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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![Last Chance Mining of Pacheco California June 6, 1863 [172981]](https://dygtyjqp7pi0m.cloudfront.net/i/63925/50998571_1s.jpg?v=8DBF9A710A09070)
4079Last Chance Mining of Pacheco California June 6, 1863 [172981]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Stock certificate issued by the Last Chance Gold, Silver and Copper Mining Company to E.B. Benshaw for 25 shares at $25 per. It is signed by Samuel Ba
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to d*******f for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
![Pittsburg Coal Mining Co. Stock Certificate 1879 [172984]](https://dygtyjqp7pi0m.cloudfront.net/i/63925/50998572_1s.jpg?v=8DBF9A76EA7C300)
4080Pittsburg Coal Mining Co. Stock Certificate 1879 [172984]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Stock certificate for The Pittsburg Coal Mining Company #71 issued to Helena M. Kent for eighteen (1*0 shares at $100 per share. This company out of C
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to s********3 for (1,700.00 + 425.00BP) = 2,125.00
![Julian Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate 1880 [169304]](https://dygtyjqp7pi0m.cloudfront.net/i/63925/50998573_1s.jpg?v=8DBF9A77C1EB8E0)
4081Julian Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate 1880 [169304]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Placer County, California (printed to the left of vignette). Inc. in New York. No. 48, issued for 50 shares to R.C. Jackson on April 21st, 1880. Signe
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to b*******e for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
![South Fork Canal Company Stock Certificate, Gold Rush 1852 [155322]](https://dygtyjqp7pi0m.cloudfront.net/i/63925/50998574_1s.jpg?v=8DBF9A79DEAE9D0)
4082South Fork Canal Company Stock Certificate, Gold Rush 1852 [155322]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Beautifully engraved partially-issued certificate. No. 321. Placerville, El Dorado County, Cal. Dec. 9th, 1852. This item has been hand signed by the
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to C*****r for (225.00 + 56.25BP) = 281.25
![Williams & Kellinger Mining Co stock, 1863, Rare [173180]](https://dygtyjqp7pi0m.cloudfront.net/i/63925/50998575_1s.jpg?v=8DBEA3029BA6B70)
4083Williams & Kellinger Mining Co stock, 1863, Rare [173180]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Williams & Kellinger Mining Company, incorporated , April 28, 1863 in Pitsburg Disrict, Shasta Mountain, printed by H. S. Crocker & Co. in S...
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
![Reese River stocks, fancy, San Francisco [173835]](https://dygtyjqp7pi0m.cloudfront.net/i/63925/50998576_1s.jpg?v=8DBEA3008BFBB50)
4084Reese River stocks, fancy, San Francisco [173835]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3 certificates relating to Reese River district, datelined San Francisco. Includes: 1) Pensylvania, 1864. The best part of this certificate is
Start Price : 650.00 | Estimate : 1,300.00 - 1,800.00
![GT Brown Collection, 1st African-American Illustrator [173817]](https://dygtyjqp7pi0m.cloudfront.net/i/63925/50998578_1s.jpg?v=8DBF9A7F97164F0)
4086GT Brown Collection, 1st African-American Illustrator [173817]Holabird Western Americana Collections
An important collection of stock certificates printed by Grafton Taylor Brown in San Francisco, the first African-American printer and artist to depic
Estimate : 1,700.00 - 2,700.00
Sold to d*******f for (850.00 + 212.50BP) = 1,062.50