Pueblo, Colorado. Herman & Shloss. ND 5 Cents. PMG Very Fine 30.

A Scrip Rarity from Colorado Pueblo, Colorado. Herman & Shloss. ND 5 Cents. PMG Very Fine 30. No. 5647. Imprint of Bankers Supply Co. Denver. Ornate border prints with a portrait of a young girl at left opposite three miners seen at right."5c" in red counter at top right. Large "5c" outlined protector executed in red at center beneath guarantee text. Printed back with "GOOD FOR 5c IN MERCHANDISE" enclosed at center with ornate decorative prints surrounding the design. Mining scenes at base of decorative columns at left and right. Henry Herman and Julius Shloss founded their business in 1889 and operated a storefront on Northern Avenue in Pueblo. They handled a wide range of items to include general merchandise and groceries and through the 1890s their business grew accordingly before Shloss decided to retire and relocate to Connecticut roughly a decade afterwards. Puebloans remembered him as a "very portly man with a remarkably genial disposition and a wide circle of friends." When he retired the business was renamed Herman Mercantile Company and this undated piece and the one that follows date to between 1889-1898. In all, these pieces are incredibly rare, and the only examples printed on blue paper per available records. We first sold this note in 2017 as part of our August ANA Auction (Lot 10017) for $705. PMG comments "Previously Mounted, Minor Rust." Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500. Click here for certification details from PMG.

Estimate:£448.61

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