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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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Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
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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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to c*********p for (30.00 + 5.85BP) = 35.85
 
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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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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to p********n for (50.00 + 9.75BP) = 59.75
 
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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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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to p********n for (25.00 + 4.88BP) = 29.88
 
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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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Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to p********n for (25.00 + 4.88BP) = 29.88
 
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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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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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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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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
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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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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
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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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
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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Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to v*********m for (40.00 + 7.80BP) = 47.80
 
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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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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
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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Virginia, Nevada Territorial Lot2468 - Virginia, Nevada Territorial Lot
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two used and two unused. Both used checks addressed to R. H. Morrow. 1) Paxton & Thornburgh, September 8, 1862. Made out to himself for $25.00. ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to n*******s for (50.00 + 9.75BP) = 59.75
 
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Woodworth Mill, Virginia City Check w/ Fair signature2469 - Woodworth Mill, Virginia City Check w/ Fair signature
Holabird Western Americana Collections
No. 726. Woodworth Mill. Agency of the Bank of California. Dateline Virginia, Nev. Oct. 2, 1872. Signed by James G. Fair. RN-E7. Pay $57.60 to Levok.
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to c*********p for (25.00 + 4.88BP) = 29.88
 
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Yerington Signed Check w/ rare revenue imprint2470 - Yerington Signed Check w/ rare revenue imprint
Holabird Western Americana Collections
No. 33. Agency of the Bank of California. Virginia, Nev., July 21, 1870. Pay to Davis & Gilson $1,500. Signed by famous Comstock lumber and rail...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to p********n for (85.00 + 16.58BP) = 101.58
 
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Walker Lake Mining & Milling Company2471 - Walker Lake Mining & Milling Company
Holabird Western Americana Collections
#158 for 1000 shares to Samuel Devlin in trust. Signed by Hank Axlum and E. E. Swindler as president. What an unfortunate name for a stock company pre
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Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to i*****l for (20.00 + 3.90BP) = 23.90
 
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