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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2290Comstock Mining Superintendent Check Collection 1863-1879 [173803]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 11. All have different supt. signatures! All have RNs or adhesive revenue stamps. This is a handpicked group of checks that represent all the g
Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to o******x for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
2293Cons. Virginia Mine Square Set Compressed Wood Group [166783]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three cubes of dense compressed wood from the square set which was used to support the mine walls at the Cons. Virginia Mine. About 1.5x2.5x2.5"...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to c*********p for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
2295Con-Virginia Hoisting Works, Watkins Stereoview [170605]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Consolidated Virginia Hoisting Works, Virginia City Stereoview. Pacific Coast Views, C.E. Watkins, San Francisco. c.1876-79. "Consolidated Virg...
Estimate : 500.00 - 800.00
Sold to c*********p for (325.00 + 81.25BP) = 406.25
2296Empire Mill Stereoview & Photograph, Comstock Lode [164635]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2. The Empire State Mill was located in Sixmile Canyon at foot of Sugarloaf. In the early 1870s, it had 15 stamps a 40-ton-a-day-capacity. The
Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (180.00 + 45.00BP) = 225.00
2299Gould & Curry Mill CDV Photograph c.1864 [164579]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very rare CDV by Lawrence & Houseworth showing the mill in full production, c.1864. "726. The Patio Process--Gould & Curry Mill." ...
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to G********m.. for (600.00 + 150.00BP) = 750.00
2300Guido Kustel Library, [171746]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Guido Kustel was one of the most important mining engineers of his time, spanning the California Gold Rush, early silver mining days of Arizona and th
Estimate : 900.00 - 1,300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (475.00 + 118.75BP) = 593.75
2301Hedger & Noe CDV of Unidentified Comstock Mine/Mill c.1870s [164523]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Great CDV of an unidentified Comstock mine or milling operation. View shows building with smokestacks and piles of wood out front. Medium contrast and
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
2306Rare Map of Virginia City, Nevada Mining Claims [164472]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Undated map on vellum that shows claims patented by the California MC, Con. Virginia, Ophir, JB Overton, Union Consolidated, Mexican, and Central Silv
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
2314Savage Mine and V&TRR Ephemera [171062]Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 21 Savage Mine and Virginia & Truckee Railroad etc items. c. 1866-88. Billheads, Western Union telegraph to H M Yerrington, Wells Fargo an...
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to O*********n for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
2317Savage Mining Company Ore Assay Report Archive 1867 [173810]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 32. All are on the same Ore Assay Report form. Reports are from April to May 1867. Ore samples coming from a huge number of different mills: Bo
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 1,200.00
2318Sierra Nevada Mine Photograph; c. 1900 [173920]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Photograph of the Sierra Nevada Mine in Virginia City, Nevada. Taken by William Cann around 1900. Nice birds' eye view of the mine. Mounted phot...
Estimate : 300.00 - 450.00
Sold to j******U for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
2319Sutro Tunnel with Shafts Hand Draw Map, c. 1878 [175697]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hand drawn map of the Sutro Tunnel by Hoffman & Craven, c. 1878. Ex-Moran, Virginia City surveyor files. Shows 3 shafts intersecting including t...
Estimate : 500.00 - 900.00
Sold to I*******r for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
2322Two James G. Fair Mining Letters 1860s-80s [164489]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2 for Bonanza King mining millionaire and US Senator James G. Fair. 1) Letterbook copy of letter sent by Fair in the 1860s when he was superint
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to i***y for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
2325Utah Mine Stereoview Photograph c.1870s [164636]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Noe's Views, No. 29 South C Street, Virginia, Nevada. Reverse has paper label identifying this as the Utah Mine Hoisting Works. The contrast is ...
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
2328Van Wyck Assayer Archive, Savage MC Ores, 1865 [167528]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Twelve original assay certificates for Comstock Assayer Van Wyck representing ores sent to eleven different mills for reduction to bullion._x000D_
Thi
Start Price : 600.00 | Estimate : 1,200.00 - 2,500.00
2329Virginia & Truckee RR Timetable 1878 [173202]Holabird Western Americana Collections
A large format timetable no13, Oct 1878 This time table registers the specific trains on this date, where they stopped, what they carried, from where,
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to S********e for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
2330Virginia City Mining Collection [171206]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 16. 1) Savage, Hale & Norcross, Collar and Potosi 1916 report to stockholder. 2-12) Post cards c1910. Includes Mexican Mill, Silver City ...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to b********t.. for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
2331Virginia City Mining Ephemera (11) 1860s [171507]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Virginia City Nevada mining stock certificates for the Con-Virginia Mining Company, The Ophir, The Silver Hill Ming Company, The Virginia & Truc...
Estimate : 400.00 - 700.00
Sold to S********e for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
2332William Sharon Signed Bank of California Check, 1867 [173369]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Issued 1867 Bank of California check signed by William Sharon. US and Nevada adhesive revenue stamps. "William Tang Sharon was a United States ...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to y*****5 for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
2333Imperial Silver Mining Co. Legal Documents 1870 [164486]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Abstract, title, claim and Conveyances for the Imperial Silver Mining Co. White Pine Mining District, Lander County, Nevada. 8 pages. Starting Novemb
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
2334Xrare: Original Wonder, Nevada Claim Map [173877]Holabird Western Americana Collections
36 x 26". Has holes, tape, rips and red arrows - presumably from Shamberger on his trips to Wonder while writing his book. Printed by the Gordo...
Estimate : 400.00 - 900.00
Sold to g****v for (225.00 + 56.25BP) = 281.25
2335Comstock Mining Co. Stock Assessment Receipts (14) [173493]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Sierra Nevada Silver, July 1, 1886 ~ Overman Silver, July 8, 1871 Best & Belcher, July 7, 1885 ~ Union Cons. Silver, Feb. 13, 1886 ~ New York, S...
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to O*********n for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
2337Historical Western States Mining Towns (5) [173502]Holabird Western Americana Collections
"The Bonanza West", the story of the Western Mining Rushes, 1848-1900, by Wm. S. Greever, published by the University of Oklahoma Press, 1...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
2338Historical Western States Mining Towns (7) [173501]Holabird Western Americana Collections
#2 "Treasure Hill", Portrait of a Silver Mining Camp, by W. Turrentine Jackson, the University of Arizona Press, 1963 (6" x 9" S...
Start Price : 70.00 | Estimate : 140.00 - 250.00