Lot of 2. These are the only two Coleman California Line clipper cards in this group for his location at 117 Front Street in New York. According to NY directories, Coleman is listed here from 1866-70. (Previous to this address, he was at 71 Wall (1865), 161 Pearl (1862-1864), and 88 Wall (1857-61).) 1) Card for ship "Webster," Capt. Norris. Vignette of Daniel Webster. Green border, red and green print. Printed by Nesbitt. & Co. Missing bottom left corner, soiling , sticker on reverse. 4.25 x 6.5" 2)Card for ship "Almena," Cole, Commander. Carries only 1300 tons. Passage from New York to San Francisco in 127 days. Gold border, red and blue print, and red and gold title. Printed by Nesbitt & Co. 6.5 x 4" Large center crease, some paper loss. William Tell Coleman was a California pioneer. He arrived in California in 1849 during the Gold Rush and starting a shipping and commission business. He is listed at 56 California in the 1852 SF directory, and then the Corner of Front & California in subsequent directories. Coleman was tied to the 1851 and 1856 San Francisco Vigilance Committees. Many of the owners of the other shipping lines in this clipper card collection worked for or were partnered with Coleman, including Edward Mott Robinson, Cornelius Comstock, and Platt & Newton (who took over his business in 1868). Coleman spent time in both New York and California. After leaving the commission business, he engaged in mining borax in Death Valley in the 1880s. He was owner of the Harmony Borax Works in Death Valley which he eventually sold to Francis Marion "Borax" Smith to form the Pacific Coast Borax Company. Coleman died in San Francisco in 1893. Ex. Du Pont CollectionDate: c.1866-70Country (if not USA): State: CaliforniaCity: Provenance: