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"Christmas Chronicles", 2023 December Live Auction

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location3555 Airway Drive Suite 308, Reno, Nevada, 89511, United States

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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Mining regions and Geology of Nevada, 1864, French [173204]2340Mining regions and Geology of Nevada, 1864, French [173204]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
this is a very rare and important early geologic interpretation of the geology around economic regions in Nevada made sept-nov 1964 by the French. Eng
Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 3,000.00
Miscellaneous U.S. Nevada Mining Group 1930's [171230]2341Miscellaneous U.S. Nevada Mining Group 1930's [171230]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of ten. 1) Hi Mine of Ely correspondence. 2) Rosebud Placer Mining letter. 3) Sunset Mining and Development Company stockholder report. 4-7) Goldf
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to c*****r for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
Nevada Assayer Document Collection, 15 c. 1869-1910 [175732]2342Nevada Assayer Document Collection, 15 c. 1869-1910 [175732]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 15+ Nevada assay documents. Highlights include-Eberhardt & Aurora Mining, heads and tails from their mill. The head grades from pulps gene...
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Nevada Mine Property Reports [135038]2343Nevada Mine Property Reports [135038]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 1 cubic foot of technical mining reports on Nevada properties. Includes The Black Hawk in Pershing County; Floating test for Consolidated Copper
Start Price : 600.00 | Estimate : 1,200.00 - 3,000.00
Nevada Mining Ephemera Group, 8 [173355]2344Nevada Mining Ephemera Group, 8 [173355]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
8 pieces of Nevada ephemera. Gold Creek Placer's 1938 4 panel prospectus with dredge and other photos. Pioche Mines Co. 1928 report and nice 4 p...
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Nevada Ore Deposit Map, 1866 [173205]2345Nevada Ore Deposit Map, 1866 [173205]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
28 x 20" Map of the State of Nevada to accompany the annual report of the Commr.genl. Land office. 1866. This is an exceptionally rare and impo...
Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 3,000.00
Nevada, the Land of Silver by Powell, 1876 1876 [164152]2346Nevada, the Land of Silver by Powell, 1876 1876 [164152]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Published by Bacon & Company, Book and Job Printers, San Francisco., 305 pp, illustrated with 17 plates with 6 pgs. of advertisements at end; no...
Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 900.00
Pump Engineering Specifics, Chollar Shaft, c1875 [173208]2347Pump Engineering Specifics, Chollar Shaft, c1875 [173208]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Original pen and ink on linen about 27 x 38" entitled "17" lift pump for chollar, norcross, savage shaft company; 8' stroke."...
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to I*******r for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
Sutro Tunnel Ephemera, Adolph Sutro [171664]2348Sutro Tunnel Ephemera, Adolph Sutro [171664]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three pieces of the history of the Sutro Tunnel: 1) Sutro Tunnel Company stock certificate #47 for 30 shares issued to Joseph Goodman of Virginia, N
Start Price : 1,250.00 | Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
Blossburg Mine Explosion Shaft Map, Very Rare [175574]2349Blossburg Mine Explosion Shaft Map, Very Rare [175574]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very rare post explosion shaft map from Blossburg Mine in Colfax County, NM showing the location and names of men killed in the violent explosion on J
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Eimer & Amend Assay Circular c.1885 [166952]2350Eimer & Amend Assay Circular c.1885 [166952]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Assay Circular, Comprising the Most Necessary and Most Modern Apparatus for Fire and Chemical Assay." Eimer & Amend, Manufacturers an...
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Institute of Ohio Mining Engineers Proceedings 1884 [159594]2351Institute of Ohio Mining Engineers Proceedings 1884 [159594]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Institute of Ohio Mining Engineers. Proceeding January 10th, 1884. The Lower Limestone Group; Coal Series of Northeastern Ohio. By Col. Chas. Whittles
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Mining Banknote Company Proof Vignettes [151326]2352Mining Banknote Company Proof Vignettes [151326]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
c. 1875-1885, about 65 mostly mining proof vignettes._x000D_ Philadelphia Pennsylvania
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Cheyenne Gold Mining Company Prospectus, 1879 [172574]2353Cheyenne Gold Mining Company Prospectus, 1879 [172574]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Prospectus and by-laws of the Cheyenne Gold Mining Company, of the Black Hills, Dakota Territory. Mine located in the Great Mineral belt near Deadwood
Estimate : 300.00 - 700.00
Sold to B******3 for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
Utah Copper Co. 1912 Annual Report w/Fold Out Maps [165725]2354Utah Copper Co. 1912 Annual Report w/Fold Out Maps [165725]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
25 pages. Includes a 5 page photograph of mine near Bingham. Looks hand colored. 5 page photo of Carr Fork Canyon and mining property. Fold out maps i
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Utah Copper Co. 1917 Annual Report w Fold Outs 1917 [165726]2355Utah Copper Co. 1917 Annual Report w Fold Outs 1917 [165726]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two reports. 1) 1917. 23 pages. Includes 6 page colored fold out map showing geology, principal workings, ore body and surface improvements. 2 page co
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
ProspectU.S. of the Reed Silver Mines, Park City. c1880 [171221]2356ProspectU.S. of the Reed Silver Mines, Park City. c1880 [171221]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
c1880. Ten pages. Last two are diagrams: cross-section of Pioneer Mountain and Top of Pioneer Mountain. First edition. Claims of Dr. Silas Reed. Prosp
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to t****c for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
Reed Silver Mines Prospectus, 1880's [173291]2357Reed Silver Mines Prospectus, 1880's [173291]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Prospectus of the Reed Silver Mines near Park City in the Snake Peak Mining District, Utah. Press of Frank J. McQueeney, ca. 1880, 8 pages in original
Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold to t****c for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
Silver King Coalition Annual Report w/ Fold Out Maps 1908 [165724]2358Silver King Coalition Annual Report w/ Fold Out Maps 1908 [165724]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
By D MacVhie. December 1, 1908. Twenty-seven pages. 12 page foldout map of the underground workings. 6 page fold out map of the Coalition and adjacent
Start Price : 350.00 | Estimate : 700.00 - 1,500.00
Rush Valley, UT Mining Ephemera [165100]2359Rush Valley, UT Mining Ephemera [165100]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
15 pieces of Rush Valley mining ephemera, mostly Notice of Location-Royal Mining, Ada No 2, April Fool, Viper, Orient, Eureka, Pluto and more. c. 187
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to t****c for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
Steedman & the Mammoth Company Collection c1920 [165703]2360Steedman & the Mammoth Company Collection c1920 [165703]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The story of Andrew Steedman as told through the Mammoth Mining Company. Large stack of papers c1920. Many of them specifically mentions Steedman...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to t****c for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
Utah Mining Letterheads, 20 [165103]2361Utah Mining Letterheads, 20 [165103]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 20 Utah mining letterheads c. 1886-1908. Marion Gold, Consolidated, Star, Great Divide, Dry Canyon, Stockton, Helvetia, De La Mar's Mercur...
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to t****c for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
Early Virginia Coal Mining Letter, c1750 [169059]2362Early Virginia Coal Mining Letter, c1750 [169059]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An historically important letter from Virginia, detailing the development of the coal mining industry in the state. The owner of a Richmond mine write
Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
10x Northern CA Gold Mining Docs [175652]236310x Northern CA Gold Mining Docs [175652]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
10x Miscellaneous Northern Californian Gold Mining Documents: 1) Electra Gold Dredging Company, Cert.#59 issued to S.C. Stevenson for 500 shares on No
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Assay Texts, 5 [168124]2364Assay Texts, 5 [168124]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
5 assay texts. Manual of Assaying by Miller, 1900 91pp with index. Assaying by C H Aaron, part 1, 1906 139pp. The Miners' and Assayers' Text...
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 350.00
Austin NV Collection, checks, docs, 1850s-1880s [173946]2365Austin NV Collection, checks, docs, 1850s-1880s [173946]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Collection of checks and documents from Austin, Nevada. Includes: 1) 8x checks from The Manhattan Silver Mining Company of Nevada. Check No.s: 6, 155,
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to S********e for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
New Almaden Mine, 1845, Castillero's Registry [172576]2366New Almaden Mine, 1845, Castillero's Registry [172576]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Castillero's Registry and Act of Possession to the Mine of New Almaden, in 1845. San Francisco. 1858. 8pp. Stitched in original printed wrappers...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to C*****r for (400.00 + 100.00BP) = 500.00
Copper Handbook, 2, 1910-11 and 1912-13. [172641]2367Copper Handbook, 2, 1910-11 and 1912-13. [172641]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 key The Copper Handbook copper references on operations large and small. 1910-11 by Stevens, 1902pp with index. 1912-13 by Weed, 1413pp with index,
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to c*********p for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
Cyanide Processes in Twenty Volumes and Authors (20) 1800's-1900's [170419]2368Cyanide Processes in Twenty Volumes and Authors (20) 1800's-1900's [170419]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Cyanide Process its Practical Application and Economical Results, by Scheidel, 1894, hardcover black textured, pp. 129 well illustrated with pull-
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to v******p for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
Director of the Mint Reports by Burchard, 1880 and 1893 [171300]2369Director of the Mint Reports by Burchard, 1880 and 1893 [171300]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 key mining references. Production of Gold and Silver in the United States by Burchard, 1880 and 1883. State breakdown for metals production and gene
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to S********e for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
Dupont Blasting Library, 5 [168125]2370Dupont Blasting Library, 5 [168125]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 Dupont Blasters' Handbooks, 1922, 1942, 1958. Dupont Blasting Powder 1913 with blue writing on cover. Dupont High Explosives Catalog 1920 ...
Estimate : 240.00 - 400.00
Sold to b*******n for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
Explorers' and Assayers' Companion, 1881 1881 [163247]2371Explorers' and Assayers' Companion, 1881 1881 [163247]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Author's copy! Explorers' and Assayers' Companion: Rocks, Veins, Testing, and Assaying: Phillips, J. S., M.E., London, Trubner & Co....
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Lot Withdrawn2372Lot Withdrawn
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot Withdrawn
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Gold Library, 20 Items [171805]2373Gold Library, 20 Items [171805]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 20 volumes of gold related publications. Mix of collector catalogs and books. Free Gold by Hoffman, Gold in Them Hills by Glasscock, Round the W
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Gold Mines of the World by Curle [171305]2374Gold Mines of the World by Curle [171305]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare, Gold Mines of the World by Curle. 1902, 371pp plus index. A practical guide for gold investors based upon the authors experience inspecting gold
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Gold Ore Treatment Books, 3 [171304]2375Gold Ore Treatment Books, 3 [171304]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 gold ore treatment books. Notes on the Treatment of Gold Ores by O'Driscoll, 1889, 200pp with index. Leaching Gold and Silver Ores by Aaron, 1...
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to S****2 for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
Gold Saving Machine Photo and Patent (Unique!) 1904 [171240]2376Gold Saving Machine Photo and Patent (Unique!) 1904 [171240]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This includes the Application of patent and an actual photograph of the machine. Jonas B Holmes was living in Los Angeles at this time. Pioneer Patent
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to t******s for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
Hydraulic Mining Books, 7 [171301]2377Hydraulic Mining Books, 7 [171301]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
7 hydraulic mining books. Hydraulic and Placer Mining by Wilson, 1898, first edition and third edition. 2x Origins of Hydraulic Mining in California b
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Hydraulic Mining Library, 9 [171306]2378Hydraulic Mining Library, 9 [171306]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
9 hydraulic mining references. Practical Treatise on Hydraulic Mining by Bowie, 1905 and 1910, foldout 1905 Sacramento River map.Hydraulic Mining in C
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to d*******f for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
Hydraulic Mining Scenes [171219]2379Hydraulic Mining Scenes [171219]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of Six. First five are stereoviews 1) Miners and packers climbing the Golden Stairs at Chilkoot pass. The twenty-six mile trail over Chilkoot Pass
Start Price : 375.00 | Estimate : 750.00 - 1,300.00
Mercury Refernce Books, 5 [171745]2380Mercury Refernce Books, 5 [171745]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
5 mercury reference books. Geology of the Quicksilver Deposits of the Pacific Slope by Becker, 1888, 486pp with index and California map. Quicksilver
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to C*****r for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
Metallurgy of Gold, 1896 1896 [163237]2381Metallurgy of Gold, 1896 1896 [163237]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Metallurgy of Gold: 1896 By Manuel Eissler. London Crosby Lockwood & Son Hardcover. A practical treatise on the Metallurgical Treatment of G...
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Mexico Mining Company Reports; 1909, 1924, 1931 [146088]2382Mexico Mining Company Reports; 1909, 1924, 1931 [146088]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four reports from various mining companies in Mexico. A) Reports of Mining Engineers on the Mulatos Mines Belonging to the Rey Del Oro Mining Company
Start Price : 130.00 | Estimate : 260.00 - 800.00
Mine Photo Group, 6, Idaho? [175575]2383Mine Photo Group, 6, Idaho? [175575]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6 mounted mine photos, all 7.5x5.75". Mixing and packaging house right after completion. General view of gulch. Powerhouse. View from entrance...
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Mine Prospecti and Correspondences Group [175977]2384Mine Prospecti and Correspondences Group [175977]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6 pieces of mining ephemera. Golden Sheaf Mining prospectus, undated, spine mostly split and detached. President Gold Mining, Toronto, Canada 1903 let
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Mineral Resources West of the Rocky Mts. by Raymond, 7 Vols. 1867-77 [171302]2385Mineral Resources West of the Rocky Mts. by Raymond, 7 Vols. 1867-77 [171302]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
7 key mining references by Raymond. Mining Statistics West of the Rocky Mountains, 1870. Mineral Resources West of the Rocky Mountains and Mineral So
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
Mines and Copper Handbooks, 3 [172638]2386Mines and Copper Handbooks, 3 [172638]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 key references on copper and mines with info on operations large and small. The Mines Handbook, 1926, 2129pp, cover wear. The Copper Handbook, 1910-
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Mining Covers, Many with Contents, 10 [167830]2387Mining Covers, Many with Contents, 10 [167830]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
10 mining covers many with contents, c. 1889-1907, mostly to S R Buford, Virginia City, MT. San Francisco Candle, 2x Coiled Wire Belting, 2x Californi
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Mining Ephemera with Prospectus [167821]2388Mining Ephemera with Prospectus [167821]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 30 pieces of mining ephemera c. 1878-1911, mostly to Henry Elling. Goldfield Rex, Sierra Nevada Mines, Spring Gulch with hand drawn map, several
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to g******k for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
Nevada & California Historic Mining Camps (5) [139476]2389Nevada & California Historic Mining Camps (5) [139476]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Desert Bonanza", The Story of Early Ransburg, Mojave Desert Mining Camp, by Marcia R. Wynn, publ. by Arthur H. Clark Co., Glendale, CA, 1...
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to p********n for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00