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U.S. Kirby Lumber Company Round Scrip Bank Note P

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:375.00 USD Estimated At:750.00 - 1,500.00 USD
U.S. Kirby Lumber Company Round Scrip Bank Note P

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Auction Date:2007 Feb 01 @ 10:00 (UTC-4 : AST/EDT)
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1900's. P-Unlisted. 5cts; 10cts; 25cts; 50cts. Proof. All are around 1.75 inches in diameter and are cut down large die proofs printed on india paper mounted on manila file storage envelope. All have plate numbers at top. 1)to5) 5 cents; 10 cents; 50 cents; $1.00 printed in black with signature of George R. Christie. 6) $1.00 printed in red with signature of R.F.Ford. These were scrip notes that would have been printed on a circular thin cardboard the size of the note. The workers were paid with this scrip which states "Good for ($ amount) in merchandise only." The Kirby Lumber Company was formed in 1901 by John Henry Kirby in East Texas to manufacture and transport lumber. Between 1910 and 1920 he had over 16,500 employees, 5 logging camps and 12 lumber mills. He was president of Southwestern Oil Company of Houston in the early 1900's and formed in Kirby Oil Company in 1920. Only Enron's recent failure eclipsed Houston's prior largest bankruptcy, that of John Henry Kirby whose 40 million dollar twin oil and timber companies entered receivership in 1904 and whose Kirby Lumber company declared bankruptcy in 1934. Kirby's Houston Oil Company became Houston Natural Gas in the mid 1920's, which in turn became Enron in the 1980's. Unique in this form. Only 2 complete sets found. ABN. Unc.