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1817 Charleston Slave Hire Badge. SERVANT. No.461

From Stack's January 2006 Auction, Session 1 on Jan 16, 2006

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Categories  •  Stack's January 2006 The Americana Sale The Paul West Collection of Charleston & Charleston Neck Slave Hire Badges, 1800 - 1864
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1817 Charleston Slave Hire Badge. SERVANT. No.461. LAFAR in a prepared, rectangular punch on the back....1817 Charleston Slave Hire Badge. SERVANT. No.461. 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 punch below. Deep olive green with light traces of verdigris. Surfaces fairly smooth in appearance for one of these. Deeply dished, the front bowed towards the viewer, believed to add additional strength to the badge when worn. Very rare as are all such early dated slave hire badges.

Lot # 1014 Session 1
Hammer Price: $3,250.00

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