MONTANA & THE WEST AUCTION

Auction Details

FROM THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF THOMAS MINCKLER, Billings, MT
SHARPS 1874 RIFLE w/Fort Fetterman, Wyoming Territory provenance; PAINTINGS BY Philip Goodwin, William Standing, Victor Casnelli, Bob Morgan, Leroy Greene, Ed Borein, J. K. Ralston, Will James & Hans Kleiber Etchings; WOOD CARVING BY J. L. Clarke; BRONZES BY C. M. Russell, Bob Scriver, Earl Heikka, T. D. Kelsey, Ace Powell, King Kuka, Gary Schildt, J. K. Ralston; PHOTOS BY Richard Throssel, F. J. Haynes, L. A. Huffman, E. Cameron, Rolin Mckay, Frank Rinehart, Fred Miller, H. P. Calfee; PRINTS BY George Catlin, Karl Bodmer, Remington, Levon West; 1ST EDITION BOOKS ON Custer, Lewis & Clark, C. M. Russell, Buffalo Bill, Sitting Bull, Montana History, Fur Trade,
Historical letters, Ephemera, Broadsides, Maps, Military & Indian artifacts, Western gear, Yellowstone Nat. Park
All property is sold as is, and ALL SALES ARE FINAL. Property is open to thorough public inspection. The auction company is working solely on behalf of the seller. It is the Bidder’s responsibility to determine condition, age, genuineness, value or any other determinative factor of the auction merchandise. United Country - Shobe Auction & Realty may attempt to describe the merchandise at the auction BUT MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS. In no event shall United Country - Shobe Auction & Realty be held responsible for having made or implied any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular...
Choose Your Layout > Switch to Grid View Switch to List View
Desk pen set on brick from C. M. Russell’s house in Great Falls & accompanying  pamphlet, ca 1960’s.1 - Desk pen set on brick from C. M. Russell’s house in Great Falls & accompanying pamphlet, ca 1960’s.
United Country-Shobe Auction & Realty
Est. $50-$100
Bidding Has Concluded
 
Sold to floor for (300.00) = 300.00
 
Details...Bookmark
2 Montana Territorial warrant bounties:2 - 2 Montana Territorial warrant bounties:
United Country-Shobe Auction & Realty
(1) for killing one Bear ($8) dated Dec. 7th, 1885, fine cond; and (1) for killing 270 squirrels ($18.50) dated June, 1887, shows Lady Liberty vignett
Bidding Has Concluded
 
Sold to floor for (375.00) = 375.00
 
Details...Bookmark
Red Lodge Brewing Co. box, Red Lodge, MT,3 - Red Lodge Brewing Co. box, Red Lodge, MT,
United Country-Shobe Auction & Realty
green w/black lettering , 13” h x 24” l x 15 ½” w, brewery started in 1910. Est. $250-$500
Bidding Has Concluded
 
Sold to floor for (325.00) = 325.00
 
Details...Bookmark
Bronze cast eagle globe flag pole finial, 19th century, 10” wide.4 - Bronze cast eagle globe flag pole finial, 19th century, 10” wide.
United Country-Shobe Auction & Realty
Est. $100-$200
Bidding Has Concluded
 
Sold to floor for (125.00) = 125.00
 
Details...Bookmark
Hittin’ the High Spots, designed by Bob Fletcher, illustrated by Shorty Shope, 1940 ca.5 - Hittin’ the High Spots, designed by Bob Fletcher, illustrated by Shorty Shope, 1940 ca.
United Country-Shobe Auction & Realty
Est. $25-$50
Bidding Has Concluded
 
Sold to floor for (400.00) = 400.00
 
Details...Bookmark
Japanese Samurai sword w/scabbard, scrimshaw ivory, very ornate.6 - Japanese Samurai sword w/scabbard, scrimshaw ivory, very ornate.
United Country-Shobe Auction & Realty
Est. $300-$500
Bidding Has Concluded
 
Sold to timeshifter for (550.00 + 99.00BP) = 649.00
 
Details...Bookmark
Group of 5 cabinet cards with a rare imprint of W. H. Culver (1853-1937), Lewistown, MT, 1890’s.7 - Group of 5 cabinet cards with a rare imprint of W. H. Culver (1853-1937), Lewistown, MT, 1890’s.
United Country-Shobe Auction & Realty
Est. $50-$100
Bidding Has Concluded
 
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
Details...Bookmark
Japanese Samurai sword set, 19” & 26” blades, brass hilts w/scabbards8 - Japanese Samurai sword set, 19” & 26” blades, brass hilts w/scabbards
United Country-Shobe Auction & Realty
Est. $300-$500
Bidding Has Concluded
 
Sold to floor for (4,000.00) = 4,000.00
 
Details...Bookmark
3 Scribner’s Magazines:  2 Will James articles; Dec. 1929 & Feb. 1930;9 - 3 Scribner’s Magazines: 2 Will James articles; Dec. 1929 & Feb. 1930;
United Country-Shobe Auction & Realty
Sept. 1929 Ernest Hemingway article. Est. $100-$200
Bidding Has Concluded
 
Sold to floor for (75.00) = 75.00
 
Details...Bookmark
Group of 15 postcards, mostly embossed, sent to Grey Cliff, Montana, all 1915 ca.10 - Group of 15 postcards, mostly embossed, sent to Grey Cliff, Montana, all 1915 ca.
United Country-Shobe Auction & Realty
Est. $50-$100
Bidding Has Concluded
 
Sold to floor for (35.00) = 35.00
 
Details...Bookmark
Group of 13 Montana stocks from various companies dated 1897-1913:11 - Group of 13 Montana stocks from various companies dated 1897-1913:
United Country-Shobe Auction & Realty
Parrot Silver & Copper Co., Butte Miner Co., Moulton Mining Co., Silver Bow Brewing Co., Columbia Amusement Co., Silver Bow Club Building Associ...
Bidding Has Concluded
 
Sold to floor for (65.00) = 65.00
 
Details...Bookmark
1923 red leather record book presented by the National Live Stock Commission: characters.12 - 1923 red leather record book presented by the National Live Stock Commission: characters.
United Country-Shobe Auction & Realty
Sellers of Cattle, Hogs, and Sheep, Long Beach, Ca. filled with 5 drawings of Est. $50-$150
Bidding Has Concluded
 
Sold to floor for (125.00) = 125.00
 
Details...Bookmark
Northern Pacific Railroad and North Western Overland Mail Co., three 19th century tickets13 - Northern Pacific Railroad and North Western Overland Mail Co., three 19th century tickets
United Country-Shobe Auction & Realty
from Miles City to St. Paul; Glendive to St. Paul; and Miles City to Glendive. Est. $50-$100
Bidding Has Concluded
 
Sold to floor for (50.00) = 50.00
 
Details...Bookmark
2 photographs from the Judge Oliver Seth, Santa Fe, NM collection:14 - 2 photographs from the Judge Oliver Seth, Santa Fe, NM collection:
United Country-Shobe Auction & Realty
William Herbert “Buck” Dunton (1878-1936) at his studio in Taos, NM, vintage photograph, 6” x 8”; and Joseph Henry Sharp sketching near his summer st
Bidding Has Concluded
 
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
Details...Bookmark
3 photos from inside the store of Ben Smith General Merchandise in Miles City, Montana 1906;15 - 3 photos from inside the store of Ben Smith General Merchandise in Miles City, Montana 1906;
United Country-Shobe Auction & Realty
and one real photo postcard of Smith Liquor Store and 2 mtd. 5” x 7” and 6 ½” X 8 ½”; and photo of Miles City Lumber Co., 1905; all accom...
Bidding Has Concluded
 
Sold to floor for (35.00) = 35.00
 
Details...Bookmark
2 photographs:(1) Log Palace on 72 Ranch, Spring Creek, MT, 3 ¾” x 4 ¾”,16 - 2 photographs:(1) Log Palace on 72 Ranch, Spring Creek, MT, 3 ¾” x 4 ¾”,
United Country-Shobe Auction & Realty
main ranch (2) Photograph of Marysville, Montana, dated Jan. 1912, 5” x 7”. Est. $50-$75
Bidding Has Concluded
 
Sold to floor for (55.00) = 55.00
 
Details...Bookmark
4 letters from cowboys who worked on the N-N Ranch near Miles City, Montana17 - 4 letters from cowboys who worked on the N-N Ranch near Miles City, Montana
United Country-Shobe Auction & Realty
and other ranches in eastern Montana and Wyoming; one letter gives insight into the Johnson County War and outlaw Ed Starr; there are 3 snapshots, 194
Bidding Has Concluded
 
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
Details...Bookmark
Post, Richard, photograph of Billings Brewery, 7 ½” x 9 ½”,18 - Post, Richard, photograph of Billings Brewery, 7 ½” x 9 ½”,
United Country-Shobe Auction & Realty
1906, holographic list of bottlers/brewers on reverse, horse-drawn wagons filled with beer freight in foreground. Est. $200-$400
Bidding Has Concluded
 
Sold to floor for (425.00) = 425.00
 
Details...Bookmark
Photograph of Eagle Hotel on Montana Avenue, Billings, Montana19 - Photograph of Eagle Hotel on Montana Avenue, Billings, Montana
United Country-Shobe Auction & Realty
with Albert Thomas, Billings sheriff and his brother posed in their vintage 1925 automobiles, 9 ½” x 8”. Est. $100-$200
Bidding Has Concluded
 
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
Details...Bookmark
Kleiber, Hans (1887-1967), signed check dated 1964 with two illustrated brochures of the artist’s wo20 - Kleiber, Hans (1887-1967), signed check dated 1964 with two illustrated brochures of the artist’s wo
United Country-Shobe Auction & Realty
and Robert Meyers (1919-1967) letter signed Bob on his letterhead, March 1969. Est. $100-$160
Bidding Has Concluded
 
Sold to floor for (75.00) = 75.00
 
Details...Bookmark
Their Ride for Life, illustrated pamphlet signed by artist J. K. Ralston (1896-1987).21 - Their Ride for Life, illustrated pamphlet signed by artist J. K. Ralston (1896-1987).
United Country-Shobe Auction & Realty
Est. $60-$100
Bidding Has Concluded
 
Sold to floor for (70.00) = 70.00
 
Details...Bookmark
Ralston, J. K., original silkscreen used for advertising purposes, 1940’s ca. 2 ¾”x 4 ½”.22 - Ralston, J. K., original silkscreen used for advertising purposes, 1940’s ca. 2 ¾”x 4 ½”.
United Country-Shobe Auction & Realty
Est. $100-$200
Bidding Has Concluded
 
Sold to dic-kota for (75.00 + 13.50BP) = 88.50
 
Details...Bookmark
The Old West of J. K. Ralston, 4-page colored brochure illustrated and23 - The Old West of J. K. Ralston, 4-page colored brochure illustrated and
United Country-Shobe Auction & Realty
hand-signed by the artist J. K. Ralston, 12 ½” x 9 ¼”. Est. $100-$200
Bidding Has Concluded
 
Sold to dic-kota for (230.00 + 41.40BP) = 271.40
 
Details...Bookmark
White, Fritz (1930-2010), member Cowboy Artist of America,24 - White, Fritz (1930-2010), member Cowboy Artist of America,
United Country-Shobe Auction & Realty
unframed horse portrait, colored pastel on paper, 22” x 20 ½”. Est. $100-$200
Bidding Has Concluded
 
Sold to floor for (250.00) = 250.00
 
Details...Bookmark
C. M. Russell print, I Rode Him,25 - C. M. Russell print, I Rode Him,
United Country-Shobe Auction & Realty
compliments of Elks Club, Great Falls, Montana, 1920 ca., 12” x 10 ½”. Est. $75-$150
Bidding Has Concluded
 
Sold to floor for (75.00) = 75.00
 
Details...Bookmark
Remington, Frederick original prints, 1890 & 189226 - Remington, Frederick original prints, 1890 & 1892
United Country-Shobe Auction & Realty
with pamphlet The Frederic Remington Studio Collection,13” x 17”; 33 pages of various subjects from Harpers Magazine, 1890’s. Est. $75-$150
Bidding Has Concluded
 
Sold to floor for (35.00) = 35.00
 
Details...Bookmark
Banks, Eleanor, Wandersong, Caldwell, ID, 1950, lst ed. good cond.27 - Banks, Eleanor, Wandersong, Caldwell, ID, 1950, lst ed. good cond.
United Country-Shobe Auction & Realty
Est. $100-$200
Bidding Has Concluded
 
Sold to floor for (50.00) = 50.00
 
Details...Bookmark
Vaughn, Robert, Then and Now or 36 Years in the Rockies, Minneapolis, 1900, good cond, 1st edition.28 - Vaughn, Robert, Then and Now or 36 Years in the Rockies, Minneapolis, 1900, good cond, 1st edition.
United Country-Shobe Auction & Realty
Est. $200-$300
Bidding Has Concluded
 
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
Details...Bookmark
Quaife, Milo, The Journals of Captain Meriwether Lewis29 - Quaife, Milo, The Journals of Captain Meriwether Lewis
United Country-Shobe Auction & Realty
and Sergeant John Ordway, Madison, 1916, lst ed. Est. $200-$250
Bidding Has Concluded
 
Sold to floor for (150.00) = 150.00
 
Details...Bookmark
Hebard, Grace Raymond, Sacajawea Guide of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, Glendale, 1957, fine cond.30 - Hebard, Grace Raymond, Sacajawea Guide of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, Glendale, 1957, fine cond.
United Country-Shobe Auction & Realty
Est. $350-$450
Bidding Has Concluded
 
Sold to floor for (150.00) = 150.00
 
Details...Bookmark
Allen, Paul and Archibald McVickar, History of the Expedition Under the Command of Lewis and Clark,31 - Allen, Paul and Archibald McVickar, History of the Expedition Under the Command of Lewis and Clark,
United Country-Shobe Auction & Realty
New York, 1842. 2 volumes, folding map. Est. $500-$750
Bidding Has Concluded
 
Sold to floor for (550.00) = 550.00
 
Details...Bookmark
Willard, John, Adventure Trails in Montana, Helena, 1964, Limited Edition #117/150,32 - Willard, John, Adventure Trails in Montana, Helena, 1964, Limited Edition #117/150,
United Country-Shobe Auction & Realty
signed by author and by artist J. K. Ralston, illustrated by C. M. Russell, fine cond., in box. Est. $100-$200
Bidding Has Concluded
 
Sold to floor for (210.00) = 210.00
 
Details...Bookmark
Langford, Nathaniel Pitt, Vigilante Days and Ways, New York,33 - Langford, Nathaniel Pitt, Vigilante Days and Ways, New York,
United Country-Shobe Auction & Realty
1893, 2 volumes, partial water mark on front cover of Vol. 2, all else fine cond. Est. $300-$400
Bidding Has Concluded
 
Sold to floor for (130.00) = 130.00
 
Details...Bookmark
Herndon, Sarah Raymond, Days on the Road, New York, 1902, lst ed. very good cond.34 - Herndon, Sarah Raymond, Days on the Road, New York, 1902, lst ed. very good cond.
United Country-Shobe Auction & Realty
Est. $300-$500
Bidding Has Concluded
 
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
Details...Bookmark
Willard, Daniel, Montana the Geological Story, Lancaster, 1935, fine cond.35 - Willard, Daniel, Montana the Geological Story, Lancaster, 1935, fine cond.
United Country-Shobe Auction & Realty
Est. $100-$150
Bidding Has Concluded
 
Sold to floor for (85.00) = 85.00
 
Details...Bookmark
Kittredge, William and Annick Smith, The Last Best Place, a Montana Anthology,36 - Kittredge, William and Annick Smith, The Last Best Place, a Montana Anthology,
United Country-Shobe Auction & Realty
Helena, 1988. lst edition, fine cond. Est. $150-$250
Bidding Has Concluded
 
Sold to floor for (60.00) = 60.00
 
Details...Bookmark
Montana History Resources Possibilities, Butte, 1893, original paper wraps, 64 pp, very rare.37 - Montana History Resources Possibilities, Butte, 1893, original paper wraps, 64 pp, very rare.
United Country-Shobe Auction & Realty
Est. $250-$350
Bidding Has Concluded
 
Sold to floor for (225.00) = 225.00
 
Details...Bookmark
The Pioneers Fourth of July Address of Hon. W. F. Sanders,38 - The Pioneers Fourth of July Address of Hon. W. F. Sanders,
United Country-Shobe Auction & Realty
read at the Dedication of the Capital of Montana at Helena, July 4th, 1902, 23 pp, original wraps in fine cond, very scarce. Est. $250-$350
Bidding Has Concluded
 
Sold to floor for (75.00) = 75.00
 
Details...Bookmark
Photogravure booklet Helena, by Ward Brothers, Helena, 1892, good cond., rare.39 - Photogravure booklet Helena, by Ward Brothers, Helena, 1892, good cond., rare.
United Country-Shobe Auction & Realty
Est. $150-$250
Bidding Has Concluded
 
Sold to floor for (75.00) = 75.00
 
Details...Bookmark
Photogravure booklet, Views of Granite, Philipsburg and Vicinity,40 - Photogravure booklet, Views of Granite, Philipsburg and Vicinity,
United Country-Shobe Auction & Realty
published by Charles Weitfle, 1891, good cond. Est. $100-$150
Bidding Has Concluded
 
Sold to floor for (120.00) = 120.00
 
Details...Bookmark
(the original) Constitution of the State of Montana…..41 - (the original) Constitution of the State of Montana…..
United Country-Shobe Auction & Realty
Constitutional Convention held at Helena, Montana, July 4, 1889, Helena, 1889. Est. $150-$200
Bidding Has Concluded
 
Sold to floor for (125.00) = 125.00
 
Details...Bookmark
Palladino, L. B.,  Indian and White in the Northwest;42 - Palladino, L. B., Indian and White in the Northwest;
United Country-Shobe Auction & Realty
A History of Catholicity in Montana 1831-1891, Lancaster, 1922, very find cond. Est. $100-$200
Bidding Has Concluded
 
Sold to dcmf for (95.00 + 17.10BP) = 112.10
 
Details...Bookmark
Yellowstone National Park silver illustrated hot pad, 1910 ca.;43 - Yellowstone National Park silver illustrated hot pad, 1910 ca.;
United Country-Shobe Auction & Realty
also Hiram Martin Chittenden, The Yellowstone National Park, St. Paul, 1927, revised enlarged edition, original copper wraps, very good cond. Est.
Bidding Has Concluded
 
Sold to floor for (130.00) = 130.00
 
Details...Bookmark
Riley, W. C., The Official Northern Pacific Railway Guide44 - Riley, W. C., The Official Northern Pacific Railway Guide
United Country-Shobe Auction & Realty
for the use of Tourists and Travelers, St. Paul, 1897, original red limp cloth covers, good cond.; also Jack Chaney, Foolish Questions Yellowstone Nat
Bidding Has Concluded
 
Sold to floor for (150.00) = 150.00
 
Details...Bookmark
Scenic Gems of Yellowstone National Park, Spokane, 1910 ca,45 - Scenic Gems of Yellowstone National Park, Spokane, 1910 ca,
United Country-Shobe Auction & Realty
chromolithograph cover with original envelope, fine cond. Est. $50-$100
Bidding Has Concluded
 
Sold to floor for (130.00) = 130.00
 
Details...Bookmark
Remington, Frederic, Done in the Open, New York, 1903, very good condition.46 - Remington, Frederic, Done in the Open, New York, 1903, very good condition.
United Country-Shobe Auction & Realty
Est. $100-$200
Bidding Has Concluded
 
Sold to floor for (210.00) = 210.00
 
Details...Bookmark
Remington, Frederic, The Mountain Man, bronze plaque by Mario Nardini.  21” x 14”.46a - Remington, Frederic, The Mountain Man, bronze plaque by Mario Nardini. 21” x 14”.
United Country-Shobe Auction & Realty
Est. $1,000-$1,500
Bidding Has Concluded
 
Sold to fishman13 for (325.00 + 58.50BP) = 383.50
 
Details...Bookmark
J. H. Colton’s Map of Nebraska, Dakota and Montana, 1864, multi-colored., 10 ½ “ x 9 ½”.47 - J. H. Colton’s Map of Nebraska, Dakota and Montana, 1864, multi-colored., 10 ½ “ x 9 ½”.
United Country-Shobe Auction & Realty
Est. $150-$250
Bidding Has Concluded
 
Sold to floor for (220.00) = 220.00
 
Details...Bookmark
Map of Montana Idaho & Wyoming, 1885, 11” x 13”. multi-colored.48 - Map of Montana Idaho & Wyoming, 1885, 11” x 13”. multi-colored.
United Country-Shobe Auction & Realty
Est. $150-$250
Bidding Has Concluded
 
Sold to floor for (220.00) = 220.00
 
Details...Bookmark
Railroad Commission Map of Montana, 1910, 38” x 50”,  full-colored.49 - Railroad Commission Map of Montana, 1910, 38” x 50”, full-colored.
United Country-Shobe Auction & Realty
Est. $200-$300
Bidding Has Concluded
 
Sold to floor for (300.00) = 300.00
 
Details...Bookmark