Million Dollar Auction

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...

Classic RPC interior saloon views and street scenes. (Prag collection) City: Nevada State: Virginia City Date: HWAC#: : 31450

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...

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

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 ...

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

No. 150, $1000. Gold stamp. Signed by mayor and clerk of city. Cancelled/paid, 1888. All stamps used. (Prag Collection) City: Nevada State: Virginia

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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...

Nine checks from the Comstock city: three 1862 White & Murphy Gold and Silver Mining Company, three unissued from B.F. Hastings & Co., one W...

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....

Storey County Court House postcards. Wow! If these walls could talk. The corruption, the whore house payoffs, the illegal gambling deals, etc. that w

An authentic account of the discovery, history, and working of the world-renowned Comstock lode of Nevada, including the present condition of the vari

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...