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Two DL Bliss Signed Comstock Checks incl. Palace Hotel (113646)

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Two DL Bliss Signed Comstock Checks incl. Palace Hotel  (113646)
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20.00USDto r***6+ buyer's premium (4.40)
This item SOLD at 2020 Oct 31 @ 16:22UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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Lot of 2. 1) 1880 check made out by Bliss to the Palace Hotel in San Francisco for $100. This hotel was the site of the famous William Sharon Dinner in 1876 where silver ingots were handed out as invitations. DL Bliss was one of the invited guests! Signed by Bliss for the C&TL&F Co. (Carson and Tahoe Lumber & Fluming Company). 2) Carson & Tahoe Lumber & Fluming Co. revenue check, 1878, made out to CC Atherton. RN-G imprinted revenue. Signed by Bliss. This company was the Tahoe-area lumbering operation where Bliss made his fortune. It was a key supplier for the Comstock mines.

Date: 1878 & 1880
Country (if not USA):
State: Nevada
City: Virginia City
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