Auction Details
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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![Electric Railroad Library Collection (30) 1900's [131657]](https://dygtyjqp7pi0m.cloudfront.net/i/63925/50998168_1s.jpg?v=8DBEA2F5F2240E0)
3272Electric Railroad Library Collection (30) 1900's [131657]Holabird Western Americana Collections
If you love electric railroading, this is the lot for you. This collection includes magazines, hard bound publications, illustrated histories, all thi
Start Price : 130.00 | Estimate : 260.00 - 1,000.00
![Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Timetable, 1885 [159588]](https://dygtyjqp7pi0m.cloudfront.net/i/63925/50998169_1s.jpg?v=8DBEA2FCAE9A750)
3273Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Timetable, 1885 [159588]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway map and timetables. Printed by the Herald Printing & Publishing Co. in May 1885. Map extends from the e...
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
![Northern Pacific Railway Distances Schedules [168093]](https://dygtyjqp7pi0m.cloudfront.net/i/63925/50998171_1s.jpg?v=8DBEA2FCAE9A750)
3275Northern Pacific Railway Distances Schedules [168093]Holabird Western Americana Collections
3x Northern Pacific Railway Table of Distances, c. 1925, 1926, 1930 single page only. Blue print style Distance Schedules-Montana Union Railway, Rocky
Start Price : 120.00 | Estimate : 240.00 - 500.00
![Northern Pacific Railway Employee Manuals, 4 [168098]](https://dygtyjqp7pi0m.cloudfront.net/i/63925/50998172_1s.jpg?v=8DBEA2F93DC2DA0)
3276Northern Pacific Railway Employee Manuals, 4 [168098]Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 Northern Pacific Railway employee manuals c. 1911-47. Work rules, engine specs, promotions etc. Schedule for Firemen, 2x Schedule for Engineers, Sch
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
![Orient Express Train Replica [173476]](https://dygtyjqp7pi0m.cloudfront.net/i/63925/50998173_1s.jpg?v=8DBF8F4939E7040)
3277Orient Express Train Replica [173476]Holabird Western Americana Collections
The "Orient Express", an authentic model train replica of the world's most famous train. It was referred to as the "Queen of Trai...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to b*******n for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
![Railroad Banknote Company Proofs [155845]](https://dygtyjqp7pi0m.cloudfront.net/i/63925/50998174_1s.jpg?v=8DBEA2F88A367F0)
3278Railroad Banknote Company Proofs [155845]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 8 different. Includes: Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad ($1,000 bond end, Kendall Bank Note); Philadelphia & Reading RR ($100 bond end...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
![Railroad Ticket Dispenser - Poole Brothers [152505]](https://dygtyjqp7pi0m.cloudfront.net/i/63925/50998175_1s.jpg?v=8DBEA2FB740D8E0)
3279Railroad Ticket Dispenser - Poole Brothers [152505]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Railroad ticket dispenser with the original label // Poole Brothers, Chicago //. Oak roll-top tambour opening. Tin dispenser for classic, small-sized,
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 800.00
![Railroad Ticket Dispenser - Rand McNally [152506]](https://dygtyjqp7pi0m.cloudfront.net/i/63925/50998176_1s.jpg?v=8DBEA2FAEF2D710)
3280Railroad Ticket Dispenser - Rand McNally [152506]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Railroad ticket dispenser with decal that reads // Manufactured by Rand McNally and Co / Chicago NY and London //. Roll-top tambour back door. Tin dis
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
![Set of Early Historical Railroad Classics (5) [173474]](https://dygtyjqp7pi0m.cloudfront.net/i/63925/50998177_1s.jpg?v=8DBEA2FB740D8E0)
3281Set of Early Historical Railroad Classics (5) [173474]Holabird Western Americana Collections
"This Was Railroading", by Geo. B. Abdill, published by Superior Publishing Co., Seattle, WA, 1st Ed., 1958 ~ An histor ical collect...
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00