Million Dollar Auction

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Six day Auction, September 25, 26, 27 and October 2, 3, 4, 2015.
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Miscellaneous Helena Check Collection2200 - Miscellaneous Helena Check Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Checks from various banks including the American National Bank, The Thomas Cruse Savings Bank, Union Bank and Trust Co, Jefferson and Teton Mining Com
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to e*****r for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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Rare Usage Hershfield Checks Including a Gold2201 - Rare Usage Hershfield Checks Including a Gold
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Three rare usage checks from the L.H. Hershfield & Bro. bank to The Anglo-Californian Bank Including one Gold requirement and one Brown RNG c. 1...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to e*****r for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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Three Banking House of L. H. Hershfield Checks2202 - Three Banking House of L. H. Hershfield Checks
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1) Early bank check identified as L. H. Hershfield & Co. Bankers. Sept. 1866. 2) Check of L. H. Hershfield & Bro. Bankers, Sept. 1874, made ...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Three Checks of the Banking House of L. H. Hershfield2203 - Three Checks of the Banking House of L. H. Hershfield
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1) $3000, Nov., 1866. Beautiful vignette of prospector carrying a rifle and an axe with his dog. Scarce green RN-B6 revenue stamp imprinted in center.
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Five First National Bank of Helena RN Checks2204 - Five First National Bank of Helena RN Checks
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1) Nice vignette of woman with shovel and shield on left side and eagle on right side. Orange adhesive R6c revenue stamp. 2) Jan. , 1871. Orange impri
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Banking House of L. H. Hershfield & Bro. Note w/ Adhesive Revenue Stamps2205 - Banking House of L. H. Hershfield & Bro. Note w/ Adhesive Revenue Stamps
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Note to C. C. Numtey for four months after the date fo august 12, 1869, (due Dec. 15, 1869, with an interest rate of 4% per month ). Signed by James M
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (80.00 + 18.40BP) = 98.40
 
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The National Bank of Montana Check Collection2206 - The National Bank of Montana Check Collection
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A 25 piece collection of checks from both Montana National Bank and The National Bank of Montana of Helena, Montana between 1898 and 1914 including 9
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to e*****r for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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Very Rare First National Bank of Helena Check with Buff RN-G2207 - Very Rare First National Bank of Helena Check with Buff RN-G
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A very rare First National Bank of Helena, Montana check revenue variety (RNG in buff) from 1880 with no discoloration of the paper. The First Nation
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to e*****r for (60.00 + 12.00BP) = 72.00
 
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Very Rare Pair of First National Bank Checks with RN-B1 and coin/ingot vignette2208 - Very Rare Pair of First National Bank Checks with RN-B1 and coin/ingot vignette
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A very rare pair of RN-B1 checks from First National Bank of Helena including a first and second (an original and duplicate check). Both checks have
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Estimate : 300.00 - 900.00
Sold to e*****r for (325.00 + 65.00BP) = 390.00
 
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Hershfield Check Collection2209 - Hershfield Check Collection
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21 different pieces from Hershfield. Most from L. H. Hershfield & Co. Bankers, some with adhesive stamps c. 1867-1884. City: Montana State: Her...
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Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to e*****r for (90.00 + 18.00BP) = 108.00
 
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Hershfield Imprint Revenue Stamp Checks2210 - Hershfield Imprint Revenue Stamp Checks
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Nine different Hershfield imprint revenue stamps inluding 3 unlisted brown RNG's, dates range from 1874-82. City: Montana State: Hershfield Dat...
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Estimate : 250.00 - 300.00
Sold to e*****r for (130.00 + 26.00BP) = 156.00
 
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Jefferson County, Montana Various Warrants2211 - Jefferson County, Montana Various Warrants
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A lot of 14 Jefferson County, Montana warrants, mostly in pretty good condition, between 1868 through 1884 from the treasurer of the county paying cer
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Start Price : 125.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Three Hussey Dahler, Virginia City RN Checks2212 - Three Hussey Dahler, Virginia City RN Checks
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Three checks from Hussey, Dahler & Co. Bankers in Viginia City Montana with one orange and two citrine RN's c. 1873-74 City: Montana State...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to c****n for (80.00 + 18.40BP) = 98.40
 
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A Pair of L.H. Hershfield & Co. Checks w/ Miner Vignette2213 - A Pair of L.H. Hershfield & Co. Checks w/ Miner Vignette
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Two checks from L.H. Hershfield Co. in Virginia City, Montana, issued in 1868. There is a picture on the far left side of a miner and his dog. One c
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to F****e for (120.00 + 27.60BP) = 147.60
 
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Virginia City, Montana Large Check and Warrant Collection2214 - Virginia City, Montana Large Check and Warrant Collection
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A collection of 36 pieces of checks and warrants from Virginia City, Montana between 1867 and 1915. This set includes 3 stamped revenue checks and ot
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Estimate : 480.00 - 1,300.00
Sold to e*****r for (200.00 + 40.00BP) = 240.00
 
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Henry Elling, Virginia City MT Check Collection2215 - Henry Elling, Virginia City MT Check Collection
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Two rare checks from Henry Elling, Banker, with an RND on April 27,1875 and one with the unlisted never before seen brown RN. There are 4 other diff
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to e*****r for (160.00 + 32.00BP) = 192.00
 
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Alice Mining Company, Walkerville, MT Checks2216 - Alice Mining Company, Walkerville, MT Checks
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Five different checks for the Alice Gold & Silver Mining Company in Walkerville; 1 blank check with RNG; 6 other checks for Pony Mt. from the Mo...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to c*********p for (45.00 + 10.35BP) = 55.35
 
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Four Rare Montana RN Checks2217 - Four Rare Montana RN Checks
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Four checks with unusual RN's from Donnell Clark and Larabie Bankers (Butte), Charles H. Peck Banker (Red Bluff), and Hail & Bennett Bankers...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 250.00
Sold to 1*****c for (100.00 + 23.00BP) = 123.00
 
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L.H. Hershfield Pair of Rare RN checks2218 - L.H. Hershfield Pair of Rare RN checks
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A pair of checks from L.H. Hershfield and L.H. Hershfield and Co. of Helena, Montana and Virginia City, Montana respectively. The Helena check is an
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to D******a for (120.00 + 24.00BP) = 144.00
 
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Miscellaneous Montana Town Check Collection2219 - Miscellaneous Montana Town Check Collection
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A wide assortment of about 30 checks from a variety of towns and banks, Including the Leviathan Gold Mining Co in Mammoth MT, Merchant's Nationa...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to F****e for (70.00 + 16.10BP) = 86.10
 
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Small Town Montana RN Checks2220 - Small Town Montana RN Checks
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Five small town Montana checks: all are RN's from Bannack City, Sulphur Springs, Lima, Browning, and Marysville c. 1870's-1902 City: Montan...
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Estimate : 140.00 - 300.00
Sold to h*******c for (75.00 + 17.25BP) = 92.25
 
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Books on Butte (3 Historical References w/ many pictures)2221 - Books on Butte (3 Historical References w/ many pictures)
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Titles Include: Butte Montana 1864-1974 signed by author Mary Ann Carling, Butte's Memory Book (w/ many b&w photos 295 pages), & A Br...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*********1 for (70.00 + 16.10BP) = 86.10
 
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Butte Mining Reference Group (4)2222 - Butte Mining Reference Group (4)
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Titles Include: A Brief History of Butte Montana 1900, Butte Was Like That - novel by Joe H. Duffy, Copper Camp, and Sketches of Butte (from Vigi
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to i*********1 for (140.00 + 32.20BP) = 172.20
 
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Butte's Rich Mining History (Book Collection) 42223 - Butte's Rich Mining History (Book Collection) 4
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Titles Include: Mile High Mile Deep by Richard K. O'Malley, Copper Camp - stories of the worlds greatest mining town, Underground Warfare at...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to i*********1 for (100.00 + 23.00BP) = 123.00
 
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Virginia City's Golden Years (set of 4 books)2224 - Virginia City's Golden Years (set of 4 books)
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Featuring: Gold Camp by Larry Barsness, The Road to Virginia City - The Diary of James Knox Polk Miller, Golden Gulch (2 copies) one of which is Au
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to i*********1 for (120.00 + 27.60BP) = 147.60
 
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"Born to Be" by Taylor Gordon (I) (African-American Mining Camp Narrative)2225 - "Born to Be" by Taylor Gordon (I) (African-American Mining Camp Narrative)
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Famous in the 1920's as a singer of Negro spirituals, Taylor Gordon was born into the only black family living in White Sulphur Springs, Montana...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to i*********1 for (100.00 + 23.00BP) = 123.00
 
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"Born to Be" by Taylor Gordon (II)2226 - "Born to Be" by Taylor Gordon (II)
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See above. Only front part of cover is included with this one. City: Montana State: White Sulphur Springs Date: 1929 HWAC#: : 31953
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Montana Pioneer Biographies (5)2227 - Montana Pioneer Biographies (5)
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Titles include: The Montana Gold Rush Diary of Kate Dunlap, A Bride on the Bozeman Trail - Ellen Fletcher Bio, Overland Days to Montana in 1865 - Ra
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Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Sold to e*****r for (110.00 + 22.00BP) = 132.00
 
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"Pencil Sketches of Montana" by AE Mathews (early reprint)2228 - "Pencil Sketches of Montana" by AE Mathews (early reprint)
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This seems to be a pre-1900, custom made reprint of the most important, most collectible Montana book. The fold-out page on the original 1868 work has
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to t****y for (800.00 + 184.00BP) = 984.00
 
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The Comical History of Montana (1912)2229 - The Comical History of Montana (1912)
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The Comical History of Montana by Jerre C. Murphy 1912 * protected by dustjacket (better condition than appears in photo) 332 pages. City: Montana St
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Following Old Trails (Arthur L. Stone, 1913) w/ illustrations2230 - Following Old Trails (Arthur L. Stone, 1913) w/ illustrations
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Following Old Trails by Arthur L. Stone - condition issues with spine & cover (304 pages) City: Montana State: Date: HWAC#: : 31233
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Estimate : 160.00 - 200.00
Sold to b*********7 for (40.00 + 9.20BP) = 49.20
 
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1892 Special Report on the Sheep Industry2231 - 1892 Special Report on the Sheep Industry
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Special report on the History and present condition of the Sheep Industry of the United States (1892) 1000 pages City: Montana State: Date: HW
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to b*********7 for (35.00 + 8.05BP) = 43.05
 
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Wild Horses and Gold by Elizabeth Page2232 - Wild Horses and Gold by Elizabeth Page
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Signed 1932 (362 pages w/ newspaper articles placed inside of back cover). Author inscribed to Tom Mix with his bookplate. City: Montana State: Date
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to i*********1 for (200.00 + 46.00BP) = 246.00
 
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Autographed Montana Fiction Group (9)2233 - Autographed Montana Fiction Group (9)
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Titles include: Rodger the Lodger, Turn here for the Big Hole, Half-Wild and Half-Breed, Come Laugh with Me, So Told the Gypsy, River of the Sun,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to e*****r for (80.00 + 16.00BP) = 96.00
 
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Carter County Area History Books2234 - Carter County Area History Books
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Shifting Scenes - Two different copies (1978 copyright). City: Montana State: Date: HWAC#: : 31259
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to i*********1 for (40.00 + 9.20BP) = 49.20
 
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Central Western Montana Region Library (14)2235 - Central Western Montana Region Library (14)
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In Depth History of the Trials & Tribulations covering the following Montana Counties: Missoula, Powell, Granite, Ravelli, Deer Lodge, Jefferson...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to F****e for (140.00 + 32.20BP) = 172.20
 
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Cowboy Autobiography Group  (5)2236 - Cowboy Autobiography Group (5)
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Titles include: My Life East and West by William S. Hart, Lucky Montana Cowpoke by Watkins, Horse Wrangler by Bard, 40 years' Gatherin's ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to e*****r for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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Cowboy Book Lot (11)2237 - Cowboy Book Lot (11)
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Titles Include: Cowboys and Cattlemen, The Trail Back (1st Edition), The Schoolma'am and the Saddle Tramp, Dusty Corrals (2 autographed copies...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8*****l for (70.00 + 16.10BP) = 86.10
 
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Cowboy Brand Books (4)2238 - Cowboy Brand Books (4)
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Titles Include: Brands of Cascade & Judith Basin Counties 1975, Cattle Brands by Andy Adams 1906, Marks and Brands - Montana Stockgrowers Dire...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to m******x for (100.00 + 23.00BP) = 123.00
 
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Cowboy Poetry Book Group (9)2239 - Cowboy Poetry Book Group (9)
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Titles include: Rhymes from a Roundup Camp, Corral Dust (autographed by Fletcher), Montana's Song (autographed by Mockel), The Anti-Kaiser Po...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to e*****r for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
 
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Cowboys & Cattlemen Book Group (6)2240 - Cowboys & Cattlemen Book Group (6)
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Titles Include: The Stubborn Mare (1st Edition), The Scissorbills, The Day of the Cattleman, Following Old Trails 1913, Pioneer Cattleman in Monta
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to p********n for (55.00 + 11.00BP) = 66.00
 
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Cowmen and Ranchers Book Group (6)2241 - Cowmen and Ranchers Book Group (6)
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Titles include: Western Memories, One Montana Homesteader & his Family (signed by Bergman), The Gary Cooper Story (1st edition), Western Pion...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to p********n for (30.00 + 6.00BP) = 36.00
 
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Cushman Western Book Set (6)2242 - Cushman Western Book Set (6)
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Titles include: The Old Copper Collar (1st Edition + paperback), Stay Away, Joe; Plenty of Room & Air (autographed); The Gold Frontier (autog...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8*****l for (30.00 + 6.90BP) = 36.90
 
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Forts & Trading Posts of the West Books (4)2243 - Forts & Trading Posts of the West Books (4)
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Titles Include: Old Forts of the Far West, Military & Trading Posts of Montana (one hardback - 1st edition, one softcover) and Autographed copy...
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Estimate : 250.00 - 450.00
Sold to p********n for (160.00 + 32.00BP) = 192.00
 
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General Custer Related Books (9)2244 - General Custer Related Books (9)
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The Teepee Book, Custer's Last Battle by Capt. E.S. Godfrey + Coments on the Custer Battle by Gen. James B. Fry (taken from Century Magazine 18...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to p********n for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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General Montana History Books (13)2245 - General Montana History Books (13)
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From Pacific History Stories (Montana Edition) to The Bonanza Trail - Ghost Town & Mining Camps of the West, The Illustrated World History 114...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to p********n for (15.00 + 3.00BP) = 18.00
 
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General Montana Reference Archive (38)2246 - General Montana Reference Archive (38)
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A great variety of historic Montana treasures. Please see photo for details. City: Montana State: Date: HWAC#: : 30814
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Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Sold to p********n for (60.00 + 12.00BP) = 72.00
 
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Historical Society of Montana (4)2247 - Historical Society of Montana (4)
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First four Volumes - Vol I Second Edition 1902, Vol II 1st Edition 1896, Vol. III 1st Edition 1900. Vol. 4 1st Editon 1903 City: Montana State: D
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Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Sold to p********n for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
 
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Historical Society of Montana Group (10)2248 - Historical Society of Montana Group (10)
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Ten Volume Set: all printed 1966 w/ the exception of ( Vol. VI 1st Edition 1907) & (Vol X 1st Edition 1940) City: Montana State: Date: HWAC#...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to p********n for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
 
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History of Aldridge and more!2249 - History of Aldridge and more!
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Titles include: Two Autographed copies of The Photo History of Aldridge, An Empire of Dust (1st edition), and Granville Stuart - Diary & Sketch...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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