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North Pacific Transportation Company - Bank of California, 1869-1871 I/C Check Group of 15 All with

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:35.00 USD Estimated At:55.00 - 110.00 USD
North Pacific Transportation Company - Bank of California, 1869-1871 I/C Check Group of 15 All with
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San Francisco, CA. Lot of 15 pieces, all the same: 1869-1870; all have various denominations, I/C Checks, Black text with black border, North Pacific Transportation Company with ship in counterfoil at left, Imprinted Orange Revenue, RN-B-16 (3 examples) and RN-B17 (12 examples). All are in Fine to VF condition. Each check has an advertising philatelic ad for purchasing world stamps probably printed on the backs of the checks sometime in the 1920's or 1930's. The Bank of California was opened in San Francisco, California, on July 4, 1864, by William Chapman Ralston and Darius Ogden Mills. It was the first commercial bank in the Western United States, the second-richest bank in the nation, and considered instrumental in developing the American Old West. (15)