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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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Used Mostly Foreign Stamp Hoard [171810]4528 - Used Mostly Foreign Stamp Hoard [171810]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hoard of mostly foreign used stamps, c. 1900+. From all over the world, some still on envelope corners. This lot is unpicked by us and it is ready for
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to e*****o for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Drexel, Sather & Church Exchange Notes (2) [160157]4529 - Drexel, Sather & Church Exchange Notes (2) [160157]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two exchange notes from Drexel, Sather & Church, Bankers and Dealers in Bullion and Bills of Exchange. The partners in this bank covered the cou...
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 800.00 | Estimate : 1,600.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Gold Rush Banking Express Ephemera Group, 4 [173706]4530 - Gold Rush Banking Express Ephemera Group, 4 [173706]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 pieces of California Gold Rush Ephemera. Checks-1854 Adams & Co. Bankers with steamer vignette. 1850 Burgoyne & Co. 1851 Adams & Co...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8*****M for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
 
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Rare Wells, Fargo & Co. Columbia, 2nd Exchanges, 1858/61 [175934]4531 - Rare Wells, Fargo & Co. Columbia, 2nd Exchanges, 1858/61 [175934]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2x Wells, Fargo & Co. Columbia Exchange Note Varieties, preprinted/handwritten Columbia manuscript in right top corner, Second of Exchanges: 1) ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to C*****r for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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Wells, Fargo & Co. SF, 2nd Exchanges, 1855-60's [175930]4532 - Wells, Fargo & Co. SF, 2nd Exchanges, 1855-60's [175930]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3x Wells, Fargo & Co. San Francisco Exchange Notes out of 3 different Offices (NV, MA, PA), Second of Exchanges: 1) #3197 issued to L.J. Chibbuc...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to m********e for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
 
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Wells, Fargo & Co. SF, Exchanges, 1855-60's [175937]4533 - Wells, Fargo & Co. SF, Exchanges, 1855-60's [175937]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
9x Wells, Fargo & Co. San Francisco Exchange Notes with very a interesting collection of different Californian adhesive revenue stamps on decent...
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,600.00
 
 
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Wells Fargo & Co. Postal Cover [171102]4534 - Wells Fargo & Co. Postal Cover [171102]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Wells, Fargo & Co. three cent entire Express cover with Georgetown, California cancel. Scott U12 (1853-1855) addressed to Sig. Bisacno Brothers,...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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A H Crew Check and La Porte Express Cover, Rare [172751]4535 - A H Crew Check and La Porte Express Cover, Rare [172751]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare John Conly & Co. 1865 check to A H Crew, the superintendent of La Porte Express. Unused La Porte Express Co. 6c long cover, sealed on verso...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Adams & Co. Express Office SF, 1853, 1853, 2nd Exchange [175922]4536 - Adams & Co. Express Office SF, 1853, 1853, 2nd Exchange [175922]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Adams & Co. Express Office San Francisco exchange note, #2835, second of exchange, order of Reuben Johnson for $126.50 on Mar 31, 1853, signed b...
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Estimate : 180.00 - 250.00
Sold to c********e for (90.00 + 22.50BP) = 112.50
 
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Wells Fargo & Co. Postal Cover [171103]4537 - Wells Fargo & Co. Postal Cover [171103]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Wells, Fargo & Co. three cent entire express cover with Marysville, California cancel. Scott U82 (1870-71) postal stationery addressed to San Fr...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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