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"Christmas Chronicles", 2023 December Live Auction

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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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Hydraulic Mining Scenes [171219]2379 - Hydraulic Mining Scenes [171219]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of Six. First five are stereoviews 1) Miners and packers climbing the Golden Stairs at Chilkoot pass. The twenty-six mile trail over Chilkoot Pass
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Quantity : 1 | Start Price : 375.00 | Estimate : 750.00 - 1,300.00
 
 
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Mercury Refernce Books, 5 [171745]2380 - Mercury Refernce Books, 5 [171745]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
5 mercury reference books. Geology of the Quicksilver Deposits of the Pacific Slope by Becker, 1888, 486pp with index and California map. Quicksilver
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to C*****r for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Metallurgy of Gold, 1896 1896 [163237]2381 - Metallurgy of Gold, 1896 1896 [163237]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Metallurgy of Gold: 1896 By Manuel Eissler. London Crosby Lockwood & Son Hardcover. A practical treatise on the Metallurgical Treatment of G...
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Quantity : 1 | Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Mexico Mining Company Reports; 1909, 1924, 1931 [146088]2382 - Mexico Mining Company Reports; 1909, 1924, 1931 [146088]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four reports from various mining companies in Mexico. A) Reports of Mining Engineers on the Mulatos Mines Belonging to the Rey Del Oro Mining Company
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Quantity : 1 | Start Price : 130.00 | Estimate : 260.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Mine Photo Group, 6, Idaho? [175575]2383 - Mine Photo Group, 6, Idaho? [175575]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6 mounted mine photos, all 7.5x5.75". Mixing and packaging house right after completion. General view of gulch. Powerhouse. View from entrance...
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Quantity : 1 | Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Mine Prospecti and Correspondences Group [175977]2384 - Mine Prospecti and Correspondences Group [175977]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6 pieces of mining ephemera. Golden Sheaf Mining prospectus, undated, spine mostly split and detached. President Gold Mining, Toronto, Canada 1903 let
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Mineral Resources West of the Rocky Mts. by Raymond, 7 Vols. 1867-77 [171302]2385 - Mineral Resources West of the Rocky Mts. by Raymond, 7 Vols. 1867-77 [171302]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
7 key mining references by Raymond. Mining Statistics West of the Rocky Mountains, 1870. Mineral Resources West of the Rocky Mountains and Mineral So
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Quantity : 1 | Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Mines and Copper Handbooks, 3 [172638]2386 - Mines and Copper Handbooks, 3 [172638]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 key references on copper and mines with info on operations large and small. The Mines Handbook, 1926, 2129pp, cover wear. The Copper Handbook, 1910-
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Mining Covers, Many with Contents, 10 [167830]2387 - Mining Covers, Many with Contents, 10 [167830]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
10 mining covers many with contents, c. 1889-1907, mostly to S R Buford, Virginia City, MT. San Francisco Candle, 2x Coiled Wire Belting, 2x Californi
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Mining Ephemera with Prospectus [167821]2388 - Mining Ephemera with Prospectus [167821]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 30 pieces of mining ephemera c. 1878-1911, mostly to Henry Elling. Goldfield Rex, Sierra Nevada Mines, Spring Gulch with hand drawn map, several
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to g******k for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Nevada & California Historic Mining Camps (5) [139476]2389 - Nevada & California Historic Mining Camps (5) [139476]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Desert Bonanza", The Story of Early Ransburg, Mojave Desert Mining Camp, by Marcia R. Wynn, publ. by Arthur H. Clark Co., Glendale, CA, 1...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to p********n for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Production of Gold and Silver in the United States by Preston, 1895 1896 [126860]2390 - Production of Gold and Silver in the United States by Preston, 1895 1896 [126860]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Not only talks about gold and silver production in the United states, but in the world. Statistics of each state by county. Nice section on mining in
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Quantity : 1 | Start Price : 95.00 | Estimate : 190.00 - 350.00
 
 
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Production of Gold and Silver in the US, 1886-1900 [171299]2391 - Production of Gold and Silver in the US, 1886-1900 [171299]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 volumes of Director of the Mint Reports related to the production of precious metals. Printed in 1886, 1888, 1898-detaching cover at spine, 1901. G
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Prospecting and Assay Books, 4 [168321]2392 - Prospecting and Assay Books, 4 [168321]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 prospecting and assay books. Prospector's Field Book and Guide by Osborn 1910, Prospecting for Gold and Silver in North America by Lakes 1896 ...
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Rudimentary Treatise on Mineralogy by John Weale 1859 [171231]2393 - Rudimentary Treatise on Mineralogy by John Weale 1859 [171231]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
“In the following pages the student and amateur in Natural Science are furnished with some information about most of the mineral substances
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Treatise on the Assaying of Lead, Copper, Silver Copper, Gold, and Mercury, 1868 1868 [163233]2394 - Treatise on the Assaying of Lead, Copper, Silver Copper, Gold, and Mercury, 1868 1868 [163233]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Treatise on the Assaying of Lead, Copper, Silver Copper, Gold, and Mercury: T-H. Bodermann & Bruno Kurl ñ 1868 Publisher: John Wiley & ...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 200.00 - 800.00
Sold to d*******f for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Two Choice Western Books: Marvels of the New West and Report of the Director of the Mint [163532]2395 - Two Choice Western Books: Marvels of the New West and Report of the Director of the Mint [163532]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Late 19th Century Publications of Interest (2). 1) Report of the Director of the Mint, upon the Statistics of the Production of the Precious Metal
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U.S. Mint Reports, 1880's, 4 [163416]2396 - U.S. Mint Reports, 1880's, 4 [163416]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
These US Mint Reports discusses world precious metal production in detail, statistical production of US Mint branches and assay offices with state by
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Western States Mining Co. Letterheads w/o Vignettes (30) [173490]2397 - Western States Mining Co. Letterheads w/o Vignettes (30) [173490]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Montana (9), Nevada (7), Idaho (1), Washington (2), Utah (1), California (11) ~ 1879-1907
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to O*********n for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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Western States Mining Co. Letterheads w/o Vignettes (30) [173492]2398 - Western States Mining Co. Letterheads w/o Vignettes (30) [173492]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Montana (14), California (3), So. Dakota (3), Nevada (3), Utah (3) Colorado (2), Idaho (2) ~ 1879-1906
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to O*********n for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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