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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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Willimantic Four-Drawer Spool Cabinet [152541]3410 - Willimantic Four-Drawer Spool Cabinet [152541]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Willimantic Spool Cabinet used to hold spools of sewing thread. Slant-front writing desktop with inkwell site at upper right, pen and pencil holder in
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Estimate : 700.00 - 1,400.00
Sold to m********n for 62.50
 
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Wooden Boxes with Sliding Lids [172674]3411 - Wooden Boxes with Sliding Lids [172674]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Six vintage wooden boxes, thought to be for keeping hardware such as drills and various equipment or parts. All have sliding lids. No labels found on
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to d*******f for 225.00
 
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Auburn Newspaper Archive Part II (3) 1871-1889 [173338]3412 - Auburn Newspaper Archive Part II (3) 1871-1889 [173338]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three large bound volumes of three Placer County newspaper archives. This includes 1871 editions of The Placer Herald (1855-1991), The The Placer Week
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to t******s for 312.50
 
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Placer County Newspaper Archive (3) 1860-1874 [173337]3413 - Placer County Newspaper Archive (3) 1860-1874 [173337]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three large bound volumes of three Placer County newspaper archives. This includes 1860 editions of The Placer Herald (1855-1991), The Union Advocate
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to t******s for 312.50
 
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Bodie Banking Collection (14) 1800s-1900s [171517]3414 - Bodie Banking Collection (14) 1800s-1900s [171517]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bodie banking papers including a check written on the Bodie branch of The Anglo & London Paris National Bank, a list of collections made by Bod...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to g******k for 212.50
 
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Bridgeport Ephemera Collection (12)0 1890-1930s [172971]3415 - Bridgeport Ephemera Collection (12)0 1890-1930s [172971]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bridgeport, California ephemera group (12). This group includes letters and receipts from attorneys, the county treasurer Joe A. Brown, land surveyor
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to i*****d for 125.00
 
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Butte County Ephemera Collection, c. 1873-1914 [167854]3416 - Butte County Ephemera Collection, c. 1873-1914 [167854]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Collection of Butte County ephemera, perhaps 60 or more pieces, c. 1873-1914. Mostly Chico and Oroville. Letterheads and billheads with some pictorial
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 343.75
 
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Colusa County Ephemera, 40, c. 1858-1913 [171411]3417 - Colusa County Ephemera, 40, c. 1858-1913 [171411]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 40 pieces of Colusa County ephemera, c. 1858-1913, mostly older. Land letters, small promo booklets, pictorial letterheads etc. Williams, Willow
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to l*******c for 250.00
 
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Contra Costa County Ephemera (20) 1880s-1900s [173152]3418 - Contra Costa County Ephemera (20) 1880s-1900s [173152]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Contra Costa County, California ephemera collection (20), including two first day covers (1938 & 1946), road maps from The California Auto Asso...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to B*********5 for 125.00
 
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Contra Costa Ephemera [171801]3419 - Contra Costa Ephemera [171801]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Contra Costa County Recorder leather bound fee bookc. 1898-99, 16x12". 6 photos-3x5" to 6x8"-the 2 small ones on black mount have pen...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to B*********5 for 200.00
 
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