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"Christmas Chronicles", 2023 December Live Auction

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location3555 Airway Drive Suite 308, Reno, Nevada, 89511, United States

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Christmas is coming early to our Collectors this year! Welcome to our Holabird's 2023 Christmas Chronicles, our biggest sale of the year!


The Christmas Chronicles December Auction is our Grand Finale of 2023 and we've included every collecting category as a Christmas Thank-You for our valued customers.

December is loaded with BRAND NEW ITEMS featuring collectibles from the Robert Coelln Western Collection, The Jan Garvis Mining Collection, The Franklin Collection, The Herzog Collection, The Chunlin Zhu Natural Wonders Collection, The Gary Bracken General Store Collection, plus many others!
No matter what you collect we encourage you to browse the entire online catalog for the DECEMBER LIVE AUCTION as hidden rarities are scattered throughout the sale! While our December's Sale includes an incredible selection of RARE Antique Photographs, you will also find photographs peppered in almost every other section, like the never-before-offered original, antique photograph of Doc Holiday and Big-Nose Kate you will find listed in our Cowboy section!
We've worked hard this fall to clear out our warehouses and list another big group of MINERAL DISPLAY SPECIMENS from the Chunlin Zhu Collection! Many of you have purchased massive specimens from this collection for incredible prices and dealers have made huge profits in this category since our premier sale over a year ago. We are proud to offer another BRAND-NEW GROUP of spectacular display specimens, as we are reaching the last of the Chinese pieces. This may be one of your last chances to purchase pieces like this well below wholesale -- just in time for the 2024 Tucson Gem and Mineral Show! We recommend pick-up for the larger pieces as shipping prices on some of these rocks are restrictive but this has offered an unbelievable opportunity for nearby customers willing to make a trip to Reno. And while you are in the neighborhood, don't miss the General Store items from Bracken, another collection that is coming to a close. For Dealers who enjoy a winter vacation in Reno/Tahoe, picking up from our year-end sale will definitely give you a leg up on your 2024 profit margin!
If you aren't within driving distance of Reno, no worries! December has an incredible variety of ephemera, coins, jewelry, and other easy-to-ship items for you to cross off your wish list this Christmas and if you won in our Black Friday Weekend Timed auction and your shipment did not go out early, we will combine your items and ship both orders together to save you money on your shipping invoice.

Thank you and happy bidding!

Day 1
Art (1000-1051)
Photography (1052-1138)
Native American Art (1139-1162)
Imported Collectibles (1163-1201)
Home (1202-1215)
Souvenir Plates (1216-1225)
Silverware (1226-1230)
Jewelry (1231-1241)
Native American Artifacts (1242-1392)
Maps (1393-1418)
Books (1419-1535)
Entertainment (1536-1551)
Musical Instruments (1552-1555)


Day 2
Minerals (2000-2052)
Mining (2053-2400)
Cowboy (2401-2438)
Tobacciana (2439-2452)
Bottles (2453-2476)
Saloon (2477-2492)
Gaming (2493-2501)
Firearms-Weapons (2501-2509)
Military (2510-2552)
Political (2553-2587)

Day 3
Sports (3000-3009)
Tokens (3010-3023)
Badges (3024-3037)
Numismatics (3038-3181)
Coins (3039-3056)
Currency (3057-3083)
Ephemera (3084-3112)
Ingots (3113-3149)
Exonumia & Medals (3150-3182)
SS Central America (3183-3213)
Transportation (3214-3300)
General Collectibles (3301-3332)
Tools (3333-3334)
General Store (3335-3411)
Ephemera,
Geographically Sorted (3412-3593)

Day 4
Stocks & Bonds (4000-4429)
Including mining, railroad, etc
Philatelic - Postal History (4430-4465)
Postcards (4466-4486)
Stamps – USA (4487-4521)
Stamps – Worldwide (4522-4528)
Wells Fargo & Express (4529-4576)
Firefighting Memorabilia (4577-4579)
Fraternal Organizations (4580-4582)

Shipping is billed separately. Pay your auction invoice early as purchases are packed in the order payments are received. Pick-up must be scheduled 24 hours in advance when you receive your shipping preference email after the auction. Invoices will go out immediately after the auction ends.

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Slave Trader William Vernon Letters and Inventory Lists (11) 1700s [172237]2510 - Slave Trader William Vernon Letters and Inventory Lists (11) 1700s [172237]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This group consists of letters and inventory lists of items received or shipped by merchants William and Samuel Vernon. William Vernon Esq.(1719-180
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Start Price : 1,250.00 | Estimate : 2,500.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Colonel C. C. Sibley Autograph 1866 [155894]2511 - Colonel C. C. Sibley Autograph 1866 [155894]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This document is signed by Colonel Caleb Chase Sibley of the 16th U.S. Infantry on June 13, 1866 giving a promotion to a Thomas Maloney. 10 in. x 16 i
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Gideon Wells Signed 1848 Letter 1848 [171268]2512 - Gideon Wells Signed 1848 Letter 1848 [171268]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Gideon Wells was nicknamed "Father Neptune". He was the United States Secretary of the Navy from 1861 to 1869, a cabinet post he was award...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to W*****1 for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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Birdseye View of Andersonville Prison Print [164360]2513 - Birdseye View of Andersonville Prison Print [164360]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Birdseye view of infamous Andersonville Prison From the Southeast print mounted on linen backing. Bold colors, slight vertical crease on left side. 17
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Civil War Canteen and Drinking Cup [158589]2514 - Civil War Canteen and Drinking Cup [158589]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This lot holds a civil war canteen and drinking cup. The canteen is complete with cloth strap and original cork top. 8 in. in diameter; good conditio
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Start Price : 400.00 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,600.00
 
 
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Civil War Era 5th Infantry Collar Badge and Hat Badge [161083]2515 - Civil War Era 5th Infantry Collar Badge and Hat Badge [161083]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a 5th Infantry Officer brass collar badge from the CIvil War; it measures 1.25 in. across with two mounting loops soldered in the back. The se
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to s********v.. for (180.00 + 45.00BP) = 225.00
 
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Civil War Illustrated Letter Sheet, c1862 c1862 [130554]2516 - Civil War Illustrated Letter Sheet, c1862 c1862 [130554]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Shows the other side of the war. From a woman about the hardships of working her farm, harvesting wheat, bugs, need for help, cooking for seven men, e
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Estimate : 160.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Civil War Music – Drafted into the Army 1862 [130542]2517 - Civil War Music – Drafted into the Army 1862 [130542]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1862 Words and music by Henry C Work', United States, 1862. The publisher is listed as Root and Cady. Important and interesting music. This musi...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Envelope Written By William Tecumseh Sherman to Captain J. E. Smith 1865 [150525]2518 - Envelope Written By William Tecumseh Sherman to Captain J. E. Smith 1865 [150525]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This envelope is addresses to Cpt. J. E. Smith of Company H, 79th Ord., 20th Army Corp. Sherman's Army North Carolina ; written in Sherman's...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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U.S. Cavalry Soldier in Uniform Daguerreotype [175957]2519 - U.S. Cavalry Soldier in Uniform Daguerreotype [175957]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This young soldier is wearing the uniform of the 1840's with the unusual hat of the period. A daguerreotype with a reverse image. There are the ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (325.00 + 81.25BP) = 406.25
 
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