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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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Colorado Tin Trio [172468]3340 - Colorado Tin Trio [172468]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 Colorado tins. c. 1920 red Merchants Biscuit, Denver, 7.25", lid dent, light rust. c. c. 1870's-80's Anchor Mills, Denver, 9.75"...
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Colorado Coffee Tins (6) 1900s [172497]3341 - Colorado Coffee Tins (6) 1900s [172497]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Coffee tins from Colorado locales, include San-Mo Coffee from Tyler& Stow Company of Fort Collins, Mocha Java from Rocky Forge, Both of these me...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to R*******e for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
 
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Colorado Girl Cigar Box [172370]3342 - Colorado Girl Cigar Box [172370]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Gary Bracken's prized cigar box: Colorado Girl, Exquisitos, made at factory No. 26, 3rd District, New York. Partial revenue stamp, merchant D. H...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Colorado Lard Tins, 5 Different Towns [169155]3343 - Colorado Lard Tins, 5 Different Towns [169155]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
5 Colorado lard tins from different towns, c. 1895-1910. R G Johnson, Durango, with black logo and lid, 6x6", some rust. James Fitzgerald, Haxt...
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Vintage Barrel Top 1800s [173638]3344 - Vintage Barrel Top 1800s [173638]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Shaker firkins, or buckets (3). These were constructed by the Shakers, The United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, commonly kn...
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Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Coffee Bins (2) 1800-1900 [172709]3345 - Coffee Bins (2) 1800-1900 [172709]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Coffee bins from Missouri & Kansas grocers. First is a Ranney Alton & Company Climax Mocha & Java Coffee, Arkansas City Kansas. This tin...
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Western Grocer Boxes (3) [173372]3346 - Western Grocer Boxes (3) [173372]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 large marked round wood boxes. Fancy Full Cream Cheese, Kansas City, MO. 7.5x13.5" and 8.75x14.5". Western Grocer, Burlingame, KS 6x15.7...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Advo, Polar Bear & Kopkes Coffee Tins (3) 1900s [172494]3347 - Advo, Polar Bear & Kopkes Coffee Tins (3) 1900s [172494]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Coffee tins from very early 1900s, include "Steel Cut" Kopke's Yellow Label three (3) pond tin, a three (3) pound container of ADVO G...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Ridenour Baker's Roasted Coffee Retail Advertising Dispensing Cabinet [172450]3348 - Ridenour Baker's Roasted Coffee Retail Advertising Dispensing Cabinet [172450]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Ridenour Baker's Roasted Coffee metal retail advertising dispensing cabinet. Hinged lid. 17.5x19x15". Light rust and paint loss. Kansas Ci...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to d*******f for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Lee Brand Cans, Bottles & Containers (18) 1900s [172223]3349 - Lee Brand Cans, Bottles & Containers (18) 1900s [172223]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A large collection of containers that held held products from Salina Kansas company H.D. Lee Foods They include oysters black pepper, peanut butter,
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to M*********n for (400.00 + 100.00BP) = 500.00
 
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Mocha Java Containers from 1880s (3) 1880s [172496]3350 - Mocha Java Containers from 1880s (3) 1880s [172496]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mocha java containers (3) from two different grocery wholesalers. First, from Riley Wilson of Kansas City, Mo. Orinoco Mocha Java. Next, two canniste
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Peanut Butter Containers (2) 1920s [172481]3351 - Peanut Butter Containers (2) 1920s [172481]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Harvest Home Peanut Butter cannisters (2). This was a product manufactured by The Jett& Wood Mercantile Company of Wichita, Kansas. Each cannist...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Vintage Lard Tins 50 Pounds (3) 1900s [172225]3352 - Vintage Lard Tins 50 Pounds (3) 1900s [172225]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three (3) large 50 pound canisters that once held lard. The brands are Sun Flower of Salina, Kansas, Kaw Packing Company of Topeka, Kansas and Sweet T
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Kansas Flour Bag Collection (27) 1900s [172699]3353 - Kansas Flour Bag Collection (27) 1900s [172699]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A group of (27) flour bags and other baking related items. Bags include Evangeline Bleached Flour (2), Crown Flour, White Goose Flour, paper sacks fr
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to f******4 for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
 
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Kansas Lard Tins, 6 [172646]3354 - Kansas Lard Tins, 6 [172646]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6 small Kansas lard tins, c. 1880-1910. Henneberry and Co., Arkansas City, 6", some rust and paint loss. E A Sh?neman, Winfield, 6.25"-som...
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Shaker Firkin & Pantry Box (2) 1800s [173639]3355 - Shaker Firkin & Pantry Box (2) 1800s [173639]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Shaker firkins, or buckets (2). These were constructed by the Shakers, The United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, commonly kn...
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Start Price : 625.00 | Estimate : 1,250.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Bunge Bakers Flour Bin 1900s [172507]3356 - Bunge Bakers Flour Bin 1900s [172507]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large (27"x 15") flour bin put out by Junge Baking Company of Joplin, Missouri. This blue metal container is stenciled with "Junge Ba...
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Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 900.00
 
 
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Missouri Lard Cannisters (2) 1900s [172483]3357 - Missouri Lard Cannisters (2) 1900s [172483]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lard cannisters from Joplin and Hutchinson Missouri. First is a 47 pound capacity cannister packed by The Winchester Packing Company of Hutchinson (Th
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Missouri Made Lard Cannisters (2) 1900s [172480]3358 - Missouri Made Lard Cannisters (2) 1900s [172480]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lard containers from the state of Missouri. First, we have a 50 pound capacity tin from Real Country Lard of Columbia, Mo. This container measures 1...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Large Tea & Coffee Metal Bins 1887 [172691]3359 - Large Tea & Coffee Metal Bins 1887 [172691]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two large metal bins, including a Beaham MFG. coffee bin. Beaham began with coffee and tea in the 1880s and morphed into a cleaning supplies manufactu
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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