Million Dollar Auction

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...

51 postcards of both exterior and interior photos of historic Virginia City Saloons. Chandeliers, Suicide table, murals, bars, bath tub. All of these

136 Virginia City postcards. Street scenes, buildings falling apart, building remnants, unpaved streets, winter scenes (it snows here), saloon interio

88 views of Virginia City from the air. Aerial Virginia City. Bird's-eye Views. (Prag Collection) City: Nevada State: Virginia City Date: HWAC...

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

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

Lot of 48 early postcards with duplicates. Twenty-one were mailed, many with messages about their impressions of the waning mining town. Earliest canc

Lot of 33 early postcards with duplicates. Buildings include: Mexican Mill, Fourth Ward School, Piper's Opera House (interior and exterior), Sto...

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

Lot of 34 early postcards with duplicates. Ten were used, including a 1906 Reno & Goldfield RPO, and 1909 VC cancel. Mines include: Ward Shaft, ...

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

Report of the 1864 Constitutional Convention, Andrew J. Marsh, official reporter. 944 pages of information on the meetings that created the State of N

Although these volumes can be found, this one has special historical significance. This is from the library of John A. Fulton and most probably belong

Lot of seven. Five are early and all show Roop County and none show Clark County. One Bureau of Ethnology sheet. City: Nevada State: Date: HWAC#:

Volumes I and II, edited by Sam P. Davis. Published by The Elms publishing Co., Inc., Reno, Nevada, Los Angeles, California, 1913. In the preface, Dav

Nice group of seven books on Nevada history. 1) "Nevada Historical Society Papers, Vol, II, 1917-1920". Published by the Nevada Historical...

First edition signed by the author, Effie Mona Mack, number 48 of 250. "Nevada: A History of the State from the Earliest Times through the Civi...

By Colton. Excellent condition. Great find. 28" x 17". City: Nevada / California State: Date: 1873 HWAC#: : 27854

From Benton, California south. Von A. Petermann. Routes of Birnie, Wheeler, Ripple, Bergland, and Minan Distrtkten. 10" x 13". Mounted! C...

Find Camp McGarry in Roop County. Find Pershing in Humboldt County. Find Reveille, Kiney, Logan, Patterson and other long-forgotten places. Map for a

Similar to previous lot, but this has been color enhanced. Map for a map collector. 36" x 27". One fold. Excellent condition. City: Nevad...

Collection of Eight. 1) Pyramid and Lake Tahoe area. 1877. See Sheep head, Deep Hoe, Poe, Haines, etc. 35" x 22". 2) NW Nevada. Color. 187...

1) 1897 Century Atlas 2) Rand-McNally pre Mineral, Pershing and Clark County. 3) Similar to #2, but different. Some rough edges, but maps are all with

Shell Map of Nevada; Rand McNally Indexed Map of Nevada; Southern Pacific Map of Nevada; 1936 Road Map of Nevada; and more. (Prag Collection) City: N

Both are colored. 1908 map has significant taping on the back. See the state before Clark County and after. Watch the growth from mining in Goldfield

Total of 7 maps. Three different maps. In Nevada all show Roop County. None show Las Vegas (still part of Arizona). Three different views of early Nev

1) 1882. SA Mitchell. Color. 2) 1881, SA Mitchell. Color, 3) 1886. Bradley. Nice trio to find the small changes in the 1880's in these two state...

Lot of ten with nice variety. From Virginia City: 1870 Mariposa Mill Co. check with RN-B17b revenue imprint and signed by James G. Fair (soiling and c

Collection includes; Beautiful hand-tooled leather case (made in Reno) with Filmo Auto-Load by Bell & Howell Company--camera had little value, b...

Certificate of Two Pounds (British), no, 4997. Attached is a Coupon of Reversion. (Prag Collection) City: Nevada State: Date: 1869 HWAC#: : 31554

Nevada Freehold Properties Trust certificate of 2 pounds and a coupon of reversion. City: Nevada State: Date: HWAC#: : 32577

Two Nevada Calendars: The Army Store (Fallon, Nevada), North Ferguson & Co inc. Union Drug Store Stationers and Newsdealers (Manhattan, Nevada 1...

Highlights in this group include great RPC birds eye views of Virginia City, other areas covered: Gold Circle, Austin, Rhyolite, Tahoe, Tonopah, and a

Lot of fourteen. 1) Unissued California-Nevada Creamery. $287. 2) Number 47 Nevada Wholesale Grocery Co. 1913. 3) Truckee-Carson Farmers Association.

Lot of eight. 1) Minden Flour #169 in 1914. 2) American Fore and Marine #190. Unissued. 3) Daily News in 1926. 4) Godbe Filters #25 in 1930. Signed by

Lot of fifteen. 1) John Patterson Inventories. Signed by Patterson. 1924. 2) Pacific Fidelity. 1962. 3-5) National American Industires. 1958. 6) Godbe

state directory also includes: Alpine, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas and part of Sierra Counties, California. Published by The Bell Telephone Company of Nevad

1) A glimpse into Pershing County. 1970. By Dave Basso. First edition. 189pp. Photo-illustrations; 2 fold-out maps. A guide to the prehistory and hist

A group of 12 publications. The best of which may be the J.P. Jones speech to the Senate in 1890. One piece discusses water issues on the Walker River

Nevada Paintings; 1st Hundred Years, UNR bond, Goldfield picture, 2 maps, and a Carson City newspaper. Quite an eclectic group! City: Nevada / Utah S

Mountains, Green River c. 1910, Girl, Salt Lake City c. 1912 City: Nevada / Utah State: Date: HWAC#: : 32915

A certificate and 35 coupons for a $500 gold bond issued to William Cunningham by the Bessemer Company in New Jersey. It is signed by the Treasurer, S

$200 reward for Robert Holman for murder of his wife. 1911--"...has pimples on side of neck and jaw. Cannot shave self. Show picture to barbers...

Several thousand checks from New Jersey with some New York checks mixed in. Most of the New York checks seem to be for The Fifth Avenue Bank between

Nice photo of the Phoenix Hotel at Las Vegas Hot Springs. Name on back L. Hollinshed, 1888. Label: E. Schuster, dealer in Indian Curiosities. (Prag Co

1) One page Colton map. 14" x 17". Published by Johnson & Browning. 2) Wheeler 1879. Bright colors. Rips at folds and has been taped. ...

Over 1,000 written checks in good condition from the Otsego County Bank in Cooperstown New York c. 1830-40. A great opportunity to find collectible si

About 200 checks from the Ilian Bank of Illian New York in great condition, all with a colored vignette, dates range from 1856-66. City: New York Sta

Incredible book, "Topography & Hydrology of the City of New York." By Egbert L. Viele', this hard cover book comes with a spectac...

Impressive unused $1,000.00 life insurance policy of the "North America Life Insurance Company" has a combination of engraving and typogra...

A framed picture of the New York Crystal Palace for the Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations. A beautiful display building built in 1853 and des

Undated typewritten letter on Vanderbilt Newspapers Inc. letterhead to C.H. & May Eleanor Swain concerning their stock certificates. Signed by C...

A large group of unissued checks from New York between the 1860s and 1900s in relatively good condition. There are more than 15 different books of ch

A large collection of probably thousands of checks from New York. Some of the banks include Continental National Bank (with most checks dated pre-1900

Two checks from 1754 and 1764, and three from Rockland County Bank of Nyack in the 1860s. One check from Bank of Sing- Sing, 1851. One check from Bank

New York & Brooklyn Casket Company; Catalogue No.10, 1911 City: New York State: Date: 1911 HWAC#: : 32320

A lot of 23 stock certificates from The Campbell's Creek Coal Company in Cincinnati, Ohio from 1920-1928, in pretty good condition. City: Ohio...

Certificates issued by Murray Draper Fairman & Co. promising to pay currency to the bearer. Total of 6 notes, 3 one dollar, 3 two dollar. City...

Sailing, Cleveland c. 1901, Girl, Pitsburg c. 1924, Mother Daughter, Sylvania c. 1922, Lady, Dayton c. 1909, Lady, Youngstown c.1917, Cat, Akron c. 19

Lot of 11: various oil and petroleum stocks from various producers around the country, particularly Ohio. represented are the Kimbley Oil & Refi...

Oklahoma check collection from various years between 1900 and 1940. This lot includes a wide variety of around 2,000 checks from all over the state.

Panoramic photograph (7.25" x 46.75", framed: 10.25" x 50") of the oil field by E. G. Banks. From an article by Bobby D. Weaver:...

3 Oklahoma, 3 Arkansas, 2 Kentucky, and 1 Mississippi Calendars including Muskogee National Bank (Muskogee, Oklahoma 1916), East Music Company (Hominy

An outstanding group of several hundred checks from Oregon from 1902 through 1928. Some of the banks include Farmers State Bank, Powder Valley State B

A. C. Krueger Co., diamonds, watches, credit jewelers, Spokane, Washington; L. Murkowski, blacksmithing, horseshoeing, welding, Enumlasu, Washington;

Number 1926 to Bird, Savage, and Bird in 1795. Signed by Robert Morris (later cancelled for obvious reasons) and James Marshall. Robert Morris was

Number 2016 to Bird, Savage, & Bird of London. Signed by Robert Morris and James Marshall. See previous lot for description. (Prag collection) ...

US loan to Puerto Rico c.1935 City: Puerto Rico State: Date: HWAC#: : 32805

Includes: Island American & Providence Gazette June 1827, 1 Independent Inquirer and Commercial Advertiser 1825, 1 Rhode Island American and Gen...

Wanted for Murder, $400 reward for Sandy A. Anderson, alias Nig Anderson, Fall River County, Hot Springs, South Dakota, 1927. Wanted for Murder, Willi

Lot of checks from Royal Crown Cola in Jasper, Alabama and from Nehi Bottling Company in Ellisville, Mississippi. There are probably 70+ RC checks an

Over 200 checks from the Lowry National Bank Atlanta, GA c.1903-11, miscellaneous checks from southern banks, over 220 checks from the American Freedo

Large beautifully framed map 18 x 21.5". J. C. Walter, sculpt. Published by Chapman & Hall, October 1842. Published in Maps of the Society ...

Approved 5th of March 1852 a claim for service on the Somerwell Campaign $67.50, the legislature of the State of Texas approved this payment. 12 x 10

A claim of services by Capt. Williams Company in 1841 amounting to seventy five dollars. 10 1/2 x 10 " Prag Collection. City: Texas State: Da...

Certificate of Stock in the ten percent consolidated fund created by Act of Feb. 5th 1840 from the Republic of Texas to Edward Hall five hundred dolla

Five early calendars from Texas featuring 3 Ladies c. 1920-1930, 1 girl c.1928, and 1 camping pieces c. 1920's City: Texas State: Date: HWAC...

18 RPC's, mostly post 1940 and 6 are early postcards, c. 1905-10. (Prag Collection) City: Utah State: Brigham Date: HWAC#: : 32137

Cedar City: 10 RPC post-1940, 5 PC post-1940. St. George: 3 early RPC, 6 PC c. 1920's, and 5 late PC's. (Prag Collection). City: Utah Stat...

Echo Canyon 14 early PC, Weber Canyon 4 early PC, 9 late PC. (Prag Collection) City: Utah State: Echo Canyon, Weber Canyon Date: HWAC#: : 32326

200 + town & surround scenes: two fold-outs (c1906), about 160 old postcards (c1904-1919), Thirteen white border RPC's, Forty-three (1920...

Twenty-nine postcards of Provo, Utah. 15 post-1940 postcards, 13 c.1906-10 postcards, and 1 new postcard. (Prag Collection) City: Utah State: Provo D

Over 350 building views (some interior) & street scenes - 80% old cards (c1905-1915), about 20% post - 1940 post cards. (Prag Collection) City...