...aan den meestbiedenden te verkoopen: Eene Partij van Ca. 1,300,000 Havana Sigaren. Amsterdam, I. Ellerman, 1838.

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Unique(?) poster advertising the auction sale of 1,300,000 Havana cigars, 1838

Name: Unique(?) poster advertising the auction sale of 1,300,000 Havana cigars, 1838
SKU: 69

Price

€ 175,00

An extremely rare—possibly unique—auction poster, announcing the sale of 1,300,000 Havana cigars at the historic “Brakke Grond” in Amsterdam, November 27, 1838.

“De Brakke Grond,” originally an inn on the Nes in central Amsterdam, served as a major auction house from 1648 onward. It became a bustling hub for the trade of colonial goods from the Dutch East and West Indies, including tobacco, tea, coffee, and sugar.

This poster captures both the global reach of the 19th-century tobacco trade and the central role of Amsterdam as a marketplace for exotic goods. Ephemeral in nature, such auction posters rarely survive, making this copy an exceptional witness to commercial and cultural history.

A true collector’s piece for those interested in rare ephemera, Amsterdam history, or the international cigar trade.

Title

In Amsterdam, anno 1838. J.G. Harmsen, A.M. Hofstee [...] Makelaars. Als lasthebbende van hunne Meesters, presenteeren, ten overstaan van den Deurwaarder B.D. Beets, aan den meestbiedenden te verkoopen: Eene Partij van Ca. 1,300,000 Havana Sigaren.

Amsterdam, I. Ellerman, 1838.

Physical Description

Broadside (46,5 x 27 cm).

Browned, two faint duty stamps ("Buitengewoon Zegel Noord Holland / 2[?] 1/2 C." and "Koninkrijk der Nederlanden / Buiten Gewoon te Zeggelen"), a small hole, two pinholes in the upper corners, otherwise in very good condition.