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CAAdams Express Document Collection

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Railroadiana, Trains Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 1,000.00 USD
CAAdams Express Document Collection
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Holabird-Kagin Americana Office
3555 Airway Drive Suite#309
Reno, NV 89511
Thursday April 11, 10am-6pm
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Friday & Saturday
April 12-13, 2012
9am PDT starting time, both days

Location
Atlantis Casino & Resort
Grand Ballroom #4
3800 S. Virginia Street
Reno, NV 89502

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Holabird-Kagin Americana Office
3555 Airway Drive Suite #309
Reno, NV 89511
Sunday April 14th, 10am-1pm

This is a great group of 16 California rarities! This lot contains 7 blank and used checks. Of the used checks, the dates range from June 23rd 1852 to November 1st 1854. There are 3 unissued Adams Co Express special deposit checks. There are 2 unissued packing slips, and 1 packing slip for a shipment of coinage. The financial Panic of 1837 was a devastating hit to the young American economy. Alvin Adams, like many Americans found himself without work and with a family to feed. Remembering back to one of his first professions, Adams took up the job of delivering goods and items from place to place. What blossomed from this life challenge became known as the Adams Express Company. Later, the Adams and Co’s Express spread into California and was responsible for the transfer of California gold and other goods [
http://www.adamsexpress.com/content/pdf/adams_history.pdf]. HKA#62815