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"Christmas Chronicles", 2023 December Live Auction

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

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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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Cerro Colorado Mill and Mining Co. Stock [173754]4348Cerro Colorado Mill and Mining Co. Stock [173754]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare Cerro-Colorado Mill & Mining Co. Cert. #102. Issued at San Francisco, Cal. in 1876. Issued to T.M. McEntee, Trustee in 1876 for 10 shares. ...
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Coal Proof and Stocks, 4 [173263]4349Coal Proof and Stocks, 4 [173263]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 coal proof stocks-Montauk Gas Coal, NY. Montauk is the Eastern top of Long Island, miner vignette, c. 1879. Dover Coal Mining, Virginia, edge issues
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to p******n for (170.00 + 42.50BP) = 212.50
Comstock Mining Stock Certificates [171497]4350Comstock Mining Stock Certificates [171497]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of five stock certificates from later Comstock ventures: 1) 1898 Consolidated Imperial Mining Company, signed by James Newlands, president, for 5
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to d*******f for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
Eureka Mining Company Stock [169064]4351Eureka Mining Company Stock [169064]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
No. 262 for 1000 shares to John A Spargo signed by Seth Bullock as president. Dated December 8, 1886. Issued/uncancelled. While there are many autogra
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for (375.00 + 93.75BP) = 468.75
Famine Gold Mining Company Stock, 1865 [169077]4352Famine Gold Mining Company Stock, 1865 [169077]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
No. 13 for 1 share to D.D. Hook. Dated March 25, 1865. "Canada East" A great gold certificate for early eastern Canadian gold. Choice vig...
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to m********e for (400.00 + 100.00BP) = 500.00
Famous NY and Pennsylvania Mines Stocks, 4 [173268]4353Famous NY and Pennsylvania Mines Stocks, 4 [173268]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Famous mostly NY and Pennsylvania mines. NY-issued 1865 Foster Iron Ore Mining with brown revenue stamp and foundry vignette. Issued 1877 Crown Point
Estimate : 650.00 - 850.00
Sold to j*******1 for (325.00 + 81.25BP) = 406.25
Historical Copper Mining Stocks, mostly c. 1860's [173269]4354Historical Copper Mining Stocks, mostly c. 1860's [173269]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Copper mining stock around America thru history. Issued 1865 Maryland Copper of Carroll & Baltimore Counties with brown revenue stamp and hammer...
Start Price : 275.00 | Estimate : 550.00 - 900.00
Humboldt Electric Power & MC Ltd., 1889, Stock [175896]4355Humboldt Electric Power & MC Ltd., 1889, Stock [175896]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Humboldt Electric Power & Mining Company Ltd. Stock Certificate #179 issued to William Potts for 100 shares at 1 pound each on Mar 25, 1889. Sha...
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Klamath Placer Mining Company Stock [172571]4356Klamath Placer Mining Company Stock [172571]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
No. 69 500 shares dated 1902 with placer/hydraulic mining vignette. Six percent $500 gold bearer bond, signed by William D. Held of new York as presid
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Klondyke Government Concession, Limited Stock [172572]4357Klondyke Government Concession, Limited Stock [172572]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
No 590 for 27, 043 shares to Andrew Whitlie & George Sutherland Coutts. Dated Jan. 19, 1903. Rare example of a stock issued for a mining conces...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to u******i for (325.00 + 81.25BP) = 406.25