Mueller ~ Schmidtmann Western Americana BONANZA

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Grand-scale, world-class auction featuring a spectacular offering of Postal History, Rare Photographs,
Post Cards, Stamps and Western American ephemera. Over 2,000 lots from the famous Al Mueller
Western Photograph Collection, the Gil Schmidtmann Postal History and Nevadiana Collection, the John
Woodward Ingot Collection and the Marshall Fey Gaming Collection, along with a fabulous group of
Native American items, including Navajo rugs and Washoe baskets. Also included will be some historic
Buffalo Bill items, a Goldfield and Bullfrog section, extremely rare philately, and a remarkable Dakota
collection. This sale will cover a massive portion of collecting fields with everything from precious metal
ingots, gold specimens and stock certificates to rare saloon tokens from all over the Western states.
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Lida,NV - Esmeralda County - c1905 - Assay Office Photograph :  1491 - Lida,NV - Esmeralda County - c1905 - Assay Office Photograph :
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A view of three men in an assaying office, no photographer listed. Shows good focus in foreground, two men in background less visible due to back ligh
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Lida,NV - Esmeralda County - No Date - Family Photograph :  1492 - Lida,NV - Esmeralda County - No Date - Family Photograph :
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A family poses in front of their house and a child is sitting on a horse. Photograph measures 7”x5”, black single matte 8”x6”, medium contrast, and f
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Lida,NV - Esmeralda County - No Date - Mining Camp of Lida Photograph :  1493 - Lida,NV - Esmeralda County - No Date - Mining Camp of Lida Photograph :
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Situated 22 miles southwest of Goldfield, Lida went through boom and bust cycles between the 1860s and 1930s. Photograph measures 4 1/2”x3 1/2”, moun
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Lincoln County,NV - 1910 - Postal History Group :  1494 - Lincoln County,NV - 1910 - Postal History Group :
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Lot of two cards. ACOMA (1905-07 and 1910-13): 2 cards, 1910, 2 diff. PM. May 25th Cancellation purple. Both periods quite desirable. Acoma was lo
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Lincoln County,NV - 1910-60 - Postal History Group :  1495 - Lincoln County,NV - 1910-60 - Postal History Group :
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Lot of covers and cards. BARCLAY (1899-1905 and 1907-1910): 2 cards, 1910. The second period is regarded the rarer period. In addition, the PO was
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Lincoln County,NV - 1894-1900 - Postal History Group :  1496 - Lincoln County,NV - 1894-1900 - Postal History Group :
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Lot of two covers. FREIBURG (Fryberg 1889-95 and 1900-1903): 2 covers of 2 periods, 1894 Fryberg Cancel and a 1900 Manuscript Freiburg Cancellation.
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Lincoln County,NV - 1908-67 - Postal History Group :  1497 - Lincoln County,NV - 1908-67 - Postal History Group :
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Lot of covers and cards. ALAMO (1905-present): 2 covers, 1922 and 36, 2 diff. PM. 2 cards, 1908 and 60, 2 diff. PM. ARDEN (1907-71): 7 cards, 1911-
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Lincoln County,NV - 1868-1960 - Postal History Group :  1498 - Lincoln County,NV - 1868-1960 - Postal History Group :
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Lot of cover and cards. HIKO (1867-present): 1 cover, 1868, Manuscript Post Mark. 2 cards, 1941 and 60, 2 diff. PM. Located at the north end of Pah
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Lincoln County,NV - 1908-57 - Postal History Group :  1499 - Lincoln County,NV - 1908-57 - Postal History Group :
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Lot of covers and cards. JOSECO (1916-20 and 1921-43): 1 card, 1939. Located 15 miles SE of Caliente. ROX (1921-49): 1 card, 1941. Located 15 mile
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Lincoln County,NV - 1908-64 - Postal History Group :  1500 - Lincoln County,NV - 1908-64 - Postal History Group :
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Lot of covers and cards. CALIENTE (1901-present): 3 covers, 1908, nd, and 64, 3 diff. PM. 5 cards, 1911, 18, 60, 3 diff. PM. PANACA (1879-present)
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Lincoln County,NV - 1895-1936 - Postal History Group :  1501 - Lincoln County,NV - 1895-1936 - Postal History Group :
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Lot of covers and cards southerly of Caliente. DELAMAR (1894-1914 and 1933-41): 4 covers, 1895, 99, and 1904 first period and one 1936 second period,
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Lovelock,NV - Pershing County - Depot Saloon Token : 12 1/2c - 1502 - Lovelock,NV - Pershing County - Depot Saloon Token : 12 1/2c -
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Louis Quilici was the proprietor of the Depot Saloon.
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Lovelock,NV - Pershing County - No Date - Early RPC Post Cards :  1503 - Lovelock,NV - Pershing County - No Date - Early RPC Post Cards :
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A set of three early RPC post cards. One is used and two are un-used. One is a greeting card and the other two have Photographs of a Ranch and a Riv
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Lovelock,NV - Pershing County - No Date - Greetings, River View, Street Scenes & Building Post Cards1504 - Lovelock,NV - Pershing County - No Date - Greetings, River View, Street Scenes & Building Post Cards
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A great collection of post cards. Three are used and eleven are un-used. All are white border RPCs. One is a greeting card, one is a photo of a riv
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to whererugoi.. for (160.00 + 28.00BP) = 188.00
 
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Lovelock,NV - Pershing County - Owl Saloon Token : 12 1/2c - 1505 - Lovelock,NV - Pershing County - Owl Saloon Token : 12 1/2c -
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Ed Barry was the proprietor of this saloon. This is just one of six saloon tokens known from Lovelock, current residence of O. J. Simpson.
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Lucky Boy,NV - Mineral County - c1908 - First House in Lucky Boy RPC :  1506 - Lucky Boy,NV - Mineral County - c1908 - First House in Lucky Boy RPC :
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Photo taken by X.E. Johnson. It shows a very crude brush-covered canvas-sided “home,” complete with stove smokestack protruding from the top. Someone
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Lucky Boy,NV - Mineral County - 1906 - Lucky Boy Mine Post Card :  1507 - Lucky Boy,NV - Mineral County - 1906 - Lucky Boy Mine Post Card :
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A single un-used RPC post card of the Lucky Boy Mine. Lucky Boy was a gold mine and mining district in the west section of the Hawthorne District, on
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Ludwig,NV - Lyon County - No Date - Mining Post Card :  1508 - Ludwig,NV - Lyon County - No Date - Mining Post Card :
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1 un-used RPC.
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Luning,NV - Mineral County - 1910 - Greeting Cards, Building & Statue Post Cards :  1509 - Luning,NV - Mineral County - 1910 - Greeting Cards, Building & Statue Post Cards :
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A set of five post cards. Four are used and one is un-used. Three are white border RPCs and two are Chrome cards. Some are dated 1910. Two are gre
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Luning,NV - Mineral County - No Date - Mining Production Crucible :  1510 - Luning,NV - Mineral County - No Date - Mining Production Crucible :
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Heavy industrial crucible, measures 13" across and 18" high with an extruding 8" pour lip. A heat-resistant vessel for melting metals
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Sold to truxee for (150.00 + 26.25BP) = 176.25
 
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Luning,NV - Mineral County - Northern Saloon Token : 1 drink - 1511 - Luning,NV - Mineral County - Northern Saloon Token : 1 drink -
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Luning is a ghost town in Mineral County.
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Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
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Lyon County,NV - c1914 - Ludwig Mine Panorama Photograph :  1512 - Lyon County,NV - c1914 - Ludwig Mine Panorama Photograph :
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A panoramic photograph showing the buildings at the Ludwig mine site and even alkali flats and ranches in the distance. The photograph was issued comp
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Lyon County,NV - 1909-1960 - Postal History Group :  1513 - Lyon County,NV - 1909-1960 - Postal History Group :
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Lot of covers and cards. HUDSON (1911-1943): 4 covers, 1915 to 1943. 1 is addressed to The Owl Drug Co. WABUSKA (1874-1966): 1 cover, no date. 2
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Lyon County,NV - 1908-1986 - Postal History Group :  1514 - Lyon County,NV - 1908-1986 - Postal History Group :
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Lot of covers and cards. FERNLEY (1908-Present): 2 covers, 1916 & 1986. I with advertiser, 1986. 3 cards, 1916-1961. SIMPSON (1913-1943): 2
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Lyon County,NV - 1885-1980 - Postal History Group :  1515 - Lyon County,NV - 1885-1980 - Postal History Group :
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Lot of covers and cards. SUTRO (1872-1920): 1 card, 1906. MOUND HOUSE (1877-1905): Mail to Dayton (1907-1929): 4 cards, 1906-1913. DAYTON (1862-
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Manhattan,NV - Nye County - No Date - Birds-Eye Views, Buildings, Street Scene Post Cards :  1516 - Manhattan,NV - Nye County - No Date - Birds-Eye Views, Buildings, Street Scene Post Cards :
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A set of five post cards. Three are used and two are un-used. Two are RPCs, two are white border RRPCsand one is a Chromolithograph card. The Pictu
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to truxee for (80.00 + 14.00BP) = 94.00
 
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Manhattan,NV - Nye County - No Date - Gold Dredge, Mines & Birds-Eye View Post Cards :  1517 - Manhattan,NV - Nye County - No Date - Gold Dredge, Mines & Birds-Eye View Post Cards :
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A set of five post cards from Manhattan, Nevada. Four are used and one is un-used. They are white border RPCs and Chromolitho cards. The pictures o
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to truxee for (160.00 + 28.00BP) = 188.00
 
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Manhattan,NV - Nye County - c1920s - Native Gold in Quartz Specimen :  1518 - Manhattan,NV - Nye County - c1920s - Native Gold in Quartz Specimen :
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Specimen weight is 0.67 toz and about 30-50% gold by weight. Measures: 1.5" x 1" x .5." Choice small gold in iron stained quartz from M
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to truxee for (550.00 + 96.25BP) = 646.25
 
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Manhattan,NV - Nye County - No Date - Nye & Ormsby Co. Bank Post Card :  1519 - Manhattan,NV - Nye County - No Date - Nye & Ormsby Co. Bank Post Card :
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A single un-used plain back photo card.
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Sold to truxee for (85.00 + 14.88BP) = 99.88
 
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Manhattan,NV - Nye County - c1900 - Photograph Group :  1520 - Manhattan,NV - Nye County - c1900 - Photograph Group :
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Lot of 13 candid snapshots of people in Manhattan--2 in Goldfield. Some are labeled--e.g. Dr. O. Benton Dunham and Dr. S.B. Galloway in Goldfield, 190
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Manhattan,NV - Nye County - 1906 - Vista of a Booming Mining Town Photograph :  1521 - Manhattan,NV - Nye County - 1906 - Vista of a Booming Mining Town Photograph :
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Early mining town transitions from a tent town to wooden structures. Photograph measures 8 ½”x6 ½”, black single matte 12”x10”, high to m...
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Manhatton,NV - Nye County - 1906 - Saloon, Tonopah Club Under Construction Photograph :  1522 - Manhatton,NV - Nye County - 1906 - Saloon, Tonopah Club Under Construction Photograph :
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Choice saloon photograph of Manhattan, located on the southern end of the Toquima Range, forty-five miles north of Tonopah. Photograph measures 7”x5”
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Mason,NV - Lyon County - 1900 - Piute Squaw Race RPC :  1523 - Mason,NV - Lyon County - 1900 - Piute Squaw Race RPC :
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Several Indian women in long dresses—and a few dogs—running down a dirt road in front of a large wooden building that might have been a school house.
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Mason Valley,NV - Lyon County - 1911 - Mine Post Cards :  1524 - Mason Valley,NV - Lyon County - 1911 - Mine Post Cards :
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A collection of 11 post cards with progress Photographs from the Mason Valley Mines Co. All were mailed from Hudson Term Station, New York. All are
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McDermit,NV - Humboldt County - No Date - Hot Springs Post Card :  1525 - McDermit,NV - Humboldt County - No Date - Hot Springs Post Card :
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A un-used PRC post card. The card is stated to be Hot Spring's. Photo shows a woman drying laundry on sage bushes. The tub and washboard are ...
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McDermitt,NV - Humboldt County - No Date - Greetings, Street Views, Buildings & Birds-Eye Views Post1526 - McDermitt,NV - Humboldt County - No Date - Greetings, Street Views, Buildings & Birds-Eye Views Post
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A set of six post cards. One is used and five are un-used. One is a Chromolitho card, some are RPCs and others are white border RRPCs One is a gree
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to jgamett for (325.00 + 56.88BP) = 381.88
 
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McDevmitt,NV - Humboldt County - 1914 - Boxing Match Post Cards :  1527 - McDevmitt,NV - Humboldt County - 1914 - Boxing Match Post Cards :
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Two un-used post cards from a boxing match in McDevmitt, Nevada. They are both RPCs.
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McGill,NV - White Pine Country - No Date - Birds-Eye Views Post Cards :  1528 - McGill,NV - White Pine Country - No Date - Birds-Eye Views Post Cards :
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Two un-used RPCs. Both are Photographs of birds-eye views of the town. McGill, Nevada is a town on U.S. 93, a station, and junction southwest of the
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McGill,NV - White Pine County - No Date - Landscapes, Street Views & Building Post Cards :  1529 - McGill,NV - White Pine County - No Date - Landscapes, Street Views & Building Post Cards :
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A set of six post cards. Three are used and three are un-used. Some are RPCs and some are white border RRPCs The photographs are landscapes, street
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Sold to floor for (90.00) = 90.00
 
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McGill,NV - White Pine County - No Date - Mill & Smelter Post Cards :  1530 - McGill,NV - White Pine County - No Date - Mill & Smelter Post Cards :
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A set of 9 post cards. Five are used and four are un-used. Six are RPCs, two are Chrome cards and one is a white border WPC. All are Photographs of
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Midas,NV - Elko County - 1915 - Mule Train Hauling Lumber and Engine Photograph :  1531 - Midas,NV - Elko County - 1915 - Mule Train Hauling Lumber and Engine Photograph :
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Four photographs depicting mule trains and their loads. Photographs measure 5”x4”, no matte, medium contrast—tends toward the grays, and focus is sha
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Sold to floor for (550.00) = 550.00
 
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Miller Junction,NV - Esmeralda County - c1910 - Miller Junction Stamp Mill, RPC :  1532 - Miller Junction,NV - Esmeralda County - c1910 - Miller Junction Stamp Mill, RPC :
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Large industrial style building with a trestle structure attached to the left end. Captioned: 100 Stamp Mill Miller Junction, Nev. 1596. Photographer:
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Millers,NV - Esmeralda County - 1910-1913 - Desert Power and Mill Company Insurance Policies :  1533 - Millers,NV - Esmeralda County - 1910-1913 - Desert Power and Mill Company Insurance Policies :
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Lot includes 6 Insurance policies about the mill at Millers where thousands of tons of ore from Tonopah were milled.
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Millers,NV - Esmeralda County - February 13, 1908 - Refinery Photograph :  1534 - Millers,NV - Esmeralda County - February 13, 1908 - Refinery Photograph :
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Photograph of refinery and three workers standing inside. No photographer noted. "Refinery - Desert Power and Mill Co. Millers, Nev. Feb. 13, 08
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Millett,NV - Nye County - No Date - Greeting Card, Home & Freight Team Post Cards :  1535 - Millett,NV - Nye County - No Date - Greeting Card, Home & Freight Team Post Cards :
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Three used post cards. One is a Chromolithograph and two are white border RPCs. One is a greeting card, one is a photo of a home and one is a photo
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Mina,NV - Mineral County - March 27, 1911 - Mina Main Street RPC :  1536 - Mina,NV - Mineral County - March 27, 1911 - Mina Main Street RPC :
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This RPC shows about 4 storefronts facing a dirt expanse that must be both road and desert. The business closest to the camera is Adams & Miller G
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Mina,NV - Mineral County - No Date - Miscellaneous Post Cards :  1537 - Mina,NV - Mineral County - No Date - Miscellaneous Post Cards :
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A set of three post cards. One is used and two are un-used. The used post card is a Chromolithograph card and is labeled in English, German and Fren
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Minden,NV - Douglas County - No Date - Miscellaneous Post Cards & Photographs :  1538 - Minden,NV - Douglas County - No Date - Miscellaneous Post Cards & Photographs :
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A set of 10 post cards and two Photographs from Minden, Nevada. Three of the post cards are used and seven are un-used. Nine are white border RPCs a
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Estimate : 120.00 - 250.00
Sold to whererugoi.. for (75.00 + 13.13BP) = 88.13
 
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Mineral County,NV - February 23, 1876 - Oneota Mining Company Stock Certificate :  1539 - Mineral County,NV - February 23, 1876 - Oneota Mining Company Stock Certificate :
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The Oneota District, also known as the Buena Vista District. Incorporated on January 27, 1876. Certificate No. 101 issued to George Adams Jr. for 300
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Mineral County,NV - 1893-1972 - Postal History Group :  1540 - Mineral County,NV - 1893-1972 - Postal History Group :
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Lot of covers and cards. HAWTHORNE (1911-Present): 6 covers, 1933-1972. 1 with contents 1933. 4 diff. PM. 11 cards 1905-1060, 3 diff. PM. 2 Reg
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
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