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Illinois Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock (91901)

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Stock & Bond - Mining Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 600.00 USD
Illinois Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock  (91901)
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Rare Smoky Valley Ledge, Smoky Valley Mining District, Lander County, N.T. Incorporated June 30th, 1863. Dateline San Francisco, August 5th, 1863. No. 28, issued for 5 shares to Frederick C Waters. (interestingly Frederick C Waters was one of the Waters Brothers printers!) Signed by the president Wm. H. Stevens, and secretary, D. VanVleck. VanVleck is listed as a wood engraver at 611 Clay Street.Not cancelled. 25c Insurance revenue stamp. Three vignettes: mine with paddlewheel (top center), allegorical woman (left) and dog head (bottom). Printed by Waters Brothers & Co., SF. Edges are rough and there is some staining around the edges. Not in Filer. Listed in the 1863 Langley SF directory with an office at 611 Clay Street. A May 30th, 1863 Reese River Reveille article details a meeting about amending the laws of the district. The boundaries of the district were set as follows: "On the west side by the dividing ridge between the waters of Smoky Valley and Reese River Valley; on the north by the Overland Stage road; on the east by Smoky Valley; on the south by a distance of ten miles from Birch Creek." Ken Prag Collection

Date: 1863
City/County: Reese River, Smoky Valley
State: Nevada