RARE ORIG HISTORIC GOLD RUSH ERA OREGON STAGE CO. PAY VOUCHER(S)!! PRICED SINGLY
THE OREGON STAGECOACH ROLLS AGAIN!!
After being lost to oblivion for 165 years, this item is ready to make a comeback, allowing you to hold a living piece of dramatic Wild West history in your hand!
What is this amazing item? Why, a guaranteed genuine and original 1866-67 OEGON STAGE COACH DRIVER'S PAY VOUCHER - basically a pay check and receipt rolled into one.
These stage drivers braved the rugged terrain between Northern California and Oregon, Indian raids, bandits and breakdowns, to help blaze the early trails that became rails or roads of the future. This was during the Northwest Gold Rush Era* so you can just imagine who the passengers must have been.
*Gold discoveries in northern and eastern Washington drew more settlers north of California in the 1850s and 1860s. A gold rush to the Fraser River in the 1850s, and a later one to the Cassiar region of British Columbia, drew many California miners to the Northwest.
The Oregon Stage Coach Company, owned by Henry W. Corbett, ran a major stagecoach route between California and Oregon in the mid 1800s.
Henry Corbett, of Massachusetts, came to live in Portland in 1851. He became a co-publisher of the Oregonian newspaper, and in 1867 he served as a US senator.
In 1866, Corbett began a stagecoach company that ran between Sacramento and Portland. What had previously been called the California and Oregon Stage Line was thereafter named the Oregon Stage Coach Company. Although changes were subsequently made in organization, the Oregon Stage Company continued to control the stagecoach business between California and Oregon until these two states were linked by rail in 1887.
The Buy Now Price is for a single voucher of our choice. If you want all, buy all- while you can!
Note differences in Proprietors on the left - all are slightly different! Note that drivers are also identified as "Road Agents" or "Hostlers".
SOLD 1) Sept 1, 1866 Yreka to John Andrews Road Agent $40 for hostler services month of August. Signed Edward O'Neal on front and back. SOLD
2) Nov 22,1866 Eugene City to James J Comstock for 297 Bushels and 10 Pounds of Oats signed by John Beatty front and back. Als0, hand signed by founder HW Corbett as Proprietor on the left (This one alone is priced separately at $249.95 - please inquire).
3) Dec 1, 1866 Millirons Station to E. Corbett for services as hostler month of November. Has signed dated 2c brown Washington U.S. Revenue stamp at left (rare on Western paper!) Signed by Samuel Cameron on back (Corbett, believed to be one of the co. owners, may have cashed it)
4) SOLD Mar 1, 1867 Jacksonville $25 J. J. Comstock for Extra Services as Road Agent from Jacksonville to Eugene for February. SOLD
5) SOLD May 1, 1867 Salem $175 for Road Agent between Portland and Eugene April 1867, signed H.M. Thatcher on back SOLD
The Oregon Stage Coach no longer rolls. But you can still own a piece of its history, if you act fast (only 3 available as of the time of this listing).
Listed on another site for $250. But because we started on eBay, the price for eBayers is 20% less!
interesting history here:
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