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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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Grooved Axes Collection (10) [161159]1378 - Grooved Axes Collection (10) [161159]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This collection of grooved axes range from 4.0 to 4.75 in. in length. THere are five with 3/4 groove and five with a full 360 groove. There are three
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to d*******f for (400.00 + 100.00BP) = 500.00
 
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Grooved Axes from the Mississippi Valley (8) [161161]1379 - Grooved Axes from the Mississippi Valley (8) [161161]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This collection of grooved axes are quite unique; all are between 3.5 in. to 4. in. in length (89 mm to 102 mm). 8 count. There are: 4 from Illinois,
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Estimate : 500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to d*******f for (400.00 + 100.00BP) = 500.00
 
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Haida Raven Rattle, Vintage c.1898-1910 [168047]1380 - Haida Raven Rattle, Vintage c.1898-1910 [168047]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Choice old Haida Raven rattle, 6" x 18.5" x 3", carved, painted (worn) wood, twine wrapped handle. This is a classic Raven rattle, po...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to r******g for (1,000.00 + 250.00BP) = 1,250.00
 
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Animal Hide Scrapers, 15 [173026]1381 - Animal Hide Scrapers, 15 [173026]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
15 large animal hide scrapers, about 7.5 lbs. Gary Bracken Collection
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to w**********e for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Pulping Plane for Food Preparation [175757]1382 - Pulping Plane for Food Preparation [175757]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This stone is a pulping plane and every archaic period chef needed one. It is a tool for rubbing back and forth on a flat surface to pulverize grains
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to w**********e for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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Stone Axe Tool 5 in. [161118]1383 - Stone Axe Tool 5 in. [161118]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This stone axe tool is 5in. in length, It is grooved 3/4 round with the remaining edge polished flat. 1 lb 10 oz. From the Bracken collection. Please
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
 
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Stone Axe Tool Full Groove [161119]1384 - Stone Axe Tool Full Groove [161119]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This stone axe tool is 5 in. in length at 1lb 8 oz. Grooved completely around. Marked "130" in paint from a previous collection. Current...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Stone Celts Collection (7) [161153]1385 - Stone Celts Collection (7) [161153]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This collection of six stone celts vary from 2.5 in to just under 4 in. in length. The lot also includes one grooved axe at roughly the same size (3 i
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to w**********e for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Stone Scraper or Mallet - Large [162788]1386 - Stone Scraper or Mallet - Large [162788]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Basalt oblong stone with central groove. One end is blunt and shows wear, other end is shaped into an edge. Could have been mounted on some sort of ha
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for (85.00 + 21.25BP) = 106.25
 
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Stone Scrapers - 3 [162787]1387 - Stone Scrapers - 3 [162787]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two basalt and one granitic stone scrapers of unknown origin. These may have been handed down from generation to generation. One is labeled St. Louis
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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