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Virginia City,MT - Madison County - 1865 - Stage Line Licenses and Tax Receipt *Territorial* :

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Transportation Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD
Virginia City,MT - Madison County - 1865 - Stage Line Licenses and Tax Receipt *Territorial* :
Lot of five. Licenses issued to A.J. Oliver to operate a stage line business in the Montana Territory. 1: License no. 929 Issued July 14, 1865. $60. Granted March 1- Dec. 1, 1865. Issued as a Common Carrier. Printed in black on lined paper. 2: License no. 2201 Issued Oct. 12, 1865. $30. Granted Sept. 1 to Dec. 1, 1865. Issued in Virginia City, MT. Fair condition. 3: License no. 2437 issued Dec. 1, 1865. Granted Dec. 1, 1865 to March 1, 1866. $30. Good Condition (4 punches). 4: License no. 3623 Issued April 18, 1865. Granted March 1 to June 1, 1866. $34. All 3.25"x5". Some roughly cut. 5: Tax Receipt no. 213 for $184.88. Territorial, County, Poor, School tax and interest broken out line by line. Property #236. "Due 10.77 scrip" penciled at bottom. Good condition (2 punches). 3.5" x 4". Stage lines throughout Montana Territory connected mining camps to one another. Oliver operated three lines in the territory between 1865-1866. The Express carried U.S. Mail between Virginia City and Helena (its capital). The Tri-Weekly Line covered Helena to Blackfoot (Ophir) and the Daily Line covered Diamond City to Helena. While stage lines were popular throughout the territory, many "treasure stages" (those carrying valuables) were often robbed. Many passengers lost lives or were harmed due to hold-ups, mostly by road agents. Fares on the Tri-Weekly from Virginia City to Helena ran $25. Oliver also ran a line from the territory as far south as Salt Lake City [REF. Sanders, vol. 1, p.285].