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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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York Mining Company stock, 1852, very rare [173186]4058York Mining Company stock, 1852, very rare [173186]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
York Mining Company stock certificate No. 132(?), incorporated April 27 1852, issued to Pleasant Routon(?) for 1 share ($200 per share) on May 18, 185
Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold to C*****r for (180.00 + 45.00BP) = 225.00
Cal Gold Rush John C. Freemont- Mariposa [173460]4059Cal Gold Rush John C. Freemont- Mariposa [173460]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a collection of stock certificates from John C. Fremont's efforts overseas, mainly in France, to fund California Gold Rush mining ventur...
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to O*********n for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
California and Philadelphia MC 1852 Stock 1852 [157337]4060California and Philadelphia MC 1852 Stock 1852 [157337]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Philadelphia and California Mining Company of Mariposa County. # 1775 for 50 shares to Theodore Walter. Signed by secretary l Alter and president Pear
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Mariposa Land & Mining Company $1,000 Bond w/ John Marshall Discovery Nugget Vignette 1875 [1553554061Mariposa Land & Mining Company $1,000 Bond w/ John Marshall Discovery Nugget Vignette 1875 [155355
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Extremely rare. $1,000 bond certificate issued in 1875 at San Francisco. No. 95. Signed by S. Heydenfeldt as president and L. Leavitt as secretary. No
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to L****5 for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
Mariposa Land & Mining Company $1,000 Bond w/ John Marshall Discovery Nugget Vignette 1875 [1553564062Mariposa Land & Mining Company $1,000 Bond w/ John Marshall Discovery Nugget Vignette 1875 [155356
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Extremely rare. $1,000 bond certificate issued in 1875 at San Francisco. No. 99. Signed by S. Heydenfeldt as president and L. Leavitt as secretary. No
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to L****5 for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
Mariposa Land & Mining Company of California Stock Certificate 1880 [123668]4063Mariposa Land & Mining Company of California Stock Certificate 1880 [123668]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Incorporated under the laws of the State of California. Issued to Charles H. King on Feb. 17th, 1880. Signed by Masby ? Bruanagian ? as Vice President
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Mariposa Land & Mining Company Stock 1879 [123670]4064Mariposa Land & Mining Company Stock 1879 [123670]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Incorporated under the laws of the State of California. Issued to Hewitt Ryerson on October 16, 1879. Signed by S. Heydenfeldt as Vice President and R
Start Price : 120.00 | Estimate : 240.00 - 500.00
Mariposa Mining Co. Collection [173462]4065Mariposa Mining Co. Collection [173462]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Vast collection of Mariposa Companies Mining Stocks including some very rare pieces! Mariposa Company, Inc. New York in 1863 Certificate no. 4732 is
Start Price : 1,500.00 | Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
Enterprise G&S MC stock, 1866, very rare [173313]4066Enterprise G&S MC stock, 1866, very rare [173313]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Enterprise Gold and Silver Mining Company stock certificate No. 173, incorporated July 13, 1866 in California. Meadow Lake District. Issued to J. Batt
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to t********-.. for (170.00 + 42.50BP) = 212.50
Enterprise Gold and Silver Mining Stock [171540]4067Enterprise Gold and Silver Mining Stock [171540]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Issued Enterprise Gold and Silver Mining stock. 1866, issued to Charles W Young. Fantastic layered depth vignette of underground miners. "There...
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to S********e for (180.00 + 45.00BP) = 225.00