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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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Nevada & Sierra County Legal Documents (3 packs) 1900s [171527]3440 - Nevada & Sierra County Legal Documents (3 packs) 1900s [171527]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Sierra & Nevada county legal papers and court briefs filed in both Nevada and Sierra Counties in the early 1900s. First packet is from Superior ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold to D*****h for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
 
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California Northern Counties Ephemera Group, 45 [171333]3441 - California Northern Counties Ephemera Group, 45 [171333]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 45 pieces of ephemera from Shasta, Siskiyou, Lassen and Modoc Counties. 1889 patent signed by California Governor Robert Waterman, billheads and
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to l*******c for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Northern California Ephemera Group, 50 [171412]3442 - Northern California Ephemera Group, 50 [171412]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 50 pieces of ephemera from Northern California, mostly older. 1860's Billheads, letterheads, several Twin Cities Transit broadsides 1942, ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to l*******c for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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Notebook & Ledger For H.H. Fassett 1862 [173146]3443 - Notebook & Ledger For H.H. Fassett 1862 [173146]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Notebook/ledger belonging to H.H. Fassett, one of the original founders of the Contra Costa County town of Pacheco. Entries include dollar amounts nex
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Hundreds of Placer County Tax Deeds, c. 1880-82 [168846]3444 - Hundreds of Placer County Tax Deeds, c. 1880-82 [168846]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 sections, originally from 1 volume, of Placer County tax deeds, representing a conveyance of real estate, sold for non payment of state and county t
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (140.00 + 35.00BP) = 175.00
 
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Placer County Ephemera Group [167843]3445 - Placer County Ephemera Group [167843]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 31 nice pieces of Placer County ephemera. c. 1889-1915. Pictorial letterheads, menus, mining docs, covers, letters etc. Auburn, Colfax, Sunny So
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to l*******c for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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Placer County Ephemera Group [171460]3446 - Placer County Ephemera Group [171460]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 11 pieces of Placer County ephemera. 5x Auburn postcards. 1865 tax receipt. 2x 1880's unissued McIntire Mining and Lumbering stocks. 1910 ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (140.00 + 35.00BP) = 175.00
 
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Placer County Ephemera Group, c. 1871-1919 [171330]3447 - Placer County Ephemera Group, c. 1871-1919 [171330]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 45 pieces of Placer County ephemera, c. 1871-1919, mostly older. Several unused Freeman Hotel covers, land related letter, Dutch Flat advertisin
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to l*******c for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Placer County Ephemera, 13, c. 1850's [171331]3448 - Placer County Ephemera, 13, c. 1850's [171331]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
13 pieces of c. 1850's Placer County ephemera on blue paper. Mostly county land docs, 1888 Lincoln cover without stamp, list of criminal charges...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to y******e for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Red Wagon Fruit Labels ~980 [166456]3449 - Red Wagon Fruit Labels ~980 [166456]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Paper labels for fruit from Red Wagon Brand of the Royal Valley Fruit Growers Ass'n, of Reedley, California. Purple background with diagonal whi...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to t********f for (140.00 + 35.00BP) = 175.00
 
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Sacramento Gold Rush Property Entry Docs, 30 [171059]3450 - Sacramento Gold Rush Property Entry Docs, 30 [171059]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 30 Sacramento property entry documents, mostly on blue paper, c. 1850's. Declaratory statements of property locations. Sacramento Califor...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (85.00 + 21.25BP) = 106.25
 
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Assorted Sacramento Ephemera Group [171112]3451 - Assorted Sacramento Ephemera Group [171112]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 90 pieces of assorted c. 1860 and later Sacramento ephemera. Advertisements, souvenir booklet, abstract of title, letterheads, Poodle Dog Restau
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (85.00 + 21.25BP) = 106.25
 
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Sacramento Area Broadsides, 7 [171069]3452 - Sacramento Area Broadsides, 7 [171069]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
7 Sacramento area broadsides in various sizes, Livery Stable, O R Gleason, New York Bazaar, Western Hotel, 2x San Francisco Railroad in Chinese, Rober
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to p****5 for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Sacramento Area Interesting Ephemera Group [171110]3453 - Sacramento Area Interesting Ephemera Group [171110]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 27 pieces of interesting Sacramento area ephemera including Pacific Bank, State Capital History booklet, Sacramento Valley Veterans Brigade 1903
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to R*****s for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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Sacramento Billhead and Letterhead Collection, c. 1860's-1900 [171058]3454 - Sacramento Billhead and Letterhead Collection, c. 1860's-1900 [171058]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Sacramento billhead and letterhead collection, c. 1860's-1900. About 100 or more items. Includes pictorial, color, sheriff, oil, candy, poultry,...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to R*****s for (275.00 + 68.75BP) = 343.75
 
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Sacramento City Bank Checks (4), Gold Rush Era 1852-54 [160155]3455 - Sacramento City Bank Checks (4), Gold Rush Era 1852-54 [160155]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four checks from the Sacramento City Bank in Shasta, California. "Sacramento" is crossed out and "Shasta" is written above on 3 ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to t********-.. for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
 
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Sacramento County Court 1854-1858 Lawsuits [171245]3456 - Sacramento County Court 1854-1858 Lawsuits [171245]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A perusal of this official book will show names like Ralston, Crocker and Zabriskie among many others. One page has three lawsuits against Crocker alo
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to x********z.. for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
 
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Sacramento Gold Rush Billheads, 26 Different [171060]3457 - Sacramento Gold Rush Billheads, 26 Different [171060]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
26 different Sacramento Gold Rush billheads mostly on blue paper. c. 1852-60. John J Murphy, R Dale, Schooner Umpqua, City Water Works, J & P Ca...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 700.00
Sold to y******e for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
 
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Sacramento Sheriffs Judgement, 1856 [171061]3458 - Sacramento Sheriffs Judgement, 1856 [171061]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1856 blue paper Sheriffs Judgement, Cafron v. Felch & Floutman for $1530. Broadside size, 21x16". 1" left crease tear, crease toning. ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to x********z.. for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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AngloCalifornian Bank Document Collection, 200 [168413]3459 - AngloCalifornian Bank Document Collection, 200 [168413]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 200 Anglo Californian Bank documents, c. 1886-1906. This bank was founded in 1873 as a successor to the London firm of J & W Seligman and ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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