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Gold Point Post Office - Gold Point, NV

Currency:USD Category:Stamps / Worldwide - Postal History Start Price:3,750.00 USD Estimated At:7,500.00 - 20,000.00 USD
Gold Point Post Office - Gold Point, NV
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Holabird-Kagin Americana Office
3555 Airway Drive Suite#309
Reno, NV 89511
Thursday Feb 20th, 10am-6pm
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Live Auction
Friday & Saturday
Feb 20 & 21, 2014
9am PDT starting time, both days

Location
Atlantis Casino & Resort
Paradise A Room
3800 S. Virginia Street
Reno, NV 89502

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Holabird-Kagin Americana Office
3555 Airway Drive Suite #309
Reno, NV 89511
Sunday February 23rd, 10am-1pm

c1900 Now’s your chance to have your very own post office, complete with service windows and post office boxes. This is the main façade of the post office that was once located in Gold Point, Nevada. Formerly known as Hornsilver, it was not until gold was discovered in the late 1920s that the town became Gold Point. This wood and glass structure measures 12’x 8’ and comes in two pieces, with glass inserts and brass postal boxes. Although no keys are available, they can be easily fitted for keys by a locksmith.This postal station was manned for several years by Ora May Wiley, a longtime resident of the town. This item is fragile but once put in place, will become quite the conversation piece. If nothing else, you’ll be able to play a major home version of post office. Also included are two Gold Point postmarked airmail covers dated February and March 1943 and correspondence sent to Postmaster Ora May Wiley`s husband, State Senator Harry Wiley, in the form of a judgement handed down on a railroad matter. - HKA#65888