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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![Lumpkin Chestatee Mining Stock [173273]](https://dygtyjqp7pi0m.cloudfront.net/i/63925/50998630_1s.jpg?v=8DBF9B0271F9A40)
4138Lumpkin Chestatee Mining Stock [173273]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Issued 1868 Lumpkin Chestatee Mining stock with brown revenue stamp and miners working a sluice. The Georgia gold rush began about 1828, long before t
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to S*****8 for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
![Abbott Mining Company of NY, 1880, Stock [175895]](https://dygtyjqp7pi0m.cloudfront.net/i/63925/50998631_1s.jpg?v=8DBEA2FE92BA010)
4139Abbott Mining Company of NY, 1880, Stock [175895]Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Abbott Mining Company of New York, Certificate #322 issued to W. E. Blanchard for 100 shares at $10 each on Jun 28, 1880 in New York. Signed by pr
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
![Casco Gold of Idaho Territory Company Stock, 1868 [169075]](https://dygtyjqp7pi0m.cloudfront.net/i/63925/50998632_1s.jpg?v=8DBEA3023B4ABF0)
4140Casco Gold of Idaho Territory Company Stock, 1868 [169075]Holabird Western Americana Collections
No 248 for 100 shares to A.W. Hobby dated Aug 13, 1868. The Casco Gold Co. owned and operated the Red Warrior Mine in Alturas County. A very early or
Start Price : 120.00 | Estimate : 240.00 - 400.00
![Idaho Mining Stock Assortment (25) 1900s [172056]](https://dygtyjqp7pi0m.cloudfront.net/i/63925/50998633_1s.jpg?v=8DBF9B13740AC10)
4141Idaho Mining Stock Assortment (25) 1900s [172056]Holabird Western Americana Collections
A large assortment of mining stocks from Idaho, including Nicholson Creek Mining Corporation, Hypotheek Mining & Milling Company, Idaho Copper C...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to k********h.. for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
![Juanita Coal Company Stock, 1809 1809 [172570]](https://dygtyjqp7pi0m.cloudfront.net/i/63925/50998635_1s.jpg?v=8DBEA2FD2C86C90)
4143Juanita Coal Company Stock, 1809 1809 [172570]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Dated September 1809. Bedford, Mass. One of America's early organized publicly held coal mining companies. Datelined Bedford, PA, Sept 3, 1809. ...
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 1,500.00
![Connecticut Mining Co., 1864, Stock [175893]](https://dygtyjqp7pi0m.cloudfront.net/i/63925/50998637_1s.jpg?v=8DBF9B1C2A55580)
4145Connecticut Mining Co., 1864, Stock [175893]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Stock Certificate from the Connecticut Mining Company #656 issued to Thomas Allen for 100 shares at $2.5 each on May 7, 1864. Signed by president W.S.
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to k********h.. for (350.00 + 87.50BP) = 437.50
![Allegheny Iron Mining & Milling Stock, Duluth, Minnesota [145725]](https://dygtyjqp7pi0m.cloudfront.net/i/63925/50998638_1s.jpg?v=8DBF9B1DE5CABC0)
4146Allegheny Iron Mining & Milling Stock, Duluth, Minnesota [145725]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cert. #17, issued for 1000 shares in 1895. Duluth, Minnesota is on the masthead. The company incorporated in 1892. Minnesota's Mesabi Range iron...
Estimate : 160.00 - 250.00
Sold to k********h.. for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
![Missouri Tin Company Stock Certificate 1871 [155762]](https://dygtyjqp7pi0m.cloudfront.net/i/63925/50998639_1s.jpg?v=8DBF9B20399E790)
4147Missouri Tin Company Stock Certificate 1871 [155762]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare early tin mining stock. Cert. #646, issued for one share to Mary T. Andrews in St. Louis in March 1871. Signed by N. Schaeffer as president and W
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to m********e for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50