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NV - Virginia City,Storey County - 1870-1901 - Check Grab Bag

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:62.00 USD Estimated At:125.00 - 250.00 USD
NV - Virginia City,Storey County - 1870-1901 - Check Grab Bag
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!!!
Lot of 11. All have different examples of revenue stamps. 1. Drawn on the Agency of the Bank of California, no. 383 from the French Mill on 18 November 1870 to the Treasurer of Lyon County for $1,236.18 by O. W. MacKay. Orange 2 cent Nevada revenue stamp and orange 2 cent U. S. revenue stamp. The Nevada stamp is over the federal one. We cannot make a determination as to type. Both are perforated. Endorsed on reverse. It has a tear on the middle of the logo, but in good condition. 2. No. 122 drawn on the Agency of the Bank of California on 10 May 1871 payable to the Mariposa Mill for $1,300.00 and signed by James G. Fair. RNF-1. Endorsed on the reverse. It has a tear hole in the middle of the check. Fair condition. 3. No. 924 drawn on pay roll, 6, on 1 July 1872. Made out to A. Blythe for $120.00 by Isaac S. Requa on a check from the Chollar-Norcross-Savage Shaft Co. RNG-1. Torn in the middle of the revenue imprint. Not endorsed. Good condition. 3. No. 13 drawn on the Agency of the Bank of California on 6 January 1873. Made out to Patrick Gallagher for $120.00 by Hoosier State Mill, (Nev. Lowell). Not endorsed. Orange 2 cent R 15, R 2 U. S. revenue stamp affixed in upper left corner, perf. Torn in the bank logo. Good condition. 4. No. 84 drawn on the Agency of the Bank of California on 8 February 1873. Made out to W. Brothers by Hoosier State Mill (Nev. Lowell). One 2 cent R 15, R 2, U. S. revenue stamp affixed in the upper left corner, perf. Not endorsed. Torn in the middle of the check. Some yellowing on the right side. Fair to good condition. 5. No. 925 drawn on pay roll, 7, on the Agency Bank of California, on 1 July 1876 for $116.00. Made out to J. Besancoe by Isaac Requa, Superintendent of the Chollar-Norcross-Savage-Shaft Co. Buff RNG-1. Not endorsed. Torn in the middle. Good condition. 6. No. 328 drawn on the Agency of the Nevada Bank of San Francisco by the Best & Belcher Mining Co. account. Made out to James Wrinkle for $50.00 on 6 November 1877 and endorsed on the reverse. RNG-1. Very colorful. Small tear in the middle. Good condition. 7. No. 408 from the Savage Mining Co. drawn on Wells, Fargo & Co’s Bank on 14 November 1878 for $16.00. Made out to Paul Duncan by C. Gillett, Superintendent. Buff RNG-1. Torn in the middle plus two other holes. Colorful. Not endorsed. Fair to good condition. 8. Blank check no. 986 of the Savage Mining Co.’s Wells, Fargo & Co’s Bank. Buff RNG-1. Very good condition. 9. No. 274 drawn on the Chollar Mining Company’s Bank of California account on 7 September 1885. Made out to W. S. James for $47.00 by A. C. Hamilton the Superintendent. Water damaged. Stamped paid on the front and endorsed on the reverse. Also stamped on the reverse. Fair condition. 10. No. 29 drawn on the Agency of the Bank of California on 2 September 1898. Made out to Y. W. Henderson by N. W. Porham, Superintendent. Torn on the top and in the middle. Not endorse. Red, 2 cent, series 1898 documentary stamp (R 164, R 15), perf., and hand cancelled. Poor condition. 11. No. 739 drawn on the Savage Mining Co.’s the Agency of the Bank of California on 4 January 1901. Made out to C. J. Waider by N. W. Porham, Superintendent, for $8.55. Endorsed on the reverse. Red, 2 cent, series 1898, documentary stamp (R164, R 15), perf., and hand cancelled. Torn in the middle. Good condition.