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CA - Bodie,Mono County - Walker Lake & Bodie Toll Road Receipt

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:75.00 USD Estimated At:150.00 - 250.00 USD
CA - Bodie,Mono County - Walker Lake & Bodie Toll Road Receipt
Session D is a Mail-Bid Only Auction. Absentee bids will be accepted only. No live bidding will be allowed. All winners will be contacted after the auction. BIDDING ENDS MONDAY JUNE 27 AT 5PM PACIFIC TIME!!!
Two Scarce Bodie Pieces. Walker Lake & Bodie Toll Road receipt voucher, 1897 showing tolls collected from teamsters, buggies and “strangers” on the Toll Road. Shows the number of animals used by the teamsters, and whether the passage was up or down the road. The toll was collected at the summit, so they couldn’t get out of paying it. The second document is a check on the Bodie Bank with an RNG in the middle through Bank of California, San Francisco to Hop Kee & Co., a Chinese business in Bodie, 1879. Spindle cancel at center as usual. This piece is lacking the usual color discoloration, stain and tears. It is a fine piece.