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NV- Genoa,Douglas County - 1859 - Utah Territory, Virginia Mining District

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD
NV- Genoa,Douglas County - 1859 - Utah Territory, Virginia Mining District
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 deed describing that Abe Wellington Stewart and D. B. Milne from Carson County, Utah Territory bought 78 feet of “mining ground or gold and silver bearing Quartz Lode or Ledge lying and being between Gold Hill and Virginia City . . . at the South line of Gould & Co. claim lying west of Curry & Co.” This document is one of the earliest Nevada imprints according to Robert Armstrong, as it was printed at the Territorial Enterprise Office in Genoa. One of the original locations on the Comstock. The transfer took place on 19 June 1860. There are no revenue stamps affixed. Minor damage. Good condition.