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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Tonopah,NV - Nye County - December 20, 1902 - Tonopah Bonanza Newspaper :  3856 - Tonopah,NV - Nye County - December 20, 1902 - Tonopah Bonanza Newspaper :
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Original edition newspaper from 1902, Vol. II, No. 28. 6 pages. Advertises Tea Cup Bourbon, Tonopah Drug Co., Ryan & Stenson men's furnishin...
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Tonopah,NV - Nye County - 1905-1953 - Tonopah Business Documents :  3857 - Tonopah,NV - Nye County - 1905-1953 - Tonopah Business Documents :
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This lot contains business documents such as retail liquor dealer license, typed articles of amendment for claim locations from 1907, handwritten lett
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Tonopah,NV - Nye County - June 13th 1910 - Tonopah Chapter #12 R.A.M Token : 1 penny - 3858 - Tonopah,NV - Nye County - June 13th 1910 - Tonopah Chapter #12 R.A.M Token : 1 penny -
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Here is a piece from Tonopah, a bustling mining town in the early 1900s.
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Tonopah,NV - Nye County - c1920 - Tonopah Colored Panoramic Post Card :  3859 - Tonopah,NV - Nye County - c1920 - Tonopah Colored Panoramic Post Card :
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Labeled "An every day scene in Tonopah, Nev." measuring 3.5 x 11." Shows a downtown scene at the corner of Golden Block 1902, includin
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Tonopah,NV - Nye County - c1935 - Tonopah Ice Coupon Booklets :  3860 - Tonopah,NV - Nye County - c1935 - Tonopah Ice Coupon Booklets :
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Lot of 3 unused coupon books- good for 250 pounds of ice from the Joe Knezevich Company. Book #s 292,293,299. Each measures 3.25 x 5." Sections
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Tonopah,NV - Nye County - 1950 - Tonopah Lady :  3861 - Tonopah,NV - Nye County - 1950 - Tonopah Lady :
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By Zola Ross. Hardcover, 329 pages. The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc, Indianapolis & New York, 1950. The book is the "story of beautiful Judith
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Tonopah,NV - Nye County - 1909 & 1916 - Tonopah Sun and Tonopah Daily Times Issues :  3862 - Tonopah,NV - Nye County - 1909 & 1916 - Tonopah Sun and Tonopah Daily Times Issues :
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Lot of 2. Original issue of The Tonopah Sun, dated August 26, 1909, and the Tonopah Daily Times, dated November 4, 1916. 4 pages each. Great collectio
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Tonopah,NV - Nye County - Feb. 24, 1906 - Tonpah Bonanza Newspaper :  3863 - Tonopah,NV - Nye County - Feb. 24, 1906 - Tonpah Bonanza Newspaper :
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Original 8-page edition, Vol. V, No. 36. Lead articles regard well known mining men operating in the Baxter Springs section, the reorganization of the
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Tonopah,NV - Nye County - July 4, 1906 - United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Rib3864 - Tonopah,NV - Nye County - July 4, 1906 - United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Rib
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Union ribbon in white satin with red/white/blue rosettle at top, and red and blue print in the body. July 4, 1906 is in red print just above Tonopah.
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Tuscarora,NV - Elko County - No Date - Miscellaneous Post Cards :  3865 - Tuscarora,NV - Elko County - No Date - Miscellaneous Post Cards :
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A 3 card set from Tuscarora, Nevada. One is a view of the Post Office, General Store and Amusement Hall. The other two are landscape views of a coun
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Unionville,NV - Pershing County - 1918-1925 - Unionville, Nevada Mining Reports :  3866 - Unionville,NV - Pershing County - 1918-1925 - Unionville, Nevada Mining Reports :
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This is a Lot of 3 mining documents dating from 1918, 1920, and 1925. First is a report on Unionville’s Arizona Mine, by Charles D. Wilkinson, mining
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Valmy,NV - Humboldt County - No Date - Cowboy Post Card :  3867 - Valmy,NV - Humboldt County - No Date - Cowboy Post Card :
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A white border RPC, picture of Lola Munoz, the oldest cowboy in Elko, Nevada. Un-used.
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Velma,NV - Nye County - June 26, 1907 - Mineral Lands Improvement Co. Contract :  3868 - Velma,NV - Nye County - June 26, 1907 - Mineral Lands Improvement Co. Contract :
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Los Angeles Contract. Mineral Lands Improvement Co. for lot 16, block 38 in Velma (Ghost Town), for $5.00. Very nice looking with visible folds.
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Verdi,NV - Washoe County - No Date - Downtown Snow Post Card :  3869 - Verdi,NV - Washoe County - No Date - Downtown Snow Post Card :
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A single un-used RPC with ink writing on the front.
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Verdi,NV - Washoe County - No Date - Miscellaneous Post Cards :  3870 - Verdi,NV - Washoe County - No Date - Miscellaneous Post Cards :
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A group of three post cards from Verdi, Nevada. Verdi is located 10 miles west of Reno, Nevada. The Photographs are Indian writings on a rock, Hotel
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Virginia City,NV - Storey county - Bird's eye views and street scene Post Cards :  3871 - Virginia City,NV - Storey county - Bird's eye views and street scene Post Cards :
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Five chromolithographs, and four RPCs of Virginia City, one written, postmarked 1911.
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Virginia City,NV - Storey County - No Date - Butters Mill and Mountain Post cards :  3872 - Virginia City,NV - Storey County - No Date - Butters Mill and Mountain Post cards :
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Collection of three chromolitho cards. One used, the other un-used. Two shoots of Butters mill and one of Sugar Loaf Mountain.
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Virginia City,NV - Storey County - 1947-2003 - Collection of Publications :  3873 - Virginia City,NV - Storey County - 1947-2003 - Collection of Publications :
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Lot of seven publications: 1) Mineral Resources of Douglas, Ormsby, and Washoe Counties, by Theodore D. Overton, UNR Geology and Mining Series No. 46,
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Virginia City,NV - Storey County - Comstock Publications :  3874 - Virginia City,NV - Storey County - Comstock Publications :
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Lot of 7 includes: 1) The Comstock Guidebook by Townley, John M. Soft cover, 25 pages including many maps and illustrations. Published for the Great B
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Virginia City,NV - Storey County - 1893-1950 - Comstock Publications :  3875 - Virginia City,NV - Storey County - 1893-1950 - Comstock Publications :
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Lot of 6 includes: 1) The History of the Comstock Lode: 1850-1920, by Smith, Grant H. Soft cover, 297 pages, including photographs and illustrations (
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Virginia City,NV - Storey County - 1929-1989 - Comstock Publications :  3876 - Virginia City,NV - Storey County - 1929-1989 - Comstock Publications :
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Lot of 9 includes: 1) Mines and Mills of the Comstock Region: Western Nevada by Ansari, Mary B. Soft cover, indexed, 101 pages including illustrations
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Virginia City,NV - Storey County - Comstock Region Saloon Tokens :  3877 - Virginia City,NV - Storey County - Comstock Region Saloon Tokens :
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From the Fey collection: five Comstock trade tokens. Three Comstock Club: "good for 12 1/2 in trade," (the Comstock Club was in Gold Hill);
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Virginia City,NV - Storey County - c1920 - Comstock Stock Certificates :  3878 - Virginia City,NV - Storey County - c1920 - Comstock Stock Certificates :
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Lot of 3 different Comstock stock certs. All are datelined San Francisco: 1) Exchequer MC [Gold Hill Mining Dist.] Cert. #2138. Incorporated in 1904.
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Virginia City,NV - Storey County - Crystal Bar Virginia City post Cards :  3879 - Virginia City,NV - Storey County - Crystal Bar Virginia City post Cards :
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Nine bordered RPCs of the interior of the Crystal Bar, Virginia City. Three undivided, six divided, unwritten.
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Virginia City,NV - Storey County - 1870-1900s - Early Nevada Post Cards :  3880 - Virginia City,NV - Storey County - 1870-1900s - Early Nevada Post Cards :
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Lot of 3 RPCs. 1) Picture reads Wagon Train Crossing Nevada Desert, and shows a team of 10 horses and 3 covered wagons . 2) Wagon train at Train Stati
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Virginia City,NV - Storey County - No Date - Eastman's studio Post Cards :  3881 - Virginia City,NV - Storey County - No Date - Eastman's studio Post Cards :
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A great collection of interior and exterior white border RPCs, two used and eight un-used.
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Virginia City,NV - Storey County - 1964 - Fair Will Case Book :  3882 - Virginia City,NV - Storey County - 1964 - Fair Will Case Book :
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By Johnson, Kenneth M. Hardcover, 85 pages, 1 of 225 copies printed by Richard J. Hoffman, Los Angeles, 1964 (Paher #984). Work covers the famous tria
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Virginia City,NV - Storey County - August 1, 1879 - Goodman Gold and Silver Mining Co. Stock Certifi3883 - Virginia City,NV - Storey County - August 1, 1879 - Goodman Gold and Silver Mining Co. Stock Certifi
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Devil’s gate mining District, NV. Incorporated in Nevada in 1873. Cert #. 116 for 1000 shares to J.D. Roberts. Signed by L.B. Hoastings, President
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Virginia City,NV - Storey County - 1971 - Life and Times of the Virginia City Territorial Enterprise3884 - Virginia City,NV - Storey County - 1971 - Life and Times of the Virginia City Territorial Enterprise
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Edited and with an introduction by Oscar Lewis. Published by Lewis Osborne: Ashland, 1971. Hardcover, 53 pages with white paper dust-jacket. On Januar
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Virginia City,NV - Storey C ounty - 1957-1960 - Mine Ownership Documents :  3885 - Virginia City,NV - Storey C ounty - 1957-1960 - Mine Ownership Documents :
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Lot of 4 items each in regards to shares of stock and ownership claims in 2 mining companies: East Bonanza Gold and Silver Mining Company and Brophy...
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Virginia City,NV - Storey County - No Date - Mine, Mill & Snow Post Cards :  3886 - Virginia City,NV - Storey County - No Date - Mine, Mill & Snow Post Cards :
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A collection of five post cards, two used and three un-used. They are all white border RPCs.
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Virginia City,NV - Storey County - No Date - Mines, Streets, Buildings & Cemetary Post Cards :  3887 - Virginia City,NV - Storey County - No Date - Mines, Streets, Buildings & Cemetary Post Cards :
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A collection of RPCs and white border RRPCs Many of the Photographs are from "Zan" Photo Studio. All nine are un-used.
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Virginia City,NV - Storey County - 1916 - Mining Report to Stockholders :  3888 - Virginia City,NV - Storey County - 1916 - Mining Report to Stockholders :
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This report is concerned with informing and persuading stockholders to reinvest in specific mining companies of the Comstock. The report is focused t
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Virginia City,NV - Storey County - Mining Scene Post Cards :  3889 - Virginia City,NV - Storey County - Mining Scene Post Cards :
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12 post cards. Eight unwritten, postmarks from 1907-1913.
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Virginia City,NV - Storey county - No Date - Mining Views Post Cards :  3890 - Virginia City,NV - Storey county - No Date - Mining Views Post Cards :
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Collection of nine white border RPCs. Three used, the rest un-used. Various views of Virgninia City's buildings and mines.
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Virginia City,NV - Storey County - c1910 - Nevada Stock Collection :  3891 - Virginia City,NV - Storey County - c1910 - Nevada Stock Collection :
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Lot of 7 items. 1) Hale & Norcross Mining Company, Virginia district. Cert. #7397. Inc. In 1898. Issued to Jas. Gartland, Trustee in 1909 for 100
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Virginia City,NV - Storey County - 1879 - Nevada Supreme Court Document :  3892 - Virginia City,NV - Storey County - 1879 - Nevada Supreme Court Document :
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This Nevada Supreme Court document lists Brophy Mining Company as the Plaintiff vs. Brophy and Dale Gold and Silver Mining Company as the Defendant. T
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Virginia City,NV - Storey County - 1938 - Piper's Opera House Post Cards :  3893 - Virginia City,NV - Storey County - 1938 - Piper's Opera House Post Cards :
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Collection of six white border RPCs, one used five un-used. Shots of inside and outside Piper's Opera House in Virginia City.
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Virginia City,NV - Storey County - 1936-54 - Publications :  3894 - Virginia City,NV - Storey County - 1936-54 - Publications :
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Lot of 5 includes: 1) Young Reporter Mark Twain in Virginia City by Hillyer, Katharine. Soft cover, 92 pages including photographs and illustrations.
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Virginia City,NV - Storey County - No Date - RPC Group :  3895 - Virginia City,NV - Storey County - No Date - RPC Group :
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Seven real Photographs with different views. Some have cars in the view.
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Virginia City,NV - Storey County - April 30, 1867 - Savage Mine Paycheck Receipt :  3896 - Virginia City,NV - Storey County - April 30, 1867 - Savage Mine Paycheck Receipt :
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This Savage Mine duplicate receipt is in the amount of $66.50 for a full 19 days work in the month of April (1867) at the rate of $3.50 per day. Print
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Virginia City,NV - Storey County - No Date - Snow Scene Post Card :  3897 - Virginia City,NV - Storey County - No Date - Snow Scene Post Card :
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A single RPC, dated 1891 in ink. More likely from the early 1900's.
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Virginia City,NV - Storey County - 1939 - St. Mary's Post Cards :  3898 - Virginia City,NV - Storey County - 1939 - St. Mary's Post Cards :
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Collection of seven white border photo post cards. 1 used, six un-used. Inside and outside shots of St. Mary's Church.
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Virginia City,NV - Storey County - Street and Building Scene Post Cards :  3899 - Virginia City,NV - Storey County - Street and Building Scene Post Cards :
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Eight RPCs of Virginia City street and building scenes. One postmarked 1914.
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Virginia City,NV - Storey County - 1949 - Virginia & Truckee (A Story of Virginia City and Comstock 3900 - Virginia City,NV - Storey County - 1949 - Virginia & Truckee (A Story of Virginia City and Comstock
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By Lucius Beebe and Charles Clegg. Subtitled: A Story of Virginia City and Comstock Times. Published 1949 by Grahame H. Hardy, Oakland, California. G
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Virginia City,NV - Storey county - Virginia City Post Cards :  3901 - Virginia City,NV - Storey county - Virginia City Post Cards :
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Five RPCs of Virginia City, unused, four with white border, one borderless. Four undivided backs, one divided.
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Virginia City,NV - Storey County - Oct 3, 1898 - William Stewart Ephemera :  3902 - Virginia City,NV - Storey County - Oct 3, 1898 - William Stewart Ephemera :
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Short newspaper clipping about William Stewart and a bullion and Exchange bank receipt signed by Stewart.No 49. Issued to P.B. Ellis. Red Two
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Washoe City,NV - No Date - 1912 Flood Post Cards :  3903 - Washoe City,NV - No Date - 1912 Flood Post Cards :
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Two un-used plain back post cards from the flood in 1912 in Washoe City, Nevada. They are both blue print post cards. One is a photo of the town and
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Washoe City,NV - No Date - Landscape, Highways & Old Town Post Cards :  3904 - Washoe City,NV - No Date - Landscape, Highways & Old Town Post Cards :
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A collection of seven post cards, two used and five un-used. Four are white border RPCs, two are linen cards and one is a Chromolitho card. They inc
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Washoe County,NV - No Date - Painted Rock Post Card :  3905 - Washoe County,NV - No Date - Painted Rock Post Card :
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A single un-used white border RPC. The photo is a Highway sign on Highway 40 on the way from Reno to Wadsworth, Nevada. It is for food, gifts and fu
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