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Pacific Union Express Company Receipt for Comstock Mine Shipment, 1869 [202706]

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Pacific Union Express Company Receipt for Comstock Mine Shipment, 1869 [202706]
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Scarce receipt for this short-lived express company. 1869 shipment of 5 packages from James G. Fair, as supt of the Hale & Norcross Mining Company, to the company's secretary in San Francisco. Red print. Tears, pieces missing along border. 5 x 8" Pacific Union Express was initially organized to compete with Wells Fargo, who bought them in 1869.
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Date: 1869
Country (if not USA):
State: Nevada
City: Virginia City
Provenance: Douglas McDonald Collection