ENTIRE, UNCUT SHEETS OF CERTIFICATES, CHECKS & CURRENCY
Uncut sheets of checks and stocks are a rare commodity. When they used to show up, dealers would cut them up to maximize on prices realized. We feel they are an untapped collector’s treasure, since so few still exist. When we found the uncut sheet of the Bodie Bluff certificates signed by Stanford, we were ecstatic. The existence of this sheet was rumored for more than 20 years and we finally found it, adding it to this unique collection of uncut sheets.
CALIFORNIA
719. Mono. Bodie. Bodie Bank Check Sheet. 188x unissued, uncut sheet of 5. Checks are black on brown safety print. Vignette at left of Lady Hope with shield. Checks are 3 ½ x 11 ½ with stubs, sheet is 16 x 11. Checks have preprinted orange, diamond shaped 2-cent U.S. revenue stamps RNG. 5 checks with stubs, 17 x 12 sheet. Printed Ezra A. Cook, Chicago. Blank Check nos. 241-245 Est. $150-300
720. San Francisco. San Francisco. Anglo Californian Bank, Limited Check Sheet. One sheet of 2 attached checks, unused. Each bears a RN-G style imprinted revenue stamp in the center. Fancy masthead, and intertwined initials at left. Brown and yellow. Printed by Frank & Co., Stationers. 6” x 9” (sheet), 3” x 9” (check). The Anglo-California Bank Ltd. got its start in 1867-1868 as the J. & W. Seligman & Co. merchants and bankers in San Francisco. Their head office was in New York. In 1873, it incorporated as the Anglo-California Bank, Ltd., with a capital of 300,000 pounds sterling, financed by British concerns. [Ref: Cross, Financing an Empire, v.1, 1927]. Vf, some with smudge marks. Est. $50-100
720.5. San Francisco. San Francisco. Bank of California, S.F. Check Sheet. Full sheet of 6 checks, each with RN-D imprinted revenues in center. “Good Only for/ Bank Check”. Sheet has been folded. Est. $25-75
NEVADA
721. Elko. Tuscarora. Seal of Nevada Mining Co Full Uncut Stock Certificate Sheet. A full sheet of uncut stock certificates for the Seal of Nevada MC. All unissued. Incorporated 1887 (found at lower right corner). Unsigned. No vignette. Company title situated at lower center with a brilliant green circle with the Nevada State Seal. Black border. Printer - Galloway Litho, SF. Full sheet measures 13 x 16. Individual certificates measure 4 x 13. Printed at lower right “Location, Tuscarora Mining District, Elko Co. Nev.” Cert #493-496. We have been unable to find any information on this company. Extremely fine. Est. $50-100
722. Esmeralda. Aurora. Bodie Bluff Cons Mining Co Certificate Sheet. Incorporated in 1863. Sheet of 3 unissued certificates. All signed by Leland Stanford, president. Stanford was an important western financier, president of CPRR, Gov. of California (1861-3), and US Senator (1885-93). This was the first consolidation of mines at Bodie, but failed for Stanford. In 1878 big bonanzas were discovered at Bodie. Certificates each 5 ½ x 10 ½, sheet 17 x 10 ½. Black border on yellow underprint. Vignette of Bodie, showing eleven labeled lodes and their strike lengths. Vignette on left of cornucopia of coins., pale red underprint of $1,110,00 with lady on each side. Extremely rare, possibly unique. Individually these certificates sell for $1800-$2100 each. Extremely fine condition with [Ref: Brown, others]. Est. $5,000-8,000
723. Nye. Rhyolite. First National Bank of Rhyolite Check Sheet. Uncut Sheet of 3. Frank P. Kerns: three attached checks, all unissued. No.’s 940-42. Each has a vignette of a bullfrog at left. Checks are printed in green, matching the bullfrog. No printer shown, possibly printed in Rhyolite. Xf, 3” x 7”. Est. $100-300
724. Nye. Tonopah. Tonopah First National Bank Business Check Book, 1937. The first 30 checks were issued with the stubs attached and dated. There are several pages of checks that are missing and were unissued. There are still 33 sheets remaining with two checks per uncut sheet. All of the pages are attached within the original check book which measures 13 x 6 inches. Very fine. Est. $50-100
725. Nye. Tonopah. Tonopah Fraction Mining Co Check Sheet. Unissued checks for account with State Bank & Trust Company. Sheet of 5 checks nos. 151-155, each 3 x 8, sheet 16 x 8, black print on pale blue paper, Printed by Union Litho Co., S.F. Extremely fine condition. Est. $25-75
726. Nye. Tonopah. Tonopah Mining Company of Nevada Check Sheet. Unissued checks for account with Anglo-Californian Bank, Ltd.. Sheet of 4 checks nos. 405-408, each 3 ½ x 8 ½ , sheet 13 x 8 ½ , black print on white paper, Printed by Union Litho Co., S.F. Extremely fine condition. Company had offices in Philadelphia and held the Mizpah Group of claims mining gold-silver with a crew of 350 men in 1909. This company and mine was one of the largest producers in Nevada in the 1900’s, having produced $47.5 million during the period from 1902 – 1940. [Ref: Dunbar, 1909, p.134, and NV Bull 38, p.120] Est. $25-75
727. Ormsby. Carson City. Carson City Savings Bank Bills of Exchange Book. Checks 1001-2000. Two checks per uncut sheet. Checks 1003-1154, and 1939-1999 are missing, but the rest are fully intact and present. Hard bound, with dark blue leather spine, and cover tips. Gilt edging on cover, and print on spine. Handsome check design, with dark blue print and border, and vignette at left of Indian Warrior figure at cliff’s edge. Very nice book, with only minor wear to cover and binding. First page of checks is a bit soiled. 8” x 13”. Very fine. Est. $750-1500
728. Ormsby. Carson City. Carson City Savings Bank Certificate of Deposit Check Sheet. Sheet of 4 attached checks, all unused, numbers 2422-2425. Vignette at left of spread-winged bald eagle, with right claw on globe. 1870 Liberty Coin at upper right. Brown border, printed by Krebs Lithographing Co. 14” x 8” (sheet), 3” x 8” (check). Vf, left edge of last check is shorn about 1/4”. Est. $50-150
729. Ormsby. Carson City. Carson City Savings Bank Check Sheet. One sheet of 2 attached checks, unused, check #1199 & 1200. Each has a vignette of an Indian Warrior standing at a cliff’s edge. Black border. No printer noted. 7 1/2” x 9”, 4” x 9”. Xf, minor foxing. Est. $25-75
729.5. Ormsby. Carson City. Carson City Savings Bank Check Sheet. Full sheet of 4 uncut checks, 187X, on accout of Agency of Nevada Bank, Virginia, Nev. Xf. Est. $25-75
730. Ormsby. Carson City. Carson City Savings Bank Duplicate of Exchange Check Sheets. Lot of 2 Sheets. 2 sheets that each have 5 attached checks, all unused, numbers 311-320. Each has “GOLD” in gold bold letters in the underprint. Printed by Krebs Lithographing Co. Xf. 16” x 8 1/2” (sheet), 3 1/2” x 8 1/2”. Est. $50-150
731. Ormsby. Carson City. Carson City Savings Bank Duplicate of Exchange Check Sheet. Sheet of 4 attached checks, all unused, numbers 141-144. “GOLD” in underprint. Vignette of Indian Warrior standing with bow in right hand, and pointing to the masthead with his left. Black border, printed by Krebs Lithographing Co. Xf. 14 1/2” x 8 1/2” (sheet), 3 3/4” x 8 1/2”. Est. $25-75
732. Storey. Virginia City. Consolidated Virginia Mining. Co., incorporated in Nevada in 1921. Unissued and unsigned sheet of 4 certificate from stock book. Certificate Nos. 3565-3568. Orange on white, certificates are 4 x 9, Sheet 17 x 9, Extremely fine condition. The Con Virginia is located dead center in Virginia City. It was the second biggest bonanza on the Comstock, with more than $62 million in gold and silver. Only the California with $64 million topped the Con Virginia. It was Mackay and Fair’s greatest success. Est. $25-75
733. Storey. Virginia City. Mexican Gold & Silver Mining Company Certificate Sheet. Incorporated in 1874, datelined San Francisco. Sheet of three unissued certificates that are unsigned. Certificates 29511-29513 in sheet. Each certificate black on white, 5 ½ x 10, sheet 17 x 10, unissued, unsigned. Printer – R.J. Orozco, SF, Certificate states location of mine is in Storey Co., Nevada. The Mexican Mine was between the Union and Offer mines and is at the discovery of the Comstock in 1859. It produced $1.5 million during its lifetime and levied more than $1 million in assessments. Extremely fine. [Ref: Smith, Becker]. Est. $25-75
734. Washoe. Reno. First National Bank of Reno Uncut Sheet of Six $5 National Currency Notes, 1929. Uncirculated. Margin at right 1mm, at left 4mm, bottom 1.5mm, top3mm. Two small folds in the margin in the upper left corner 2mm from any printing. Serial numbers A012895 through A012900. Brown seal. For the story on these notes, please see the Reno sheet in the Currency section of this catalog. Est. $7000-10,000
