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Bodie Bank Check Signed by Druggist O.P. Willis (113520)

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Bodie Bank Check Signed by Druggist O.P. Willis  (113520)
SOLD
120.00USD+ applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2020 Aug 28 @ 10:44UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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Very rare! Dateline is Mammoth City, handwritten over printed Bodie, Cal. Issued to R Henderson for $130. Signed by O.P. Willis. Spindle cancel, folds, heavy soiling. Orlando P. Willis operated drug stores in Carson City, Washoe City, Bodie, Mammoth City, and Sacramento. He got his start in Carson City in the 1860s. In 1877, he headed to Bodie and opened a drug store there. He also partnered with Comstock and Bodie druggist AB Stewart to open a drug store in Mammoth City, in the nearby Lake Mining District. When that camp failed, he sold the store and moved to Sacramento. He sold the Bodie store to Wright in 1879, the Carson City store to Thaxter in 1878, and the Washoe City store by 1871. For more on Willis, please see Volume Two of the Nevada Bottle Book.

Date: 1879
Country if not USA:
State: California
City: Bodie
Provenance: Fred Holabird Collection