Million Dollar Auction

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Six day Auction, September 25, 26, 27 and October 2, 3, 4, 2015.
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Reno Casino Postcard Collection2378 - Reno Casino Postcard Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large collection of Reno Casino cards, Palace, Harrah's, Frontier, Harold's,Bank Club, Mapes, Nugget. Some interior casino scenes, Both Virg...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to i*********1 for (150.00 + 34.50BP) = 184.50
 
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Reno Postcard Variety2379 - Reno Postcard Variety
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Various scenes or Reno Activities. Horse races, Night club, calf branding, bullion exchange, flying saucer club, etc. (Prag Collection) City: Nevada
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to s*****l for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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Reno Photo Postcard Collection2380 - Reno Photo Postcard Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 44 RPC and photo postcards, including some very early cards. Includes: University of Nevada, Reno (three different), Hotel Riverside (seven tot
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Estimate : 600.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to s*****l for (300.00 + 60.00BP) = 360.00
 
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Reno Postcard Collection 12381 - Reno Postcard Collection 1
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 47 postcards and two matchbooks. Later cards, most chrome. Fifteen mailed.Views of Virginia St. during the day and at night, aerial of city, in
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
 
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Reno Postcard Collection 22382 - Reno Postcard Collection 2
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 50 Reno postcards with some duplicates. Many linen. c.1930s-1950s. About 20 mailed. Views of various clubs and casinos (Harolds, Hotel El Corte
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Reno Postcard Collection 3--Older Cards2383 - Reno Postcard Collection 3--Older Cards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 41 older (c.1906-1910) postcards with little duplication. Most are published by Mitchell. Twenty-three were mailed. Includes: mailed card from
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to s*****l for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
 
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Reno Street Scene Photo Postcards2384 - Reno Street Scene Photo Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Post-1940 postcards of Reno, Nevada Downtown Street Scenes. (Prag Collection) City: Nevada State: Reno Date: Post 1940 HWAC#: : 31832
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Reno Street Scene Postcards2385 - Reno Street Scene Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
25 cards showing Reno streets and buildings. Horse drawn wagons, bicycles, recently demolished Virginia Street bridge, trolley cars, railroad tracks.
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Early Reno Street Scenes Postcards2386 - Early Reno Street Scenes Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four postcards of early Reno streets. Scenes include crowds on Commercial Row, Trolley Cars, the Grand Café, horse-drawn carriages. (Prag Colle...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to s*****l for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
 
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Reno Real Photo Postcards of Street Scenes, Post-19302387 - Reno Real Photo Postcards of Street Scenes, Post-1930
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 50 post-1930 RPC's. Downtown Reno streets showing lots of activity: drug stores, cigar stores, casinos, bingo parlors, even a wedding ring...
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Truckee River Postcards2388 - Truckee River Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Over 50 scenic postcards of the Truckee River. Some also include Reno Buildings and landmarks. (Prag Collection) City: Nevada State: Reno Date: HWAC
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to s*****l for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
 
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University of Nevada Campus Postcards (including real photo)2389 - University of Nevada Campus Postcards (including real photo)
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Forty plus photo postcards of the campus on the University of Nevada Reno. Some are of buildings long demolished for progress. (Prag Collection) City
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Rhyolite Sterling Silver Spoon - Fist time we have ever seen this!2390 - Rhyolite Sterling Silver Spoon - Fist time we have ever seen this!
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful from the bowl ('Rhyolite Nev / [picture of the famous bullfrog in the tules] / In the Heart of the Bullfrog District]) to the stem (&#...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to F****e for (2,600.00 + 598.00BP) = 3,198.00
 
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Tonopah Masonic Corporation Stock Certificate2391 - Tonopah Masonic Corporation Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Number 16. Eight per cent gold coupon promissory note for $100. One coupon still attached. The note is in pristine condition. (Prag Collection) City:
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Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to d******0 for (20.00 + 4.60BP) = 24.60
 
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1878/79 Nevada Directory (Comstock plus Reno and Carson)2392 - 1878/79 Nevada Directory (Comstock plus Reno and Carson)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Includes Virginia City, Gold Hill, Silver City, Carson City, and Reno. Lists both residences and has a business directory. Also has an index to advert
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to D******a for (850.00 + 170.00BP) = 1,020.00
 
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Victorian Age Crystal Chandelier from Best & Belcher Mansion2393 - Victorian Age Crystal Chandelier from Best & Belcher Mansion
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An incredibly beautiful crystal, silver and gold chandelier constructed in Europe for a Virginia City silver miner, W. H. "Hank" Smith. An...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to s****r for (3,000.00 + 690.00BP) = 3,690.00
 
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Antique Fourth Ward School Desk (Famous Virginia City Landmark)2394 - Antique Fourth Ward School Desk (Famous Virginia City Landmark)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Wood and iron school desk with seat in front attached. Top of desk even has inscriptions and marks from students lost to history! Purchased from promi
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to d******0 for (60.00 + 13.80BP) = 73.80
 
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Fourth Ward School Postcards2395 - Fourth Ward School Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fifteen postcards of the Forth Ward School. It is now a Museum. The stairs visible on the left side on the building, facing the front, had to be repl
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to d******0 for (30.00 + 6.90BP) = 36.90
 
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"Silver Platter" by Ellin Berlin: The Story of Mrs. John Mackay2396 - "Silver Platter" by Ellin Berlin: The Story of Mrs. John Mackay
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Ellin Berlin (wife of Irving Berlin and granddaughter of John Mackay) has written a rag-to-riches story of her grandmother, Louise Mackay grew up in p
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to R*****7 for (200.00 + 46.00BP) = 246.00
 
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"The Wonderlode of Silver and Gold" by Miriam Michelson2397 - "The Wonderlode of Silver and Gold" by Miriam Michelson
Holabird Western Americana Collections
First Edition with a letter to John Fulton thanking him for the Comstock documents. I assume they were used to help her research. Two signatures of Mi
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to D******a for (250.00 + 50.00BP) = 300.00
 
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Five Different Virginia City Real Photo Postcards2398 - Five Different Virginia City Real Photo Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Five Virginia City, NV street views RPCs. Three different bird's-eye views of Virginia City. An upclose view of the Virginia City Court House. A...
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Bonanza Days in Virginia City Real Photo Postcard Group2399 - Bonanza Days in Virginia City Real Photo Postcard Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Classic RPC interior saloon views and street scenes. (Prag collection) City: Nevada State: Virginia City Date: HWAC#: : 31450
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Start Price : 90.00 | Estimate : 180.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Bond of the County of Storey (Virginia & Truckee Railroad)2400 - Bond of the County of Storey (Virginia & Truckee Railroad)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
V & T bond, no. 100 for $1000. $1 adhesive revenue stamp. bond stamped PAID by the Treasury of Storey County. Signed by County Commission Presid...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to i*********1 for (100.00 + 23.00BP) = 123.00
 
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Adolph Sutro Collection (Autographed Checks, Newspaper)2401 - Adolph Sutro Collection (Autographed Checks, Newspaper)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two checks signed by Adolph Sutro (dated 1889 and 1896) and a newspaper article by Sutro from 1874. Also, a news statement by Adolph Sutro about the o
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Estimate : 140.00 - 280.00
Sold to i*********1 for (170.00 + 39.10BP) = 209.10
 
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Two Checks and a Bond with Sutro Signatures2402 - Two Checks and a Bond with Sutro Signatures
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Checks dated 1887 and 1890 signed by Adolph Sutro. City of Virginia Water Bonds, no. 198 for $1000 issued to Sutro & co. or Bearer. 1887. (Prag ...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to i*********1 for (180.00 + 41.40BP) = 221.40
 
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Photo Postcards of Comstock Churches2403 - Photo Postcards of Comstock Churches
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Some people say it is only fitting that if a mining town has saloons and bordellos, it should also have churches. Both interior and exterior picture p
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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City of Virginia Water Bond 12404 - City of Virginia Water Bond 1
Holabird Western Americana Collections
No. 150, $1000. Gold stamp. Signed by mayor and clerk of city. Cancelled/paid, 1888. All stamps used. (Prag Collection) City: Nevada State: Virginia
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to c*********p for (85.00 + 19.55BP) = 104.55
 
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City of Virginia Water Bond 22405 - City of Virginia Water Bond 2
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bond no. 190 for $1000. Signed by mayor of Virginia City and the clerk. All stamps used. Purchased and redeemed, 1882. (Prag Collection) City: Nevad
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to d******0 for (75.00 + 17.25BP) = 92.25
 
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City of Virginia Water Bond 32406 - City of Virginia Water Bond 3
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bond number 87 from the City of Virginia Water Bonds worth $1000 in “gold coin.” Gold embossed seal in lower left corner. It is signed by Mayor and Cl
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to d******0 for (90.00 + 20.70BP) = 110.70
 
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Comstock Ephemera (Deeds, Warrants, and a Panorama)2407 - Comstock Ephemera (Deeds, Warrants, and a Panorama)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 11. 1) Unused receipt for the Young America Engine Co., No. 2 (fire department) with fire wagon vignette. Soiling and chipped corner. 2) Three
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to d******0 for (70.00 + 16.10BP) = 86.10
 
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Comstock Ephemera (Carnival Pin, Postcard, and Trade Cards)2408 - Comstock Ephemera (Carnival Pin, Postcard, and Trade Cards)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four different early items. 1) Two items from the 1903 Comstock Carnival: a pin (1.75" diameter) with some dents and chipping, but bright color...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to D******a for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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Comstock Lumber Checks (Bliss, Hobart, Overton)2409 - Comstock Lumber Checks (Bliss, Hobart, Overton)
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Lot of eight checks for figures and companies heavily involved in bringing lumber to the Comstock mines. 1) Four Bank of California checks from 1878 s
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to v********o.. for (85.00 + 19.55BP) = 104.55
 
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Comstock Pictorial Saddlery Billheads2410 - Comstock Pictorial Saddlery Billheads
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5. Three are from J.P. Smith (1872 and 1874), two different styles with horse vignette for goods purchased by the Savage Mine. One is for Rober
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to D******a for (80.00 + 16.00BP) = 96.00
 
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Comstock Territorial Checks2411 - Comstock Territorial Checks
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Lot of 8. 1) Virginia City, N.T. dateline, Paxton & Thornburgh, 1862, signed by R.H. Morrow. 2) Two 1862 White & Murphy Gold & Silver MC...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 2*****l for (110.00 + 22.00BP) = 132.00
 
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Very Early Virginia City, Nevada Territory Check2412 - Very Early Virginia City, Nevada Territory Check
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Wells, Fargo & Co. No. 274. Issued for $20 on Nov. 2nd, 1861. Signed by R.N. Graves, who was superintendent of the Gould & Curry Silver Mini...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to v********o.. for (100.00 + 23.00BP) = 123.00
 
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Virginia City Checks2413 - Virginia City Checks
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Nine checks from the Comstock city: three 1862 White & Murphy Gold and Silver Mining Company, three unissued from B.F. Hastings & Co., one W...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to c*********p for (65.00 + 14.95BP) = 79.95
 
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Virginia, Nevada Territory Checks2414 - Virginia, Nevada Territory Checks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5. 1) Wells Fargo & Co., No. 181. Feb. 8th, 1862. Issued for $30. Signed by R.N. Graves (Gould & Curry superintendent). Stamped paid....
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to d******0 for (100.00 + 23.00BP) = 123.00
 
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Postcards of the Court House of Storey County2415 - Postcards of the Court House of Storey County
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Storey County Court House postcards. Wow! If these walls could talk. The corruption, the whore house payoffs, the illegal gambling deals, etc. that w
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to e*****r for (25.00 + 5.00BP) = 30.00
 
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Dan Dequille's First Edition "History of the Big Bonanza"2416 - Dan Dequille's First Edition "History of the Big Bonanza"
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An authentic account of the discovery, history, and working of the world-renowned Comstock lode of Nevada, including the present condition of the vari
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to v*********m for (325.00 + 74.75BP) = 399.75
 
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Piper's Opera House Postcards2417 - Piper's Opera House Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Postcards of the historic Piper's Opera House, still in operation today. I saw Lacy J. Dalton there last month. Our own Fred Holabird has even p...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to e*****r for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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Postcards of Virginia City Saloons2418 - Postcards of Virginia City Saloons
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51 postcards of both exterior and interior photos of historic Virginia City Saloons. Chandeliers, Suicide table, murals, bars, bath tub. All of these
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Virginia City Postcard Collection2419 - Virginia City Postcard Collection
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136 Virginia City postcards. Street scenes, buildings falling apart, building remnants, unpaved streets, winter scenes (it snows here), saloon interio
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Postcards of Virginia City from Above2420 - Postcards of Virginia City from Above
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88 views of Virginia City from the air. Aerial Virginia City. Bird's-eye Views. (Prag Collection) City: Nevada State: Virginia City Date: HWAC...
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Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Postcards of Virginia City Mines2421 - Postcards of Virginia City Mines
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Two dozen postcards of Virginia City mining history. Among them is a photo of General U. S. Grant and Party taken in 1879. This is somewhat of a myste
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Estimate : 150.00 - 500.00
Sold to r***6 for (55.00 + 11.00BP) = 66.00
 
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Virginia City Postcards--c.1950-1970 Collection2422 - Virginia City Postcards--c.1950-1970 Collection
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Lot of 225 cards (with duplicates). See Virginia City during a very productive tourism period. Interiors of saloons and well-known shops and trading p
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to b*******n for (150.00 + 34.50BP) = 184.50
 
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Virginia City Postcards--Early Birds-Eye Views2423 - Virginia City Postcards--Early Birds-Eye Views
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Lot of 48 early postcards with duplicates. Twenty-one were mailed, many with messages about their impressions of the waning mining town. Earliest canc
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to e*****r for (75.00 + 15.00BP) = 90.00
 
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Virginia City Postcards--Early Buildings2424 - Virginia City Postcards--Early Buildings
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Lot of 33 early postcards with duplicates. Buildings include: Mexican Mill, Fourth Ward School, Piper's Opera House (interior and exterior), Sto...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Virginia City Postcards--Famous Historical Figures2425 - Virginia City Postcards--Famous Historical Figures
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Lot of 17 with some duplicates. Many are RPC. Only two were mailed. This group features many of the famous names and faces of Comstock history. Includ
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Virginia City Postcards--Mines2426 - Virginia City Postcards--Mines
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Lot of 34 early postcards with duplicates. Ten were used, including a 1906 Reno & Goldfield RPO, and 1909 VC cancel. Mines include: Ward Shaft, ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to S*****3 for (120.00 + 27.60BP) = 147.60
 
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Virginia City Promissary Note2427 - Virginia City Promissary Note
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Society of Pacific Coast Pioneers promised to pay $20 in gold coin. Marked PAID. The promissory notes were issued in an attempt to raise money to reco
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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