NEVADA - Ormsby and Pershing
946. Ormsby. Carson City. American Bankers' Association Form Money Order. On account of the State Bank & Trust Co., Carson City, Nev, and paid to the Hanover National Bank of New York. Chk. #0005. Issued in 1906 for $15. Signed by Jas. Davis, Cashier. Cancelled. Vf, two vertical folds. Est. $25-50
947. Ormsby. Carson City. American Express Co Billhead. Promotional Letter to Bullion & Exchange Bank. Datelined N.Y., 1898. Typed letter urging B&E Bank to use Traveler's checks. 11" x 8 1/2". Vf, foxing at edges, folds. Est. $25-50 (no illustration)
948. Ormsby. Carson City. Atlantic & Pacific Telegraph Co. Telegrams, 1877. The telegrams are from the Carson City office dated 1877, 25 pieces. This telegraph company was headed by Leland Stanford, as stated on the telegraphs. All of the dispatches were sent from San Francisco to Carson City at the Carson City Savings Bank, who had a stock brokerage business. Each telegram is written in code, with some translated at the bottom or along the words. These papers were used to buy and sell mining stock, generally Comstock, Nevada, and eastern California mining companies. The telegraph forms are considered rare. Est. $200-400
949. Ormsby. Carson City. Bullion & Exchange Bank Covers and Correspondence. Lot of 3 pcs. Two covers, both addressed to Mr. E. Williams of Carson City, Care of Bullion & Exchange Bank. One postmarked Banning, Cal, 1892 and Carson City, the other with one illegible postmark and one Carson City, 1885. Each has two cent stamp, one green 1892, the other brown, 1885. The letter is datelined Colfax, Cal. 1885, and is addressed to Mr. Williams. Covers are torn at left edge, correspondence is Xf. Est. $25-50
950. Ormsby. Carson City. Bullion & Exchange Bank Estate Settlement Papers. From W.P. Merrill of Woodfords, Cal., 1898, regarding the deceased Charles Dudley's estate, and addressing a transfer of the deceased funds to Merrill's account. Three page "letters of administration", and cover letter. All vf. Est. $25-50
951. Ormsby. Carson City. Bullion & Exchange Bank Letter. On Leslie E. Keeley Co. Letterhead, regarding the return of "both draft and bill of lading." 7" x 8". Vf, folds, light foxing. Est. $15-25 (no illustration)
952. Ormsby. Carson City. Bullion & Exchange Bank Postal Cards. Lot of 2 different cards. Both addressed to Bullion & Exchange from Wells Fargo & Co. Express. Postmarked 1892, 1893, both with blue stamp bearing the bust of U.S. Grant. Xf. 3" x 4 3/4". Est. $25-50
953. Ormsby. Carson City. Carson City Mint Bullion Receipt, 1899. 533.65 ounces were deposited at the Carson City mint, which, after melting, weighed a surprising 533.50 ounces, only 0.15 ounces off. The total value of this deposit was $5403.93. The lot includes a letter from the Carson City Mint to the Bullion & Exchange attempting to explain why the gold weight was not the same as that which was sent. The gold bars were from the Selby Silver & Lead Co. Very fine. Est. $100-200
954. Ormsby. Carson City. Carson City Mint Bullion Receipt, 1889. 1666.70 ounces of silver and gold bars were deposited in 1889. The total value was $3308.25. Signed by L. L. Enrod. The receipt is printed in purple. Extremely fine. Est. $100-200
955. No Lot.
956. Ormsby. Carson City. Carson City Newspaper Invoice Archive. Wonderful archive of 63 billheads from six different Carson City newspapers, dated 1877-1905. Nevada Tribune 1877-1882. 8 pcs, 4 different formats. Carson Weekly, 1900-3, 2 pieces, 2 formats. Daily Nevada Evening Tribune, 12 pcs, 3 different formats 1889-1894. The News, 19pcs, 5 different formats, 1897-1903. Morning News, 1 pc, 1895. Morning Appeal, 21 pcs, 1878-1904, 7 different formats. These papers were often the voices of the political factions of Nevada speaking from the Capitol. The invoices are generally for subscriptions from various CC banks. Est. $200-300
957. Ormsby. Carson City. Carson City Savings Bank Certificate of Deposit Sheet. Unused deposit sheet, no.'s 2474-2477. Vignette at left of spread-winged bald eagle, with one talon rested on globe. 1870 Liberty Head dollar at right. Brown border, printed by Krebs Litho. Co. Xf. Est. $50-100
958. Ormsby. Carson City. Carson City Savings Bank Check Sheet. Previously unknown checks, with RNG imprinted rev. 5 connected checks, No.'s11880-11884. Unused, Xf. Est. $75-150
959. Ormsby. Carson City. Carson City Savings Bank Check Sheets. Lot of 2 pcs. Unused check sheets, with No.'s 649-656. To Agency of Nev. Bank. Virginia. Nev. Vignette at left of spread-winged bald eagle. Black print, printed by Krebs Litho Co. Xf. Est. $25-75
960. Ormsby. Carson City. Carson City Savings Bank Check Sheets. Lot of 2 pcs. Ornate, unused sheets, no.'s 16865-16874. To the Anglo Californian Bank Ld. Vignette at left of Bank building front and street scene. Printed by Krebs. Gilt print, very handsome, Xf. Est. $50-75
961. Ormsby. Carson City. Carson City Savings Bank Duplicate of Exchange Sheets. Lot of 2 pcs. "GOLD" imprinted in center. Unused sheets, No.'s 976-985. To the Bank of Montreal, Canada. Gray print, printed by Krebs. Xf, some water damage. Est. $50-75
962. Ormsby. Carson City. Carson City Savings Bank Duplicate of Exchange Sheets. Lot of 2 pcs. "GOLD" imprinted in center. Unused sheets, No.'s 469-472 and 485-488. To Messrs. Geo. Opdyke & Co., NY. Vignette at left of Native American Warrior figure. Black print, printed by Krebs. Xf. Est. $50-75
963. Ormsby. Carson City. Carson City Trade Tokens. Lot of 2 different tokens. Dick's Place//GF/25/Cents/IT. Rd, br, 24mm. Vf. Golden West Hotel/J. Anderson/Prop./Carson/Patrick & Co S. F.//Good For In Trade/5. Rd, br, 21mm. Vf with minor dark spots. Est. $25-50
964. Ormsby. (Carson City). Carson/Hot/Springs//GF/5/IT. Rd, br, 21mm. Dark toned, Xf. Est. $20-402
965. Ormsby. Carson City. David Bain Medicine Bottle. David Bain/ Druggist/ Carson City/ Mortar & Pestle monogram. W. T. & Co./ T on base. Two tiny base chips and one tiny lip chip. Clean, slightly purple, Philadelphia oval 6" tall. This is an extremely rare drugstore bottle in this condition. It is very rare anyway, but there are even fewer in near mint condition. The bottle dates to the early 1880's. Bain came from an old Carson family and gave the drug business a try, but lacked sufficient backing, as perhaps evidenced by his near complete lack of advertising. This was one of the original census pieces from the Nevada Bottle Book. Provenance: Dunn Collection. Est. $100-200
966. Ormsby. Carson City. George B. Hill Signed Check. Drawn on Carson City Savings Bank check. Datelined Carson, Nev., dated 1877 and imprinted with orange 2 cent United States Internal Revenue stamp. Est. $10-20
967. Ormsby. Carson City. George B. Hill Signed Check. Number 5888, Drawn on Carson City Savings Bank check. Datelined Carson, Nev., dated 1879 and imprinted with orange 2 cent United States Internal Revenue Stamp. Est. $10-20
968. Ormsby. Carson City. H. Schneider/Boston/Bakery/Carson City, Nev.//GF/One/10/Cent/Loaf/D. H. Moise S.F. Oct, br, 29mm. Xf. Very clean version of one of the most popular Nevada tokens due to the artist design of the piece. Est. $50-100
969. Ormsby. Carson City. Jackpot Headquarters/ Silver Spur/ Carson City, Nevada// GF/ 100/ Points. Sc (12), al, Xf, with scratches on surface. Extremely rare. Est. $25-50
970. Ormsby. Carson City. Kingsbury Inc./Carson/Nev./Patrick & Co SF//GF/12.5/IT. Rd, br, 21mm. Vf-xf. Est. $25-75
971. Ormsby. Carson City. Kit Carson/ Club/ Carson City/ Nev.// Good/ For/ A/ Drink. Extremely rare. Rd, black plastic, 31mm. Unc. Est. $25-50
972. Ormsby. Carson City. Sam Davis Autograph Land Deed, 1885. Sam Davis was the publisher of the Carson Appeal and wrote a history of Nevada published in 1912 and republished by UNR Press. In this document, Davis is patenting some land, probably for agricultural purposes. His signature is at the bottom. Davis' signature is rare on documents. The deed is in poor condition with multiple tape repairs along fold creases. Est. $25-75
973. Ormsby. Carson City. Thaxter Drug Store Bottles. Lot of 3 bottles. The Thaxter/ Drug Store/ Opp. Capitol, Carson, Nev./ T in circle monogram at left, 5.5" tall; G. C. Thaxter/ mortar & pestle monogram/ Druggist/ Carson, 4 7/8" tall, extremely clean; Thaxter's Drug Store/ Cor. Carson & King Sts./ Carson City, Nevada, 4" tall. All clear, mint, minor stain on two. These date from the 1880's to post-1900 after Thaxter moved from Carson to Redlands, California to start a drugstore there. He had started in the lumber business in Carson prior to 1878. Provenance: Dunn collection. Est. $50-100
974. Ormsby. Carson City. Virginia & Truckee Railroad Time Checks. Lot of 5 pcs. Datelined Carson, 1887. All paid, showed by blue mark through center. 3 1/4" x 8". Vf, some soiling. Est. $50-150
975. Ormsby. Carson City. W. H. Chedic Medicine Bottles. Lot of 4 bottles. Collection of four different clear, mint, embossed Carson City drugstore bottles. W. H. Chedic/ Druggist/ Carson City, Nev., 5 1/4"; B. F. Foster/ Carson City, Nev., 4"; J. M. Johnson/ Pharmacist/ Carson City, Nev.5"; F. J. Steinmetz/ Druggist/ Carson City, Nev./ Opp./Post Office, 4 3/8". All have generally minor stain. These date from about 1875 (foster) through 1905 (Johnson). Provenance: Dunn collection. Est. $50-100
976. Ormsby. Carson City. Wells, Fargo & Co. Check. This is an extremely rare piece. Unissued, with very plain masthead and type. Black border on crème paper. Printed by Bacon & Co., Printers.2 1/2" x 7". Est. $25-75 (no illustration)
977. Ormsby. Carson City. Wells, Fargo & Co's Bank RN-G Imprinted Check. Issued to A.C. Ellis for $52.20 in 1885. Datelined Carson City, 1885. Signed by Geo. T. Ruis. Printed by Bacon & Co.'s Print. This may be the only one of this kind known. Vf, 1/2" tear at left edge, soiled. 2 1/4" x 7". Est. $50-150
978. Ormsby. Carson City. Territorial Enterprise, 1913. Territorial Enterprise newspaper with the lead article on the North Carson Mine. March 5, 1913. The article discusses the latest activities at the mine. Folded, tears and splits. Est. $20-40 (no illustration)
979. Orsmby. Carson City. Arlington Hotel/Carson/City/Nev./Patrick & Co, S.F.//GF/1/Drink or Cigar. Rd, br, 21mm. Xf. Est. $15-30 3458 122
Ormsby. Medals. Please See Medals Section at the End of the Catalog.
PERSHING
980. Pershing. (Rochester). Nevada Watch Fob. Watch Fob Style with "1915" set within a circle. Rd, brass, 38mm. This item was found at Rochester, Nevada. Xf. Est. $10-25
981. Pershing. Lovelock. Big Meadow Co./(center hold punch)/Lovelock, Nev.//Good For 6.25 In Trade. Rd, br, 21mm. Dirt along rim on reverse. Xf. Est. $20-40
982. Pershing. Lovelock. Depot Saloon/Louis Quilici/Lovelocks (sic), Nev.//GF/12.5/Cents/IT. Rd, alum, 24mm. Dark spots, strong strike on obverse. Rim ding affects obverse at left. This is a very nice example of this token. Xf. Est. $100-200
983. Pershing. Lovelock. Mascot/Lovelock/Nevada//GF/12.5/B & P/IT. Sc(8), br, 29mm. Mottled obverse. B & P stands for Bodine and Pefferling. Xf. Est. $50-150
984. Pershing. Lovelock. Pershing/Hotel/Lovelock/Nev.//GF/6.25/IT. Rd, br, 21mm. Obverse more worn the reverse. A few small pits on both sides. Xf. Est. $25-50
985. Pershing. Mazuma. Palace/ Mazuma/ Nev.// GF/ 1/ Drink. Rd, br, 25mm. Severely damaged, possibly purposely, at top, with a 10mm pie piece missing. Listed as a fake in NTB. Est. $50-100
986. Pershing. Rochester. Central Saloon/Rochester/Nev./S. G. Nims//Good For/12.5/Cents/IT. Rd, alum, 24mm. This token is in poor condition with "Nev." and the "S. G. Nims" extremely difficult to read. On the left rim is a large hole from corrosion. Corrosion affects entire token. Although the token has a major condition problem, it is still of the great Nevada trade tokens and is Extremely rare. Est. $150-300
987. Pershing. (Rochester). P & B/ Bar//GF/12.5/Cts./IT. Rd, br, 21mm. Dirt between letters. Xf-Au. Hubbard found this token at Rochester in the early 1970's. Est. $25-75
988. Pershing. Rochester. Rochester Club/(center hole punch)//GF 5 IT. Rd, br, 21mm. Xf. Hubbard found this token in Rochester, August 3, 1972. Est. $300-500
989. Pershing. Rochester. Rochester Real Photo Postcard, c.1911. View of east Rochester with a few wood structures and several tents. Copyright, 1913 by Wm. E. Morre, Winnemucca, Nev. Xf. Est. $300-600
990. Pershing. Rochester. Rochester Real Photo Postcard, c.1911. A great view of early Rochester as a tent city. At bottom right is "5-57, Copyright 1913, Wm E. Moore, Winnemucca, Nev." Xf. Est. $300-600
991. Pershing. Rochester. Rochester Real Photo Postcard, c.1912. Street scene, east Rochester, #293. The view has many buggies and wagons in the view. The town appears to be in its infancy with only a few permanent wood structures. Postmarked Lovelock, 1913. Miller Photograph, Commercial Photographer, Klamath Falls, Oregon. Vf. Est. $300-600
992. Pershing. Seven Troughs. California Souvenir Watch Fob, c.1905. The front has an image of the California State Bear. At the top is a hole for the watch band. Round, alum, 30mm. This item was found at Seven Troughs, Nevada. Xf. Est. $25-50
993. Pershing. Seven Troughs. Seven Troughs Downtown Real Photo Postcard, c.1910. The Seven Troughs Hotel, Coney Island Club and Pioneer Saloon are visible. Several men are standing on the boardwalk in front of the Seven Troughs Hotel. Photo taken by Osborn, distributed by G. & K. Drug Co., Rawhide, Nev. Great card. Est. $300-600
994. Pershing. Tungsten. S. Bernstein/ Tungsten,/ C.K. Stamp Co./ Nev.// GF/ 12 1/2cents/ IT. Rd, br, 21mm. Xf-Au, with only slight toning in fields. Est. $25-50
995. Pershing. Tungsten. S. Bernstein/ Tungsten,/ C. K. Stamp Co./ Nev.// GF/ 12.5cents/ IT. Rd, brass, 23mm. Xf-Au. Est. $25-50
