Western Prospects: Discovering Americana & Numismatics

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Americana and Numismatics
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Sutro Tunnel Company Stock Receipts1520Sutro Tunnel Company Stock Receipts
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 46 unused receipts for stock purchases for the Sutro Tunnel Company, 187-. Printed by P.Bitter-Balto. Measure 3.75" x 8." Very good...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to T*******4 for 367.50
Territorial Comstock Assessments for Two Diff. Companies1521Territorial Comstock Assessments for Two Diff. Companies
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of six Nevada Territory assessment receipts. All have Virginia dateline. Identical form for two different companies. Two are for the Santa Rosa Go
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 2*****l for 196.00
Territorial Comstock Documents (Ore Receipts and Paystubs)1522Territorial Comstock Documents (Ore Receipts and Paystubs)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four early pieces from Virginia City, all with the "N.T." designation. 1) Two documents from the Gould & Curry Silver Mining Co. One i...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to D******a for 98.00
Two Different W.S. Hobart Sapphire Mill Checks (incl. possible embezzlement)1523Two Different W.S. Hobart Sapphire Mill Checks (incl. possible embezzlement)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two different style Sapphire Mill, W.S. Hobart checks. 1) Aug. 8. 1868. Nevada, Sapphire and Alta Mills (Nevada and Alta crossed out), Agency of The B
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*****l for 122.50
Two Documents Re: Quicksilver on the Comstock1524Two Documents Re: Quicksilver on the Comstock
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Storey County invoice, for taxes paid on $25,000 of quicksilver for the Quicksilver Mining Co., attached to a handwritten invoice for the sale of 328
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to p********n for 89.63
Two Good Comstock Checks (One Territorial)1525Two Good Comstock Checks (One Territorial)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nice pair! 1) Maynard & Flood, Bankers. Dateline Gold Hill, N.T., June 16, 1863. Pay to the order of C.McDermott $54. Signed by representative f...
Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to i*****l for 98.00
Two Virginia City Checks (Fair, Janin, and Bonner)1526Two Virginia City Checks (Fair, Janin, and Bonner)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) No. 144. Dated Dec. 10, 1864 (less than 2 months after statehood). Pay to L. Janin Jr. $299. Signed by Charles Bonner. These men were involved with
Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to v********o.. for 67.38
Ultimate Virginia City Autograph Check Collection (Deidesheimer, Fair, Mackay, Yerington, and Bliss)1527Ultimate Virginia City Autograph Check Collection (Deidesheimer, Fair, Mackay, Yerington, and Bliss)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Five checks signed by five of the most important figures of the Comstock. These five men shaped the history of the city, and, ultimately, Nevada. This
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to M*********n for 490.00
Very Early Virginia City Check1528Very Early Virginia City Check
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Purple/blue. Wells, Fargo & Co. Sept. 21st, 1861. Signed by R.N. Graves, who was superintendent of the Gould & Curry mine, Empire Mine and M...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to F****e for 85.75
Virginia City Bank Calendar (1927)1529Virginia City Bank Calendar (1927)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large (23" x 12") calendar (green with black text) featuring an illustrated yellow map of Nevada (12.5" x 9.5") featuring vigne...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to T******1 for 73.50