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NV - Carson City,Carson City Warrants - Gil Schmidtmann Collection

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 400.00 USD
NV - Carson City,Carson City Warrants - Gil Schmidtmann Collection
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!!!
A group of 9 warrants from the Controller’s Office in Carson City, Nevada, dating from 1869 to 1882, and measuring 9.5x5.25”.

1) #272 issued February 20, 1869 from the “Legislatine” Fund to the order of JM Anderson for $216. Two vignettes: on the upper right an eagle with a shield flying over a mining scene and on the lower left a miner with an American flag overlooking a mountainous valley with a mining scene below. On the left edge is “State Controllers Warrant.” Stamped in ink horizontally through the middle is “Issued under act of January 5, 1869, bearing interest at the rate of fifteen per cent per annum.” Endorsed.

2) #277 issued April 1, 1872 from the General Fund pay to the order of LA Buckner $625. Two vignettes: on the upper right an eagle with a shield flying over a mining scene and on the lower left a miner with an American flag overlooking a mountainous valley with a mining scene below. On the left edge is “State Controllers Warrant.” Stamped in ink horizontally through the middle is “Issued under act of January 5, 1869, bearing interest at the rate of fifteen per cent per annum.” Endorsed.

3) # 780 issued February 14th, 1873 from the Legislative Fund to the order of OH Grey for $56. Two vignettes: on the upper right a train traveling through the mining countryside with working miners in the foreground and mines in the background; on the right edge a shaft with miners lowering a bucket to other miners at the bottom of a shaft. Unendorsed.

4) #780 issued July 24, 1874 from the State School Fund to the order of SN Day for $40. Two vignettes: on the upper right a train traveling through the mining countryside with working miners in the foreground and mines in the background; on the right edge a shaft with miners lowering a bucket to other miners at the bottom of a shaft. Red ink stamped three times on face “currency.”

5) #3052 issued November 17, 1879 from the General Fund to the order of JE Benson for $70. lack ink on yellow paper. Two vignettes: on the upper right a train traveling through the mining countryside with working miners in the foreground and mines in the background; on the right edge a shaft with miners lowering a bucket to other miners at the bottom of a shaft.

6) #520 issued January 26, 1881 from the General Fund to A. Meccute (?) for $42.50. Black ink on yellow paper. Two vignettes: on upper right shows what appears to be the state house, and on the upper left a miner holding a shovel and pick-axe. Unendorsed.

7) #888 issued February 14, 1881 from the Legislative Fund to the order of John Smythe for $56. Two vignettes: on the upper right a train traveling through the mining countryside with working miners in the foreground and mines in the background; on the right edge a shaft with miners lowering a bucket to other miners at the bottom of a shaft. Endorsed.

8) #593 issued April 29, 1882 from the Orphan Home Fund to the order of JH Mills for $125. Two vignettes: Two vignettes: on upper right shows what appears to be the state house, and on the upper left a miner holding a shovel and pick-axe. Endorsed.

9) #1560 issued September 4, 1888 from the General Fund to the order of LH Bell for $4.50. Black ink on cream paper. Two vignettes: upper right shows two miners working in a tunnel and the upper left is a steam train.
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