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Teddy Roosevelt in Reno1514 - Teddy Roosevelt in Reno
Holabird Western Americana Collections
From Petra to Miss Gertrude Danin of Lovelock. Roosevelt spoke in April of 1911. Cancelled and in very nice condition! Date: 1911 Reno NV hwac 20
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Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to F****e for (35.00 + 6.83BP) = 41.83
 
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The Casino in Reno gaming post card1515 - The Casino in Reno gaming post card
Holabird Western Americana Collections
By L. Levitch. Copyright 1910. Unused. Excellent condition. Date: 1910 Reno NV hwac 20032
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Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to s*****l for (35.00 + 6.83BP) = 41.83
 
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Wholesale Liquor Billhead1516 - Wholesale Liquor Billhead
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Liquor billhead featuring the Cutter Star and Shield, from E. Martin & Co. Wholesale Liquor Merchants. Very good condition, torn off. Date: 1...
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Estimate : 30.00 - 60.00
Sold to m*******2 for (60.00 + 11.70BP) = 71.70
 
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Wolves' Frolic 19361517 - Wolves' Frolic 1936
Holabird Western Americana Collections
University of Nevada Reno homecoming program from 1936. Wolves Frolic to be performed at the Granada Theatre October 23. Parade and football game vs.
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
 
 
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Alan Patera's "Rhyolite"1518 - Alan Patera's "Rhyolite"
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Patera wrote many books on the Bullfrog / Death Valley area. This one is on Rhyolite. Includes invaluable index to businesses, street maps, and photog
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Estimate : 20.00 - 40.00
Sold to 7***5 for (12.00 + 2.34BP) = 14.34
 
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Southern Hotel Blotter1519 - Southern Hotel Blotter
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Southern Hotel blotter, c1908. Believe this to be from Rhyolite, one of the first buildings constructed in the town (ghosttowns.com). Located on the e
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Gold Hill Daily News Framed Newspaper1520 - Gold Hill Daily News Framed Newspaper
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare. Centennial Edition. A framed portion of the evening news which measures 6 1/2" x 9 3/4". The light brown wooden frame measures 10 1/...
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Estimate : 250.00 - 450.00
Sold to D******a for (125.00 + 24.38BP) = 149.38
 
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Letterhead Press1521 - Letterhead Press
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Very cute original and fancy letterhead press. Contains wood block with a Tonopah merchant imprint. "H.A. McKim & Co., Dealer in Dry Goods ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 500.00
Sold to n*******g for (50.00 + 9.75BP) = 59.75
 
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Nevada photos and post cards1522 - Nevada photos and post cards
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1) 1907 real photo post card of Tonopah identifying mines and location of camera. 2-3) Two photographs of heavy machinery and pipes with people. 4-5)
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to s*****l for (30.00 + 5.85BP) = 35.85
 
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Tonopah Ephemera1523 - Tonopah Ephemera
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Ephemera lot. T&GRR, Nev Coal Co., various billheads, checks, receipts, 7 postcards, one RPC. 39 pcs. Date: c1902-15 Tonopah NV hwac 20524
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to P*******x for (38.00 + 7.41BP) = 45.41
 
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Bank of California Check Pair1524 - Bank of California Check Pair
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Lot of 2: checks from the Bank of California, Virginia (City) NV, from the Empire Mining Co. Both bear revenue stamps on the left face. Legend has it
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to p********n for (38.00 + 7.41BP) = 45.41
 
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Comstock Post Cards1525 - Comstock Post Cards
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19 post cards. Mostly B&W, white border c1940 cards. Date: c1910-30 Virginia City NV hwac 20530
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Start Price : 38.00 | Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
 
 
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RARE revenue stamped IOU document1526 - RARE revenue stamped IOU document
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On one half sheet of lined paper. An example of a folded over revenue stamp. An I. O. U. for $2,090.00 between Summit Mill Co. by O. S. Carrill and
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Two rarer Nevada revenue documents1527 - Two rarer Nevada revenue documents
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William Nott Leete and Bernard Crosley on selling property. Other signatures include H. C. Lillie (prominent VC billhead) and APK Safford surveyor gen
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to m********r for (50.00 + 9.75BP) = 59.75
 
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Virginia City town stereo view1528 - Virginia City town stereo view
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Virginia City stereo view. View of town. Mills, mines, tunnels, railroad, churches can all be discerned. Date: Virginia City NV hwac 2198
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Estimate : 500.00 - 900.00
Sold to F****e for (110.00 + 21.45BP) = 131.45
 
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Whiskey & Liquor Labels Group1529 - Whiskey & Liquor Labels Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 25: colorful labels from various whiskeys, cognacs, sherry, ports, Rum, and others. Rare, and suitable for framing. Excellent condition. Dat
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to t******2 for (85.00 + 16.58BP) = 101.58
 
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Washoe Valley and Mount Rose oil painting1530 - Washoe Valley and Mount Rose oil painting
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12x14". Oil painting on paper by Nevada artist David T. (?). Shows snow-covered Mount Rose in the distance looking down a country lane in Washo...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Hotel Humboldt Company Gold Bond mortgage1532 - Hotel Humboldt Company Gold Bond mortgage
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Beautiful mortgage papers for a first mortgage of said company. One is number 81, blue, and dated 1923 for $1,000. The other is brown for $500. Spend
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Humboldt County Documents and Ephemera1533 - Humboldt County Documents and Ephemera
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An amusing collection of over 200 documents, primarily from Winnemucca, Nevada, with some from surrounding areas in Nevada and California. These docum
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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"Ducks in Flight" watercolor by Don Dondero.1534 - "Ducks in Flight" watercolor by Don Dondero.
Holabird Western Americana Collections
12x18". Original painting by Don Dondero _ Nevada photographer. Looks like it might have been made as a submission for a Duck Stamp. Watercolor...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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1867 Bond of the State of Nevada1535 - 1867 Bond of the State of Nevada
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Signed by the first Governor of Nevada: H. G. Blasdel. Issued. Only one stamp remains. Cancelled. Date: 1867 Carson City NV hwac 2036
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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1958 Reprint of History of Nevada, 1881, with Index1536 - 1958 Reprint of History of Nevada, 1881, with Index
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Hardcover 1958 reprint of Thompson and West's History of Nevada with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men and Pioneers. ...
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
 
 
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20th Century Newspaper Collection1537 - 20th Century Newspaper Collection
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Group of about 100 newspapers from Nevada. Titles/ places include Goldfield, Gold Hill, Lahontan, Reno, Territorial Enterprise, Eureka, Tonopah. Dat
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (25.00 + 4.88BP) = 29.88
 
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4 Nevada reports1538 - 4 Nevada reports
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Great selection of Nevada Reports. 1) 1869-1872. Volumes 5, 6, 7. 2) 1874-75. 3) 1877. These volumes are all during the height of the Comstock. 4) 191
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to v*********m for (60.00 + 11.70BP) = 71.70
 
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Austin Territorial Receipts1539 - Austin Territorial Receipts
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VERY EARLY NEVADA! Two territorial and three first year of statehood. Three are from the Mills, Post & White Consolidated Silver Mining Co., an...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to t******2 for (50.00 + 9.75BP) = 59.75
 
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Autograph book with Nevada autographs and Herbert Hoover1540 - Autograph book with Nevada autographs and Herbert Hoover
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From Don Dondero. Autographs include Governor R. K. Colcord, Governor Fred Balzar's wife, Daniel Beard (chief scout, Boy Scouts of America) and ...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to V********e for (100.00 + 19.50BP) = 119.50
 
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Casino Chips: Nevada Live chips1541 - Casino Chips: Nevada Live chips
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Lot of 17. All $5. Twelve Circus Circus, one Sam's Town in Las Vegas, two Four Queens of Las Vegas-one is commemorative, one Hotel Nevada in Ely...
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Start Price : 43.00 | Estimate : 85.00 - 125.00
 
 
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Early Nevada magazines1542 - Early Nevada magazines
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1) Esquire 1971: Joe Bonanno. 2) Inside Detective 1960: Bill Raggio. 3) Startling Detective 1960: Bill Raggio. 4) Look 1971: Howard Hughes. 5) Guide t
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to s*****l for (55.00 + 10.73BP) = 65.73
 
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Four Original Wood Boxes1543 - Four Original Wood Boxes
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Lot of 4. 1) Acme Beer of San Francisco tongue-in-groove wooden box with one side broken. 2) Humboldt Soda Works of Winnemucca, Nevada tongue-in-groov
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
 
 
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George Graham Rice autographed pieces.1545 - George Graham Rice autographed pieces.
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Autographed letter and 3 stocks. Rice was an infamous stock trader and scammer who went to prison, the subject of "My Adventures With Your Mone...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Hunter's License1546 - Hunter's License
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1940 CHURCHILL COUNTY (Fallon, NV) made by St. Louis Button Co. *rare- 2.25" Date: Fallon NV hwac 5837
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Ink Bottle Collection1547 - Ink Bottle Collection
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This collection is typical of a Nevada mining camp. Lot includes: 12 small ink bottles (most clear, one cobalt), plus a modern reproduction desktop in
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8*****l for (60.00 + 11.70BP) = 71.70
 
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Journals of Alfred Doten, edited by Walter Van Tilburg Clark1548 - Journals of Alfred Doten, edited by Walter Van Tilburg Clark
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Boxed set in excellent condition. Doten travels through Nevada and California (1849-1903) with much of his time spent on the Comstock. As a newspaperm
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to r******c for (50.00 + 9.75BP) = 59.75
 
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Large collection of (mostly) Northern Nevada post cards1549 - Large collection of (mostly) Northern Nevada post cards
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82. Includes a Reno RPC of a street scene and a RPC of a baseball game in the desert which is postmarked Pioche. Mostly Reno (c1908-1920) and Virginia
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Estimate : 70.00 - 250.00
Sold to s*****l for (35.00 + 6.83BP) = 41.83
 
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Legatees Gordon W. Harris acknowledges delivery1550 - Legatees Gordon W. Harris acknowledges delivery
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For 1893 $5.00 gold piece, 1901 $5.00 gold piece, 1902 $20.00 gold piece, and 1928 $1.00 silver certificate. For the estate of Maud Rothrock Williams.
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Start Price : 38.00 | Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Lot of Nevada ephemera1551 - Lot of Nevada ephemera
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Includes business card for the Dayton Market, 1904 teamster receipts for sacks of ore in Tonopah, Sisson and Wallace of Palisade billhead, John Gillig
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Misc. Western Collectibles1552 - Misc. Western Collectibles
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Lot of 7. 1) Copper slag from a Nevada copper mine. Measures approx. 9 x 7 x 4". 2) Virginia and Truckee Railway tag. Heavy rust. Measures appr...
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Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Nevada (etc.) related ephemera1553 - Nevada (etc.) related ephemera
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There is a little bit of everything here: press passes, V&T ticket, ballot, VC checks, covers, 50 photographs, two letters, United States Govern...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Nevada Air Race souvenirs1554 - Nevada Air Race souvenirs
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Lot of 13. Programs from 1965 (second race in Reno), 1968, 1970, 1974, 1994, 1995. ALSO a 1951 National Air Race program from Detroit. A 1965 program
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Estimate : 70.00 - 250.00
Sold to a********o for (75.00 + 14.63BP) = 89.63
 
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Nevada Ephemera1555 - Nevada Ephemera
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Reno dominated assortment of ephemera, includes: UNR basketball program vs. UNLV dated 1986, booklet called "Reno, where the Gamblers Go!” by R...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Nevada Ephemera Group w/ newspaper articles1556 - Nevada Ephemera Group w/ newspaper articles
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Includes: two newspapers (1874 Chicago Daily Tribunes) w/ Nevada content (fight between two Pitues in Virginia City) (and a detailed report on t
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Nevada ephemera lot1557 - Nevada ephemera lot
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Includes a Worker's Safety Broadside. Grandma Kochês twin brother cabinet card. PM Bowler, Hawthorne 1903 billhead. Glasky receipt. 1869 Sh...
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Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
Sold to i**b for (35.00 + 6.83BP) = 41.83
 
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Nevada Library: Books & Magazines1558 - Nevada Library: Books & Magazines
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Books: Tales of Tahoe, The Complete Nevada Traveler, Pioneer Nevada (Vol. I & II), Here is Nevada, Nevada: Official Bicentennial Book, Nevada Hi...
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Nevada political autograph group1559 - Nevada political autograph group
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McCARRAN: 1947 letter to friends. With envelope. CANNON: letter to philatelist. BIBLE: 1956 letter on running for office. CASINELLA: 1952 letter as Ma
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Nevada Unlimited Hydroplane Regatta memorabilia1560 - Nevada Unlimited Hydroplane Regatta memorabilia
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1959, 1960, and 1961 programs from Pyramid Lake and 1964 memorabilia from Lake Tahoe. Two 1964 guest ribbons. Two 1959 badges. Miss Budweiser large po
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to V********e for (25.00 + 4.88BP) = 29.88
 
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Northern Nevada Books1561 - Northern Nevada Books
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Lot of 8 books full of Nevada history for the researcher or collector. 1) Carson City Yesterdays by Raymond M. Smith, 1999 paperback. 2) Reno The Past
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Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to r***6 for (25.00 + 4.88BP) = 29.88
 
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Northern Nevada Ephemera Collection1562 - Northern Nevada Ephemera Collection
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This lot has a little something for everyone: pamphlets, brochures, programs, ads, post cards, informational brochures, newspaper, baseball, tax lists
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to s*****l for (50.00 + 9.75BP) = 59.75
 
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Old Nevada Map1563 - Old Nevada Map
Holabird Western Americana Collections
From Watsonês Atlas. You will find Roop County still listed. There is no White Pine County. There is no Mineral County. There isnêt even a...
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Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Older, harder to find Nevada Magazines1564 - Older, harder to find Nevada Magazines
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12 volumes: 1936 Rye Patch and petroglyphs, 1937 UNR and Las Vegas underpass, 1938 tourism, 1939 75th anniversary, 1940 agriculture and industry, 1940
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to r***6 for (25.00 + 4.88BP) = 29.88
 
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Original Nevada doorknob w/ purple glass, c.19001565 - Original Nevada doorknob w/ purple glass, c.1900
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One knob is chipped. Please see photo for detailed condition. C.1900 Date: NV hwac 20240
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold to D*******e for (13.00 + 2.54BP) = 15.54
 
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