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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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Unique Theatre Engraved Half Dollar [175813]3180 - Unique Theatre Engraved Half Dollar [175813]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unique! Seated Liberty half dollar reverse; obverse is engraved May 12 / 1903 in the center, with a brass horseshoe around the perimeter "Uniq...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to b********t.. for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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U.S. Mint Pamphlets, 1872-81 [173863]3181 - U.S. Mint Pamphlets, 1872-81 [173863]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Annual Report of the Director of the Mint 1872. 2)Transaction of Business of the Mint and Assay Offices,1874. 3) Report of the Commission of Charge
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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SSCA Wells Fargo & Co. Receipt for a Nugget Pin, 1875 [173805]3182 - SSCA Wells Fargo & Co. Receipt for a Nugget Pin, 1875 [173805]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
SSCA 1875 Wells Fargo & Co. receipt from Virginia City, MT for a nugget pin valued at $15 going to Kansas. Montana
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Jumbo Mining Check with Elephant Vignette [173368]3183 - Jumbo Mining Check with Elephant Vignette [173368]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Issued 1906 Jumbo Mining check with light green elephant vignette. Mine in the heart of Goldfield district. R7 rarity, probably less than 7 known. Ver
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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SSCA: Miners Bank of Savings of Alta California Scrip, c1849 [173236]3184 - SSCA: Miners Bank of Savings of Alta California Scrip, c1849 [173236]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Miners Bank of Savings of Alta-California:25 cent scrip payable in Gold Dust. Early 1850s. Printed by Gavit & Co. Albany. Steamship between two...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to l*****p for (650.00 + 162.50BP) = 812.50
 
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SSCA: H. Harris & Co. Memorandum of Gold, 1859 [173239]3185 - SSCA: H. Harris & Co. Memorandum of Gold, 1859 [173239]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
No. 19609 Memorandum of Gold deposited by Bankers Cadwallader Co. at the Pioneer Assay Office of H. Harris & Co. Late Harris & Marchand. Da...
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Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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SSCA: Office of Adams & Co. Gold Dust Receipt, 1854 [173248]3186 - SSCA: Office of Adams & Co. Gold Dust Receipt, 1854 [173248]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Dec. 21, 1854 memo from the Office of Adams & Co. list of charges of gold dust made to the Stockton Office from these mining towns, Jamestown,...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to j******n for (500.00 + 125.00BP) = 625.00
 
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SSCA-Baldwin & Co. Receipt 1856 [175693]3187 - SSCA-Baldwin & Co. Receipt 1856 [175693]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Dated: Rattlesnake, Jan. 12, 1856. Peter E. Mead deposited $400 in coin to be returned to him on his order on presentation of this receipt, signed Bal
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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SSCA: Blake & Co. Assay Receipt, 1860 1860 [173241]3188 - SSCA: Blake & Co. Assay Receipt, 1860 1860 [173241]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Exceptional! No. 9853: From the Assay Office of Blake & Co. (G. Blake, W.R. Waters) of 5252 J Street: Certificate of Gold deposited by D. O. Mil...
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Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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SSCA: Waters & Co. Assay Receipt [173243]3189 - SSCA: Waters & Co. Assay Receipt [173243]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Business card sized (3 1/2 x 2 inches) assay receipt from Waters & Co. Assay Office of 54 J Street, Sacramento (Successor to Blake & Co.) D...
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Adams & Co. Report of Assays to Coloma 1854 [173247]3190 - Adams & Co. Report of Assays to Coloma 1854 [173247]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A report back to A. A. Van Guilder in Coloma, from L. Robie from Adams & Co. on three assays of gold recovered from amalgam. The assays varied b...
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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J. G. Kellogg Assay Receipt 1854 [173246]3191 - J. G. Kellogg Assay Receipt 1854 [173246]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This rare bullion receipt is from the outstanding collection of John J. Ford. To our knowledge, there are only three such examples extant. They are ex
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Start Price : 1,500.00 | Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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SSCA- Justh & Hunter Assay Receipt 1858 [173244]3192 - SSCA- Justh & Hunter Assay Receipt 1858 [173244]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
No. 6713 Memorandum of gold Bullion deposited by Wells Fargo & Co. - Hardy & Kennedy (Forest Hill, Cal., near Auburn), July 30, 1858. Measur...
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Start Price : 1,500.00 | Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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SSCA- Kellogg & Richter Memoranda of Gold Bullion, 1854 1854 [175694]3193 - SSCA- Kellogg & Richter Memoranda of Gold Bullion, 1854 1854 [175694]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Assay receipts from Kellogg & Richter are among the most desirable and rarest of all gold rush bullion receipts. The partnership only lasted fiv...
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Start Price : 1,500.00 | Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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SSCA: Adams & Co. (Curtis, Perry & Ward/ Kellogg & Richter), 1854 1854 [173235]3194 - SSCA: Adams & Co. (Curtis, Perry & Ward/ Kellogg & Richter), 1854 1854 [173235]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
No. 157 Assay results printed in black ink on thin light blue paper measuring 7 3/4 x 9 3/4 inches. The names of Adams & Co. and those of Curtis...
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Start Price : 2,000.00 | Estimate : 4,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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SSCA: E. Justh Photo Card, circa early 1860s [173237]3195 - SSCA: E. Justh Photo Card, circa early 1860s [173237]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unique! Only known portrait of assayer E. Justh, posing in business attire. Signed on reverse. Card is 2 1/2 x 4 inches. Emanuel Justh was a lithogr
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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SSCA: Kellogg & Humbert Broadside [173238]3196 - SSCA: Kellogg & Humbert Broadside [173238]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Exceptional! This unique and historically significant Kellogg & Humbert Assay Office broadside personifies the theme "The Rush For Gold.&qu...
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Start Price : 5,000.00 | Estimate : 10,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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SSCA: Kellogg & Humbert's Assay Receipt 1856 [173242]3197 - SSCA: Kellogg & Humbert's Assay Receipt 1856 [173242]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Extremely rare pre-SSCA assay receipt: No. 3140 Memorandum of Gold Bullion deposited by J. M. Libby, December 17, 1856. Receipt measures 10 1/2 x 5 in
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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SSCA: Moffatt & Co. Assay Receipt, March 1851 1851 [173232]3198 - SSCA: Moffatt & Co. Assay Receipt, March 1851 1851 [173232]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Exceptional rarity! No. 176 Memorandum of Gold Bullion deposited by Teschemacher & Co, March 21st, 1851. H. F. Teschemacher is listed in Campel...
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Start Price : 3,000.00 | Estimate : 6,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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SSCA: U. S. Branch Mint Illustrated Letter Sheet, Baird 34 [173251]3199 - SSCA: U. S. Branch Mint Illustrated Letter Sheet, Baird 34 [173251]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Extremely rare, four copies known, Baird 34. This is one of the rare California illustrated letter sheets published during the Gold Rush era. It con
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to C*****r for (500.00 + 125.00BP) = 625.00
 
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