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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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Governor Booth Pardon for 1869 Murder 1872 [173970]2559 - Governor Booth Pardon for 1869 Murder 1872 [173970]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is an EXECUTIVE PARDON, dated April 10, 1872 and signed by then California Governor Newton Booth, on behalf of Robert Francis. Francis was tried
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Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Mariano G Vallejo Sonoma Indenture, 1860 1860 [171151]2560 - Mariano G Vallejo Sonoma Indenture, 1860 1860 [171151]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1860 Sonoma County indenture issued to Mariano G Vallejo for $1474.12. No Vallejo signature. "Don Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo was a Californio ...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to y******e for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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California Civil War Senator John Conness Autograph c.1860s [155391]2561 - California Civil War Senator John Conness Autograph c.1860s [155391]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cut square autograph, John Conness, Cal. 4 x 5.5" Conness served as a US Senator for California from 1863-69. Before that, he was a member of t...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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California Governor Milton S. Latham Autograph on Cover 1862 [155386]2562 - California Governor Milton S. Latham Autograph on Cover 1862 [155386]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cover sent September 1862 to Mrs. George Wallace in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Sent "Free" from Milton S. Latham, U.S.S. (which stands for Unit...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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California Political Broadsides, 7 [171120]2563 - California Political Broadsides, 7 [171120]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
7 smaller California political broadsides, about 11x5". c. 1879. 5 regular Democratic ticket, 2 Republican. Some fraying, back tape repairs, pl...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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California Political Ephemera, 20 [171129]2564 - California Political Ephemera, 20 [171129]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 20 pieces of California political ephemera. Republican Ticket, dry candidate M Len Hutchins cards. I, Governor of California by Upton Sinclair-2
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Gold Rush Era Report from California Governor John Bigler, 1853 1853 [155410]2565 - Gold Rush Era Report from California Governor John Bigler, 1853 1853 [155410]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Governor's Message, Benicia, March 27th, 1853. To the Assembly of California from Governor John Bigler. Discusses the sale of water lot property...
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William Taft Autographed Postmaster Appointment 1910 [170043]2566 - William Taft Autographed Postmaster Appointment 1910 [170043]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Framed choice 1910 Post Office Department document signed by William H Taft, 27th President of the United States 1909-13, appointing Samuel F Jenkins
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Estimate : 700.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to d*******f for (350.00 + 87.50BP) = 437.50
 
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Early Passport Signed By John Quincy Adams 1823 [172979]2567 - Early Passport Signed By John Quincy Adams 1823 [172979]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is an early version of a passport, signed by then Secretary of State and future President John Quincy Adams, allowing the bearers to sail his shi
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to d*******f for (2,000.00 + 500.00BP) = 2,500.00
 
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Virginia City Masons v. S V Stewart Masonic Legal Document [175567]2568 - Virginia City Masons v. S V Stewart Masonic Legal Document [175567]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1901 Masonic legal document charging S V Stewart, future governor of Montana 1913-21. Stewart is accused of immoral and unmasonic conduct including an
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to Q*****y for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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