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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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Rare and valuable gold Refs, Alaska, Yukon, Klondike [173609]2100 - Rare and valuable gold Refs, Alaska, Yukon, Klondike [173609]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2 rare and valuable gold reference books for Alaska. 1. Geology of the Yukon Gold District, Alaska, by Josiah Edward Spurr. With an Introduct
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Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold to r********p.. for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Silver Bow Basin Mine Photos (2) 1890s [171402]2101 - Silver Bow Basin Mine Photos (2) 1890s [171402]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mining in Silver Bow photos (2) taken by Landerkin & Winters and Winters & Bond Photographers between 1890-1893, when the two split up. The ...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to r********p.. for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
 
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Technical Publ. on Gold Regions of Alaska [173606]2102 - Technical Publ. on Gold Regions of Alaska [173606]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Collection of 11 technical books on Gold Mining in Alaska by the Department of the Interior United States Geological Survey: 1. The Fairhaven Gold Pla
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to f*****E for (120.00 + 0.00BP) = 120.00
 
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Telegraph Cons. Mine ProspectU.S. with Foldout Map [173275]2103 - Telegraph Cons. Mine ProspectU.S. with Foldout Map [173275]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
c. 1880 7pp prospectus and foldout map for Telegraph Cons. Mining Co. of Pioneer District, Pinal County, Arizona. They owned several mining properties
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 900.00
 
 
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Twin Buttes Mining & Smelting, and Railroad, Ephemera Collection [173277]2104 - Twin Buttes Mining & Smelting, and Railroad, Ephemera Collection [173277]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 25 documents from Twin Buttes Mining & Smelting and Railroad companies, c. 1903-16. Billheads, quit-claims, time check, indentures etc.&qu...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Arizona Bureau of Mines Geological Series (3) [173499]2105 - Arizona Bureau of Mines Geological Series (3) [173499]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Arizona Lode Gold Mines & Gold Mining", Bulletin 137, Vol. 5, No. 6, August 15, 1934, Publ. by University of Arizona Geologic map of ...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Arizona Mining Stereoviews from three companies (4) [168257]2106 - Arizona Mining Stereoviews from three companies (4) [168257]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A stereoview of (1) "Mining Camp. Arizona" of the "American Series" publishers marked on side borders, buff colored mount front ...
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Stereoview of a Silver Mining Camp Quijotoa Arizona by Griffith & Griffith c.1903-1905 [168268]2107 - Stereoview of a Silver Mining Camp Quijotoa Arizona by Griffith & Griffith c.1903-1905 [168268]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This stereoview is marked "Griffith & Griffith, Phila., U.S.A." on the left edge, with "foreign and American Views" right ed...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Stereoview of the Morenci Mining District by Underwood & Underwood c. 1903 [168269]2108 - Stereoview of the Morenci Mining District by Underwood & Underwood c. 1903 [168269]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
These are two stereoviews of the Morenci mining area. On the left edge "Underwood & Underwood Publishers/ New York, London, Toronto-Canada,...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8***0 for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Stereoview of the Pioneer Mine by Photographer J.C. Burges C. 1881-1883 [168254]2109 - Stereoview of the Pioneer Mine by Photographer J.C. Burges C. 1881-1883 [168254]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This stereoview is of the "Pioneer Mine looking North" by J.C. Burges c.1881-1883, Pinal County, Arizona. Mounted on oatmeal (or light ora...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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