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Americana and Numismatics
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Boulder & Golden RN-G Checks2312Boulder & Golden RN-G Checks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four RN-G checks, one unlisted. 1) National State Bank of Boulder. May 24, 1878. Red font. Cut cancel. 2) National State Bank. Oct. 14th, 1879. Black
Estimate : 60.00 - 150.00
Sold to a****y for (30.00 + 6.75BP) = 36.75
Central City RN Checks (RN-B and RN-D)2313Central City RN Checks (RN-B and RN-D)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6 checks w/ five different signatures. 1) First National Bank, Nov. 20, 1875. RN-D1. Not listed in Castenholz. Stamped paid. Pinholes and cut c
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to a****y for (50.00 + 11.25BP) = 61.25
Unlisted RN-F Colorado Springs Check2314Unlisted RN-F Colorado Springs Check
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Not listed in Castenholz. El Paso County Bank. Feb. 7, 1876. RN-F. Signed by C.H. White. Stamped Paid. Cut Cancel. (Prag Collection) City: Col
Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to i*****l for (30.00 + 6.75BP) = 36.75
Cripple Creek RN-X Checks (2 unlisted)2315Cripple Creek RN-X Checks (2 unlisted)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Five checks total: four from Cripple Creek, one from Colorado Springs. 1) Two different A.E. Carlton checks, both not listed in Castenholz. Both from
Estimate : 60.00 - 150.00
Sold to j*********t for (50.00 + 11.25BP) = 61.25
Unlisted RN-B imprinted receipt for U.S. Express Co.2316Unlisted RN-B imprinted receipt for U.S. Express Co.
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Not listed in Castenholz. RN-B. United States Express Company, Denver Division. Received of the paymaster $262 dollars. Names illegible. Measures 3&...
Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to i*****l for (30.00 + 6.75BP) = 36.75
Five Different RN-G Leadville Checks (One Unlisted)2317Five Different RN-G Leadville Checks (One Unlisted)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Manville & McCarthy, Hardware, The Bank of Leadville, March 4, 1882. RN-G on reverse of check. Cut cancel. 2) H.H. Tomkins & Co., Hardwar...
Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
Sold to v********o.. for (35.00 + 7.88BP) = 42.88
Unlisted RN-G Bank of Poncha Springs Check2318Unlisted RN-G Bank of Poncha Springs Check
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Check No. 1. Dateline Poncha Springs, April 16, 1881. J. Hutchinson is paying himself $10. Green font. RN-G. Not listed in Castenholtz. Cut cancel and
Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to m*****1 for (25.00 + 5.63BP) = 30.63
Golden & Leadville RN-G Checks2319Golden & Leadville RN-G Checks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of four checks all with RN-G. 1) Two checks from Valley Smelting Works, G. Board & Co. (The Moore Mining & Smelting Co. stamped over), d...
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to t******2 for (25.00 + 5.63BP) = 30.63
Connecticut RN Checks2320Connecticut RN Checks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 19 checks drawn on banks in 19th century Connecticut. Two unissued. Includes 3 RNB and RND, 2 RNC, 1 RNF, and 11 RNG. City: State:
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*****l for (50.00 + 11.25BP) = 61.25
Dakota Facsimile RN Checks2321Dakota Facsimile RN Checks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5. 1) Three illustrated First National Bank drafts from 1887. 2) One draft from Dakota Loan & Trust Co., Canton, 1888. 3) Norrish, Strehl...
Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to i*********1 for (25.00 + 5.63BP) = 30.63
Dakota Revenue Check Collection2322Dakota Revenue Check Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 26 checks with either RN or adhesive revenue. All but one are RN-G. 1) 19 checks from Bismarck, seven different types. (1882-1884). 2) Six warr
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to m********r for (130.00 + 29.25BP) = 159.25
1883 Deed with Revenue Stamps23231883 Deed with Revenue Stamps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A seven-page property deed recorded in 1883 with the following ten adhesive revenue stamps: R24, R55, R69, and R82 (seven total). Document has separat
Estimate : 70.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*****l for (70.00 + 15.75BP) = 85.75
Property Deed with Revenue Stamps2324Property Deed with Revenue Stamps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Deed from Felix Lake to Nina B. Tournier for property lots in "Wesley Park" subdivision. Two revenue stamps attached: $100 and $5. City:...
Estimate : 30.00 - 75.00
Sold to i*****l for (20.00 + 4.50BP) = 24.50
Eastern Checks with Adhesive Revenues2325Eastern Checks with Adhesive Revenues
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 80, all with adhesive revenue stamps. Many are pictorial. Includes checks/drafts from places such as: Boston (most from 1860s), Philadelphia (
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (110.00 + 24.75BP) = 134.75
Eastern RN-K Check Collection (incl. unlisted)2326Eastern RN-K Check Collection (incl. unlisted)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three checks: Elk County Bank, Ridgway, PA, 1884 w/ elk vignette (not listed in Castenholz); Farmer's and Mechanics National Bank, 1875, Philade...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*****l for (75.00 + 16.88BP) = 91.88
Eastern State Revenue Checks: RN-B (including a B16 and many railroad)2327Eastern State Revenue Checks: RN-B (including a B16 and many railroad)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 21. Most are for railway companies. Includes: an RN-B16 on a 1892 St. Louis deposit receipt; nine checks from B.H.&E. Railroad Co., Bosto...
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to i*****l for (70.00 + 15.75BP) = 85.75
Eastern State Revenue Checks: RN-C (including orange and yellow varieties)2328Eastern State Revenue Checks: RN-C (including orange and yellow varieties)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 65. Includes: 21 checks from Northern N.H. Railroad, drawn on National Eagle Bank in Boston (15 orange, 6 yellow), 1871; eighteen checks from
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to t******2 for (80.00 + 18.00BP) = 98.00
Eastern State Revenue Checks: RN-D (including "buffs")2329Eastern State Revenue Checks: RN-D (including "buffs")
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of approx. 60. Some are pictorial. Some are railroad (Northern N.H. RR, Old Colony RR, New Bedford RR, and Providence, Warren, & Bristol RR)...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to t******2 for (130.00 + 29.25BP) = 159.25
Eastern State Revenue Checks: RN-F, RN-L, RN-N2330Eastern State Revenue Checks: RN-F, RN-L, RN-N
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Six checks. Four checks with RN-F: Geo. A. Dobyne, Attorney (Hollidaysburg, PA), 1876; Fidelity Savings Bank & Safe Depository (pictorial) (Chic...
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to i*****l for (40.00 + 9.00BP) = 49.00
Eastern State Revenue Checks: RN-G (many pictorial)2331Eastern State Revenue Checks: RN-G (many pictorial)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 80. Some are railroad related. Many pictorial and colorful pieces (including a whole series of different color pictorial checks from the Boston
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to t******2 for (110.00 + 24.75BP) = 134.75
Eastern State Revenue Checks: RN-H (incl. color varieties)2332Eastern State Revenue Checks: RN-H (incl. color varieties)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 60. Includes color varieties: "buff", orange, yellow, and brown on numerous color papers. Most from Philadelphia. A few are unused....
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to i*****l for (100.00 + 22.50BP) = 122.50
Eastern State Revenue Checks: RN-J (including brown, orange and yellow varieties)2333Eastern State Revenue Checks: RN-J (including brown, orange and yellow varieties)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 14. Includes: Columbia, PA (1880s); Flemington, N.J. (1873); three diff. Philadelphia (1872 and 1874); Chambersburg, PA (1873); Columbia, PA (1
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*****l for (60.00 + 13.50BP) = 73.50
Eastern State Revenue Checks: RN-X2334Eastern State Revenue Checks: RN-X
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 11. Includes: New Bedford Railroad Co., Boston, 1874; James W. Rusling, Independence National Bank, Philadelphia, 1900; two 1899 from First Nat
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to i*****l for (25.00 + 5.63BP) = 30.63
Boise RN-X Check Collection2335Boise RN-X Check Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hundreds of RN-X checks issued by various business during the late 1800s. Includes citrine. City: Boise State: Idaho, Date:
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to t******2 for (140.00 + 31.50BP) = 171.50
Idaho RN-X Check Collection2336Idaho RN-X Check Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nineteen checks from 1890s Idaho: Bank of Commerce, First National Bank of Idaho, The Capital State Bank, The Boise City National Bank. RNX group with
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to i*****l for (40.00 + 9.00BP) = 49.00
Illinois RN Checks2337Illinois RN Checks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 20 checks from Alton, Rushville, Quincy, Rock Island, Chicago, Paris, Farmer City, Gibson City, and Jerseyville banks dated 1868 through 1899.
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to L*****8 for (75.00 + 16.88BP) = 91.88
New Orleans Check Collection (Most w/ Adhesive Revenue)2338New Orleans Check Collection (Most w/ Adhesive Revenue)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 27. All but one have adhesive revenue stamps. Earliest is a City Bank of New Orleans draft from 1849! Includes: 18 drafts from Johnson & ...
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to r******e for (170.00 + 38.25BP) = 208.25
Two Documents with R89 (including Imperforated)2339Two Documents with R89 (including Imperforated)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of two deeds, each with an R89 adhesive revenue stamp. 1) A deed from June 1866 with an imperforated R89. Deed is for transfer of property to Bost
Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to i*****l for (25.00 + 5.63BP) = 30.63
Massachutts RN Checks2340Massachutts RN Checks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 38 checks from 1868 to 1901. Some unissued, many different cities. 7 RNB, 4 RNC, 4 RND, 18 RNG, 1 RNH, 2 RNM, 2 RNX. City: State:
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to i*****l for (80.00 + 18.00BP) = 98.00
Mid-Western Check Collection (No RN)2341Mid-Western Check Collection (No RN)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
100+ pieces. Many pictorial. Best is an 1865 U.S. Paymaster draft from Milwaukee. A good mix of early (1890s-1920s) and modern checks. Missouri, Iowa
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to p****3 for (75.00 + 16.88BP) = 91.88
Mid-Western Check Collection( Some w/ Adhesive Revenues)2342Mid-Western Check Collection( Some w/ Adhesive Revenues)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 75. Earliest in 1858 Muscatine, Iowa. Includes: North Henderson (IL), St. Louis, fractional share scip for the Dubuque & Sioux City RR, R...
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to t******2 for (45.00 + 10.13BP) = 55.13
Mid-Western RN Check Collection (incl. many pictorial & citrine RN-X)2343Mid-Western RN Check Collection (incl. many pictorial & citrine RN-X)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 66. Many varieties: RN-B, ,RN-C, RN-D, RN-E, RN-F, and RN-X (incl. citrine). Many great vignettes. 1860s-early 1900s. Please inspect! (Prag Col
Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to t******2 for (200.00 + 45.00BP) = 245.00
Mid-Western States RN-G Collection (Pre-1900)2344Mid-Western States RN-G Collection (Pre-1900)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 56. All are pre-1900; many are in the 1870s and 1880s. Many pictorial. Big batch of Rock Island drafts with locomotive vignette. Also pieces fr
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to t******2 for (110.00 + 24.75BP) = 134.75
Mid-Western RN Checks 12345Mid-Western RN Checks 1
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Kansas, Iowa and Missouri are represented in this lot of 1 checks from the 1800s, three unissued. Revenue stamps represented by 1 RNB, 2 RNC and RND,
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to i*****l for (65.00 + 14.63BP) = 79.63
Mid-Western RN Checks 22346Mid-Western RN Checks 2
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 15 checks issued in Nebraska, Indiana, and Ohio from 1871 to 1901. Revenue stamps include: 3 RND, 5 RNG, 2 RNM, 4 RNX. City: State:
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*****l for (50.00 + 11.25BP) = 61.25
Montana RN Check Collection (Eight Different RNs)2347Montana RN Check Collection (Eight Different RNs)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 20. Fabulous variety!! Includes: RN-B1, RN-B6, RN-C13, RN-D1, RN-D9, RN-G1, RN-K, and RN-X7. Butte City, Helena, Pony, and Virginia City. (Pra
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to i*****l for (170.00 + 38.25BP) = 208.25
Montana RN-G Check Collection (Territorial)2348Montana RN-G Check Collection (Territorial)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 47 checks, all pre-statehood. Includes: unused check for Yellowstone Division, N.P.R.R., with the interesting dateline of "End of Track,...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to a****y for (300.00 + 67.50BP) = 367.50
Nebraska and Nebraska Territory Revenue Check Collection2349Nebraska and Nebraska Territory Revenue Check Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
28 pieces. All have either RN or adhesive revenue. Seventeen State Bank of Bradshaw (c,1900) with RN- X. Eleven territorial checks from Nebraska City
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to t******2 for (110.00 + 24.75BP) = 134.75
Austin RN-D Check Collection2350Austin RN-D Check Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 32. All are for the Manhattan Silver Mining Co. Five are drawn on Cage, Curtis, and Co. The rest just say Manhattan Silver Mining Co. The reven
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*****l for (110.00 + 24.75BP) = 134.75
Secondary Austin RN Check Collection2351Secondary Austin RN Check Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Ten different. Eight are RN-G, two are RN-D. All Manhattan Silver Mining Company. Signed by A. and M. Curtis. Cut cancels and some general soiling. Se
Estimate : 90.00 - 150.00
Sold to v********o.. for (45.00 + 10.13BP) = 55.13
Carson City RN Check Collection (most Wells Fargo)2352Carson City RN Check Collection (most Wells Fargo)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 15. Eight different. Includes: El Dorado Wood & Flume Co., Yerington & Co., J.W. Haynie & Co. Bullion and Exchange Bank, Carson C...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to t******2 for (60.00 + 13.50BP) = 73.50
Nice Nevada Revenue Stamped Mottsville, Douglas County Deed (Ex Reynolds)2353Nice Nevada Revenue Stamped Mottsville, Douglas County Deed (Ex Reynolds)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
From the James Reynolds Collection, a major Nevada collector in the 1960s-70s. Nevada stamps: seventeen green 5 cent (D5) and one blue 10 cent (D24) s
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to m********r for (400.00 + 90.00BP) = 490.00
Two Different RN Eureka Checks2354Two Different RN Eureka Checks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Both are from the same bank in Eureka: Paxton & Co. An 1875 with RN-D1 and an 1877 with RN-G1. Both are cut cancelled and folded. City: Eureka
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to v********o.. for (25.00 + 5.63BP) = 30.63
21 Different Virginia City RN Checks w/ Fair & Mackay autographs235521 Different Virginia City RN Checks w/ Fair & Mackay autographs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
RN-D, RN-E, RN- G, and RN-X. Includes: Fair (Woodworth Mill, Pacific Mill & Mining Co., Trench Mill, Mariposa Mill Co.), Mackay (Woodworth Mil...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to h*******2 for (170.00 + 38.25BP) = 208.25
Comstock Checks and Documents w/ Nevada revenue2356Comstock Checks and Documents w/ Nevada revenue
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 8 documents with Nevada adhesive or imprinted revenue. 1) Billhead for John McCone, Nevada Foundry and Machine Shop, Silver City. Oct. 31, 1867
Estimate : 180.00 - 350.00
Sold to i*****l for (180.00 + 40.50BP) = 220.50
Early Mariposa Mill Check signed by Fair w/ adhesive NV revenue2357Early Mariposa Mill Check signed by Fair w/ adhesive NV revenue
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Agency of the Bank of California. Issued to S.P. Morrison for $139.50 on Feb. 3rd, 1870. Orange two cent Nevada adhesive revenue and two cent IR adhes
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to v********o.. for (45.00 + 10.13BP) = 55.13
Fair and Mackay RN Check Trio2358Fair and Mackay RN Check Trio
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of three revenue imprinted checks. 1) A pair of Woodworth Mill checks, RN-D, both 1874. One is signed by James G. Fair, and the other is signed by
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to v********o.. for (60.00 + 13.50BP) = 73.50
Previously Unknown RN-X Carson & Colorado Railroad Checks2359Previously Unknown RN-X Carson & Colorado Railroad Checks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
These are previously unknown to us! Five consecutive unissued checks, No. 6526-6530. Carson & Colorado Railway Company. Dateline Virginia, Nev. ...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to i*****l for (110.00 + 24.75BP) = 134.75
Three Different Nevada Revenue Checks2360Three Different Nevada Revenue Checks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three different Virginia City checks with Nevada revenue. 1) Very rare, unused Bank of California. RN-B16a. c.1870s. 2) Gould & Curry Silver Min...
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to v********o.. for (75.00 + 16.88BP) = 91.88
Virginia City Checks w/ Adhesive Revenues2361Virginia City Checks w/ Adhesive Revenues
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 23. Includes: 1869 Bank of California signed by John Mackay; an 1873 Hobart Marlette & Co., Bank of California; five Empire Mining and Mi...
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to v********o.. for (110.00 + 24.75BP) = 134.75