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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![F H Logeman Chair Illustrated Catalog, 1896 [167833]](https://dygtyjqp7pi0m.cloudfront.net/i/63925/50998448_1s.jpg?v=8DBF1F04F386C40)
3552F H Logeman Chair Illustrated Catalog, 1896 [167833]Holabird Western Americana Collections
1896 embossed binder, illustrated F H Logeman Chair Mfg., St. Louis, MO. catalog. 154pp, many pages have adhered invoices etc. 9.5x12.25".
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
![Farm Machinery and Wagon Ephemera Group [171694]](https://dygtyjqp7pi0m.cloudfront.net/i/63925/50998449_1s.jpg?v=8DBF91C08A9BF80)
3553Farm Machinery and Wagon Ephemera Group [171694]Holabird Western Americana Collections
12 pieces of farm machinery and wago ephemera. US patent for sweep rake attachments, 1929. Deering catalog. Thomas Hay Machinery catalog, 1902-front c
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 6********u.. for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
![French Soap Label, c. 1885 c1885 [159591]](https://dygtyjqp7pi0m.cloudfront.net/i/63925/50998450_1s.jpg?v=8DBEA2FBFEBEED0)
3554French Soap Label, c. 1885 c1885 [159591]Holabird Western Americana Collections
French soap label for L'Aureole Savon Extra Fin a la Violette Savonnerie P. Tranoy. Nice, colorful label with an image of a woman and flowers. A...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
![Gibsonville Collection [175621]](https://dygtyjqp7pi0m.cloudfront.net/i/63925/50998451_1s.jpg?v=8DBEA2FAEF2D710)
3555Gibsonville Collection [175621]Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a unique and very nice collection from Gibsonville, California. Lot includes the following: 1x Mortgage document between the Native Sons of th
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
![Humorous Sexual Metaphor Letter, 1823 [130549]](https://dygtyjqp7pi0m.cloudfront.net/i/63925/50998453_1s.jpg?v=8DBEF801EA6FE10)
3557Humorous Sexual Metaphor Letter, 1823 [130549]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mailed from Philadelphia to Rutland on March 1, 1823. The surviving page contains several humorous sexual references - I feel kind of reluctance in se
Start Price : 80.00 | Estimate : 160.00 - 400.00
![Ilustrated Letterheads [163477]](https://dygtyjqp7pi0m.cloudfront.net/i/63925/50998454_1s.jpg?v=8DBF91CB32B7F70)
3558Ilustrated Letterheads [163477]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 12 illustrated letterheads dating from 1889-1912. New York, Iowa, Pennsylvania and others.
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to d*******f for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
![Indian Vignette Bank Checks [171015]](https://dygtyjqp7pi0m.cloudfront.net/i/63925/50998455_1s.jpg?v=8DBF91CCBF41A30)
3559Indian Vignette Bank Checks [171015]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of three Indian vignette bank checks: Bank of Ouray, 1898 with revenue stamp; 2) Bank of Indian Territory, Guthrie, OK., 1900; 3) Navajo County Ba
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to d*******f for (85.00 + 21.25BP) = 106.25
![Ivory Soap Box Labels [172797]](https://dygtyjqp7pi0m.cloudfront.net/i/63925/50998456_1s.jpg?v=8DBF91CF6D0B290)
3560Ivory Soap Box Labels [172797]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Five fantastic Victorian age box labels for Ivory Soap, featuring lovely young women in pastel colors. The labels are 12 inches in diameter.
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to t**********3 for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
![King George III Signature 1807 [171190]](https://dygtyjqp7pi0m.cloudfront.net/i/63925/50998457_1s.jpg?v=8DBFCC7BFE87070)
3561King George III Signature 1807 [171190]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Incredible find for any Anglophile. This is a signed document from King George III, who reigned from 1760 until his death in 1820 . It appears to be a
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to S*******3 for (500.00 + 125.00BP) = 625.00