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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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Native American Artifact Library [172648]1388 - Native American Artifact Library [172648]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 50 or more Native American artifacts book. About 49 lbs. Oklahoma, Spiro Mound, Eastern Iowa, Missouri, Eskimo, Southeast, Missouri and lots mor
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
 
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Native American History Coffee Table Collection [140713]1389 - Native American History Coffee Table Collection [140713]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6 Hardbound and 2 softbound, large-format "coffee table" type books. Beautiful, illustrated work all with Native American subject matter. ...
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Start Price : 80.00 | Estimate : 160.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Native American Studies Library Collection (21+ pubs) [140701]1390 - Native American Studies Library Collection (21+ pubs) [140701]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
15 Books, 6 Museum Published booklets, 15 Museum exhibit brochures. Included in this collection is The Wild West Box Set published in 2000 with The Am
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Start Price : 80.00 | Estimate : 160.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Holabird Western Americana Collections
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Who's Who in Indian Relics Vol. 1-8 by Ben Thompson [172732]1392 - Who's Who in Indian Relics Vol. 1-8 by Ben Thompson [172732]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This lot has eight volumes of "Who's Who in Indian Artifacts" various authors and Ben Thompson Editor. There is the first volume by Wa...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to d*******f for (350.00 + 87.50BP) = 437.50
 
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Rare Alaskan Tour Book 1894 [171393]1393 - Rare Alaskan Tour Book 1894 [171393]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Alaska tour book from 1894. It's called Raymond's Vacation Excursions. It's a 128-page softcover book that measures 6"x 5" and...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Alaska Travel Brochures (20) c1920s-40s [159654]1394 - Alaska Travel Brochures (20) c1920s-40s [159654]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of about 20 Alaska travel brochures. About half are vintage brochures from the 1920s-1940s. The other half are more modern from the 1960s-2000s.
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Alpine State Highway Booklet, Very Rare! [171338]1395 - Alpine State Highway Booklet, Very Rare! [171338]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very rare Alpine State Highway booklet, 14pp with foldout 12x8.5" map with crease tears. Photo of Silver Mt. on cover. Verso and small map wate...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Interesting Group of Sacramento Pamphlets [171114]1396 - Interesting Group of Sacramento Pamphlets [171114]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 20 interesting Sacramento pamphlets. Henderson Longton Fruit Co., Lee's Sacramento Guide, the Key to Sacramento, 2x 1922 Days of '49, ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to C*****r for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Smartsville/Gold Digging Pen and Ink Map, c. 1870 1870 [167853]1397 - Smartsville/Gold Digging Pen and Ink Map, c. 1870 1870 [167853]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
c. 1870 pen and ink drawn map of Smartsville, Carey's Gold Diggings, Mt. Diablo Meridian, Park's Bar, several unnamed mining claims etc. 11x...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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