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Kellogg & Humbert’s Assay Memorandum of Gold Bullion CA - San Francisco,1859 - 2012aug - General Ame

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:125.00 USD Estimated At:250.00 - 375.00 USD
Kellogg & Humbert’s Assay Memorandum of Gold Bullion CA - San Francisco,1859 - 2012aug - General Ame
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Memorandum of Gold Bullion deposited by D.O. Mills & Co. This receipt and the next two offered are all the same size and design, measuring 10.5" x 5” and printed in black ink on buff colored paper. Each of these receipts has a wonderful detailed vignette of the Kellogg & Humbert office building, 108 Montgomery St. Lithography: Britton & Co S.F. Weight before melting 174.75oz, after melting 1171.58oz, Fineness .894, Net value $3148.96. There is a small tear on the right hand side along a fold and some typical foxing. There are two types of Kellogg & Humbert’s receipts, 1) a plain form and 2) with a vignette in the left margin of their assay office. This receipt falls in to the first category: no vignette with columns and rows for bullion data entry. Most of the Kellogg & Humbert receipts survive today because of the Hardy & Kennedy archive. There are about 100 Kellogg & Humbert receipts known in existence which include both varieties of those with and without vignette. Fine to Very Fine. -49546