rectangular punch on the back. Appearance of Fine. Diamond shaped with nearly equilateral sides. Holed at the top for suspension. 119.1 gns. 40.2 mm. x 41.9 mm. No. 423 engraved by hand above PORTER/1800 in prepared punches. Olive brown and green. Rough, split when found, backed for support. Extremely rare: as noted in the introduction, the cataloguer...  more 1002 1801 Charleston Slave Hire Badge. PORTER. No.137 VF $9,500.00 Hallmarked C. PRINCE in a prepared, rectangular punch on the back. Appearance of Very Fine. Round in shape. Holed for suspension. 529.9 gns. 88.2 mm. x 89.5 mm. *CHARLESTON* in a prepared lunate punch at the top. No. 137 engraved by hand below. PORTER/1801 in prepared punches underneath. Coppery red and brown with some verdigris on the front. An extraordinary badge, massive in size and a great...  more 1003 1803 Charleston Slave Hire Badge. SERVANT. No.259 F $1,400.00 Unknown maker. Appearance of Fine in places. Originally round in shape. Holed for suspension. 124.0 gns. 49.9 mm. x 43.0 mm. *CHARLESTON* in a prepared lunate punch at the top. No. 259 in individual number punches. SERVANT in a prepared rectangular punch underneath. 1803 in individual number punches below. Very dark olive and brown. Found in fragments, part of upper right quadrant and bottom...  more 1004 1805 Charleston Slave Hire Badge. PORTER. No.13 F to VF $1,800.00 C. PRINCE in a prepared, rectangular punch on the back. Appearance of Fine to Very Fine in places. Octagonal shaped with nearly equilateral sides. Holed for suspension. 311.1 gns. 54.7 mm. x 62.0 mm. *CHARLESTON* in a prepared lunate punch at the top. No. in a prepared, square punch, 13 in individual number punches. PORTER in a prepared rectangular punch underneath. 1805 in rectangular logotype...  more 1005 1806 Charleston Slave Hire Badge. PORTER. No.105 F to VF $3,000.00 C. PRINCE in a prepared, rectangular punch on the back. Appearance of Fine to Very Fine in places. Octagonal shaped with nearly equilateral sides. Holed for suspension. 195.4 gns. 55.7 mm. x 65.1 mm. CHARLESTON in a prepared lunate punch at the top. No. in a prepared, square punch, 105 in individual number punches. PORTER in a prepared rectangular punch underneath. 1806 in rectangular logotype...  more 1006 1807 Charleston Slave Hire Badge. CARPENTER. No.22 F to VF $15,000.00 C. PRINCE in a prepared, rectangular punch on the back. Appearance of Fine to Very Fine in places. Octagonal shaped with nearly equilateral sides. Holed for suspension. 135.1 gns. 54.8 mm. x 58.4 mm. CHARLESTON in a prepared lunate punch at the top. No. in a prepared, square punch, 22 in individual number punches. CARPENTER in a prepared rectangular punch underneath. 1807 in rectangular logotype...  more 1007 1810 Charleston Slave Hire Badge. SERVANT. No.25 VF $3,250.00 LAFAR in a prepared, rectangular punch on the back. Appearance of Very Fine in places. Octagonal shaped with four long and four short sides. Holed for suspension. 167.2 gns. 51.2 mm. x 57.3 mm. *CHARLESTON* in a prepared lunate punch at the top. 1810 in a rectangular logotype punch below. SERVANT in a prepared, rectangular punch underneath. No. in a prepared, square punch, 25 hand engraved....  more 1008 1811 Charleston Slave Hire Badge. SERVANT. No.22(1) VF $3,000.00 LAFAR in a prepared, rectangular punch on the back. Appearance of Very Fine or better in places. Octagonal shaped with four long sides, the shorter ones scalloped out to create a cruciform appearance. This seems to have been the style for this year, see the 118 Porter badge in Bowers & Merena's November, 2001 sale for another of these rare dates. Holed for suspension. 150.4 gns. 49.2 mm. x...  more 1009 1812 Charleston Slave Hire Badge. FISHER. No.67 VF $4,200.00 LAFAR in a prepared, rectangular punch on the back. Appearance of sharp Very Fine in places. Octagonal but very nearly diamond shaped, with four very long and four extremely short sides. Holed for suspension. 197.6 gns. 58.8 mm. x 60.5 mm. *CHARLESTON* in a prepared lunate punch at the top. No. in a prepared, square punch, 67 hand engraved. FISHER in a prepared, rectangular punch underneath....  more 1010 1813 Charleston Slave Hire Badge. FRUITERER &c. No.2 EF $14,000.00 LAFAR in a prepared, rectangular punch on the back. Appearance of sharp Extremely Fine in places and of museum quality. Octagonal, all sides nearly equilateral. Holed for suspension. 186.8 gns. 49.3 mm. x 50.9 mm. *CHARLESTON* in a prepared lunate punch at the top. 1813 in a rectangular logotype punch below. FRUITERER &c in a prepared, rectangular punch underneath. No. in a prepared, square...  more 1011 1814 Charleston Slave Hire Badge. FISHER. No.121 CH EF $12,000.00 LAFAR in a prepared, rectangular punch on the back. Appearance of sharp Choice Extremely Fine in places. Octagonal but very nearly square shaped, with four very long and four extremely short sides. Holed for suspension. 207.6 gns. 48.1 mm. x 50.2 mm. *CHARLESTON* in a prepared lunate punch at the top. No. in a prepared, square punch, 121 in individual number punches below. FISHER underneath...  more 1012 1815 Charleston Slave Hire Badge. PORTER. No.226 F to VF $2,600.00 LAFAR in a prepared, rectangular punch on the back. Appearance of Fine to Very Fine in places. Octagonal but very nearly square shaped, with four very long and four extremely short sides. Holed for suspension. 252.2 gns. 61.3 mm. x 62.8 mm. *CHARLESTON* in a prepared lunate punch at the top. No. in a prepared, square punch, 226 in individual number punches below. PORTER underneath in a prepared,...  more 1013 1816 Charleston Slave Hire Badge. SERVANT. No.256 VF $2,200.00 LAFAR in a prepared, rectangular punch on the back. Appearance of Very Fine in places. Square with clipped corners. Holed for suspension. 193.6 gns. 47.4 mm. x 48.8 mm. *CHARLESTON* in a prepared lunate punch at the top. 1816 in a rectangular logotype punch below. SERVANT underneath in a prepared, rectangular punch. No. in a prepared, square punch, 256 in individual number punches below. Deep...  more 1014 1817 Charleston Slave Hire Badge. SERVANT. No.461 CH VF $3,250.00 LAFAR in a prepared, rectangular punch on the back. Appearance of Choice Very Fine in places. Diamond shaped with clipped corners. Holed for suspension. 205.4 gns. 62.8 mm. x 64.0 mm. *CHARLESTON* in a prepared lunate punch at the top. No. in a prepared, square punch, 461 in individual number punches below. SERVANT underneath in a prepared, rectangular punch. 1817 in a rectangular logotype...  more 1015 1818 Charleston Slave Hire Badge. PORTER. No.594 CH VF $3,000.00 LAFAR in a prepared, rectangular punch on the back. Appearance of Choice Very Fine in places. Square with clipped corners. Holed for suspension. 271.5 gns. 49.8 mm. x 53.5 mm. *CHARLESTON* in a prepared lunate punch at the top. PORTER underneath in a prepared, rectangular punch. 1818 in a rectangular logotype punch below. No. in a prepared, square punch, 594 in individual number punches below....  more 1016 1819 Charleston Slave Hire Badge. SERVANT. No.732 VF $1,900.00 LAFAR in a prepared, rectangular punch on the back. Appearance of Very Fine in places. Diamond shaped with clipped corners. Holed for suspension. 216.2 gns. 74.0 mm. x 75.9 mm., the largest diamond shaped badge in the West Collection. *CHARLESTON* in a prepared lunate punch at the top. No. in a prepared, square punch, 732 in individual number punches below. SERVANT underneath in a prepared,...  more 1017 1820 Charleston Slve Hire Badge. SERVANT. No.324 F to VF $1,700.00 LAFAR in a prepared, rectangular punch on the back. Appearance of Fine to Very Fine in places. Square shaped with clipped corners. Holed for suspension. 187.4 gns. 51.9 mm. x 53.7 mm. *CHARLESTON* in a prepared lunate punch at the top. SERVANT underneath in a prepared, rectangular punch. No. in a prepared, square punch, 324 in individual number punches below. 1820 in a rectangular logotype...  more 1018 1821 Charleston Slave Hire Badge. PORTER. No.410 VF $3,500.00 LAFAR in a prepared, rectangular punch on the back. Appearance of Very Fine in places. Diamond shaped with clipped corners. Holed for suspension. 244.8 gns. 67.0 mm. x 66.1 mm. *CHARLESTON* in a prepared lunate punch at the top. No. in a prepared, square punch, 410 in individual number punches below. PORTER underneath in a prepared, rectangular punch. 1821 in a rectangular logotype punch below....  more 1019 1822 Charleston Slave Hire Badge. SERVANT. No.976 EF $3,100.00 LAFAR in a prepared, rectangular punch on the back. Appearance of Extremely Fine in places and with a ''classic slave tag'' look to it. Square shaped with clipped corners. Holed for suspension. 207.3 gns. 49.3 mm. x 53.9 mm. *CHARLESTON* in a prepared lunate punch at the top. 1822 in a rectangular logotype punch below. SERVANT underneath in a prepared, rectangular punch. No. in a prepared,...  more 1020 1823 Charleston Slave Hire Badge. MECHANIC. No.389 VF $3,000.00 LAFAR on the front (as on 1823-5). Appearance of Very Fine in places. Diamond shaped with clipped corners. Holed for suspension. 217.6 gns. 66.5 mm. x 70.1 mm. *CHARLESTON* in a prepared lunate punch at the top. No. in a prepared, square punch, 389 in individual number punches below. MECHANIC underneath in a prepared, rectangular punch. 1823 in a rectangular logotype punch below. LAFAR in a...  more 1021 1824 Charleston Slave Hire Badge. PORTER. No.48 VF $2,200.00 LAFAR in a prepared, rectangular punch on the front as expected from the date. Appearance of Very Fine in places. Square shaped with clipped corners. Holed for suspension. 239.5 gns. 51.2 mm. x 52.7 mm. *CHARLESTON* in a prepared lunate punch at the top. 1824 in a rectangular logotype punch below. PORTER underneath in a prepared, rectangular punch. No. in a prepared, square punch, 48 in individual...  more 1022 1825 Charleston Slave Hire Badge. MECHANIC. No.181 EF $4,500.00 LAFAR on the front (as on 1823-5). Appearance of Extremely Fine in places. An important tag that seems never to have been in the ground. Diamond shaped with clipped corners. Holed for suspension. 215.8 gns. 64.7 mm. x 66.0 mm. *CHARLESTON* in a prepared lunate punch at the top. 1825 in a rectangular logotype punch below. MECHANIC underneath in a prepared, rectangular punch. No. in a prepared,...  more 1023 1826 Charleston Slave Hire Badge. SERVANT. No.1677 EF $2,000.00 LAFAR in a prepared, rectangular punch on the back. Appearance of Extremely Fine in places and an impressive looking badge. Square shaped with clipped corners. Holed for suspension. 199.2 gns. 49.6 mm. x 54.6 mm. *CHARLESTON* in a prepared lunate punch at the top. SERVANT underneath in a prepared, rectangular punch. No. in a prepared, square punch, 1677 in individual number punches below. 1826...  more 1024 1827 Charleston Slave Hire Badge. SERVANT. No.382 EF $2,200.00 LAFAR in a prepared, rectangular punch on the back. Appearance of Extremely Fine in places and an attractive tag. Diamond shaped with clipped corners. Holed for suspension. 190.0 gns. 67.9 mm. x 70.6 mm. *CHARLESTON* in a prepared lunate punch at the top. No. in a prepared, square punch, 382 in individual number punches below. SERVANT underneath in a prepared, rectangular punch. 1827 in a rectangular...  more 1025 1828 Charleston Slave Hire Badge. FISHER. No.120 CH EF $10,500.00 LAFAR in a prepared, rectangular punch on the back. Appearance of sharp Choice Extremely Fine in places and a badge of museum quality. Square shaped with clipped corners. Holed for suspension. 260.9 gns. 51.1 mm. x 55.4 mm. *CHARLESTON* in a prepared lunate punch at the top. 1828 in a rectangular logotype punch below. FISHER underneath in a prepared, rectangular. No. in a prepared, square punch,...  more 1026 1830 Charleston Slave Hire Badge. PORTER. No.12 VF $2,000.00 Appearance of Very Fine in places. Diamond shaped with clipped corners. Holed for suspension. 193.2 gns. 66.1 mm. x 70.6 mm. *CHARLESTON* in a prepared lunate punch at the top. 1830 in a rectangular logotype punch below. PORTER underneath in a prepared, rectangular punch. No. in a prepared, square punch, 12 in individual number punches below. Olive brown with some coppery red showing. Edge...  more 1027 1831 Charleston Slave Hire Badge. SERVANT. No.1732 CH VF $1,900.00 Appearance of Choice Very Fine in places. Diamond shaped with clipped corners. Holed for suspension. 232.5 gns. 68.8 mm. x 70.4 mm. *CHARLESTON* in a prepared lunate punch at the top. No. in a prepared, square punch, 1732 in individual number punches below. SERVANT underneath in a prepared, rectangular punch. 1831 in a rectangular logotype punch below. Olive brown with some lighter coppery...  more 1028 1832 Charleston Slave Hire Badge. SERVANT. No.1080 EF $1,700.00 Appearance of Extremely Fine and quite sharp in places. Diamond shaped with clipped corners. Holed for suspension. 243.4 gns. 69.1 mm. x 69.5 mm. CHARLESTON in a prepared lunate punch at the top. 1832 in a rectangular logotype punch below. SERVANT underneath in a prepared, rectangular punch. No. in a prepared, square punch, 1080 in individual number punches below. Dark olive brown with some...  more 1029 1833 Charleston Slave Hire Badge. MECHANIC. No.184 CH VF $2,400.00 Appearance of Choice Very Fine in places. Diamond shaped with clipped corners. Holed for suspension. 146.4 gns. 65.2 mm. x 68.9 mm. *CHARLESTON* in a prepared lunate punch at the top. No. in a prepared, square punch, 184 in individual number punches below. MECHANIC underneath in a prepared, rectangular punch. 1833 in a rectangular logotype punch below. Light reddish brown in color. Quite rough...  more 1030 1834 Charleston Slave Hire Badge. SERVANT. No.1013 VF $1,300.00 Appearance of rough Very Fine. Diamond shaped with clipped corners. Holed for suspension. 209.2 gns. 66.2 mm. x 69.3 mm. *CHARLESTON* in a prepared lunate punch at the top. 1834 in a rectangular logotype punch below. SERVANT underneath in a prepared, rectangular punch. No. in a prepared, square punch, 1013 in individual number punches below. Reddish brown in color and quite rough on the front....  more Page 1 of 95  •  First  Previous  Next  Last  • Goto Page

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