Black and white print; stock certificate with a border and the date of "1853" stamped in large numbers in the center of the print. At the top center is a small vignette of a clipper ship at full sail with flag flying and a smaller ship in the background. At the bottom center is a full length portrait of a sailor leaning against a piece of furniture, holding a sailor hat in his right hand and a telescope in his left.
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