"Christmas Chronicles", 2023 December Live Auction

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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Waller's Defeat Mining Company Stock, signed by Wm. Sharon  1867  [163600]4298Waller's Defeat Mining Company Stock, signed by Wm. Sharon 1867 [163600]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Waller's Defeat Mining Company to William Sharon, Signed by President William Sharon. Certificate 533 for 450 shares issued to Sharon. William S...
Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Wells Fargo Mining Company Stock Certificate  1877  [163601]4299Wells Fargo Mining Company Stock Certificate 1877 [163601]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Wells Fargo Mining Company - Virginia District, Storey County, Nevada Stock Certificate No. 4797 for 100 shares made out to Golley & Epstein, Tr...
Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
York Gold & Silver Mining Company  1864  [163635]4300York Gold & Silver Mining Company 1864 [163635]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
York Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock - Virginia City, Storey County NT Cert. #53, issued to A.C. Chapman for 20 shares on March 8, 1864. Sign...
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
VC Mining Stock, Comstock, 1863/4, Gold Hill, NT    [173790]4301VC Mining Stock, Comstock, 1863/4, Gold Hill, NT [173790]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2x Comstock, territorial Mining Stocks both datelined Virginia City: 1) Granada Gold & Silver MC Stock, Pres. Winton Arrived in NV 1860; # 254 f...
Start Price : 375.00 | Estimate : 750.00 - 900.00
VC NT stock, Bed Rock GSMC, El Dorado GSMC     [173816]4302VC NT stock, Bed Rock GSMC, El Dorado GSMC [173816]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot (x2) Virginia City Territorial stocks, datelined and financed out of San Francisco. 1) Bed Rock Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock, Number 2...
Start Price : 375.00 | Estimate : 750.00 - 1,000.00
Seneca MC Stock, with Extremely Rare Stamped Double Circle Cancel on Revenue  1864  [144447]4303Seneca MC Stock, with Extremely Rare Stamped Double Circle Cancel on Revenue 1864 [144447]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Virginia Mining District, Storey Co., N.T. (printed under title). # 289 for five shares issued to J. R. Gwin on January 20, 1864 in San Francisco. Sig
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 700.00
Washoe Mining & Milling Co. Stock, Rare  1862  [164764]4304Washoe Mining & Milling Co. Stock, Rare 1862 [164764]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Incorporated in 1860 for mining, building mills and creating Washoe City when this area was still within the Utah Territory. . #32 for 20 shares. In t
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 700.00
Mt. Davidson Consolidated Gold & Silver Mining Company  1878  [163718]4305Mt. Davidson Consolidated Gold & Silver Mining Company 1878 [163718]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mt. Davidson Consolidated Gold & Silver Mining Co. – Washoe Mining District, NV – Cert. #354 issued to George B. Hill on March 2, 18
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Washoe Mining and Manufacturing Company, NV Territorial  1862  [163716]4306Washoe Mining and Manufacturing Company, NV Territorial 1862 [163716]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Washoe Mining and Manufacturing Company - Washoe Mining District, Carson County, Nevada Territory Stock Certificate No. 30 for 40 shares made out to C
Start Price : 400.00 | Estimate : 800.00 - 2,000.00
Washoe United Consolidated Gold & Silver Mining Company  1864  [163715]4307Washoe United Consolidated Gold & Silver Mining Company 1864 [163715]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Washoe United Consolidated Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock – Washoe, County, N.T. Incorporated in Nevada and England in 1862 and capita...
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00