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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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Savage Assay Office Memorandum of Bullion for the Empire State Mill 1869 [164679]2310 - Savage Assay Office Memorandum of Bullion for the Empire State Mill 1869 [164679]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Memorandum of Bullion from the Savage Mine, Assayed at the Savage Assay Office, Virginia, Nev., April 15, 1869. Four deposits/ bullion bars from the E
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Savage Co. Assay Office Memorandum of Bullion for Evans Mill 1872 [164669]2311 - Savage Co. Assay Office Memorandum of Bullion for Evans Mill 1872 [164669]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare. Dateline Virginia, Nev., June 21st, 1872. Deposit of 870 ounces of bullion from the Evans Mill. 969 fineness silver, 24.0 fineness gold. Valued
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Savage Co. Assay Office Memorandum of Bullion for Evans, Hoosier State, & Gold Hill Mills 1872 [162312 - Savage Co. Assay Office Memorandum of Bullion for Evans, Hoosier State, & Gold Hill Mills 1872 [16
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Memorandum of Bullion received at the Savage Co's Assay Office, Virginia, Nev., July 3rd, 1872. Deposits from the Hoosier State Mill (located on...
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Savage Co. Assay Office Memorandum of Bullion for Occidental Mill 1872 [164674]2313 - Savage Co. Assay Office Memorandum of Bullion for Occidental Mill 1872 [164674]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Memorandum of Bullion received at the Savage Co.'s Assay Office from the Occidental Mill. Virginia, Nev., June 27th, 1872. Three bullion bars, 9...
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Savage Mine and V&TRR Ephemera [171062]2314 - Savage Mine and V&TRR Ephemera [171062]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 21 Savage Mine and Virginia & Truckee Railroad etc items. c. 1866-88. Billheads, Western Union telegraph to H M Yerrington, Wells Fargo an...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to O*********n for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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Savage Mining Company Annual Report, Virginia City, Nevada 1873 [164343]2315 - Savage Mining Company Annual Report, Virginia City, Nevada 1873 [164343]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very rare. 1873 Annual report printed by "Stock Report" Print in San Francisco. JA Pritchard is president and AC Hamilton is superintenden...
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Savage Mining Company Assay Office Bullion Memorandum c.1868 [164672]2316 - Savage Mining Company Assay Office Bullion Memorandum c.1868 [164672]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Memorandum of Bullion from the Savage Mining Co. Assayed at the Savage ("Gould and Curry" crossed out) Assay Office. Assays in March--no d...
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Savage Mining Company Ore Assay Report Archive 1867 [173810]2317 - Savage Mining Company Ore Assay Report Archive 1867 [173810]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 32. All are on the same Ore Assay Report form. Reports are from April to May 1867. Ore samples coming from a huge number of different mills: Bo
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Sierra Nevada Mine Photograph; c. 1900 [173920]2318 - Sierra Nevada Mine Photograph; c. 1900 [173920]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Photograph of the Sierra Nevada Mine in Virginia City, Nevada. Taken by William Cann around 1900. Nice birds' eye view of the mine. Mounted phot...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 450.00
Sold to j******U for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
 
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Sutro Tunnel with Shafts Hand Draw Map, c. 1878 [175697]2319 - Sutro Tunnel with Shafts Hand Draw Map, c. 1878 [175697]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hand drawn map of the Sutro Tunnel by Hoffman & Craven, c. 1878. Ex-Moran, Virginia City surveyor files. Shows 3 shafts intersecting including t...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 900.00
Sold to I*******r for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
 
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