MAIL BID ONLY SECTION
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SEPT. 13, 2002 BY 5 PM PST
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NEVADA
CHURCHILL
1218. Churchill. Fallon. Barrel House/Fallon/Nev.//GF/5/IT. Rd, br, 21mm. Dark toned. Vf. Est. $25-75
1219. Churchill. Fallon. Gray Reid & Co./25/Fallon, Nev.//same. Both sides have bubbles, dirt and with minor corrosion. Fine. Est. $25-75
1220. Churchill. Fallon. Rex// GF 5cents IT. Rd, hole in center, br, 21mm. Vf, toned, corroded. Est. $10-30
1221. Churchill. Wonder. Overland/ Wonder/ Nev.// GF/ 12 1/2/ cents/ IT. Rd, br, 21mm. Wk-2B (NTB). Fine-Vf, worn at high points on obverse, heavily toned. Est. $250-500
CLARK
1222. Clark. Las Vegas. Charleston/Bar/Las Vegas/Nev.//GF/12.5/IT. Sc(8), alum, 27mm. Xf. Est. $50-75
ESMERALDA
1223. Esmeralda/Nye. Goldfield/Tonopah. Goldfield and Tonopah Photo Postcards. Lot of 3 different pcs. Two are real photos, one printed. Views of “Main St. looking North. Tonopah, Nevada” no photographer mentioned; a prospector and two mules, by Frasher’s Inc.; and a printed postcard of “Little Florence Ore Chute” at Goldfield, published by P.E. Kennedy. Two are postmarked Tonopah, 1930 and 1933. 3” x 5”, Vf, soiling. Est. $25-75 Not Illustrated
1224. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Bouquet/ 12 1/2cents/ IT/ Goldfield, Nev./ L.A. Rub. Stamp Co.// (Same). Sc(8), al, Vf, corrosion, dent at edge. Est. $25-50
1225. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Combination Mine Chromolitho Postcards, c.1906. Lot of 6 different cards. All the cards show different views of the Combination Mine in Goldfield, c.1906. 2 of the cards are by Edward Mitchell, one numbered 810. One card from Cardinell Vincent Co., #827. 3 cards from P. E. Larson. All Vf. Est. $50-100
1226. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Elks Home Club/ Goldfield, Nev.// Elks Home Club/ (pic-Elk). Rect., al, 20mm x 31mm. Vf/Xf, worn at high spots. Est. $25-50
1227. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Fifth Avenue/ Bakery/ 312/ Fifth Ave./ Goldfield, Nev.// GF/ One/ Loaf/ Of Bread. Sc (8), br, 27mm. Fine, heavily toned. Est. $25-75
1228. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Florence Mine Postcards. Lot of 2 different cards. Both cards show views of the Florence mine. One of the cards is by Welch & Tune, published by The News, Goldfield. The other card is an Allen Photo, postmarked Goldfield, 1909. Vf. Est. $25-50
1229. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Goldfield Bird’s Eye Chromolitho Postcards. Lot of 4 different cards. One by P. E. Larson, published by N.P.C. Co, LA, #134/5. 2 by Edward H. Mitchell, publisher, both are numbered 807 but have different views. The last is by Dennison News Co, #15. All Vf. Est. $50-100
1230. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Goldfield Bird’s Eye Photo Postcard, c.1908. Bird’s eye view of Goldfield looking north toward Columbia Mountain. Card is postmarked Goldfield, 1908. Photo by Welch & Tune, #840. Card is datelined on reverse and dated by photographed as 1908. Postmark lines on front side of card. Vf. Est. $150-350
1231. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Goldfield Bird’s Eye Photo Postcard, c.1908. Bird’s eye view of Goldfield looking north toward Columbia Mountain. Card is postmarked Goldfield, 1908. No photographer noted. Crease at lower left corner that does not affect the image. Vf. Est. $150-350
1232. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Goldfield Bird’s Eye Printed Postcard. The foreground shows several small houses and tents with mines in the background. Pencil mark at top right of “The Mines”. Goldfield, Nev at bottom right of card. Reverse side has no markings of any sort, blank. Vf. Est. $50-100
1233. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Goldfield Brothel Token. Rebate Check/2.5/The Den/W. A. Schabel,/Prop/Goldfield, Nevada.//(pic of bust of G. Washington). Rd, br, 32mm. All of the gold plate is gone and the token has significant die cracking. Dark spots on reverse. Vf-Xf. The Den was a brothel in Goldfield. Est. $50-100
1234. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Goldfield Building Photo Repro Postcards. Lot of 7 different pcs. Four different views of the Goldfield Hotel, published by Triangle Photos, House of Spirits, Pete Photo and David Lionell Press; image of the Hippodrome Theatre, published by Triangle Photos, The Goldfield Court House, Published by David Lionell Press, and the Goldfield High school, by Triangle Photos. All with white borders, unused, 3” x 5”. Xf. Est. $50-100
1235. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Goldfield Chromolitho Postcards, c.1907. Lot of 6 different cards. All of the cards are from Allen Photo. The first shows the Labor Day Drilling Contest, #119. Goldfield’s Lighting Express with a scene of a dog with a miniature prospector’s pack, #120. Birth of Goldfield with a scene of just a handful of tents, #121. Waldorf Astoria tent in Goldfield, #123. Stage Coach crossing the desert to get to Goldfield, #123. A small boy with a baby burro, #125. One is postmarked Goldfield, 1907. Xf. Est. $50-150
1236. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Goldfield Dog License. Goldfield/ 1908 383/ Dog Tax. Oval, with a hole at either end, br, 35mm. Fine, toned, corroded. Est. $50-100
1237. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Goldfield Mining & Prospecting Photo Postcards. Lot of 3 different cards. The first card is captioned “20 Head Mule Team en route to Death Valley via Goldfield, Nev.”, published by The News, Goldfield, with an image of the mule train leaving Goldfield which is visible in the background. The second card is of the Goldfield Consolidated Mill, Goldfield, by Welch & Tune, published by The News, with a clear image of the mill. The last card is captioned “Maud S. of the Desert, Goldfield, Nev.”, B2462, postmarked Goldfield, 1909, published by Nevada Post Card Co, Goldfield, photo by P. E. Kennedy. Minor wear to edges. Vf. Est. $25-50
1238. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Goldfield Mining Photo Repro Postcards. Lot of 4 different pcs. Three different images of High-Grade gold ore, and one view of a Goldfield mine operation. All b&w, with white borders, 3” x 5”. Xf. Est. $20-60
1239. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Goldfield Postmark, 1904. An early Goldfield postmark on a Registry Bill from Eureka, Nevada. The post office was established Dec. 5, 1903 in Goldfield and this bill is dated March 18, 1904, just 4 months after the opening. Extremely fine. Est. $25-50 Not Illustrated
1240. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Goldfield Sassy Sal MC. Cert. #586. Incorporated in 1905. Issued to M.M. Loughrey for 400 shares in 1905. Signed by president Jno. Jones and secretary Harvey Yeaman. Uncancelled. Vignette of mine and mill operations on water’s edge, flanked by two smaller vignettes of miners working underground. Black border, gilt seal and underprint. 5 1/2” x 10”. Xf. Est. $25-75
1241. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Goldfield Tokens. Lot of 3 different tokens. Mozart/Bar//408 Main Street/Goldfield,/Nev. Rd, br, 21mm. Xf-Au. Goldfield/(pic of hands shaking)/Unity Club//GF/12.5/IT/Goldfield Merchants. Oblong, alum, 30mm (long direction). Xf-Au. Hermitage/Goldfield,/Nev.//GF/12.5/IT. Rd, br, 21mm. Xf. Est. $25-75
1242. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Goldfield Trade Tokens. Lot of 3 different tokens. H//E. Rd, br, 21mm. This token is from the Goldfield Hotel being identified by Ruddick. Dark toned, Xf. Cannan Drug/ &/ Jewelry/ Co./ Goldfield/ Nev.// GF/6.25/IT. Rd, br, 21mm. Minor to strike. Vf-Xf. The Bank/Highley/&/ElliotT/Goldfield, Nev.//GF/6.25/IT. Rd, br, 21mm. Vf. Est. $25-50
1243. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Goldfield Trade Tokens. Lot of 3 different tokens. E/ H (Esmeralda Hotel), The Gloryhole (wooden nickel), and the Del Monte. The first and the last are br, rd, 21mm, good condition, with heavy toning and corrosion. The nickel is Xf/Au. Est. $25-50
1244. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Hayes-Monnette Lease Photo Postcard Reproductions. Lot of 2 pcs. Postcard, by Lollesgard Specialty Co., shows the High-Grade Vault under guard, the other postcard has a reproduction of a “check given by the Selby Smelter...for 47 tones of ore shipped from the Hayes-Monnette Lease…” Both unused, 3” x 5” and 3 1/2” x 7 1/4”. Both Xf. Est. $15-30
1245. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Jake’s Dance/ Goldfield/ Nev/ Hall/ L.A. Rub. Stamp Co// 40. Sc (8), al, 27mm, Vg, pitting, worn. Est. $50-100
1246. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Miner’s Drug Store Postcards of Mines in Goldfield, c.1905-1907. Lot of 3 different cards. The first card shows the January Lease, #109, postmarked Vacaville, 1905. The second card shows the Jumbo Mine, #108, postmarked Goldfield, 1905. The last card has three images including the January Lease, Jumbo and Florence mine, #100. Postmarked Amador City and Alameda, 1907. Vf. Est. $25-75
1247. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Nevada Homestake Mines Co. Incorporated in Arizona 1904. Cert. #139. Issued to David Proskey for 1000 shares in 1905. Signed by Campbell president and Major secretary. Vignette of a mill next to a stream with two smaller vignettes of miners underground. Black border with gilt seal and gold safety print. Uncancelled. Printer - Goes. 5 x 10”. The company had its operations in the southern end of the district. The company is not listed in the Copper Handbooks but we did find a listing on the 1907 Goldfield News Map. Xf. Est. $25-50
1248. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Nixon Building Postcards, c.1907. Lot of 3 similar cards. The 3 cards are all similar except for color. One is b/w, one has a green hue and one has a yellow hue. The shot has large auto filled with at least 9 people and several more people are standing around. There is a fresh blanket of snow on the ground. Two are postmarked Goldfield, 1908 & 1911. All taken by Allen Photo. Vf. Est. $25-50
1249. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Polin Bros./ Oatman, Ariz./ Goldfield, Nev.// GF/ 6 1/4cents/ IT. Rd, br, 21mm. Vf, heavily toned, minor corrosion. Est. $75-150
1250. Esmeralda. Goldfield. Prospectors in Goldfield Postcards, c.1907. Lot of 3 similar cards. All three cards are identical except for the color, one b/w, one green and one yellow. The scene shows a small prospectors in the field. All taken by Allen Photo. One card is postmarked Goldfield, 1909. Vf. Est. $25-75
GENERAL
1251. Nevada. General. Nevada Trade Tokens. Lot of 4 different tokens. Two Mizpah Hotel, red plastic bar tokens; Hall Liquor Co., al, oct; Gray Ried Co., Fallon, al, rd. The latter two are in poor condition, the first Unc. Est. $25-50
1252. Nevada. General. Revenue Stamp-Bearing Documents. Lot of 2 pieces. Nevada Title, 1947, three document stamps at left (two $4, one 25 cent), series 1946; 1930 note, with 20 cent stock transfer stamps along right and bottom. Both Very fine. Est. $25-50
MINERAL
1253. Mineral. (Rawhide). Good For/Two Cakes of/Crystal/White/Laundry Soap/Free/When You Buy One/10¢ Package Of/Peets/Granulated/Washing Machine/Soap// Dealers/ This Check Will/ Be Redeemed At/ Your Retail Price And/Only When Conditions/On The Reverse/Side Have Been/Complied With/CA 134/The Palmolive-Peet Co/Berkeley. Oct., al, 33mm. Found at Rawhide. Est. $10-20
NYE
1254. Nye. Tonopah. Butler Mine Repro Photo Postcard. The card is captioned “Looking West Jim Butler Mine.” Postmarked Lone Pine, 1945. Vf. Est. $20-40
1255. Nye. Tonopah. C. &. F. Bar/ Tonopah, Nev.// Lot of 2 pieces. GF 6 1/4/ IT. Rd, with heart shape cut out of center, 21mm. One is vf-xf, with minor toning around lettering and edge, the other with rust and marred surface. Est. $25-50
1256. Nye. Tonopah. Don’s Place Trade Token. Don’s Place / Tonopah. // 5 (cents symbol) — most of reverse is obscured. Est. $20-40
1257. Nye. Tonopah. Ed. Lasagna/ Co./ Tonopah,/ Nev./ L.A. Rub Stamp Co.// GF/ 6 1/4cents/ IT. Br, rd, 21mm. Vf, toned, worn at high spots. Est. $20-40
1258. Nye. Tonopah. Fuetsch & Schindler/ Tonopah,/ Nev.// GF/ 12 1/2cents/ IT. Al, square, with corners cut out. 25mm. Fine/Vf, dark spotting, toned. Est. $25-50
1259. Nye. Tonopah. Monte Carlo/ Saloon/ Tonopah, Nev.// GF/ One/ Drink. Rd, br, 23mm. Vf, rough, pitted surface. Found in 1973. Est. $50-75
1260. Nye. Tonopah. Palace Bar/ Perryman/ &/ Balder/ Tonopah, Nev.// GF/ 5cents/ IT. Rd, br, 21mm. Vf, toned at top right of obverse and reverse. Found in Tonopah in 1972. Est. $25-50
1261. Nye. Tonopah. Polin Bros./ Tonopah/ Nevada// GF/ 5cents/ IT. Rd, br, 21mm. Vf, toned, worn at high spots. Est. $25-50
1262. Nye. Tonopah. South Tonopah Consol. GMC. Cert. #554. Incorporated in Nevada. Datlined Chicago, IL. Issued to Chas M. Hicks for 1000 shares in 1903. Signed by v. president Hillton and secretary Henry Delany. Uncancelled. Vignette of three men examining ore specimen. Black border, light red underprint. No printer noted. 8” x 10 1/4”. Xf. Rare. Est. $25-75
1263. Nye. Tonopah. Tonopah Bird’s Eye View Photo Postcards. Lot of 4 different cards. All of the cards offer a bird’s eye view of Tonopah, one of which appears to have had a some damage to the original negative. Another of the cards has a very interesting cross pattern on the reverse side from tape or something similar. The card with the negative damage is postmarked Tonopah, 1943. Vf. Est. $30-75
1264. Nye. Tonopah. Tonopah Bottle House Chromolitho Postcards, c.1908. Lot of 4 similar cards. All of the cards are by Edward Mitchell and all numbered 812. Three of the cards are the same view with different colorations. In these cards, there are no buildings yet built on either side of the Bottle House. The last card shows the Bottle House but there is a building on one side and probably the other. The bottle house was purchased in the early 1970’s and the bottles were sold to collectors at full retail. Vf. Est. $25-50
1265. Nye. Tonopah. Tonopah Building Postcards, c.1920-25. Lot of 5 different cards. All of the cards are by Pacifc Novelty Co, SF. 2 of the cards are identical, #4487, one postmarked Manhattan, 1928(?). The other cards are numbered 4486, 4489 and 4488 which is also postmarked Manhattan, 1923. Vf. Est. $35-75
1266. Nye. Tonopah. Tonopah Cabinet Card. Portrait of a well-dressed man and woman. Taken by Al Smith. 6 1/2” x 4 1/4”. Xf. Est. $10-25
1267. Nye. Tonopah. Tonopah Color Postcard Collection, c.1960-1980. Lot of 32 different cards. A wonderful collection of modern color postcards of different views of Tonopah. Most of the shots were taken in the 1960-70’s, one of the recent boom times for Tonopah. Around 1970, Anaconda began developing a mine 30 miles northeast of Tonopah to produce molybdenum. As part of this mine operation, Anaconda built a new neighborhood near the present day Nye County Courthouse. The price of moly(bdenum) dropped, the mine closed. During the 1980’s, the town was again was booming due to the extremely high price of gold, over $800. A minor boom hit Tonopah in the mid 1990’s when Equatorial began developing a copper open pit on the same property as Anaconda tried for moly. Unfortunately, the venture failed after a short 5 years sending Tonopah into its toughest depression yet. Several of the hotels and businesses shown on these cards are no longer in business. Even the famous Jim Butler Days is a mere shell of what it was once. One of the postcards is oversize measuring 6 x 9”. All Xf. Est. $30-60
1268. Nye. Tonopah. Tonopah Drink Tokens. Lot of 2 different tokens. One from the Tonopah Liquor Co., and the other from Tanner & Coykendale Oro Y Plata. The first, found in Tonopah in 1972, has a heavily pitted surface, rd, br, 21mm, with hole in center. Oro Y Plata is Vf, with toning in both fields, rd, br, 21mm. Est. $25-50
1269. Nye. Tonopah. Tonopah Hotel & Motel Modern Color Postcards, c.1960. Lot of 16 different cards. Hotels & Motels featured include: David’s L & L Motel, 3 different scenes of the Sundowner, 3 different cards of the Best Western, 2 different of the Mizpah, Golden Hills Motel, 2 different of the Silver Queen and one of the Continental. As of the Spring, 2002, most of these hotels were shut down and closed. Modern color. Est. $10-20 Not Illustrated
1270. Nye. Tonopah. Tonopah Mines Postcards, c.1907. Lot of 2 different cards. These 2 outstanding cards are difficult to describe in words. Each one of the chromolitho cards has split views of the different mines of Tonopah. Each has 36 different views of the headframes or the mills. One of the cards has the caption “That Which Makes Tonopah, Nev., Famous and Prosperous.” Both cards is by Newman Post Card Co, LA. One postmarked San Diego, 1908 and datelined Stagg, Cal. Wonderful postcards. Xf. Est. $50-100
1271. Nye. Tonopah. Tonopah Trade Tokens. Lot of 2 different tokens. A.H. Rounsevell/ 5/ Confect./ & Cigars// (same); Rotholtz/ Bros// GF/ 1/ Cigar. Rd, br, 21mm. Fine, toned, rough surface. Est. $25-50
1272. Nye. Tonopah. Tonopah Trade Tokens. Lot of 3 different tokens. Mizpah Hotel plastic drink token, Mammoth Club, and May & McCarthy. The latter two are br, rd, 21mm. Vf-Xf, toning, mottling. Est. $25-50
1273. Nye. Tonopah. Tonopah Trade Tokens. Lot of 5 different tokens. Various, including Monte Carlo Bar, H.G. Brown, Mgr; W.J. Drysdale, Hotel Casey & Cobweb Liquor Co. There is one California token in this lot for the Majestic out of Bakersfield. This piece, among many others of its kind, was found in Tonopah, suggesting the proprietor moving the business to Nevada. Rd, br, mostly toned, and worn. 21mm. Est. $25-75
1274. Nye. Tonopah. Vienna Bakery Tokens. Lot of 2 different tokens. Two different styles, one with “Tonopah, Nev.” at obverse center, the other without. Rd, al, and oct, br. 25mm, 26mm. Both Vf, the al with rust spots, the other toned. Est. $40-80
PERSHING
1275. Pershing. Tungsten. S. Bernstein/ Tungsten,/ Nev.// GF/ 12 1/2cents/ IT. Rd, br, 21mm. Vf, mottled, dark spotting. Est. $25-50
WHITE PINE
1276. White Pine. Ely. Dewey Trade Check/ Ely, Nev.// Lot of 13. GF/ 5 cents/ IT. Rd, br, hole in center. 21mm. Xf, toned. Est. $25-75
