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5 Early Endorsed Banking Checks & Second Bill of Exchange - San Francisco, CA

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 600.00 USD
5 Early Endorsed Banking Checks & Second Bill of Exchange - San Francisco, CA
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Holabird-Kagin Americana Office
3555 Airway Drive Suite#309
Reno, NV 89511
Thursday Feb 20th, 10am-6pm
* Preview also available by appointment

Live Auction
Friday & Saturday
Feb 20 & 21, 2014
9am PDT starting time, both days

Location
Atlantis Casino & Resort
Paradise A Room
3800 S. Virginia Street
Reno, NV 89502

Lot Pick Up
Holabird-Kagin Americana Office
3555 Airway Drive Suite #309
Reno, NV 89511
Sunday February 23rd, 10am-1pm

c1850 Adams & Company, an express and forwarding agency of Boston opened a San Francisco office in October, 1849. D.H. Haskell was in charge. The company in 1850 actively entered into the business as being intimately connected with the carrying of gold dust and parcels. In November 1852 it moved into the Parrott Building absorbing from time to time other express companies. It established offices equipped with safes and iron shutters throughout the mining regions where bonds and gold dust were kept for the miners, checks cashed, exchange bills sold, parcels forwarded and received, and various other facilities afforded its customers. With its failure in 1855 some employees organized the Pacific Express but it also failed in 1857. - HKA#66317