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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![Steedman & the Mammoth Company Collection c1920 [165703]](https://dygtyjqp7pi0m.cloudfront.net/i/63925/50996992_1s.jpg?v=8DBF839FB66CDA0)
2360Steedman & the Mammoth Company Collection c1920 [165703]Holabird Western Americana Collections
The story of Andrew Steedman as told through the Mammoth Mining Company. Large stack of papers c1920. Many of them specifically mentions Steedman...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to t****c for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
![Utah Mining Letterheads, 20 [165103]](https://dygtyjqp7pi0m.cloudfront.net/i/63925/50996994_1s.jpg?v=8DBF83A0D2F9170)
2361Utah Mining Letterheads, 20 [165103]Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 20 Utah mining letterheads c. 1886-1908. Marion Gold, Consolidated, Star, Great Divide, Dry Canyon, Stockton, Helvetia, De La Mar's Mercur...
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to t****c for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
![Early Virginia Coal Mining Letter, c1750 [169059]](https://dygtyjqp7pi0m.cloudfront.net/i/63925/50996996_1s.jpg?v=8DBEA2EBBDBDA40)
2362Early Virginia Coal Mining Letter, c1750 [169059]Holabird Western Americana Collections
An historically important letter from Virginia, detailing the development of the coal mining industry in the state. The owner of a Richmond mine write
Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
![10x Northern CA Gold Mining Docs [175652]](https://dygtyjqp7pi0m.cloudfront.net/i/63925/50996998_1s.jpg?v=8DBEA2F01D6BD30)
236310x Northern CA Gold Mining Docs [175652]Holabird Western Americana Collections
10x Miscellaneous Northern Californian Gold Mining Documents: 1) Electra Gold Dredging Company, Cert.#59 issued to S.C. Stevenson for 500 shares on No
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
![Assay Texts, 5 [168124]](https://dygtyjqp7pi0m.cloudfront.net/i/63925/50997000_1s.jpg?v=8DBEAE852A03340)
2364Assay Texts, 5 [168124]Holabird Western Americana Collections
5 assay texts. Manual of Assaying by Miller, 1900 91pp with index. Assaying by C H Aaron, part 1, 1906 139pp. The Miners' and Assayers' Text...
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 350.00
![Austin NV Collection, checks, docs, 1850s-1880s [173946]](https://dygtyjqp7pi0m.cloudfront.net/i/63925/50997001_1s.jpg?v=8DBF83A874E3BA0)
2365Austin NV Collection, checks, docs, 1850s-1880s [173946]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Collection of checks and documents from Austin, Nevada. Includes: 1) 8x checks from The Manhattan Silver Mining Company of Nevada. Check No.s: 6, 155,
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to S********e for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
![New Almaden Mine, 1845, Castillero's Registry [172576]](https://dygtyjqp7pi0m.cloudfront.net/i/63925/50997003_1s.jpg?v=8DBF83AB21B1C90)
2366New Almaden Mine, 1845, Castillero's Registry [172576]Holabird Western Americana Collections
Castillero's Registry and Act of Possession to the Mine of New Almaden, in 1845. San Francisco. 1858. 8pp. Stitched in original printed wrappers...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to C*****r for (400.00 + 100.00BP) = 500.00
![Copper Handbook, 2, 1910-11 and 1912-13. [172641]](https://dygtyjqp7pi0m.cloudfront.net/i/63925/50997005_1s.jpg?v=8DBF853687BB950)
2367Copper Handbook, 2, 1910-11 and 1912-13. [172641]Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 key The Copper Handbook copper references on operations large and small. 1910-11 by Stevens, 1902pp with index. 1912-13 by Weed, 1413pp with index,
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to c*********p for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
![Director of the Mint Reports by Burchard, 1880 and 1893 [171300]](https://dygtyjqp7pi0m.cloudfront.net/i/63925/50997010_1s.jpg?v=8DBF83AF4FADCD0)
2369Director of the Mint Reports by Burchard, 1880 and 1893 [171300]Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 key mining references. Production of Gold and Silver in the United States by Burchard, 1880 and 1883. State breakdown for metals production and gene
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to S********e for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00