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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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Marshall’s Gold Discovery, A Lecture by John H Hittell 1893 [171214]2161Marshall’s Gold Discovery, A Lecture by John H Hittell 1893 [171214]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Paper delivered before the Society of California Pioneers in Pioneer Hall on the 45th anniversary of the discovery. Printed by Sterett. JW Killinger
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to d*******f for (425.00 + 106.25BP) = 531.25
Mining Equipment Billhead Group [171057]2162Mining Equipment Billhead Group [171057]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 21 pieces of mining equipment and early drilling billheads, mostly pictorial, c. 1867-1903. Safety Nitro Powder, Golden State and Miners Iron Wo
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to l*******c for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
Pacific Refinery & Assay Office, F. Reichling & Co., Ephemera Collection 1882-1891 [166951]2163Pacific Refinery & Assay Office, F. Reichling & Co., Ephemera Collection 1882-1891 [166951]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4. Includes 3 different assay memorandums and a modern print of a 19th-century photo. Pacific Refinery & Assay Office, 404 Montgomery St....
Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 1,000.00
Pacific Refinery & Bullion Exchange Bullion Memorandum; Owned by the "Bonanza Kings" 1876 [166947]2164Pacific Refinery & Bullion Exchange Bullion Memorandum; Owned by the "Bonanza Kings" 1876 [166947]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is an exceptionally rare bullion receipt originally sold out of the John J. Ford Collection. The officers of the company--listed in the upper lef
Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 3,000.00
San Francisco Assay and Equipment Ephemera, 9 [171056]2165San Francisco Assay and Equipment Ephemera, 9 [171056]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
9 pieces of c. 1898-1920 assay and assay equipment ephemera. 3x American Smelters, Returns of Gold Bullion. Pacific Chemical Works gold assay receipt.
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
San Francisco Mint Bullion Deposit from Roseburg, Oregon 1882 [166961]2166San Francisco Mint Bullion Deposit from Roseburg, Oregon 1882 [166961]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3 documents that tell a story. 1) Memorandum of Gold Bullion deposited at the San Francisco Mint, July 1882 by Chas. F. Vott. 1.96 ounces of gr
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to S********e for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
Selby Smelting & Lead Co. Assay Memorandum Group 1880-1891 [166977]2167Selby Smelting & Lead Co. Assay Memorandum Group 1880-1891 [166977]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3 different. Selby took over the Pacific Refinery & Bullion Exchange business in 1879, which had been owned by the Bonanza Kings (Fair, F...
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
State Assay Office, Falkenau & Reese, Ephemera Collection 1879-1898 [166950]2168State Assay Office, Falkenau & Reese, Ephemera Collection 1879-1898 [166950]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6. The State Assay Office in San Francisco was owned by Louis Falkenau and HW Reese. It was located in the Safe Deposit Building, Room 16, SE C
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
W C Ralston Signed Check Duo, c. 1869-73 [175726]2169W C Ralston Signed Check Duo, c. 1869-73 [175726]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 checks signed by W C Ralston, Bank of California. 1869 2nd of exchange with oval Bank of California cancel over Internal Revenue stamp. Paid in New
Estimate : 400.00 - 700.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
W C Ralston Signed Check, Possible Levi Strauss Connection? [175727]2170W C Ralston Signed Check, Possible Levi Strauss Connection? [175727]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bank of California check signed by W C Ralston, July 29, 1873 made out to Mission & Pacific Woolen MIlls for $306, 211.06, perhaps for the purch...
Estimate : 500.00 - 900.00
Sold to A*****0 for (300.00 + 75.00BP) = 375.00