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Clean Bacon Mill check w/ Fair signature2412 - Clean Bacon Mill check w/ Fair signature
Holabird Western Americana Collections
No. 1305. Bacon Mill. Agency of the Bank of California. Dateline Virginia, Nev., June 20, 1874. Signed by the famous James G. Fair. RN-D1. Very clean!
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Clean Mariposa Mill Company Check w/ Fair signature2413 - Clean Mariposa Mill Company Check w/ Fair signature
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Dateline Virginia, Nev., Dec. 4, 1871. Pay $792 to Chamberlin & Tritle? Signed by James G. Fair. RN-C21. Spindle hole, light smudges, otherwise ...
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Comstock mining stocks2416 - Comstock mining stocks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Union Consolidated, 1927. Cancelled. 2) Hale & Norcross. 1909. Cancelled. 3) Ophir. 1919. Cancelled. 4) Two Consolidated Virginia. 1935. Canc...
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Comstock Receipts and Checks2417 - Comstock Receipts and Checks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 16. Great variety! Fraternal, county, and mining companies are represented. 1) Three Savage Mining Company checks: No. 293, issued to Comstock
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Comstock Revenue2418 - Comstock Revenue
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 9 revenue imprinted Comstock mining checks. 1) Four North Con. Virginia Mining Co. checks, all from 1879, all with RN-G1 revenue imprints. 2)
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Consolidated Mill check w/ Fair signature2420 - Consolidated Mill check w/ Fair signature
Holabird Western Americana Collections
No. 625. Dateline Virginia, Nev. Feb. 26th, 1875. Agency of the Bank of California. Signed by James G. Fair. RN-D1. Spindle hole, folds, and light soi
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Devils Gate Toll, Virginia City Check w/ revenue imprint2421 - Devils Gate Toll, Virginia City Check w/ revenue imprint
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare! This check is unique for many reasons. First, the check is made out to the Devils Gate Toll, which is not common. Second, it is a W.S. Hobart (o
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to m********r for (55.00 + 10.73BP) = 65.73
 
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Five Different Comstock RN Checks w/ 2 duplicates2422 - Five Different Comstock RN Checks w/ 2 duplicates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 7. 1) 1881 NV Bank of SF check for the Sierra Nevada Mexican and Union Shaft Co. No. 1456. RN-G1 revenue imprint. Spindle holes and cut cancel.
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Four Different Trench Mill Checks2423 - Four Different Trench Mill Checks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This group represents four different style checks for the Trench Mill, all with either revenue stamps or imprints. Three of the checks are signed by J
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Gould & Curry Check to Ophir Mining Co., Virginia City2424 - Gould & Curry Check to Ophir Mining Co., Virginia City
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Dateline Virginia, Nev., Dec. 6, 1866. Pay to Ophir Silver Mining Company $1,333.33, a hefty amount for 1866! Signed by Louis Janin Jr. as supt. Orang
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to p********n for (60.00 + 11.70BP) = 71.70
 
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Gould & Curry check w/ rare blue US revenue stamp2425 - Gould & Curry check w/ rare blue US revenue stamp
Holabird Western Americana Collections
No. 7758. Gould & Curry, Agency of the Bank of California. Pay Dan O'Connor $96. Signed by Louis Janin as supt. Orange 2 cent Nevada state a...
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Gould & Curry Check, Virginia City w/ strong, centered cancel2426 - Gould & Curry Check, Virginia City w/ strong, centered cancel
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare. Gould & Curry, Bank of California, check, dateline Virginia, Nev., Dec 15, 1866. Orange two cent Nevada revenue stamp attached over 2 cent...
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Gould & Curry Check, Virginia City w/ strong, tied cancel2427 - Gould & Curry Check, Virginia City w/ strong, tied cancel
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare. Gould & Curry, Bank of California, check, dateline Virginia, Nev., Dec 15, 1866. Orange two cent Nevada revenue stamp attached over 2 cent...
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Gould & Curry Checks w/ revenue stamps from Janin as Supt.2428 - Gould & Curry Checks w/ revenue stamps from Janin as Supt.
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5. 1) Two 1867 Bank of California checks signed by Janin with 2 cent US and Nevada revenue stamps attached. 2) Two 1866 Gould & Curry che...
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Gould & Curry Mining Co., Virginia City Check Group2429 - Gould & Curry Mining Co., Virginia City Check Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4 different style Gould & Curry checks. 1) 1872 check with Nevada revenue imprint over US imprint. Signed by C.C. Batterman as supt. 2) 1...
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Gould & Curry Virginia City Check to father of ex-governor2430 - Gould & Curry Virginia City Check to father of ex-governor
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Dateline Virginia, Nev. Nov. 8, 1866. Check made out to Richard Kerman for $18.75. Richard Kerman appears in the 1880 census as living in Virginia Cit
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Gould & Curry, Virginia City check w/ Mackay signature2431 - Gould & Curry, Virginia City check w/ Mackay signature
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Dateline Virginia, Nev., July 3rd, 1875. No. 132. Gould & Curry Silver Mining Company. Agency of the Bank of California. Pay $70 to James Kitto....
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Gould & Curry, Virginia City check w/ very rare revenue imprint2432 - Gould & Curry, Virginia City check w/ very rare revenue imprint
Holabird Western Americana Collections
No. 8812. Gould & Curry Silver Mining Company. Agency of the Bank of California. Signed by C.C. Batterman as supt. Extra rare red 2 cent Nevada ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
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Hale & Norcross Silver Mining Co Documents2433 - Hale & Norcross Silver Mining Co Documents
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Five stapled pages of inventory lists of furniture æin Hale & Norcross House Parlor. The first page consists of book cases, table cloths, a...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
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Imperial Silver Mining Co. Check w/ rare revenue imprint2434 - Imperial Silver Mining Co. Check w/ rare revenue imprint
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare RN-C21b revenue imprint over federal imprint. No. 712. Imperial Silver Mining Co. Dateline Virginia, Nev. June 6, 1872. Pay to Geo. Emmett $15. S
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
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Imperial Silver Mining Co. Check w/ revenue imprint2435 - Imperial Silver Mining Co. Check w/ revenue imprint
Holabird Western Americana Collections
RN-D1 imprint. Imperial Silver Mining Co. No. 581. Dateline Virginia, Nev. May 3, 1876. Pay to Henry Williams $120. Signed by C.C. Batterman as superi
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
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Irish Miners on the Comstock: Virginia City Check Lot2436 - Irish Miners on the Comstock: Virginia City Check Lot
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of nine Gould & Curry, Bank of California checks made out to Irish miners. All are from 1866, signed by Louis Janin Jr. as superintendent, a...
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Key Comstock mining company stock2437 - Key Comstock mining company stock
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four Sierra Nevada Mining Company stock certificates. Issued to Edwards and Cooper and three to H Preston, trustee. The Sierra Nevada Mining Company w
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Mariposa Mill, Virginia City check signed by Fair2438 - Mariposa Mill, Virginia City check signed by Fair
Holabird Western Americana Collections
No. 204. Mariposa Mill Company. Agency of the Bank of California. Dateline Virginia, Nev., July 1st, 1871. Signed by James G. Fair. Pay to E. Morgan $
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Mariposa Mill, Virginia City check signed by Fair w/ RN-E2439 - Mariposa Mill, Virginia City check signed by Fair w/ RN-E
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Dateline Virginia, Nev., Nov. 5, 1875. Mariposa Mill Company. Agency of the Bank of California. Pay $136.54 to J.C. Hampton & Co. Signed by Jame...
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NV Bank of SF signature lot2440 - NV Bank of SF signature lot
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) 1882 Revenue imprinted "Sierra Nevada, Mexican, and Union Shaft Company.î Green check. Signed by McKenzie. 2) 1893 Adolph Sutro. Brown ...
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Ophir Mill Check Signed by Fair w/ revenue imprint2441 - Ophir Mill Check Signed by Fair w/ revenue imprint
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Great signature and revenue imprint! No. 566. Virginia, Nev., May 10th, 1872. Left side: W.S. Hobart. Ophir Mill in red font. Agency of the Bank of Ca
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
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Rare Chollar Potosi Mining Co. Check2443 - Rare Chollar Potosi Mining Co. Check
Holabird Western Americana Collections
No. 15432. No. on Pay Roll 135. Virginia, Nev., July 2, 1875. Pay to T. Wellington $120. Signed by Isaac Requa as superintendent. Purple font and vign
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Rare Comstock mining article2444 - Rare Comstock mining article
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1879 ñHeat of the Comstock Lodeî by John A. Church. Church was most noted for his book, ñThe Comstock Lode, its formation and history...
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Rare Gould & Curry Check Lot, Virginia City, w/o Nevada revenues2445 - Rare Gould & Curry Check Lot, Virginia City, w/o Nevada revenues
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of five checks, consecutive #'s 6835-6839, from the Gould & Curry Mining Company. All dateline Virginia, Nev., February 10, 1866. All ar...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
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Rare Gould & Curry Check, Virginia City, w/ revenue at upper right2446 - Rare Gould & Curry Check, Virginia City, w/ revenue at upper right
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Dateline Virginia, Nev., Nov. 5, 1866. Pay $358.75 to the Virginia & Gold Hill Water Company. Signed by Janin as supt. This check is special bec...
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Sold to p********n for (35.00 + 6.83BP) = 41.83
 
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Rare Style Gould & Curry Check Signed by Mackay2447 - Rare Style Gould & Curry Check Signed by Mackay
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Scarcer style Gould & Curry. No. 27. Dateline Virginia, Nev. August 3rd, 1875. Pay to B.J. Merritt $59.50. Signed by mining legend John Mackay. ...
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Rare Unissued Revenue Imprinted Virginia City Check2448 - Rare Unissued Revenue Imprinted Virginia City Check
Holabird Western Americana Collections
No. 1857. Rare, unissued check for the Woodworth Mill. RN-D1. Folds and small tape repair on back. Date 187- Virginia City, NV hwac 20260
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Rare Unused Bank of California Check w/ Revenue Imprint2449 - Rare Unused Bank of California Check w/ Revenue Imprint
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unused, crisp and clean Bank of California check from Virginia City. Check has rare RN-B17b: Orange red Nevada imprint superimposed over federal. Unus
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Savage Mining Co. Check Group2450 - Savage Mining Co. Check Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 16. In addition to a rare purple check (No. 10), there are ten issued NV Bank of SF checks from the 1890s, two different style Bank of CA check
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to d******0 for (60.00 + 11.70BP) = 71.70
 
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Second Rare Style Gould & Curry Check Signed by Mackay2451 - Second Rare Style Gould & Curry Check Signed by Mackay
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Second of the rarer Gould & Curry style. No. 29. Dateline Virginia, Nev. August 3rd, 1875. Pay to M. Lowenthall $112.00. Signed by mining legend...
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Sold to D******a for (45.00 + 8.78BP) = 53.78
 
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Second Virginia City Check w/ John Mackay signature2452 - Second Virginia City Check w/ John Mackay signature
Holabird Western Americana Collections
No. 439. Consolidated Mill. Agency of the Bank of California. RN-D1. Pay $25.5o to M.G. Foster. Signed by the famous John W. Mackay. Condition: spindl
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Summit Mill, Virginia City check2453 - Summit Mill, Virginia City check
Holabird Western Americana Collections
No. 28. Summit Mill. Agency of the Bank of California. Dateline Virginia, Nev., Dec. 21st, 1868. Pay Mariano Andrede (?) $571.50. Signed by Mason. O
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Tahoe Lumber Ephemera2454 - Tahoe Lumber Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Seven checks relating Comstock Mining to Tahoe lumbering. 1) Rare (unused) blue Pacific Wood, Lumber & Flume Company. Revenue imprinted. In pris...
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Three Different RN Virginia City, Nevada Checks2455 - Three Different RN Virginia City, Nevada Checks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Rare 1872 Gould & Curry check with NV revenue imprinted over US revenue imprint, signed by C.C. Batterman as Supt. 2) 1879 Gould & Curry ...
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Three Virginia City Checks including Fair signature2456 - Three Virginia City Checks including Fair signature
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Gould & Curry Silver Mining Co. Check. No. 525. Virginia, April 27, 1875. RN-D1 revenue. Pay to B.J. Kern $14. Signed by James G. Fair as sup...
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Treasurer Receipt- paying himself2457 - Treasurer Receipt- paying himself
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Treasurer Charles Fish is paying himself $250.00 on voucher #1051 on December 3, 1870. A nice little Christmas present? This is a nice piece: purple w
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Two Different Occidental Mill w/ Fair signature2458 - Two Different Occidental Mill w/ Fair signature
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Scarce style check for the Occidental Mill. Both have RN-C21b revenue imprints. No. 857 is unissued, but does have "Pacific Mill + Mng Co."...
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Two Different Sapphire Mill checks w/ Hobart Signature2459 - Two Different Sapphire Mill checks w/ Hobart Signature
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) No. 879. Dec. 8, 1871. Rare RN-B17b revenue imprint. W.S. Hobart, Sapphire Mill check drawn on the Bank of CA. 2) Larger style than the first. No.
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to p********n for (120.00 + 23.40BP) = 143.40
 
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Variety of Virginia City Checks w/ revenues2461 - Variety of Virginia City Checks w/ revenues
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6 great Comstock checks. 1) Brown 1879 Gould & Curry & Best & Belcher Joint Shaft check with US revenue stamp imprinted. 2) 1867 ...
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Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
Sold to B*********g for (35.00 + 6.83BP) = 41.83
 
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Very Early Rare Virginia City Check, 18612462 - Very Early Rare Virginia City Check, 1861
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Wells Fargo & Co. check. Dateline Va City, March 11th, 1861. Pay to C.S. $20. Signed by Charles Strong. At this time, Strong was the superintend...
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Sold to p********n for (180.00 + 35.10BP) = 215.10
 
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Virginia City check signed by James Fair, made out to Fair, w/ revenue stamp2463 - Virginia City check signed by James Fair, made out to Fair, w/ revenue stamp
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare. Woodworth Mill. Drawn on the Bank of California. Dateline Virginia, Nev., Sept 4th, 1872. Made out to Fair, signed by Fair for $2413.25! What wa
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Sold to p********n for (50.00 + 9.75BP) = 59.75
 
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Virginia City Check w/ Fair Signature made out to V&T Railroad2464 - Virginia City Check w/ Fair Signature made out to V&T Railroad
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Dateline Virginia, Nev., June 11, 1874. Left side of check: Bacon Mill in purple font. Pay to V&T RR $103.32. RN-D1. Signed by famous Comstock f...
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Virginia City Check w/ Mackay signature2465 - Virginia City Check w/ Mackay signature
Holabird Western Americana Collections
No. 438. Dateline Virginia, Nev. Dec. 8, 1874. Consolidated Mill. Drawn on the Bank of California. Blue font. RN-D1. Signed by famous Comstock figure
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Sold to G********_.. for (30.00 + 5.85BP) = 35.85
 
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Virginia City Revenue Check Lot2467 - Virginia City Revenue Check Lot
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fantastic lot of 9 Comstock checks, all with revenue stamps. Most are from the Gould & Curry Mining Company. 1) Five Gould & Curry, Agency o...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to j*********t for (50.00 + 9.75BP) = 59.75
 
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