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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Reno,NV - Washoe County - 1910 - World's Championship Battle, Round 1 (Enhanced Photograph) :  1683 - Reno,NV - Washoe County - 1910 - World's Championship Battle, Round 1 (Enhanced Photograph) :
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A classic view of Jack Johnson and Jim Jeffries in a "clinch" during the 1st round of "The Fight of the Century," on July 4th 1910
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Reno,NV - Washoe County - 1910 - World's Championship Battle, Round 14 (Enhanced Photograph) :  1684 - Reno,NV - Washoe County - 1910 - World's Championship Battle, Round 14 (Enhanced Photograph) :
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A classic view of Jack Johnson and Jim Jeffries, squaring off in the 14th round of "The Fight of the Century," on July 4th 1910, in Reno, NV
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Rhyolite,NV - Nye County - 1906-07 - Beatty Ranch Near Rhyolite RPC :  1685 - Rhyolite,NV - Nye County - 1906-07 - Beatty Ranch Near Rhyolite RPC :
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A blue-toned real photo showing 4 small buildings in a grove of aspen trees. The caption reads: “The Beatty ranch near Rhyolite, Nev.” Three of the s
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (350.00) = 350.00
 
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Rhyolite,NV - Nye County - 1907 - Early A.E. Holt RPCs :  1686 - Rhyolite,NV - Nye County - 1907 - Early A.E. Holt RPCs :
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A set of six RPCs, two used and four un-used. The photographs are a mixture of life in town and outside of town.
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Rhyolite,NV - Nye County - Holt RPCs of Nevada Mines :  1687 - Rhyolite,NV - Nye County - Holt RPCs of Nevada Mines :
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A. E. Holt, Mining RPCs from Montgomery Shoshone Mine in Rhyolite and Denver Tunnel No. 2 Tramp Consolidated Mine in Rhyolite.
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Rhyolite,NV - Nye County - 1907 - Prospectors Post Cards :  1688 - Rhyolite,NV - Nye County - 1907 - Prospectors Post Cards :
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3.5” X 5.5” post card with handwriting on front and addressed on reverse to Mr. Elman A Long in Iowa.
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Rhyolite,NV - Nye County - No Date - Railroad Station & Overbury Building Post Cards :  1689 - Rhyolite,NV - Nye County - No Date - Railroad Station & Overbury Building Post Cards :
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Two un-used original RPCs. One is a RPC and the other is a white border RPC.
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Rhyolite,NV - Nye County - c1908 - Rare RPC Pair :  1690 - Rhyolite,NV - Nye County - c1908 - Rare RPC Pair :
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Two very rare RPCs in blue sepia tone - cyanotype. One has a divided back the other does not. Both used, one with a postage stamp. Measures about 5 1/
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Estimate : 250.00 - 400.00
Sold to bobby7500 for (155.00 + 27.13BP) = 182.13
 
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Rhyolite,NV - Nye County - 1907 - Rhyolite Clearing House Certificate $1.00 Scrip :  1691 - Rhyolite,NV - Nye County - 1907 - Rhyolite Clearing House Certificate $1.00 Scrip :
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Series D, One dollar, printed on rust colored paper. Printed by Britton & Rey, San Francisco. Graded by PMG Choice About Uncirculation 58.
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (900.00) = 900.00
 
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Rhyolite,NV - Nye County - 1907 - Rhyolite Clearing House Certificate $10 Scrip :  1692 - Rhyolite,NV - Nye County - 1907 - Rhyolite Clearing House Certificate $10 Scrip :
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Series B printed on blue paper with blue safety print and blue under print of vignette. Certificate states, “Securities having been deposited with the
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (800.00) = 800.00
 
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Rhyolite,NV - Nye County - September 1, 1905 - Rhyolite Herald :  1693 - Rhyolite,NV - Nye County - September 1, 1905 - Rhyolite Herald :
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This is Vol. 1, No. 18 of the Herald, "Published in the Heart of the Mines of the Bullfrog District--The Coming Greatest Gold Camp of the World...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to bobby7500 for (180.00 + 31.50BP) = 211.50
 
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Rhyolite,NV - Nye County - August 18, 1905 - Rhyolite Herald Anniversary Issue :  1694 - Rhyolite,NV - Nye County - August 18, 1905 - Rhyolite Herald Anniversary Issue :
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Original issue of The Rhyolite Herald dated August 18, 1905 and headlined "Bullfrog's Anniversary." Vol. 1, No. 16. 8 pages, but pages...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to bobby7500 for (300.00 + 52.50BP) = 352.50
 
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Rhyolite,NV - Nye County - March 1909 - Rhyolite Herald Pictorial Supplement to the Rhyolite Herald 1696 - Rhyolite,NV - Nye County - March 1909 - Rhyolite Herald Pictorial Supplement to the Rhyolite Herald
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This mid-winter 1909 supplement is filled with interesting articles with photographs of the people and locations discussed. Articles include: Shorty H
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
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Rhyolite,NV - Nye County - March 1, 1907 - RPC of Paiutes Indians Gambling :  1697 - Rhyolite,NV - Nye County - March 1, 1907 - RPC of Paiutes Indians Gambling :
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3.5” X 5.5” postcard by A. E. Holt, Publisher, Rhyolite, Nev. Entitled: “Indians Gambling-A Bunch of Piutes in Camp at Rhyolite, Nevada.” Reverse is p
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to whererugoi.. for (190.00 + 33.25BP) = 223.25
 
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Rhyolite,NV - Nye County - No Date - Street, Buildings & Landscape Post Cards :  1698 - Rhyolite,NV - Nye County - No Date - Street, Buildings & Landscape Post Cards :
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A great collection of RPCs, white border RRPCsand one Chrome card. Only one is used out of 18 total.
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Rochester,NV - Pershing County - c1913 - Rochester Advertisement Ephemera :  1699 - Rochester,NV - Pershing County - c1913 - Rochester Advertisement Ephemera :
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“Fortunes are being made in Rochester Nevada” exclaims one passage from this Rochester ephemera. Measures 21’’x 17’’, in very good condition with ver
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Rochester,NV - Pershing County - 1913 - Rochester Main Street Post Card :  1700 - Rochester,NV - Pershing County - 1913 - Rochester Main Street Post Card :
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A real photo showing the Topic Saloon in foreground, with the Rochester Club Café next to it and other businesses along the dirt street of “Mai...
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Sold to whererugoi.. for (475.00 + 83.13BP) = 558.13
 
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Rochester,NV - Humboldt County - 1918 - Rochester Mining District Story and Map of Nenzal Crown Poin1701 - Rochester,NV - Humboldt County - 1918 - Rochester Mining District Story and Map of Nenzal Crown Poin
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A single sheet of paper (10" x 27.5”) folded into 4 pages, with story, photos and maps of the Nenzel Crown Point Mining Company in Rochester. Aut
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Sold to floor for (195.00) = 195.00
 
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Rochester,NV - Pershing County - c1910-1915 - Rochester Real RPCs Group :  1702 - Rochester,NV - Pershing County - c1910-1915 - Rochester Real RPCs Group :
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Lot of 4 includes: 1) First Two-Story Building, Rochester. Photo copyrighted in 1913 by Wm. E. Moore, Winnemucca, Nev. The photo shows a small group
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Round Mountain,NV - Nye County - c1906 - Hotel, Overland Oyster and Chowder House Photograph :  1703 - Round Mountain,NV - Nye County - c1906 - Hotel, Overland Oyster and Chowder House Photograph :
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This is a choice photo of the Overland Hotel. Photograph measures 6 1/4”x4 1/8”, no matte, medium contrast—yellowing, and focus is sharp. There is a
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (425.00) = 425.00
 
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