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Lot Number: 275
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“Society of Colonial Governors” Issued 14-Carat Gold Badge to “Mary Frances Atwood” Decendant of the Last Governor of Massachusetts-Bay Colony Thomas Hinckley

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Historic Custom Engraved, “Society of Colonial Governors” Badge, Issued to “Mary Frances Atwood No 663”, she was a direct decendant of the Last Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony Thomas Hinckley, 14-Carat Gold, Complete with its original "Mayflower" Hand-Tooled Leather Case, Choice Extremely Fine.

Original, officially issued Badge of the Society of Colonial Governors, 14K Gold, complete with its White & Red Silk Ribbon, Engraved for "Gov. Thomas Hinckley" on the top bar, measures 1.5" x 3" and weighs .38/oz.

Thomas Hinckley (1618-1706) was the Governor of the Plymouth Colony (1680-1692). Hinckley was born in England and migrated to Scituate with his parents, Samuel and Sarah Hinckley in 1635. The lower portion is designed as an Eight-Pointed Star, made of 14K Gold with a red enamel edge with the letters "CG" intertwined in the center of the Star. Back side of the Star reads, “Mary Frances Atwood No 663”. Currently housed in a brown leather, velvet-lined case, with hand-tooled lettering the reads, "1620 Mayflower" with an image of the “Mayflower” Pilgrim’s Sailing Ship, the maker "J. E. Caldwell & Co. Philadelphia" engraved on the inner top lining. Accompanied by a vintage 1921-Dated Letter of Transmittal from one member of Hinckley's family to another. Exceedingly rare.
The Province of Massachusetts-Bay was a British Crown Colony organized October 7, 1691 in North America by William and Mary, the joint monarchs of the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland.

The Colony Charter was enacted May 14, 1692 and included Massachusetts-Bay Colony, Plymouth Colony, Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket, the Province of Maine and what is now Nova Scotia. Nova Scotia was seperated in 1696, and became the Province of Nova Scotia in 1713. The Province of New Hampshire gained its independence from Massachusetts-Bay at the time of the creation of the Province of Massachusetts-Bay.
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