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"Christmas Chronicles", 2023 December Live Auction

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

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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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California Photo Group with Gov. Friend Richardson [167537]1100 - California Photo Group with Gov. Friend Richardson [167537]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 30 California photos of various sizes including 2 of Governor Friend Richardson. "Friend William Richardson (born William Richardson; Dec...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to m*****H for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Cripple Creek Victor Fire Photo 1899 [171446]1101 - Cripple Creek Victor Fire Photo 1899 [171446]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1899 photo of beginning of Victor Fire in Cripple Creek by A J Harlan. 8x10", has a texture due to mount on textured paper? Nice pink effect on...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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Denver Stereoview By Chamberlain c1861-81 [175954]1102 - Denver Stereoview By Chamberlain c1861-81 [175954]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
General view from above of Denver by W G Chamberlain, who had a photographic studio in Denver, Colo. c. 1861-1881. Denver Colorado
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to p**********r for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
 
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Pike's Peak Panorama Group, 15 [168402]1103 - Pike's Peak Panorama Group, 15 [168402]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
15 nice mostly single shot Pike's Peak panorama vintage photos. Railroad cars, lady with a pistol, wagon, family etc. Photos 3.5x11.5". Pi...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (300.00 + 75.00BP) = 375.00
 
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Spanish Peaks from Veta Mountain Cabinet Card [174014]1104 - Spanish Peaks from Veta Mountain Cabinet Card [174014]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1.25x6.75" cabinet card of Spanish Peaks from Veta Mountain, CO. Shot by W H Jackson photo team. Spanish Peaks Colorado
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Vintage Idaho Photos (3) 1800s [171607]1105 - Vintage Idaho Photos (3) 1800s [171607]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three vintage photos from 1800s Idaho. One measures 5"x 7", another, 7"x 9".There is also a 5.5"x 8.5" stamped T.N. Ba...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Early Chicago Stereoview Collection, 8 [174013]1106 - Early Chicago Stereoview Collection, 8 [174013]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
8 c. late-1860's to early 1870's Chicago stereoviews by P B Greene, Chicago with good contrast. Greene was president of the Chicago Photog...
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Start Price : 400.00 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Downtown Dillon Photograph 1880s [175474]1107 - Downtown Dillon Photograph 1880s [175474]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Early photograph of Main Street, Dillon, Montana Territory. Five men and two children are seen in front of John Weightman's Variety Store & ...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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Broadway: Montana Territory Photograph 1885 [175476]1108 - Broadway: Montana Territory Photograph 1885 [175476]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
10 x 8 inch black and white photograph of a parade down Broadway, Helena, Montana Territory, 1885. Slight crack upper left corner of photo. Helena Mo
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to d*******f for (140.00 + 35.00BP) = 175.00
 
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Horse and Buggy Photograph Red Rock Montana [175484]1109 - Horse and Buggy Photograph Red Rock Montana [175484]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four horse wagon and two people on horseback in this vintage photograph ascribed to Red Rock Montana. Mat is 10 x 8 inches; the photo is 6 1/2 x 5 inc
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to J********w.. for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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