Montana "Big Sky 2" Auction

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Montana Tokens, Good For Mirrors, Postal History, Mining Stock Certificates, Photographs, Ephemera, and Checks.
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Rare Scrip for C.T. Grove (Gold Pin or Cuff Buttons)1220 - Rare Scrip for C.T. Grove (Gold Pin or Cuff Buttons)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Eastern Manufacturing Company. Good for one gold filled lace pin or one pair gold filled cuff buttons, valued at $5. Drawn on C.T. Grove, Great Falls,
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to a**********o for (15.00 + 3.45BP) = 18.45
 
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Very Rare Peoples National Bank Certificates of Deposit Used as Scrip (4 Denominations)1221 - Very Rare Peoples National Bank Certificates of Deposit Used as Scrip (4 Denominations)
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Extra rare scrip! Four different denomination ($5, $10, $25, and $50) Certificates of Deposit as scrip from the Peoples National Bank of Helena. All p
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Estimate : 500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to a**********o for (1,000.00 + 230.00BP) = 1,230.00
 
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Butte Check & Card Collection1222 - Butte Check & Card Collection
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Lot includes 45 checks and corp. cards. Checks date 1890-1934. Banks include: Metals Bank & Trust, Silver Bow National Bank, WA Clark & Brot...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to O******1 for (60.00 + 13.80BP) = 73.80
 
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Hecla Consolidated Mining Company Check Collection (incl. RN) (Ghost Town)1223 - Hecla Consolidated Mining Company Check Collection (incl. RN) (Ghost Town)
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Lot of 16 checks. Includes N. Armstrong & Co. (1882, RN-G, mining pictorial, signed by Hecla Cons. Mining Co.) and three other Armstrong & C...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to J********w.. for (90.00 + 20.70BP) = 110.70
 
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23 Helena Revenue (RN) Checks with Great Variety1224 - 23 Helena Revenue (RN) Checks with Great Variety
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Lot of 23 with little duplication. Earliest is 1867 L.H. Hershfield & Co. (RN-B, Duplicate, miner and dog pictorial). Eight others from Hershfie...
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Estimate : 250.00 - 600.00
Sold to O******1 for (175.00 + 40.25BP) = 215.25
 
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Banking House of L.H. Hershfield & Bro. Revenue Check Collection1225 - Banking House of L.H. Hershfield & Bro. Revenue Check Collection
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Lot of nine choice RN imprinted checks. eight different for L.H. Hershfield & Bro., Bankers in Helena. Includes four pictorial pieces: 1866 (RN-...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to a**********o for (75.00 + 17.25BP) = 92.25
 
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First National Bank of Helena Revenue Check Collection (incl. brown RN-G)1226 - First National Bank of Helena Revenue Check Collection (incl. brown RN-G)
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Five different. All RN-G. Includes rare brown RN-G (1882, blue miner pictorial), 1880 (black miner pictorial), A.M. Holter & Bro. (1880), 1889, ...
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Estimate : 140.00 - 200.00
Sold to F****e for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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Helena Check Collection (84 Pieces)1227 - Helena Check Collection (84 Pieces)
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Majority of pieces are 1880s, with a handful in the 1860s and 1870s. Latest issued is 1897, although there is an unused c.1920s check. Includes checks
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Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to O******1 for (170.00 + 39.10BP) = 209.10
 
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Second Helena, Montana Check Collection1228 - Second Helena, Montana Check Collection
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Lot of 26 checks/drafts plus five statements for the National Bank of Helena. 1) First National Bank of Helena: three early deposit slips (1867-68 w/
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Estimate : 400.00 - 700.00
Sold to O******1 for (150.00 + 34.50BP) = 184.50
 
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Hershfield & Bro. Banking House Revenue Check to Chinese Merchant1229 - Hershfield & Bro. Banking House Revenue Check to Chinese Merchant
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Pay to the order of Tie Sang Tong $50. From the Hershfield Bank. Stamped 'in Gold' in gold ink. RN-D9 City: Helena State: Montana Date: 1...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to c*********p for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
 
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Original Exchange/Check, First National Bank, Helena, RN-B with Teller, Coin, Ingot Vignette1230 - Original Exchange/Check, First National Bank, Helena, RN-B with Teller, Coin, Ingot Vignette
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One of the most sought-after Montana checks! No. 3671, issued for $250 in current funds to Oliver Goyette on Aug. 2, 1869. Pen cancelled. RN-B revenue
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Estimate : 300.00 - 900.00
Sold to O******1 for (160.00 + 36.80BP) = 196.80
 
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Territorial Warrant Signed by Governor P.H. Leslie1231 - Territorial Warrant Signed by Governor P.H. Leslie
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Montana Territory, Auditor's Office pictorial warrant No. 17465, issued for $5 for a discharged convict. Signed by Montana Territorial Governor ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to O******1 for (45.00 + 10.35BP) = 55.35
 
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Lewistown Check Collection1232 - Lewistown Check Collection
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Banks include: National Bank of Lewiston, First National Bank of Lewiston, First National Bank of Fergus, Bank of Fergus County, CF Shoemaker, Central
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (30.00 + 6.90BP) = 36.90
 
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Marysville, Montana Mining Check Collection (Ghost Town)1233 - Marysville, Montana Mining Check Collection (Ghost Town)
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Lot of 21 checks from The Montana Company, Limited, in Marysville, Montana, issued in 1886. 3.75" x 8.5" with varying levels of soiling. M...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to a**********o for (40.00 + 9.20BP) = 49.20
 
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Pony, Montana Check Collection1234 - Pony, Montana Check Collection
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Lot of 17. Earliest is N.J. Isdell (two 1892, pictorial) and Henry Elling (VC crossed out, 1892 & 1893). Also: three pictorial checks w/ adhesiv...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to F****e for (45.00 + 9.00BP) = 54.00
 
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Virginia City Check Collection (incl. Rare RNs)1235 - Virginia City Check Collection (incl. Rare RNs)
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Lot of 24. Two revenue imprinted: Henry Elling (1874, RN-G, allegorical vignette) and Banking House of Raymond, Harrington & Co. (unused, 18--, ...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to a**********o for (140.00 + 32.20BP) = 172.20
 
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Second Virginia City, Montana Check Collection1236 - Second Virginia City, Montana Check Collection
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Lot of 30. Earliest is 1868 Hershfield & Bro. Next is Hussey, Dahler & Co. (1869 w/ adhesive revenue). From Henry Elling: seven, four types ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to O******1 for (180.00 + 41.40BP) = 221.40
 
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Virginia City, Montana Territorial Hand-drawn Check Proofs c.1860s1237 - Virginia City, Montana Territorial Hand-drawn Check Proofs c.1860s
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Interesting lot of three different hand-drawn proof or sample checks drawn by printers. Included: Nowlan & Weary, Bankers; Allen & Millard, ...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to a**********o for (350.00 + 80.50BP) = 430.50
 
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Huge Montana Check Collection (100+, Many Mining, Pictorial)1238 - Huge Montana Check Collection (100+, Many Mining, Pictorial)
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100+ pieces. Many pictorial. Some mining. No revenue. This collection represents the whole state. Pieces from: Ollie, Shawmut, Red Lodge, Sidney, Twin
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to O******1 for (200.00 + 46.00BP) = 246.00
 
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Montana Check Collection: Butte, Dillon, Deer Lodge, Pony (incl. RN & Pictorial)1239 - Montana Check Collection: Butte, Dillon, Deer Lodge, Pony (incl. RN & Pictorial)
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Lot of 16. Butte: W.A. Clark & Brother (four checks, 3 different, two pictorial (1892), one 1897, one unused), Hoge, Brownlee & Co. (two 189...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to O******1 for (65.00 + 14.95BP) = 79.95
 
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