Marcus Daly Heiress Countess Margit Sigray - Hungary signed Montana mining stock

Description

You are bidding on a stock certificate endorsed/signed by COUNTESS MARGIT (FELSO DE) SIGRAY in her official capacity as Assistant Secretary of the DALY REALTY COMPANY of Hamilton, Montana, 1957.
Brief Biography:
The Countess was the granddaughter of Montana Copper King Marcus Daly. She was born in Hungary in 1910/11 and died in 1984. Her parents were Antal "Anton" Sigray, a Count (Comte) of Felso, Hungary and Harriet "Hattie" Holmes Daly, the youngest daughter of Marcus Daly and Margaret P. Daly. In 1958, Margit married Baron Georges Bakoch Bessenyey a former Hungarian diplomat and he died 13 months after. She became President of Daly Realty Company in 1959. She owned the Bitterroot Stock Farm and Marcus Daly Mansion in Ravalli County Montana.
Daly Realty Company:
The company was incorporated in Butte and later relocated to Hamilton, Montana. The company held real estate and other investments and was owned by Marcus Daly's family. In 1953, the company purchased assets from the Estate of Margaret P. Daly including mining claims in Mexico and stock in various mercantile. land, irrigation, and mining companies. In 1972, the company sold their mining properties in Butte/Silver Bow County to The Anaconda Company. The company was dissolved in 1990.