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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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White Pine County Mine Stock Certificates (2) 1868 & 1871 [129704]4318White Pine County Mine Stock Certificates (2) 1868 & 1871 [129704]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two White Pine County, Nevada mining stock certificates: 1) Issued by Star of Nevada Silver Mining Company Limited, five (5) shares at two British pou
Estimate : 190.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8***1 for (95.00 + 20.90BP) = 115.90
Montezuma Silver Mining Co., 1880, Stock [171845]4319Montezuma Silver Mining Co., 1880, Stock [171845]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Montezuma Silver Mining Company; incorporated in Silver City, New Mexico; Cert. no. 147 for 50 shares at $25 each issued to Joshua E. Gibbs on Apr
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Big Bend Tunnel & Mining Company Lot (4) [169071]4320Big Bend Tunnel & Mining Company Lot (4) [169071]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Includes 4 pieces. Original proof with drawings. A great example of a proof from one of the bank note company archives, complete with the original art
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Civil War Era Copper Stock Certificate March 13, 1865 [171786]4321Civil War Era Copper Stock Certificate March 13, 1865 [171786]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Burgess Copper Company stock certificate #59 issued to J.L. Hathaway for 2000 shares at $5 per. It is signed by Joseph Manning, secretary and Wil
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Lithographed Specimen stock certificate, rare, unique [175866]4322Lithographed Specimen stock certificate, rare, unique [175866]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This "stock" certificate was used by salesmen as an example of the capabilities of the the lithographer, in this case Corlies, Macy & ...
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
New York Coal Mining Stocks, 2 [173265]4323New York Coal Mining Stocks, 2 [173265]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 different stocks. Issued 1839 with horse and cow vignettes, and issued plain white 1843, Tioga Coal, Iron Mining and Manufacturing. "Coal was...
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Republica De Cuba Gold Bonds, New York funded, 1872 [175623]4324Republica De Cuba Gold Bonds, New York funded, 1872 [175623]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot includes 4x gold bonds from Cuba, fully funded from New York. Includes: 2x Republica De Cuba $500 gold bonds, No.s 6579 and 6594, red on white, vi
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to v*****d for (400.00 + 100.00BP) = 500.00
Oregon Mining Stock Collection, 25 [171419]4325Oregon Mining Stock Collection, 25 [171419]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 25 Oregon mining stocks, only 5 unissued. No Baker City or Sumpter. Red Boy Extension Gold, Oregon Company, Flagstaff Gold, Robert E Gold, Silve
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8***1 for (200.00 + 44.00BP) = 244.00
Amber Gold Mining Company Stock [169070]4326Amber Gold Mining Company Stock [169070]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
No 31 for 600 shares to J. F. Ryan signed by Geo W Grove as treasurer, and Adams as president. Dated Oct 18, 1866. Amber, a gem stone, is the Polish...
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Pennsylvania Coal Mining Stock Trio [173266]4327Pennsylvania Coal Mining Stock Trio [173266]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 different issued Pennsylvania coal mining stocks. 1857 National Anthracite Coal with steam train etc. vignette. 1836 Lykens Valley coal with anvil a
Estimate : 600.00 - 900.00
Sold to p******n for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50